dryht-líce
In a lordly manner, divinely ⬩ nobĭlĭter
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Abraham fór eorlum driht-líce spræc Abram spoke in a lordly manner before the people, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 4; Gen. 2138
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ge-ágnian
To own ⬩ possess ⬩ inherit ⬩ appropriate to one's self ⬩ claim as one's own ⬩ possĭdēre ⬩ herēdĭtāre ⬩ vindĭcāre sibi
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Nán man hit náh to geáhnianne [geágnianne MS. A.] no man ought to claim possession of it, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 13. Ic geáhnige possĭdeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 5.
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wiþ-útan
Without ⬩ without ⬩ outside of ⬩ without ⬩ without
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Man scolde fandian gif man mihte betræppan ðane here áhwár wiþútan, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 43. Grammar wiþ-útan, as preposition.
Linked entry: wiþ-innan
hættian
To take the hair and skin from a person's head
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Sume man hættode, Chr. 1036; Ed. 164, 39. In the note Earle quotes Florence of Worcester 'cute capitis abstracta.' Cf. Grmm. R.
ǽg-hwæþer
(and) both . . . and
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Wæs ǽgweðer ðǽm eádigan were ge seó Godes lufu hát . . . and him wæs eác manna lufu mycel, 225, 35
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módig
of high or noble spirit ⬩ high-spirited ⬩ noble-minded ⬩ bold ⬩ brave ⬩ courageous ⬩ proud ⬩ arrogant ⬩ hearty ⬩ earnest ⬩ impetuous ⬩ bold ⬩ headstrong ⬩ stubborn ⬩ wilful
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Ðæt wæs módig secg a brave man was he, Beo. Th. 3629; B. 1812: 3021; B. 1508. Næs ǽnig ðæs módig mon ofer eorþan ... ðæt mec ðus bealdlíce bendum bilegde, Exon. 73a; Th. 273, 8; Jul. 513. Sió hand gebarn módiges mannes, Beo. Th. 5329; B. 2698.
ge-þrowian
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He æt ðǽm unlǽdum Iudéum manig bysmor geþrowade he suffered many contumelies at the hands of the wicked Jews, Blickl. Homl. 23, 31
á-wecgan
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Ðwyrlicra manna heortan, þe beóð ðurh unrihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, ðurh regolsticcan ðǽre sóðan rihtwísnysse beóð geemnode, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27
Linked entry: wecgan
á-fandodlíce
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In a manner to be approved Áfande(d)lícor probabilius, i. laudabilius , An. Ox. 2295
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beód-láf
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle hé earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13
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riht-wísian
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to justify:Add: Gé syndon þá þe eów sylfe rihtwísiað beforan mannum, Gr. D. 40, 9
mánful-líc
Evil ⬩ wicked
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Evil, wicked Hé sǽwþ mánfullíce geþohtas intó ðæs mannes heortan. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 17
lícwyrþlíce
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In an estimable, praiseworthy manner Swíðe lícwyrðlíce þú gefyldest, Hml. S. 23 b, 57
múþ-sealf
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A mouth-salve Gif mannes múð sár sié . . . Tó múðsealfe, Lch. ii. 48, 28
a-bǽdan
To restrain ⬩ repel ⬩ compel ⬩ avertere ⬩ repellere ⬩ cogere ⬩ exigere
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To restrain, repel, compel; avertere, repellere, cogere, exigere Is fira ǽnig, ðe deáþ abǽde is there any man, who can restrain death? Salm. Kmbl. 957; Sal. 478.
fored
Broken ⬩ fractured ⬩ fractus
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Broken, fractured; fractus Gif monnes ceácan mon fórslihþ ðæt hie beón forede if a man smite another's cheeks that they be broken, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 15, note 34. Se foreda fót [MS. foot] the fractured foot, Past. 11, 2; Hat. MS. 15 a, 4
ildend
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5
leód
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Fine for slaying a man [cf. leudus, id est weregildus; and see other passages in Grmm. R. A. 652] In xl nihta ealne leód forgelde let him pay the whole fine within forty days, L. Ethb. 22; Th. i. 8, 6. Healfne leód, 23; Th. i. 8, 7
ge-mercian
To mark out ⬩ signāre
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To mark out; signāre Man hæfde ða buruh mid stacum gemercod the city was marked out with stakes, Ors. 5, 5; Bos. 105, 28. Gemercadon ðone stán signantes lapidem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 66.
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treów-weorþung
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Wé forbeódaþ ǽlcne hǽðenscipe. . . ðæt is, ðæt mán weorðige .. . stánas oððe ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 17-21. v. Grmm. D. M. c. 21