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twelf

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf, generally indeclinable if used adjectivally and preceding the noun, but generally in other cases declined; nom. acc. twelfe; gen. twelfa; dat. twelfum.
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gefrunon twelfe under tunglum we have heard of twelve men beneath the stars, Andr. Kmbl. 3; An. 2. Grammar twelf, with qualifying or defining words Hí twelfe (tuoelfo, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 8, 1. Hig twelfe (ða tuoelfo, Lind.) sǽdon him, 9, 12.

Linked entry: endleofan

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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When the iron was hot or the water boiled, two men for the accused, two for the accuser, were admitted, to see that the proceedings were fairly conducted.

glemm

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Godes cyrice . . . sculan nǽfre hyre derian wordes ne weorces, ac griðian hý symle and healdan unwemme and á bútan glemme (bútan womme vel glemme, v. l. ), Wlfst. 67, 18. Add

hreów

Grammar
hreów, sorrow.
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Hæbben góde hreówe úra synna, Verc. Först. 95, 15. v. ge-hreów, and next word. Add

mid-spreca

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Sege ús ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and beóð þíne geholan and ealne wæg þíne midsprecan. Hml. S. 23, 590. Leahtra anspecan and manna midspecan (liberatores), Chrd. 62, 26. Add

nearu-þanc

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Forlǽten . . . tǽlnessa and twy-sprǽcnessa, nlðas and nearoþancas, Verc. Först. 94, 3. Add

simble

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Add beóð þonne mid úrum sáwlum éce symle earme oððe eádige, Wlfst. 145, 13

ymb-swífan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-swífan, p. -swáf; pl. -swifon; pp. -swifen
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To revolve round Þeáh þe þonne gýt þá sunnan sylfe geseón ne magon, for ðan seó sunne hafað þonne mid þý heofone þás eorían útan ymbswifen and ymbcerred, Nap. 88

Linked entry: ymb-cirran

be-cuman

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Add becumað tó þám andgite swá mycles gerýnes, Angl. viii. 302, 39

gest-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gest-hús, es; n.

A guest-houseguest-chamberhospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium Gán we sécan úre gesthús let us go and seek our hostel, Th. Apol. 18, 16. In gest-húsum in hospitiis, Ps. Surt. 54, 16

frætwe

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Nelle ꝥ þǽr mon ǽnig þing inne healde, bútan þá þe tó þǽre cyrcean frætwum belympað, ꝥ is, hálige béc and húselfata and mæssereáf, Ll. Th. ii. 406, 33. Add

heorþ-geneát

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-geneát, es; m.

A hearth-comradea follower who shares the hearth of his lord

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A hearth-comrade, a follower who shares the hearth of his lord synt Hygeláces heorþgeneátas, Beo. Th. 528; B. 261: 3165; B. 1580: 4365; B. 2180: 6341; B. 3180; Byrht. Th. 137, 50; By. 204

dysig-nes

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Swá hwæt swá þurh hwylce dysignesse gedón habban, Hml. A. 143, 137. Add

fær-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
fær-sceat, fær-sceatt, es; m.

fare

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Hé him andswarode : " Nabbað færsceat (fer-, Bl. H. 233, 15), St. A. 6, 22, 24

Linked entries: fær-riht fer-sceat

lim-leás

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Hwæt sceole smeágan embe ðá þe gewítað tó ðám écum forwyrde, hwæðer hí áléfede beón ciðe limleáse?, Hml. Th. i. 236, 28-33

rúmmódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmmódlíce, adv.

liberallygraciously, favourably

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liberally Gíf blíþe and rúmmódlíce hí (the tenth part of our goods ) dǽlan willaþ earmum mannum, Blickl. Homl. 51, 10. graciously, favourably Rúmmódlíce propitius, Rtl. 2, 5 : 22, 38 : clementer, 14, 36 : clementissime, 98, 16

ælmes-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ælmes-full, adj.

Liberal with alms, charitable

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gehýrdan secgan be ðám ælmesfullan hú góde sáwle hé hæfð, Hml. A. 166, 61. Ælmysfulle eleemosynis largi, Ll. Th. ii. 224, 27

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Þæt teóðe werod tó áwyrgedum gástum behwyrfede wurdon, Hml. Th. i. 540, 3. to exchange, change for Hé ealle his ǽhta behwyrfde wið ánum gyldenum wecge, Hml. Th. i. 394, 12. Úre unclǽnan weorc sceolon behwyrfan mid clænum, 138, 29

níþ

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Forlǽtan morðor and oferhýdyg and æfeste, . . . níðas and nearoþancas. Verc. Först. 94, 3. Ne morðor tó begangenne, ne níðas tó fremmanne, Wlfst. 253, 7

ge-innian

(v.)
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sceolon mid gebedum and lofsangum ús geinnian swá hwæt swá . . . hwónlícor gefyldon, Hml. Th. i. 548, 1. to make up for, repair a fault Nú sceole úre gýmeleáste geinnian, Hml. Th. i. 180, 18.