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be-tellan

exculpateexcuse

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Substitute: to clear a person of a charge, exculpate, excuse Nis nán man swá dyrstig on þám micclum dóme, þ æt hé durre óðerne betellan, Hml.

ge-leáfful

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Óþrum geleáffullumteala dón, 75, 18. catholic, orthodox Geleáfful catholicus, rectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 54. Þone geleáffullan geleáfan catholicam fidem, Ath. Crd. 1. Seó emniht is on .xii.[^m]ᵃ kl.

ge-brocian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brocian, p. ode ; pp. od.
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Cf. ge-broc, Críst gehǽlde fela þǽra þe unhále wǽron, and Antecríst gebrocað and geuntrumað þá ðe ǽr hále wǽron . . . syððan hé þæne mann gebrocod hæfð, syððan hé mæg dón, swylce hé hine gehǽle . . . hé gebrocað mænigne man díhlíce and gehǽlð eft ætforan

Linked entry: brócian

on-ufan

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Onufan ꝥ ne eóde hé ná in ꝥ hús domum ulterius non intravit, Gr. D. 185, 14. cf. I. 3 Mæht hénisæs onufa all mæht fióndes potestatem calcandi supra omnem uirtutem inimici, Lk. L. 10, 19

hál-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wende, adj.

Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome

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Wé mágon eów sellan hálwende geþeahte hwæt gé dón mágon possumus salubre vobis dare consilium quid agere valeatis, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 14. Seó tunge ðe swá monig hálwende word gesette illa lingua quæ tot salutaria verba composuerat, 4, 24; S. 599, 11.

Linked entry: -wende

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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Ðone gráf, 52, 23. Eác we wrítaþ him ðone gráf ðǽrto. Ðis syndon ða gemǽru ðe to ðæm gráfe gebyriaþ also we assign to him in addition the grove. These are the boundaries that belong to the grove, 261, 5-7. [Laym. groue: Prompt. Parv. grove lucus. ]

þǽr-tógeánes

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tógeánes, adv.
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Se cyng ðone castel æt Bures gewann . . . Ðǽrtógeánes se eorl gewann ðone castel æt Argentses, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 9. in reply, in refutation Ðonne cweðaþ hí : 'Hé magon ðás bán beón geedcucode?'

Linked entry: tó-geagnes

Dornwara ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dornwara ceaster, gen. ceastre; f. [the city of the inhabitants of Dorsetshire ]

DORCHESTER, the chief town of Dorsetshire Dorcestria, agri Dorsetensi caput

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DORCHESTER, the chief town of Dorsetshire; Dorcestria, agri Dorsetensi caput Ðis wæs gedón in ðam cynelícan setle on ðære stówe ðe is genæmned Dornwara ceaster this was done in the royal residence in the place which is named Dorchester, Th. Diplm.

for-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrhta, an; m. [for for, wyrhta a workman]

One who does anything for anotheran agentvicegerentinstĭtorprocūrātor

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One who does anything for another, an agent, vicegerent; instĭtor, procūrātor Ðe nǽnne forwyrhtan næfde who had no agent, L. Ath. v. 2; Th. i. 230, 20.

gealga

(n.)
Grammar
gealga, an; m.

A gallowsgibbetcrosspatĭbŭlumcrux

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Ðone óðerne he hét hón on gealgan altĕrum suspendit in crŭcem, Gen. 40, 22 : Deut. 21, 22 : Past. 3, 1; Swt. 33, 20; Hat. MS. 8 b, 7 : Apstls. Kmbl. 44; Ap. 22 : Rood Kmbl. 80; Kr. 40

in-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
in-líc, adj.

Innerinternalinward

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Mid ðone inlícan gewitan apud internum testem, 5, 6; S. 618, 32. Mid inlíce hete domestico odio, 5, 24; S. 646, 38. Fram ðám inlícum bendum ðara synna internis peccatorum vinculis, 4, 25 ; S. 600, 2

mægen-þyse

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þyse, an; f.

Violenceforce

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Violence, force Sóna ðæt onfindeþ se ðe mec féhþ ongeán and wið mægenþisan mínre genǽsteþ ðæt hé hrycge sceal hrusan sécan soon doth he find that fights against me, and with my force comes into conflict, that with his back he must visit the earth, Exon

Linked entry: þyse

óþ

(con.)
Grammar
óþ, conj.
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Hé hæfdææe ða, óþ hé ofslóg ðone aldorman, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 20. Ðæt mód glít niðor and niðor, óþ hit mid ealle áfielþ, Past. 38 ; Swt. 279, 3 : Cd. Th. 22, 14 ; Gen. 340. v. preceding word

un-forhtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forhtlíce, adv.

Fearlesslywithout fear

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Hé ðý unforhtlícor ðone deáþ áræfnode, Shrn. 129, 21

Linked entry: forhtlíce

un-æþelboren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþelboren, adj.

Not nobly bornnot of noble birth

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Not nobly born, not of noble birth Gif se æþelborena ðone unæþelborenan oferþýhð, sý hé gemedemad furður be his geearnungum ðonne se unæþelborena, R. Ben. 12, 15-17.

Linked entry: æþel-boren

wítegend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wítegend-líc, adj.

Prophetic

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Ðæt cild on his módor innoðe . . . mid wítigendlícre fægnunge getácnode ðone tócyme úres Álýsendes, Homl. Th. i. 352, 28. Hí wiston ða tówerdan ðing, and mid wítigendlícere gyddunge bododon, 540, 25

angel

(n.)
Grammar
angel, a hook.
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Se grǽdiga fisc gesihð þæt ǽs and ne gesihð ðone angel ðe on ðam ǽse sticað, Hml, Th. i. 216, 11. Angul hamum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 75. Add

fild-denu

(n.)
Grammar
fild-denu, (?)
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Of hlǽwe on fildena weg; andlang weges on ðone ealdan ford, 289, 3. Ondlong longan hylles on fildena weg; ðonan on holan dene, 400, 15. Tó fildene lane uppende, 410, 20. Andlang dene on fildena wuduweg, vi. 137, 10

gift-lic

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Giftlicum wedde nuptiali dote ii. 158. Giftlican sponsali (peplo ), 5244. Heó bicóm tó giftelicre yldo she came to marriageable age Ap. Th. 1. 10. Þá giftelican nuptiales Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 60. Tó gyftlicum ad nuptiales (copulas ), An. Ox. 3612.

Linked entry: gifte-lic

mánfullíce

(adv.)
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ðone heofenlican Æðeling mánfullíce ácwellan woldon, Hml. Th. i. 402, 9. Gezabel mánfullíce leofode on fúlum forligere and on ǽlcere fracodnysse, Hml. S. 18, 270. Add