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þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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Ða hláfordas hé manode ðæt hí milde wǽron heora ðeówum mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 21-27. Nelt ðú nán ðing yfeles habban ... ne yfele cild, ne yfele ðeówe men, 410, 16

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, adj.

Not criminalinnocent

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Not criminal, innocent Wǽron earme men beswicene and út of ðisan earde gesealde swýðe unforworhte fremdum tó gewealde, Wulfst. 158, 13, Úre hláfordes gerǽdnes is ðæt man cristene menn and unforworhte of earde ne sylle, L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 15.

Linked entries: for-wyrcan fór-wyrcan

in-land

(n.)
Grammar
in-land, es ; n.

terra tenementalisterra dominicalis

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His hláfordes inland, L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 27

Linked entries: ge-neát-land út-land

un-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
un-tígan, p. de

To untieunbindloose

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Ðá hig hine untígdon, ðá cwǽdon ða hláfordas: 'Hwí untíge gé ðæne folan,' 19, 30-33: Mk. Skt. 11, 2-4. Petrus ðone ryððan untígde, Homl. Th. i. 374, 2. Ðá sende God his apostolas tó gebundenum mancynne, and hit hí untígan. Hú untígdon hí ðone assan?

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginningan attempt, undertaking, enterpriseaction, proceedingaction, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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Homl. 9, 16. an attempt, undertaking, enterprise Micel is ðæt ongin ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne it is a great undertaking for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 15; Jul. 127.

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate

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Se uncer hláford hlýdde ðǽr úte that master of ours was vociferating without, Shrn. 43, 14. Hlóh and hlýdde he laughed and clamoured, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 18; Jud. 23. Ðá hlýddon hig and cwǽdon at illi invaliscebant dicentes, Lk. Skt. 23, 5.

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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The sáwelsceat is sometimes determined in amount by the will of the deceased :-- Ic gean intó Élig . . . ðér mínes hláfordes líchoma rest, ðara þreó landa ðe wit geheótan Gode . . . and ðes beáhges gemacan, ðe man sæalde mínum hláforde, tó sáwlescæatte

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

ge-árian

(v.)
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proximi, ipsi remaneant a justitiae pane jejuni, 137, 24. to refrain from unkindness, spare Se ilca monegum yfelum wið hine selfne forworhtum ǽr geárode malis ante noverat pie parcere, Past. 37, 1. to endow, present Hé wæs geárad mid freódóme fram his hláforde

ge-maca

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Wosað gié gimaco Godes estote imitatores Dei, Rtl. 12, ll. of things Ic gean þes beáhges gemacan þe man sealde mínum hláforde, Cht.

pytt

(n.)
Grammar
pytt, es ; m.
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Gif hwá pytt ( cisternam ) ádelfe and hine ne oferhelie and ðǽr fealle on oxa oððe assa, gilde ðæs pyttes hláford ðæra nýtena wurð, Ex. 21, 33-34. Pytte baratrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 68. On fúlan pyt; of ðam pytte on dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 20.

cídan

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On ðæs cídendan monnes móde, Past. 357, 1. to blame unjustly, speak against, speak angrily. absolute Uncer hláford hlýdde þǽrúte and cídde, Hml. A. 207, 395. with prep. Se mann geunrótsað for his ǽhta lyre, and cíd þonne wið God, Hml.

hwý

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ondrǽde wé hwylc hláford mæg ús forbeóden firne willan ?, Ps. Th. ll, 4. in dependent clauses, after verbs of asking, telling, thinking, &c. cf. hwá, Wundrian hwí ꝥ is weorþe, Bt. 39, 3; F. 214; 35.

hyhtan

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Nóht on ðec hyhtendo nihil in te sperantes, 35. to entertain feelings of joy, to exult ꝥ cild onsprang and ongeán his Hláford hyhte (cf. exultauit in gaudio infans. Lk. I. 44), Bl H. 165, 29. Hyhton nú and blissian eall geleáffull folc, 91, 6.

ge-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sund, adj.

Soundhealthyentireunhurtsafefavourableprosperoussanusintegersalvusincolumisprosperfelix

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He cwæþ 'Wel gesund hláford apolloni' he said 'All hail, lord Apollonius,' Th. Apol. 7, 21. Ðá cwæþ he to ánum cnapan 'Swá ðú gesund sý sege me' then said he to a boy 'So be thou in health, tell me,' 6, 19.

in-segel

(n.)
Grammar
in-segel, es; n.

A sealsignet

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Geþenc nú gyf ðínes hláfordes ǽrendgewrit and his insegel tó ðé cymþ hwæðer ðú mǽge cweþan ðæt ðú hys willan ðǽr on gecnáwan ne mǽge consider now, if your lord's letter and his seal come to you, whether you can say that you cannot recognise his pleasure

Linked entries: -segel in-sigle

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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Gebúr sceal licgan of Martinus mæssan oð Eástran æt hláfordes falde, Ll. Th. i. 434, 13. Wác byð se hyrde æt falde þe nete þá heorde þe hé healdan sceal mid hreáme bewerian, . . . gyf þǽr hwlyc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneð, ii. 326, 10.

stæf

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Add Ðis gewrit is gewriten stæf be stæfe be þám gewrite þe Dúnstán sealde úrum hláforde, Ll. Lbmn. 214, 24. Se biscop hine hét (steafa, v. l. ) naman cweðan, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 558, 22. Ꝥ getæl þǽra stafena, Angl. viii. 335, 40.

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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Biddaþ ðæs rýpes Hláford ðæt hé sende wyrhtan tó his rípe, 9, 37-38 : Lk. Skt. 10, 2. Ðæt ríp (rípes tíd, Lind.), Mk. Skt. 4, 29. Ðæt hér wǽre mycel riip, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 4.

Linked entry: ripa

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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And gif mon þone hláford teó ꝥ hé be his rǽde út hleópe, Ll. Th. i. 282, 2-5. to jump, spring Hé áwearp his hrægl him of and hleóp on ðone mere (cf. hé unscrýdde hine sylfne and scǽt intó ðám mere, Hml. S.

wæccan

(v.)
Grammar
wæccan, p. wæhte

To watchwake

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Ða þeówas ðe se hláford wæccende (-o, Lind. wæcende, Rush. uigilantes) gemét, Lk. Skt. 12, 37: Blickl. Homl. 145, 6. Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 12