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níd-nimu

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nimu, (?), e; f.

A taking by forcerapine

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Full is mið nédnime, Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 39. Nédnioma rapinam, Rtl. 21, 18

Linked entry: -nimu

niht-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
niht-wæcce, an; f.

A night-watchvigil

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C.) healdende pastores erant vigilantes et custodientes vigilias noctis, Lk. Skt. 2, 8

ge-wépan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wépan, p. -weóp, pl. -weópon; pp. -wópen

To weeplamentflere

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To weep, lament; flere Petrus geweáp bitterlíce Petrus flevit amare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 62. Giweópun alle flebant omnes, Rush. 8, 52. Gewópen fletum, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 1; Som. 28, 28

ge-wǽdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽdian, -wédian; p. ode; pp. od

To dressclotheequip

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Woere gewoedad vestiebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 27

regol-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
regol-bryce, es; m.

A breach of rule, v.

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Þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce through the breach of their rule by clerks and the breach of the law by laymen, Wulfst. 166, 22

Sicilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sicilisc, adj.
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Sicilian : - Sicili[s]c, Sicul inberdli(n)c ł burhleód, Sicilisc inbyrdlincg siculus indigena, Sici[li]ensis incivis, Hpt. Gl. 499, 35-39. Se Sicilisca Siculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 26

wiþ-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-weorpan, p.-wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen

To reject

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Lk. 30, 17)] unwíslíce wiðweorpon, Elen. Kmbl. 587; El. 294

á-riht

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Ꝥ hé hit áriht náme, Ll. Th. i. 286, 18. Add

cearricge

(n.)
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[From Low Lat. carrigium, carruca, carriga ?: cf. O. H. Ger. karruh carruca.]

for-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sellan, pp. -seald

To give upsacrificelose

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To give up, sacrifice, lose Gif hé nylle hý niman, hæbbe forseald ꝥ feoh ꝥ hé sealde si ille eam accipere nolit, perdat pecuniam quam dederat, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 31

frecian

(v.)
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to be greedy, eat voraciously Freceo (for the verbal inflexion cf. fraefeleo, 103, 49), mengio (=ic menge, 58, 42) lu[r]cor Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 13. Freced(-o?), 51, 14

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, a meal.
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Farma ł symbel ł riorda geuarð cena facta, Jn. L. 13, 2. Mið ðý ðú dóes riordo (hriord, L.) ł symbel cum facis prandium aut caenam, Lk. R. 14, 12. Add

riht-laga

Grammar
riht-laga, riht-lagu.
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Swá hit rihtlagu (-laga, v. l. ) sý, Ll. Th. i. 396, 1. Woroldwitan gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, 334, 22. Worldwitan tó godcundan rihtlagan þás laga setton, ii. 242, 13. Add

un-gebeden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebeden, (?); adj.
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See passage under ge-biddan; I. l. De placito ungebendro [= sprǽce (v. sprǽc; X) ungebedenre ?], Ll. Th. i. 301, 21

Linked entries: un-geboden ge-biddan

hand-bæftian

(v.)
Grammar
hand-bæftian, -beaftan, -beoftan; p. -bæftade, -beafte

To beat with the hands as an expression of grief[?], to lament

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, to lament Ða ðe gemǽndon and hondbæftadon quæ plangebant et lamantabantur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 27. Wé hondbeafton lamentavimus, 7, 32

Linked entries: bæftian beaftan

ge-ærnan

Grammar
ge-ærnan, Add:

to reachby riding

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Gif hié fáh mon geierne oþþe geærne (reach it on foot or on horseback), Ll. Th. i. 64, 9

teorian

(v.)
Grammar
teorian, p. ode.
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Lǽcedóm wiþ miclum gange ofer land ðý læs hé teorige, 16, 26. Be ðone ðe lád teorie ( fail ). Ðeáh æt stæltyhtlan lád teorie Ængliscan, L. O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 13-14.

ge-cwéman

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Ll. Th. i. 360, 31. Þá þe Gode hýrdan and mid rihte gecwémdon, Ll. Lbm. 472, 13. Se man þám óðrum riht gedó, gecwime (= -cwéme? or = -cume ?)

ofer-féran

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L. 20, 30. Se diácon hine oferfoerde, Lk. L. 10, 32. Mið ðý oferfoerdon geségon ꝥ fícbeám, Mk. L. 11, 20. to go, go away Mið ðý oferfoerde ðona, Mt. L. 15, 29. Oferfoerde ł gáeð embehtað transiens ministrabit. Lk.

wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
wénunga, (wéninga); adv.

Perhapshaplyby chance

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Ðe læs wénunga ne forte Lk. Skt. 14, 8. Nymðe mé Drihten gefultumede, wénincga mín sáwl sóhte helle nisi quia Dominus adjuvasset me, paulominus habitaverat in inferno anima meat Ps. Th. 93, 16. Woenunga forte Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 13: Lk. Skt. Lind.

Linked entries: wéning weninga