ríht
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Gif wé sculon rynt ágildan (si ratio exigitur) unnyttra worda, P. 281, 9-14. v. ælmes-, bóc-, burh-, cyne-, eorl-, fær-, freó-, geneát-, lah-, swán (not swǽn-), þegen-, þrǽl-riht
scealc
a servant ⬩ a man, soldier, sailor
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Þer wes moni bald scalc(cniht, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19126. Heo wenden bi þen scelden þat hit heore scalkes (men, 2nd MS.)weoren, 4219. Schalk a knight, Gaw. 160
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hreófl
scabbiness ⬩ leprosy
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Wer full hriófle vir plenus lepra, 12. Wið horses hreófle ... gif sió hreófol síe micel, L. M. 1, 88; Lchdm. ii. 156, 10, 13. Wið hreóf[l]e, L. Med. ex Quadr. 6, 10; Lchdm. i. 352, 18. Seðe ete his líchaman hreofel qui corporis sui scabiem edit, L.
níhsta
A neighbour ⬩ proximus
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Gif ðú wed nime æt ðínum nǽhstan, Ex. 22, 26. Gif hwá ofslihþ his néhstan, 21, 14. Lufa ðínne néhstan (Lind. nésta), Mt. Kmbl. 19, 19. Hwylc is mín néhsta (neestæ, Lind.)? Lk. Skt. 10, 29. Lufa ðínne néxtan (néste, Lind : néxstan, Rush.), Mt.
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daru
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Þæt sǽd þe feóll be ðám wege mid twyfealdre dare losode, ðá ðá wegférende hit fortrǽdon, and fugelas tobǽron, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 14. Dare noxam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 64. Án gecyndelic ǽis gesett, ꝥ nán man ne gedó dare óðrum menn, Hml.
leód
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Se wer gebirað mágum, and seó cynebót þám leódum, Ll. Th. i. 186, 5. Forwearð se consul mid eallum his folce from Etusci þǽm leódum L.
líf-lic
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Wel manega on scearpnysse andgytes líflice wuniað plerique in acumine intelligentiae uiuaces existunt, Scint. 220, 20
mynegian
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</b> add :-- Wel þú mé mynegast (your reminder is opportune); ic ðé gelǽste þæt ic þé gehét, Solil. H. 31, 4. <b>IIb.</b> add :-- Ic mynegige moneo Ælfc. Gr. Z., 254, 13.
néþan
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D. 18, 10. with preposition Ic swíðe unmeodum geneahhe néðde tó Dryhtnes líchoman and tó his ðám deórwyrþan blóde I ventured far too frequently to go to the Lord's Supper, Angl. xi. 99, 70. with clause Hwæt is þesceorlisca wer þe néþeþ (gedyrstlǽceð
Linked entry: nóþ
on-innan
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Wel bið þám eorle þe him oninnan hafað rúme heortan, Alm. 1. Hit him oninnan cóm, Gen. 723. Burgum oninnan, B. 1968 : Jul. 691 : Gú. 1341: El. 1057
winnan
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</b> :-- Mé sǽdon his geongran ꝥ sum wer wunne on þǽre hefigestan hatunge his gesacan quidam vir gravissima adversarii sui aemulatione laborabat, Gr. D. 158, 25.
úþ-genge
Fugitive ⬩ transitory ⬩ not to be retained ⬩ passing out of one's possession
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welena tó wel ne truwodon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14
gyrdan
To GIRD ⬩ bind round ⬩ cingere
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Hine se hálga wer gyrde grǽgan sweorde the holy man girded himself with a grey sword, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 22; Gen. 2865; Fins. Th. 27; Fin. 13. Gyrd nú ðín sweord ofer ðín þeóh accingere gladium tuum circa femur, Ps. Th. 44, 4: Lk. Skt. 17, 8.
sittan
to sit ⬩ be seated ⬩ to stay ⬩ dwell ⬩ sojourn ⬩ abide ⬩ reside ⬩ remain in a place ⬩ to sit down before a place ⬩ to encamp ⬩ to continue in a state or condition ⬩ live ⬩ remain ⬩ to sit or bear heavy on ⬩ weigh ⬩ press ⬩ rest ⬩ to sit in authority ⬩ preside ⬩ To occupy a seat
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Inne on ðæm fæstenne sǽton feáwa cirlisce men a few common men were living in the fort, 893; Erl. 88, 33. Wé on ðam gódan ríce sǽton, Cd. Th. 27, 1; Gen. 411. Hæleþ lágon, on swaþe sǽton (were left behind dead), 125, 10; Gen. 2077.
Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn
dryht-líc
Lordly, noble, distinguished ⬩ princĭpālis, nōbĭlis, exĭmius
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Lordly, noble, distinguished; princĭpālis, nōbĭlis, exĭmius We gehýrdon ðæt mid Sigelwarum yppe wearþ dryhtlíc dóm Godes we have heard that the lordly doom of God was revealed among the Ethiopians, Apstls.
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for-rǽdan
to give counsel against ⬩ to condemn ⬩ plot against ⬩ deprive by treachery, wrong ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ insĭdias părāre
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v. a. to give counsel against, to condemn, plot against, deprive by treachery, wrong; condemnāre, insĭdias părāre We beódaþ ðæt man Cristene men for ealles tó lytlum to deáþe ne forrǽde we command that Christian men be not for altogether too little condemned
FREMU
Advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ gain ⬩ benefit ⬩ commŏdum ⬩ emŏlŭmentum ⬩ quæstus ⬩ fructus ⬩ benĕfĭcium ⬩ sălus
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Ðæt we sceoldon [MS. sceolde] fremena friclan, and us fremu sécan that we might desire benefits, and seek to us advantage, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 25; Gen. 1843. Ne ðǽr freme méteþ fira ǽnig no man findeth profit there, Exon. 68 b; Th. 255, 22; Jul. 218.
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hunta
A hunter
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Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóst ne beó hunta ne hafecere we enjoin that a priest be not a hunter nor a hawker [cf. Chaucer's Monk: 'He ȝaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men'], L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 7.
finger
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Lǽt gán ꝥ getæl swá wé nú cwǽdon, ꝥ þú cume tó þæs lǽstan fingres nægle go on counting as we have just said, till you come to the nail of the little finger, Angl. viii. 326, 31. Gif man þone lytlan finger of áslæhð, .xi. scitt. gebéte, Ll.
scyldigung
A criminal charge
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Wé cwǽdon, se ðe scyldunga (be ðon ðe scyldgunga, other MS.) bǽde æt ofslagenum þeófe ðæt hé eode þreora sum tó . . . and ðone áþ syllen ðæt hý on heora mǽge náne þýfþe nyston . . . and hý gán siþþan .xii. sume and gescyldigen hine of him who asks for