Dena lagu
The law of the Danes, Danish law ⬩ Danōrum lex, Danisca lex
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The law of the Danes, Danish law; Danōrum lex, Danisca lex
eorþ-bifung
An earthquake ⬩ terræ mōtus
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An earthquake; terræ mōtus Ðǽr wearþ geworden micel eorþbifung terræ mōtus factus est magnus, Mt. Bos. 28, 2. Híg gesáwon ða eorþbifunge vīdērunt terræ mōtum, 27, 54
Linked entry: eorþ-beofung
fefer-ádl
Fever-disease ⬩ fever ⬩ febris
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Fever-disease, fever; febris Heó wæs swenced mid hǽto and mid bryne feferádle she had been afflicted with the heat and burning of a fever, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 28. Wið fefer-ádle for fever disease, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii, 134, 13. Sleá ðé Drihten mid feforádle
fóre-gewítnys
False witness ⬩ falsum testĭmōnium
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False witness; falsum testĭmōnium Ðæt heora ǽnig on fóre-gewítnysse sý quod eōrum ălĭquis in falso testĭmōnium sit, L. Ath. i. 10; Wilk. 58, 22; Lambd. 49, 12, = wóhre gewítnesse, Th. i. 204, 23;
for-hæfednes
Restraint ⬩ continence ⬩ abstinence ⬩ contĭnentia ⬩ abstĭnentia
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Restraint, continence, abstinence; contĭnentia, abstĭnentia Forhæfednyss [MS. -hefednyss] abstĭnentia, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 7. He hæfde swýðe mycle geornnysse sibbe and sóþre lufan and forhæfdnesse and eádmódnysse stŭdium vĭdēlĭcet pācis et cārĭtātis
for-ligenes
Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio
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Fornication, adultery; fornĭcātio Ne wæs acenned of unrihthǽmede ne þurh dyrne forligenysse non de adultĕrio vel fornĭcātiōne nātus fuĕrat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 21. Ymb hiora hetelícan forlignessa ic hit eall forlǽte I pass over all about their hateful
Linked entries: -ligenness for-ligr for-legenes
for-sewennes
A looking down upon ⬩ contempt ⬩ contemptus ⬩ despectio
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A looking down upon, contempt; contemptus, despectio Gefylled we synd forsewennysse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. 122, 4, 5. For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31
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frætwednes
An adorning ⬩ ornament ⬩ a trifle ⬩ ornātio ⬩ ornāmentum ⬩ crĕpundia
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An adorning, ornament, a trifle; ornātio, ornāmentum, crĕpundia He sende cyricean frætwednesse mīsit ornāmenta ecclāsiæ, Bd. 1. 29; S. 498, 10. On eorþlícre frætwædnysse [fretwednesse MS. Ca.] in earthly adorning, 3, 22; S. 552, 20: Blickl. Homl. 195
Linked entries: fretwednes ge-frætwodnes
frymþ
A beginning ⬩ foundation ⬩ origin ⬩ first-fruits ⬩ inĭtium ⬩ princĭpium ⬩ constĭtūtio ⬩ ŏrigo ⬩ prīmĭtiæ
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A beginning, foundation, origin, first-fruits; inĭtium, princĭpium, constĭtūtio, ŏrigo, prīmĭtiæ Næs his frymþ ǽfre his origin never was, Exon. 65 a; Th. 240, 12; Ph. 637. Ic sprece fóresetnyssa fram frymþe lŏquar propŏsĭtiōnes ab inĭtio, Ps. Lamb. 77
gagol-bǽrnes
Wantonness ⬩ luxury ⬩ riot ⬩ lascīvia ⬩ luxŭria
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Wantonness, luxury, riot; lascīvia, luxŭria, Cot. 118
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in-gehygd
Thought ⬩ mind ⬩ intent ⬩ sense ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ conscience ⬩ intention ⬩ purpose
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Thought, mind, intent, sense, knowledge, understanding, conscience, intention, purpose Hwæt fremaþ ðé ðæt ðín cyst stande ful mid gódum and ðín ingehýd beó æmtig ǽlces gódes what doth it profit thee that thy chest stand full of good things, and thy mind
meld
Declaration ⬩ proclamation
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Declaration, proclamation Hé wíde beád Metodes mihte ðǽr hé meld áhte he declared the Lord's power widely, where he could proclaim it, Cd. 208; Th. 256, 30; Dan. 648
bifung
A trembling, shaking ⬩ tremor
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A trembling, shaking; tremor Fyrhto oððe bifung begráp híg tremor apprehendit eos, Ps. Lamb. 47, 7: 54, 6
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blin
A ceasing, rest, intermission ⬩ cessatio, intermissio
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A ceasing, rest, intermission; cessatio, intermissio Bútan blinne without ceasing; sine intermissione, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 20: Elen. Kmbl. 1648; El. 826
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for-
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faer-tyhted, Txts. 51, 483: fær-réd (fer-), 89, 1635: fer-uuaenid, for-uuened, 70, 548: fær-hæfdnes (for-). Past. 41, 14: fær-wyrd (for-), 133, 20: fer-ðrycednis, Ps. Srt. 31, 7
for-ildu
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Great age Samuhel and Danihel cildgeonge forealdedum mæssepreóstum démdon. For þig . . . ǽlc, forylde (oferylde, v. l.) and iugoðe, healde his endebyrdnysse, R. Ben. 114, 11
ge-þrafu
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Pressure (?), compulsion; rebuke (?) Hwæt sceal him þæt genumene, ꝥ hé eft mid geþrafe sceal ágildan? what good to him is that which he takes and has to repay under compulsion? Nap. 33
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rysc
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Dele 'From Latin ruscus', and add Grównes ricsena (rixa, v. l.), Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 300, 20. The word occurs as the first part of many local names
brég-nes
to give fear ⬩ Fear, terror, dread; ⬩ terror
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Fear, terror, dread; terror Brégnessa [MS. brégnes] ðíne hý gedréfdon me terrores tui conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 87, 17
bróc-minte
BROOKMINT, horsemint ⬩ mentha sylvestris ⬩ Σισύμβριον ⬩ sisymbrium officinale
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BROOKMINT, horsemint; mentha sylvestris, Lin.Lin. Σισύμβριον sisymbrium officinale Brócminte. Genim ðysse wyrte wós, ðe man sisymbrium, and óðrum naman brócminte nemneþ Brookmint. Take the juice of this plant, which men call σισύμβριον, and by another