ǽ-lic
of law, concerned with law, belonging to law ⬩ in accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate
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A. 24, 14. in accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate Ǽlicere legitimae, Hpt. Gl. 411, 69. Oð ðæt hí becómon tó ǽlicre yldo until they came of age, Hml. A. 129, 439. Oð ǽlice yldo, 132, 536. Ǽwlice legitimi, Angl. xiii. 369, 57.
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ge-namian
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III. to mention by name, mention :-- Hit is gecweden þæt se ealda Israhel ofer-wann seofon ðeóda, eahteoðe wæs Pharao, ac hí oferwunnon micle má þonne ðǽr genamode wǽron, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 26.
ge-feohtan
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H. 221, 15. trans. to gain by fighting Ðǽm folce ðe on clǽnum felda weorðlicne sige gefeohtað his qui per fortitudinem in campo victores sunt, Past. 227, 25. Þone sige þe hé on Persia ðeóda gefeaht, Hml. S. 30, 153.
ge-cynde
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Sé ús gesette ... sibbe gecynde (cf. se ilca gesette ... gecyndelice sibbe eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; F. 74, 1), Met. 11, 14. implanted by nature, innate, inherent Gecynde insitum Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 55.
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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By the Lord, before whom this relic is holy, I will be to N. faithful and true, and love all that he loves, and shun all that he shuns, according to God's law, and according to the world's principles, and never, by will nor by force, by word nor by deed
singan
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Th. 188, 7 ; Exod. 164. of inanimate things Seó byrne sang gryreleóþa sum, Byrht. Th. 140, 7 ; By. 284. Horn song fúslíc leóþ, Beo. Th. 2851 ; B. 1423.
á-biddan
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Hé wénde ðæt hit sum óðer man ábiddan wolde oþþe gebicgan ( would get it by asking or by purchase ), Chr. 1044; P. 164, 11. Ðeáh ðe ic georne bǽde, ne mihte ic lýfnesse ábiddan porro diligentius obsecrans, nequaquam impetrare potui .
on-findan
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Gl. 168 : (of the man that deceiveth his neighbour), 994. to discover or attain by search or effort Geongeð tó soecenne ðá ilca . . . Gif geworðas ꝥte onfinde hiá, Mt. L. 18, 13. <b>II a.
DYSIG
DIZZY, foolish, unwise, stupid ⬩ stultus, insĭpiens, insānus
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Dysgum monnum by unwise men, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 28: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 130; Met. 28, 65: Deut. 32, 21. [Plat. dusig, dösig, düsig giddy: O. Frs. dusig giddy: Dut. duizelig giddy: Ger. dusig, däsig stupid; duselig giddy: O. H.
in-cund
Internal ⬩ inward ⬩ intimate
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Ðære þeóde sáwla þurh ða ýttran wundra beóþ getogene tó ðære incundan gife the souls of that people are drawn by those outward miracles to the inward grace, ii. 132, 3.
láðettan
odious ⬩ hateful ⬩ be hated ⬩ be hostile ⬩ to abominate ⬩ hate
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Olfendas geseón and fram him gesihþ láðhetan to see camels and if he sees himself to be hated by them, 31
loppe
A flea ⬩ a spider ⬩ a silk-worm
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Lamb. 38, 12 sicut araneam is glossed 'swá swá ǽtterloppan'; if this is not a mistake for 'áttercoppan,' by which the word is rendered in Ps.
sunn-ganges
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To move with the sun was considered lucky, to move in the reverse direction unlucky; the latter method is consequently taken by witches in their ceremonies. So Spenser, 'She turned her contrary to the sunne . . . for she the right did shunne.' Cf.
teter
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The form tetra, perhaps influenced by lepra which precedes it, also occurs :-- Ðonne becymþ of ðám yflum wǽtum oððe sió hwíte riéfþo þe mon on súþerne lepra hǽt, oþðe tetra, oþþe heáfodhriéfðo, oððe óman, Lchdm. ii. 228, 13
þeótan
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The passage describes a calf sucking from its mother; if þeótan is an infinitive, it must refer to the sound made by the milk coming from the teat, but perhaps gesceap-þeóte may be a compound noun meaning the teat ), Exon. Th. 420, 2; Rä. 39, 4
feng
a taking ⬩ embrace ⬩ game ⬩ capture ⬩ seizure
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Add: a taking Faengae, fenge pro captu, Txts. 82, 727. a taking hold by way of greeting, embrace: On fænge (fenge, 102, 61) ge on clyppe, Angl. xi. 99, 76. a taking of fish, game, &c.: Feng fisca captura piscium, Lk. p. 4, 17.
ge-lecgan
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Voc. ii. 48, 44. to settle the regulations concerning an object, determine by law the character of Se wudu is gemǽne swá hé on ældum tímum gelægd wæs sylva, sicut antiquis temporibus lege cautum erat, est communis, C.
ge-findan
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L. 13, 22. to find by search Gefundena rímas repertis numeris, Mt. p. 4, 7. (4 a) to recover what is hidden away or lost. v. findan; l a Gif losað cásering . . . Mið ðý gefindes, Lk. L. 15, 9.
háte
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Gewyrme mid háte glówende ísene, Lch. ii. 236, 31. of the effect produced by fire, sun, &c. cf. hát; 3 Geond helle háte onǽled, Sat. 341. of intense feeling, fervently, passionately.
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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According to the mythology, as seen in its Northern form, the Val-kyrjur were the goddesses who chose the slain that were to be conducted by them to Odin's hall — Val-halla : 'Þær ríða jafnan at kjósa val.'
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