spere-hand
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C.
on-ginnan
to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack
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Ðá ongan hine langian on his cýþþe, Blickl. Homl. 113, 14. Ongan se Hǽlend him andswarigende tó cweþan, Mk. Skt. 13, 5. Hí ongunnon ða eár pluccigean, 2, 23. where a case follows Se mon ðe gód onginneþ and ðonne áblinneþ. . .
wæl-stów
The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter
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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.
Linked entry: hreá-wíc
irþ-land
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Ic tówurpe ðás burh and hí gesméðige, and tó yrðlande áwende, swá þæt heó bið cornbǽre swíðor þonne mannbǽre, Hml. Th. i. 450, ii. His deácon sǽde ꝥ seó eá wǽre of hire rihtryne on þiére cyrican yrðland ( agros ) úp yrnende, Gr. D. 193, 15. Add
heáfod
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Ꝥ hié eal hiera heáfod besceáren, Ors. 4, 11; S. 204, 8.
æfter-cweðan
To speak after ⬩ repeat ⬩ to answer ⬩ revoke ⬩ renounce ⬩ abjure ⬩ repetere ⬩ revocare
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His bróðer griþ eall æftercwæþ his brother renounced all peace, Chr. 1094; Th. 360, 23. Æftercweðendra lof the praise of the after-speaking [post mortem laudantium ], Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 10; Saef: 72
wilcumian
To welcome ⬩ bid welcome ⬩ greet ⬩ salute
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Basilius sende him tógeánes, and hine wylcumode, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 507. Hine wylcumede se cásere, and cwæð him to mid blysse, 7, 339. Wil-cumiga (wilcymogie (wilcymo gié ? v. preceding word), Lind.) ł groeta salutari Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 38
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lǽl
withe ⬩ whip ⬩ switch ⬩ a weal ⬩ stripe ⬩ mark ⬩ bruise ⬩ swelling
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Ne sý him blódig wund líces lǽla ac gé hine gesundne ásettaþ ðǽr gé hine genóman let there be no bloody wound on him, no stripes on his body, but do you put him down sound, where you took him, Exon. 42 b; Th. 143, 34; Gú. 671. Léla livor, Kent.
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flís
fleece ⬩ wool ⬩ down
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Voc. ii. 51, 64. what resembles, or serves the purpose of, a fleece Hié of sunnan treówcynne and of his leáfum and of his flýse þæs treówes spurmon and tó godewebbe wǽfon foliis arborum ex siluestri uellere uestes detexunt, Nar. 6, 17
ge-húslian
To give the eucharist ⬩ housed
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To give the eucharist, housed He hét ðǽr hine gehúslian he commanded them to give him the eucharist, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 29.
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under-bregdan
to spread under
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to spread under Óþer eáre hí him on niht under-brédaþ and mid óðran hí wreóð unam aurem sibi noctem substernunt, de alia se cooperiunt, Nar. 37, 12
fǽr-béna
A husbandman, peasant, churl ⬩ rustĭcus
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A husbandman, peasant, churl; rustĭcus Gif hit sífǽrbéna gilde xii ór if it be a churl, let him pay twelve ores, L. N. P. L. 50; Th. ii. 298, 6
fiolan
To reach ⬩ proceed ⬩ come ⬩ procēdĕre ⬩ pervĕnīre
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To reach, proceed, come; procēdĕre, pervĕnīre Hit fiolan ne mæg eft æt his éþle it cannot come again to its own region, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 308; Met. 20, 154
leóhtian
be relieved
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To grow light, become less heavy, or easy, be relieved Ðonne leóhtaþ him se líchoma his body will be relieved of the pain, Herb. 1, 16; Lchdm. i. 76, 2
mæst-rǽden
The right of feeding swine in places where mast is produced
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The right of feeding swine in places where mast is produced Hé nǽfre hine bereáfian wolde ðære mæstréddene ðe hé him áléfed hæfde on Longan hrycge, Chart. Th. 140, 35
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mis-lǽdan
to mislead ⬩ lead astray
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to mislead, lead astray Gif hé láre ne can, ne hé leornian nele, ac mislǽt his hýrmen and hine silfne forþ mid, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 22
ge-tyhtan
To educate ⬩ teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ erŭdīre ⬩ dŏcēre ⬩ instruĕre
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To educate, teach, instruct; erŭdīre, dŏcēre, instruĕre Ðe ðú hine getyhtest quem tu erŭdiĕris, Ps. Th. 93, 12. Byþ his heorte getrymed and getyhted confirmātum est cor ejus, 111, 7
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steórere
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Hit wǽre swelce se stióra slépe on midre sǽ . . . Ðæm stiórere biþ gelícost se mon ðe ongemong ðisses middan*-*geardes costungum hine ágímeleásaþ
an-wedd
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Security for a loan, recognizance Hire fæder áborgude XXX punda æt Godan and betǽht him þæt land þæs feós tó anwedde ( pro vadimonio eidem dedit terram). Cht. Th. 201, 17
un-gyrdan
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Gif hé ǽnigne þearfan nacodne gemétte, þonne wæs hé hine sylfne ungyrdende ( se exspolians), and mid his hrægle hé þone þearfan gescrýdde, Gr. D. 68, II. Cf. on-gyrdan. Add