dene
A valley ⬩ vallis
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Seó dene wæs afylled mid manna sáwlum the valley was filled with men's souls, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 9. Seó micele byrnende dene the great burning valley, ii. 352, 20
mæðel-hégende
Attending, holding or addressing an assembly or council ⬩ consulting ⬩ conversing
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Hwæt se manna wæs meðelhégendra who of men that speak was he, 524; An. 262. Héht gebeódan meðelhégende on gemót cuman, ða ðe deóplícost Dryhtnes gerýno reccan cúðon, Elen. Kmbl. 557; El. 279
mynian
To have as the object of desire or purpose ⬩ to intend ⬩ direct one's course to an object
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Ic lǽre ǽlcne ðara ðe maga sí and manigne wǽn hæbbe ðæt hé menige tó ðam ilcan wuda I advise every one that is able and has many a waggon, to direct his steps to that same wood. Shrn. 163, 13
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swǽm
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Nú mæg hér manna gehwilc gehýran hwet ðás swǽmas wǽron ðe ure yldra[n] him tó gebǽdon now may every one hear in this account (of the gods) what these vain creatures were, that our forefathers prayed to H. Z. xii. 408, 15
dysig
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Þú dysegost manna, Hml. Th. ii. 416, 13. Add
for-lǽran
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Far nú geond þǽra manna hús ðe þú mid þínum drýcræfte forlǽrdest, and gebíg hí eft tó heora Drihtne, Hml. Th. ii. 418, 16. Þá beswác deófol and forlǽrde his (Adam's) wíf, and heó hine, Wlfst. 9, 8. Þæt nǽnig eów forlǽre (seducat), Mt. R. 24, 4.
mis-lic
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Þæt synt mistlice geearnunga fulfremedra manna, Ps. Th. 44, 15. Gode tó þancunga his mislicra and manigfealdra gesceafta, 18, arg. Þá wyrtgemang tácniað mistlicu mægen Crístes, 44, 10
Denisc
DANISH ⬩ Dānĭcus
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DANISH; Dānĭcus Gif man ofslagen weorþe, ealle we lǽtaþ efen dýrne, Engliscne and Deniscne if a man he slain, we estimate all equally dear, English and Danish, L. A. G. 2: Th. i. 154, i.
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feá-sceaft
Having few things, poor, naked, destitute ⬩ mĭser, pauper, destĭtūtus
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Feásceaft guma the miserable man, Beo. Th. 1950; B. 973: Andr. Kmbl. 3110; An. 1558: Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 5; Hy. 4, 112. Wæs bén getiðad feásceaftum men the prayer was granted to the poor man, Beo. Th. 4559; B. 2285: 4775; B. 2393.
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forþ-feran
To go forth ⬩ depart ⬩ die ⬩ decēdĕre ⬩ defungi ⬩ mŏri ⬩ expīrāre
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Ða mette he ðane man forþferedne þe ǽr untrum wæs then he found the man dead that before was ill, Blickl. Homl. 217, 18
hundred
A hundred
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Ǽrest ðæt hí heó gegaderian á ymb feówer wucan and wyrce ǽlc man óðrum riht how the [assembly of the] hundred is to be held. First, they [the men of the hundred] are to assemble themselves every four weeks; and each man is to do justice to other, L.
HÝF
A HIVE
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Mæderecíþ on ðínre hýfe ðonne ne ásponþ nán man ðíne beón ne hí man ne mæg forstelan ða hwíle ðe se cíþ on ðære hýfe biþ [put] a plant of madder in your hive; then nobody will lure away your bees, nor can they be stolen while the plant is in the hive,
ísen-ordál
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The passages from which the following extracts are taken will illustrate this mode of trial Gif hit sý ýsenordál beón þreó niht ǽr man ða hand undó if it be the ordeal by hot iron, let it be three days before the hand be undone, L.
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mæssian
To say mass
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For hreówsigendne man man mót mæssian ymb. xxx nihta, L. Ecg. C. 36; Th. ii. 160, 21. Hý mihton wel habban wíf on ðám dagum forðan ðe hý nǽfre ne mæssodon, L. Ælfc. C. 7; Th. ii. 346, 8.
un-gewit
madness ⬩ insanity ⬩ folly ⬩ stupidity
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Gif hwylc man of his gewitte feólle ... Gif man hine ofsleá on ðam ungewitte, L. Ecg. P. addit. 29; Th. ii. 236, 31. Se yfela gást on ungewitte his ( Saul's ) mód áwende, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 11.
ge-ǽrendian
to do an errand ⬩ a business ⬩ to obtain by negotiation ⬩ intercession ⬩ to go ⬩ and obtain ⬩ apply ⬩ and obtain
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Nán man ne mæg him sylfum rihtlíce tó his Drihtne his þearfe geǽrndian, bútan . . . Wlfst. 136, 15
heáh-setl
A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justice ⬩ throne ⬩ thronus, solium, triclinium ⬩ a high seat (at table)
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Se ríca man ðe sitt on his heáhsetle hraðe geswícþ hé his gebeórscipes gif ða þeówan geswícaþ ðæra teolunga the great man that sits on his high seat will soon discontinue his feast if the servants discontinue the attendance, Homl. Th. i. 272, 35.
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sciftan
to divide ⬩ separate into shares ⬩ to appoint ⬩ ordain ⬩ arrange
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Scifte man of ðam gemóte ða ðe him tó rídan those who may go to him shall be appointed from the meeting L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i., 268, 15
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ge-drinc
Drinking ⬩ with the idea of quenching thirst ⬩ with the idea of feasting
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Gif hé þurh gedrinc man ácwelle si ex ebrietate hominem occiderit, Ll. Th. ii. 230, 28. Man æt ciricwæccan swíðe gedreóh sí, and ǽnig gedrinc . . . þár ne dreóge, 250, 12. Secgas mǽnað meodogáles gedrinc, Vy. 57
nǽnig
not any ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ no one ⬩ not any one
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Ne hé nǽnigne man unrihtlíce fordémde, ne hine nǽnig man yrne ne funde, 223, 32. Ðǽr him nǽnig wæter wihte ne sceþede, Beo. Th. 3032; B. 1514. Óðer nǽnig sélra nǽre, 1723; B. 859. Nis nǽnigu gecynd, Salm. Kmbl. 839; Sal. 419.
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