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þroht-heard

(adj.)
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þroht-heard, adj.

strong under afflictionshaving fortitude or endurance in troublegrievously hard

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strong under afflictions, having fortitude or endurance in trouble Ne geald hé (Stephen) yfel yfele, ac his ealdfeóndum þingode þrohtheard he requited not evil with evil, but strong to bear his sufferings he interceded for his foes, Elen.

un-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽne, adj.

free from evilpurewithout perjuryfree fromexempt fromnot sharing in

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O. 6; Th. i. 180, 18. free from, exempt from, not sharing in Álýsede fram bende ǽlces mennissces dómes, fram ǽlcere gærsuman woruldlícra brúcunga clǽne and unmǽne nexu humanae conditionis exuti, ab omni munere secularium functionum immunes, Cod.

Linked entry: mǽne

un-pleólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-pleólíc, adj.

Not dangerouswithout risk

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Not dangerous, without risk, as regards physical hurt Unpleólícre hit bið on lytlum scipe and on lytlum wætere, ðonne on miclum scipe and on miclum wætere, Prov.

wiþ-metenness

(n.)
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wiþ-metenness, e; f.

Comparison

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Næs hé geteald tó ðyssere wiðmetennysse he was not included in this comparison, ii. 38, 3. Sume naman synd diminutiva, ða geswuteliaþ wanunge, ná wiðmetennysse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 18

Linked entry: wiþ-gemetness

ed-hwyrft

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Voc. ii. 148, 30. return, recovery from a condition Oftigen bið him torhtre gesihðe . . . þæt him bið sár in his móde . . . ne wéneð þæt him þæs edhwyrft cyme ( he does not expect to recover from his blindness ), Gn.

hafen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hafen-leás, adj.

Lacking means, poor, indigentinops

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Se ðe spéda hæfþ and ða áspendan nele hafenleásum bréðer he that hath riches and will not expend them for his brother who lacks, 318,11 : 484, 33 : 178, 19

Linked entry: hæfenleás

hám-fæst

(adj.)
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hám-fæst, adj.

Resident, dwelling at home

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home Hú mæg ðǽr ðonne ánes ríces monnes nama cuman ðonne ðǽr mon furðum ðære burge naman ne geheórþ ne ðære þeóde ðe he on hámfæst biþ how can one great man's name come there, when the name of the town even and of the people among whom he dwells is not

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

Windingwrapping

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Gif preóst searwaþ be winde, gebéte ðæt if a priest do not conduct an ordeal rightly, let him make 'bót,' If a priest uses deceit in respect to the wrapping up of the hand or arm exposed to the ordeal (cf. in the descriptions 'of the proceedings at the

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set upput uponimputeaccusestatuereimponere inimputarearguereaccusare

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Ne mæg on me fácnes frum-bearn fyrene gestælan may not deceit's firstborn [the devil] impute crime to me, Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 18; Gú. 1044. He us ne mæg ǽnige synne gestælan he cannot accuse us of any sin, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 10; Gen. 391.

tóh

(adj.)
Grammar
tóh, adj.

Tough,tenacious,holding fast togetherlentustough,plianttough,sticky,glutinous,clammy

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Towhhe, not tender tenax, Prompt. Parv. 498

Linked entries: teáh tóan

gist

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Ne aron gié gestas . . . ah gié aron burgwaro háligra non estis hospites . . . sed estis cives sanctorum, Rtl. 82, 30. a guest, one who is entertained at another's house Si tertia nocte hospitatus fuerit . . . habeat eum ad rectum tanquam de propria

FEOH

(n.)
Grammar
FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n.

cattleliving animalspĕcusjūmentaMoneyvaluepricehirestipendFEErewardpĕcūniamercesGoodspropertyricheswealthbŏnadīvĭtiæŏpes

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Ne wilniaþ nánes óðres feós wish for no other riches, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 22.

Linked entries: feá fioh feoh-fang

fullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fullíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fullyperfectlycompletelyplēneperfecte

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Fully, perfectly, completely; plēne, perfecte Se ðe Englisc fullíce ne cúðe qui Anglōrum linguam perfecte non nōvĕrat, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 39: 2, 3; S. 504, 32. Fullícor plēnius, 4, 25; S. 600, 10

full-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
full-wíte, es; n.

Full fineplēna mulcta

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In. 43; Th. i. 128, 18, note 48, MSS. B. H

plaster

(n.)
Grammar
plaster, es; n. (?)
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Hwí ne bidst ðú ðé beþunga and plaster lífes lǽcedómes æt lífes freán cur tibi non oras placidae fomenta medelae? Dóm. L. 6, 80

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sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, sýcan; p. te
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A.) ubera quae non lactauenmt, Lk. Skt. 23, 29

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swelgere

(n.)
Grammar
swelgere, es; m.
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A glutton Ic ne eom swá micel swelgere ðæt icealle cynn metta on ánre gereordinge etan mǽge non sum tam vorax, ut omnia genera ciborum in una refectione edere possim, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 35

Linked entry: swelgend

ang-mód

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Ne beó hé dréfende ne angmód (ancg-, v. l.) non sit turbulentus et anxius, R. Ben. 120, 12. Wurdon heora eágan áfyllede mid teárum and angmóde geómrodon ealle heora heortan, Hml. S. 23, 244. Add

fæst-hafolnes

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Swá ðá rúmmódan fæsthafolnesse lǽren, swá hí ðá uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen sic prodigis praedicetur parcitas, ut tenacibus periturarum rerum custodia non augeatur, Past. 453, 28. Add

ge-tillan

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Weras blóda ná healfe getillað dagas hyra uiri sanguinum non dimidiabunt dies suos, Ps. Rdr. 54, 24. Getill tange (Job 1, 11), Hml. Th. ii. 448, 32. v. tillan in Dict. for other examples. Add