ge-mǽnan
to MEAN, to signify ⬩ sibi velle, significare ⬩ to communicate, announce, pronounce, utter ⬩ communicare, pronuntiare ⬩ to MOAN, to groan ⬩ ingemiscere, plangere ⬩ to consider ⬩ colloqui, considerare ⬩ to make common, contaminate, defile, violate ⬩ communicare, coinquinare, violare ⬩ communicare alicui ⬩ to make known ⬩ dicere, monstrare, judicare
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[mǽne vilis, scelestus] to make common, contaminate, defile, violate; communicare, coinquinare, violare Ðæt ðǽr ǽnig mon wordum ne worcum wǽre ne brǽce, ne þurh inwit-searo ǽfre gemǽnden that there not any man by words or works should break the compact
bletsian
To BLESS, wish happiness, consecrate ⬩ benedicere, consecrare ⬩ merciful, kind ⬩ to have mercy
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.], bræc ða hláfas, and sealde his leorningcnihtum he, blessing, brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples, Mt. Bos. 14, 19. Ic bletsie ealle ða ðe hit healden I bless all who may observe it, Chr. 675; Erl. 39, 25.
æcer
field, land ⬩ of arable land ⬩ the crop raised on the land ⬩ a definite quantity of land, an acre
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D. vi. 244, 12. xl æcera (cf. quadraginta jugeribus,) (l. 7), 1, 18. iii. æcera brǽde Similar entries (v. passage under weall-stellung in Dict.), Ll. Th. i. 224, 9. Similar entries v. bydel-, lín-, sulh-æcer, bóc-æceras
gild
a payment of money ⬩ a tribute ⬩ compensation ⬩ retribution ⬩ substitute ⬩ solutio ⬩ tributum ⬩ compensatio ⬩ remuneratio ⬩ retributio ⬩ GUILD ⬩ society ⬩ club, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societies ⬩ societas ⬩ fraternitas ⬩ a payment to God ⬩ worship ⬩ service ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ offering ⬩ cultus ⬩ sacrificium ⬩ a heathen deity ⬩ numen ⬩ a visible object of worship ⬩ an idol ⬩ idolum
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137; Th. 172, 11; Gen. 2842: Rd. 2, 1; S. 501, note 12. a heathen deity; numen Gif ðú onsecgan nelt sóþum gieldum if thou wilt not sacrifice to true deities, Exon. 68 a; Th. 253, 3; Jul. 174. a visible object of worship, an idol; idolum He sum gild bræc
Linked entries: gield gild-scipe ed-gild gild-selenn ge-gild ge-gilda geld geold gyld hǽðen-gild
swecc
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Voc. i. 42, 60. an odour, a scent, smell Wundorlíces brǽðes swæc, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 15. Seó wundriende swétnes ðæs swæcces ( odoris ), Bd. . 5, 12 ; S. 629, 20. Stémendes swæcces nardi pistici, Hpt. Gl. 516, 38.
tó-foran
Before. ⬩ in front of, ⬩ in presence of, ⬩ previous to ⬩ above, ⬩ in a greater degree than ⬩ superior to ⬩ over and above, ⬩ beside, ⬩ beyond
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Hé ða hláfas bræc and sealde his leorningcnihtum, ðæt hí tóforan him ásetton. Mk. Skt. 6, 41: 8, 6. Hé ðæt ylce gelæstnode tóforan ðam pápan, Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 19. following the case Etaþ ðæt eów tóforan áset ys, Lk. Skt. 10, 8.
ge-weorpan
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Add: to throw, cast Mann hæfð inngang swá micelre brǽdo swá man mæg mid liþeran geweorpan habet ingressum amplitudinis quasi iactus fundae, Bd. 4, 13; Sch. 421, 16. <b>Ia.
hláf
bread ⬩ a loaf ⬩ cake ⬩ bread ⬩ bread ⬩ manna ⬩ cake
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Áféng se Hǽlend hláf and hine brǽc, Mk. 14, 22. Cf. Hú hig hine oncneówan on hláfes brice, Lk. 24, 35. tó hláfe gan to go to eat bread.
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wer
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Ðis is ðæs hagan bóc on Winceastre and ðes healfan weres æt Brægentforda and ðæs æcersplottes ðe ðǽrtó líð (cf. dimidium cuiusdam piscarii uadum ad capturam piscium æt Bræge decurrentem, ad Uetus monasteriam pertinentem, cum unius iugeris sibi adjacentis
leng
Length ⬩ height ⬩ stature
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Far geond ðis land on lenge and on brǽde perambula terram in longitudine et in latitudine sua, 13, 17: Nar. 33, 22. Leáf on fingeres lenge leaves of the length of a finger, Herb. 147, 1; Lchdm. i. 270, 22.
hlísa
Sound, ⬩ rumour, ⬩ report, ⬩ reputation, ⬩ renown, ⬩ fame, ⬩ glory
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his mearce brǽde ðæt mon his hligsan [hlísan, Hatt MS.] and his noman mǽrsige terminum vero suum dilatare est opinionis suæ nomen extendere, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 366, 13.
ge-sprǽc
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cf. ge-spræcan = ge-sprecan, and cf. gebrec and ge-bræc).
swát
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</b> that which exudes like sweat :-- Ðanne þeó brǽde geswáte nim ðæt swót when the roast meat sweats, take that which exudes, Lchdm. iii. 98, 17. <b>Ib.</b> that which lies on anything as sweat lies on the skin (?)
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ge-séman
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Th. 288, 30. to settle the doubts of Mé fyrwet bræc . . . ǽr þon mé geunne éce dryhten þæt mé geséme snoterra mon. Sal. 251. the object a thing, to settle a dispute, make up a quarrel Þéh heora gewinn þá gesémed wǽre, Ors. l, 12 ; S. 52, 25.
steall
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On brǽdo his stealles latitudine sui status, Bd, 1, 1; S. 474, 29. Ðæt se sý furþor forlǽten on stealle and on setle (cf. on stele and on setle, 13, 1), se ðe furðor on geearnunge sý, R. Ben. 12, 19.
gild
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Hé þá ídlan gild bræc, Bl. H. 223, 18, l. a guild, v. ge-gild Hér is on þís gewrite siú geswitelung þǽre gerǽd-nisse þe þiús geférrǽden gerǽd hæfþ on þegna gilde on Grantebrycge, Cht. Th. 610, 29. Se gylda þe óðerne misgrét innan gylde, 606, 23
Æ
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The ǽ is found in the following words, which are represented by English terms of the same signification, having ea sounded as in deal, fear; Dǽl, fǽr, drǽd, lǽdan, brǽdo, hǽto, hwǽte, hǽþ, hǽðen, clǽne, lǽne, sǽ, ǽr, hǽlan, lǽran, tǽcan, tǽsan, tǽsel,
un-þanc
disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will
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Hé bræc ðæne palant æt Neomagan and eác fela óðra unþanca hé him dyde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 22. Hé wolde geofan him ðone castel, ðæt hé mihte syððan dæghwamlíce his unwinan unþancas dón, 1075; Erl. 212, 16.
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gird
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; a straight line drawn as a mark :-- Ymniscus ys seó gyrd þe byð betwyx þám twám pricon ligende, Angl. viii. 333, 44. as a measure of length, a rod, pole. v. passage under weall-stellung and met-gird Ðæs landes . . . .xxiii. gerda on lange, and on brǽde
wǽr
A covenant ⬩ compact ⬩ agreement ⬩ pledge
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Ðæt ǽnig mon wordum ne worcum wǽre ne brǽce, Beo. Th. 2205; B. 1100. Heó his (Joseph's) mǽgwinum morðor fremedon, wǽre frǽton, Cd. Th. 187, 7; Exod. 147. Hé lyt wǽre gewonade, Exon. Th. 148, 19; Gú. 747.