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Hí worhton him anlícnyssa, and sceópon him naman, þǽra manna naman þe wǽron entas and yfeldǽde, Hml. Th. i. 22, 31: 366, 21. Nembroð and ðá entas worhton þone wundorlican stýpel, Wlfst 105, 3. Enta cyclopum, An. Ox. 23, 16.

ge-þeódrǽden

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Hí manna geþeódrǽdenne forsáwan hominum consortia reliquerunt, 134, 21. Nán bróðor him náne geþeódrǽdene tó næbbe nullus ei fratrum in ullo jungatur consortio, 49, 16.

ge-treówleás

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Þíne godas syndon getreówleásera manna handgeweorc, Hml. S. 14, 21

ge-wealc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wealc, es; n.

A rolling ⬩ motion ⬩ an attack ⬩ volutatio ⬩ impetus

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Togeánes ðán he manega gewealc and gewinn hæfde against which he had many a struggle and contest, Chr. 1100; Erl. 237, 9

Linked entries: ge-wilc -wealc wealca

ge-dafenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíc, -dæfenlíc; adj. [ge-dafen becoming]

Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ decent ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ hăbĭlis

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Nis ná gedafenlíc ðæt ðes man ána beó it is not fitting that this man be alone, Homl. Th. i. 14, 17. Uæs gedæfenlíc [gidæfendlic, Rush.] oportebat, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 4

Linked entry: ge-defenlíc

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfort ⬩ solace ⬩ consolation ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ refuge ⬩ sōlāmen ⬩ sōlātium ⬩ consōlātio ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ refŭgium

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Se mann ðe biþ dreórig, he behófaþ sumes frófres the man who is sad needs some comfort, ii. 370, 21

Linked entries: fréfer fréfrian frófer frófur fróuer

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
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Sé þe gemǽnsumað mid ofermódigum qui communicauerit cum superbo, Scint. 83, 5. to defile Þás yfelu gemǽnsumiað (communicant, i. contaminant) mann, Scint. 102, 17

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, p. ode.

to wander ⬩ to depart, turn ⬩ to deceive ⬩ with prep, on, ymb, to practise deceit in relation to a matter ⬩ to offend; also to be offended; scandalizare, scandalizari ⬩ to give offence by words, speak injuriously ⬩ vagari

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Se syrwienda deofol á swicaþ, embe mancyn is ever practising deceit in respect to man, Wulfst. 107, 23. Se sceaða georne swicode ymb ða sáwle, Cd.

tó-foran

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Þá þe þenceað ꝥ hí beón be dǽle beteran tóforan óðrum mannum, Gr. D. 151, 25

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.

A thief

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Short of death were the punishments of selling into slavery, of imprisonment, fine, and mutilation: Gif man frigne man æt hæbbendre handa gefó, ðanne wealde se cyning þreora ánes: oþþe hine man cwelle, oþþe ofer sǽ selle, oþþe hine his wergelde álése,

Linked entry: þeáf

fóre-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ, es; m.

A fore-oath ⬩ an oath first taken ⬩ antejūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrātio

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</b> If the fóre-áþ of the accuser failed, the charge was quashed and the accused set at liberty Ofgá ǽlc man his tíhtlan mid fóreáþe let every man begin his charge with a fore-oath, L. Ath. i. 23; Th. i. 212, 5.

Linked entry: fór-áþ

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find

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Ðá métte hé ðane man forþféredne he found the man departed, Blickl. Homl. 217, 17. Hé ne métte mundgripe máran, Beo. Th. 1506; B. 751: Andr. Kmbl. 942; An. 471: 1106; An. 553. Hé þreó métte róda ætsomne he came upon three crosses together, Elen.

un-gesǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesǽllíce, adv.

Unhappily ⬩ miserably ⬩ wickedly ⬩ improbe

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Unhappily, miserably, wickedly; improbe Hæfð se yfela gást ungifa ... and ða hé dǽlð ðám mannum ðe ungesǽlíce him gehýrsumiaþ, Wulfst. 52, 12

Linked entries: ge-sǽllíce un-gesǽliglíce

for-scrincan

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Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add

cwicu-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cwicu-líce, adv.

In a living manner, vigorously ⬩ vivide

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In a living manner, vigorously ; vivide Me on weg ðínne lǽde cwiculíce in via tua vivifica me, Ps. Th. 118, 37

ende-byrdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ende-byrdnes, -byrnes, -ness, e; f.

Order, disposition, method, way, manner, means ⬩ ordo

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Order, disposition, method, way, manner, means; ordo Óþ endebyrdnesse ex ordĭne, Lk. Bos. 1, 3. On endebyrdnesse in ordĭne,l, 8

múþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-bana, an; m.

One who destroys with the mouth

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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079

gangel-wæfre

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Gif hunta gebíte mannan ꝥ swíðre óþre naman gangelwefra, Lch. ii. 14, 20. Add

ge-feoht

fighting ⬩ in a military sense, war: — ⬩ fighting between two or more persons ⬩ a fight, combat, battle, war. ⬩ military, between opposing forces ⬩ a fight between two or more persons ⬩ figurative, conflict, struggle for victory

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Gif preóst óðerne man ofsleá of fighting by priests. If a priest slay a man. Ll. Th. i. 74, 18. Be gefeohte. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse ... Gif hwá on mynstre gefeohte ...

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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Him man sælle án half swulung ... and mon selle him tó ðem londe .iiii. oxan, and .ii. cý, and l. scǽpa, 470, 8-14. Ðisses londes aran thrié sulong æt hægethe thorne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 235, 7.

Linked entry: swulung

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