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for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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[He let him fordéme lif and lime, O. and N. 1098.] to give judgement on, decide, determine Hé ǽr on him fordéme gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslic ante in se discutiat si uita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5.

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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Felix se bisceop, se com of Burgundana ríces dǽlum, onféng biscopsetl on Dommocceastre, and mid ðý he seofontyne winter on bisceoplícum gerece fóre wæs, ðǽr he on sibbe his líf ge-endode Felix episcŏpus, qui de Burgundiōrum partĭbus venit, accēpit sedem

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

on-lísan

(v.)

to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds)to release, deliver, liberate

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Onlýsde, 87, 36. to release, deliver, liberate Mín líf of ðære écean forwyrde ðú onlýsdest, 89, 4. Cyning onlésde ( solvit ) hine, Ps. Surt. 104, 20. Tó onliésanne ða gehæftan on helle, Past. 58; Swt. 443, 10.

Linked entries: on-lésan on-liésan

reócan

(v.)
Grammar
reócan, p.reác

To reek, send forth smoke or steam

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Lind. 12, 20. Heó ðæra máðma ne róhte ðe má ðe reócendes meoxes, Homl. Skt. i, 7, 20. Bútan rénscúrum and reócendum deáwe, 18, 57. Ðæs hreóflian líc mid reócendum stence, Homl. Th. i. 336, 33. Æt hreócendum heorðe, Wulfst. 170, 21.

Linked entries: récan hreócan

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Lind. Rush. 9, 43. Ðe unhála languidus, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, 7: Lchdm. i. 360, 18. Ne mug se unhála ðam hálan gelíce byrðene áhebban, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 8.

ád

(n.)
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'Eówer hrá bryttað lácende líg' . . . Þá wurdon hié deáðes on wénan, ádes El. 585. Se líg ne móste heora fex forswǽlan on þám áde ( the fiery furnace ), Hml. S. 16, 76. Hí hine tó ðǽm áde beran wyllað, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 27.

mynster-gang

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Heora ǽgðer mót ódrum lýfan mynstergang ( licentiam dare in monasterium ire ), LI. Th. ii. 152, 4. Add

fyrhþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrhþ, es; m. n.

the soulspiritmindănĭmusmenslifevīta

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Kmbl. 1278; El. 641: 391; El. 196. life; vīta Ðú God Dryhten wealdest wídan fyrhþ thou lord God rulest for ever, Elen. Kmbl. 1518; El. 761

Linked entries: ge-fyrhþe firhþ

ealgian

(v.)
Grammar
ealgian, algian; p. ode; pp. od

To defenddefendĕre

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To defend; defendĕre Nemne we mǽgen feorh ealgian þeódnes unless we may defend the life of the prince, Beo. Th 5304; B. 2655: 5329; B. 2668.

Linked entries: algian ge-algian

ge-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leógan, p. -leáh, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen

To liebeliedeceivementīrefallĕre

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To lie, belie, deceive; mentīre, fallĕre Be ðám ðe hiora gewitnessa befóran bisceope geleógaþ of those who belie their testimonies before a bishop, L. In. 13; Th. i. 110, 10, MS. B. Him seó wén geleáh hope deceived him, Beo.

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swíma

(n.)
Grammar
swíma, an; m.
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Wið ðone swíman, nim . . . and cnuca . . . wyrta . . . ofgeót mid wætere . . . nim ðone wǽtan and lafa ðen heáfod, Lchdm, iii. 48, 3. a state of unconsciousness, a swoon Licgan on swíman to lie unconscious, Judth Thw. 21, 22; Jud. 30 - 23, 5 ; Jud. 106

þeów-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-weorc, es; n.
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Gif esne ofer dryhtnes hǽse þeówweorc wyrce an Sunnanǽfen (v. þeówet-líc, last passage ), L. Wih. 9; Th. i. 38, 18

ge-díglan

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ge-díglan, ge-díglian.
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Bið gedégled contexilar, Mt. p. 9, 10. to lie hid Ne gedégelde non latuit, Lk. L. 8, 47

ge-wítendlic

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ge-wítendlic, In l. 6 l. gewítendlicum, and add: ge-witenlic perishable.
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v. ge-wítan; 4 Gewítendlicum lífe sole uolubili, presenti uita, Germ. 388, 3. Gewítendlic deciduam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 19. Hohfulnesse be þingum gewítendlicum sollicitudinem de rebus transitoriis, R. Ben. I. 16, 10.

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ge-wilnigendlic

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Add: desirable All gewilnien[d]lic omne desiderabile, Kent. Gl. 238. Gewilniendlic goldhord thesaurus desiderabilis, 791. Gewilnigendlic, Hml. Th. i. 116, 34. Gewilniendlice ofor gold desiderabilia super aurum, Ps.

on-hróp

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Se fæder wearð geswenced mid gedréfednysse his swíðlican onhrópes cum . . . importunis precibus lit relaxaretur immoneret, pater nimietatis cjtis taedio affectus, Gr. D. 156, 6.

pýtan

(v.)
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to push, poke, thrust, put out the eyes Gif þé slána lyste, þonne sete þú þínne winstran þúman on þínes lytlan fingres lið and pýt mið þínum scytefingre in þíne wynstran hand on þornes getácnunge þe hí on weaxað, Tech. ii. 124, 24.

út-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
út-síþ, es; m.

A going outexcessusexitium

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A going out (lit. or fig.); excessus, Ps. Lamb. 115, 2 exitium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 84: Hpt. Gl. 503, 35. Gǽst útsíþes georn the spirit eager for departure from this world, Exon.Th. 178, 9; Gú. 1241.

tóweardness

(n.)
Grammar
tóweardness, e; f.

the time to comethe futurea future coming

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Swá ðú on ðisum andweardum lífe má earfoða drígast, swá myccle ðú eft on tóweardnysse geféhst, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 13. a future coming Úre Drihten ðæt gefylde, ðæt hé þurh his ða hálgan tóweardnesse gehét, Blickl. Homl. 119, 28

ge-hát

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Minutia hæfde geháten heora gydenne Dianan þæt heó wolde hiere líf on fǽmnháde álibban . . . Heó hiere gehát áleág, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19. Þá geárlican gehát annua vota, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 55.

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