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wulfes-camb

(n.)
Grammar
wulfes-camb, es; m.

Wild teazle

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Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man chameaelae, and óðrum naman wulfes-camb nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 122, 12. Heó hafaþ leáf swá wulfes-camb, 278, 14. Wið eágena dymnesse nim wulfes-camb neoðeweardne, iii. 4, 19

æt-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-reccan, p. -re(a)hte
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To declare forfeited Swá . . . swá him man ætrehte béc and land ealle þá þe hé áhte ita quod per judicium judicatus sit perdere omnia quae de rege tenuit , Cht. Th. 202, 14.

and-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
and-sæc, n.
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Ne beó hé nánes andsæces wyrðe he shall not be entitled to make denial, 288, 9. Þone þe tó nánan andsæce ne mæge, 228, 14. 'Ne mæg ic wunian.' . . . Ðá ðáá Þú ondsæc dydest, þæt þú on feorwegas féran ne cúðe, An. 929. Add

for-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
for-genge, adj.
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Gyf hit on lencten gebyrige, ꝥ þæ þonne þǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne, búton ꝥ þis forgenge sié if it (the time for giving a contribution of food (including flesh meat)) happen in Lent, that then the value of the meat may be taken in fish, unless

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fird-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
fird-tiber, (?), es; n.
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A sacrifice made when military operations were to be undertaken (?) Hostia, proprie fyrdtimber (-tiber ?)

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flíman

(v.)

to rontto banishexile

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Man flýmde Godwine eorl and ealle his suna of Englalande, 1051; P. 172, 38

for-þyldian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þyldian, -þyldigian.
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These two forms may be taken separately: <b>for-þyldian</b> to bear, suffer, take patiently Gif syngiende gefýstludegé forþyldiaþ ( suffertis ), Scint. 7, 16. Forþyldigaþ tollerant, An. Ox. 4270.

ge-bodian

(v.)
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. — Gehealde man hine .xxx. nihta, and hine his mǽgum gebodie (cf. hine his freóndum gecýðe, 16) and his frióndum, Ll. Th. i. 90, 8. Gehealden hí hine .xxx. nihta, and hié hine his mǽgum gebodien (gebeóden, v. l. ), 64, 19

lamb

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Swá swá lamb þonne hit man scyrð, Hml. Th. ii. 16, 21. Sceáphyrdes riht is ꝥ hé hæbbe . . . .i. lamb of geáres geogeðe, Ll. Th. i. 438, 23. Lombur scépa agni ovium Ps. Srt. 113, 4. Lomberu, 6. Lo[m]bra agnorum ii. 193, 1. .xx. lamba, C.

leád

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Léde plumbo Germ. 393, 117. a cauldron Man sceal habban . . . hwer, leád, cytel, hlædel, pannon, Angl. ix. 264, 9

meós

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Add: — Man him fette of ðǽre foresǽdan róde sumne dǽl þæs meóses þe heó mid beweaxen wæs, Hml. S. 26, 37. ¶ as On meósbróces heáfod, C. D. v. 339, 3. On meósdene, 303, 1. In meósdúne, iii. 373, 23. On meóshlinc, ii. 172, 26.

sealm-sang

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Man gehýrde mycelne sealmsang coepit psalmodiae cantus audiri, Gr. D. 238, 29. Sealmsangum ( psalmodiis ) onþeówigende, Angl. xiii. 375, 130: 373, 116

swinge

Grammar
swinge, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá hrepode Martinus mid ánre swingan ( Martin gave the man a slight stroke ?) and eall seó sárnis him sóna fram gewát ... þurh Martines hrepunge, Hml. S. 31, 589.

tó-geagnes

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D. 343, 8. add: (c a) of reciprocal action, again, in return Þéh þe hit gelumpe ꝥ him hwilc man þe hine ne cúþe ongén cóme, and sé þonne wǽre gegréted, ꝥ hé forhogode tógénes grétan si quis illum fortasse nesciret, salutatus etiam resalutare despiceret

sceaþenness

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþenness, e; f.

Injury, damage

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Injury, damage Án wíf mihte gegán bútan ǽlcere sceaþenysse fram sǽ tó sǽ ofer eall ðis eálond ut etiam si mulier vellet totam perambulare insulam a mari ad mare, nullo se laedente valeret, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 2.

Linked entry: sceþeness

ge-syrwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-syrwan, p. -syrede; pp. -syrwed.

armourto armwilya wilehaving beliefto plotmachinate

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[v. searu armour] to arm Eode ða gesyrwed secg to ðam eorle then went an armed man to the earl, Byrht. Th. 136, 30; By. 159.

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un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Homl. 89, 22. suffering want of moral good Deófol sǽwð unwísdóm and gedéð þurh ðæt, ðæt ungesǽlig man wísdómes ne gýmeþ, Wulfst. 52, 27 note.

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fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.
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Mid fúlustre gewilnunge turpissimo desiderio, Angl. xi. 117, 29. (1 a) guilty of a charge :-- Be þisum þeófum þe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg, and man eft geáxað þe hé fúl bið and scildig, . . . þá menn þe æt ordále fúle weorðað, Ll.

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, héalsian. Substitute: <b>hálsian, halsian (?), heal*-*sian</b>.
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to beseech, entreat, make solemn appeal to Ic hálsie obtestor, deprecor, Germ. 402, 88. where entreaty is made in the interests of the speaker. with acc. of person addressed Beó þú Gode underþýd, and hálsa hine ( obsecra eum ), Ps. Th. Srt.

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANYmany a

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with a noun or adjective, MANY, (with sing, noun) many a Ðǽr biþ swýðe manig burh, Ors. l, l; Swt. 20, 14. Ðá wæs ymb ða gifhealle gúþrinc monig, Beo. Th. 1681; B. 838. Manig man cwyþ multi dicunt, Ps. Th. 4, 7. Geong manig, Beo. Th. 1712; B. 857.