scydd
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Haec sunt pascua porcorum . . . in communi silua pascuale quod dicitur Palinga Schittas (scyddas ?), ii. 303, 19
an-mitta
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Dele all but second passage, and add: A balance, scale Andmitta (hand-) exagium, Txts. 61, 793. Anmitta statera, Kent. Gl. 343. Habbaþ rihtne anmittan and emne wǽgan statera justa et aequa sint pondera, Lev. 19, 35. On anmittum in stateris, Bl. Gl
frécelness
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Hálo from ǽlcum froecelnisse sanos ab omni periculo, Rtl. 116, 9. In miclum froecelnissum in tantis periculis, 7, 36: 69, 13, 38: 79, 24. Froecilnissum, 17, 19
hemeþe
a shirt
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Gif þú hemeþe habban wille, þonne nim þú slýfan þé on hand and wege hí. Tech. ii. 127, 6
ge-stíðian
To become hard ⬩ strong ⬩ indurare
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To become hard, strong; indurare Gistíðia induratam, Rtl. 102, 41. Mægen on him weóx and gestiðode his power waxed and was strengthened, Guthl. 2; Gdwn.12, 26. Ðá ðá he gestíðod wæs when he was grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 3
lád
excuse
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Sý ǽlc getrýwa man ðe tihtbysig nǽre and náðor ne burste ne áþ ne ordál ánfealdre láde wyrðe let every true man that has not previously been accused, and in whose case neither oath nor ordeal has failed, be entitled to single purgation, 22; Th. i. 388
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stíþ-líc
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R. 7, 35. of persons, stern, hard, fierce Ðá Ælfréd ðæt ofáxode, ðæt se here swá stíðlíc wæs, Shrn. 16, 8
strícan
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Cyninges wífes tácen is þæt þú stréce onbútan heófod (run your hand round your head), and sete syððan þíne hand bufon þín heófod, 128, 25. <b>I a.
circul-ádl
Circle-disease, the shingles ⬩ zona, circĭnus
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Circle-disease, the shingles; zona, circĭnus Lǽce-dðmas wið ðære ádle ðe mon hǽt circuládl leechdoms for the disease, which man calls the circle-disease or shingles, L. M. Cont. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 8, 18: L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 5
geómor-líc
Sad, sorrowful ⬩ mæstus, flēbĭlis
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Sad, sorrowful; mæstus, flēbĭlis Biþ geómorlíc gomelum eorle to gebídanne, ðæt his byre ríde giong on galgan it is sad for an aged man to experience that his child hang young on the gallows, Beo. Th. 4879; B. 2444: Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 31
un-mildheort
Hard-hearted ⬩ merciless ⬩ pitiless
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Hard-hearted, merciless, pitiless Se déma betǽcþ ða unrihtwísan ðam unmildheortan wítnere, Homl. Ass. 8, 203. Ðe unmiltheortne welige inmisericordem divitem, Lk. Skt. p. 9, 2.
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stród
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Trans. 1895-8, p. 537), and add Haec sunt prata que ad illam terram pertinent .i. et bioccan leá and an súðhealfe stródes an cyninges médum ðá ðe ðǽrtó belimpað, C. D. B. ii. 202, 13
bær-fót
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Nime hé stæf him on hand and gá bærfót, 286, 20. Cume manna gehwilc bærefót tó circan, Wlfst. 181, 1. Bær-fisce (-fót?) nudapes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 19. Add
neáh
nigh ⬩ near ⬩ near ⬩ nearly ⬩ about ⬩ of place
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Hié æt níhstan hæfdon ealra ðara anwald ðe ǽr néh heora hæfdon in the end they had dominion over all those who before nearly had dominion over them, 4, 9; Swt. 192, 35.
ge-wítan
to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre ⬩ spectare ⬩ to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction ⬩ to set out towards ⬩ start ⬩ pass over ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ withdraw ⬩ go away ⬩ retreat ⬩ retire ⬩ die ⬩ transire ⬩ discedere
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Ne syndon me from gewitene they have not departed from me, Cd. 63; Th. 76, 11; Gen. 1255. Me lǽrdon Rómáne ðæt ic gewát heonon onweg the Romans advised me to depart away hence, Blickl. Homl. 191, 14.
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beótian
to threaten ⬩ to threaten ⬩ to threaten with ⬩ a weapon ⬩ a penalty, ⬩ to promise
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gylpa; forþon oft man cwæð . . . þet hí nǽfre tó sǽ gán ne sceoldan they waited for the great things that had been threatened; for it had often been said. . . that they should never get to the sea, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 5. with dat. infin.
seld
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Engel lét his hand cuman in ðæt heá seld ( Belshazzar's hall ), 261, 7 ; Dan. 722. Hié tempel strudon, Salomanes seld, 260, 19 ; Dan. 712. Com tó Heorot, ðǽr Hring-Dene geond ðæt sæld swǽfon, Beo. Th. 2564 ; B. 1280.
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sceran
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Voc. ii. 84, 77. to shave hair Ic scere tondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 9: rado, 28, 4; Som. 31, 24. Ǽghwá mín heáfod scireþ, Exon. Th. 482, 6; Rä. 66, 3. Ne hé his loccas mid sceárum wanode, ne his beard mid seaxe scear, Shrn. 93, 9.
a-willan
To cause to bubble ⬩ to boil ⬩ facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat ⬩ coquere ⬩ decoquere
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Awilled wín vel cyren new wine, just pressed from the grape, or new wine boiled till half evaporated; dulcisapa, Cot. 62, 168
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be-westan
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. ; besúþan Istria is se Wendelsǽ, and bewestan þá beorgas þe man hǽt Alpis . . . bewestan him Frofentsǽ, Ors. I. I; S. 22, 13, 15, 30. Beeástan him is se Risca sǽ, and bewestan Addriaticurn, S. 28, 1, 10