on-feng
laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault
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Be þeófes onfenge æt þiéfþe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120, 4.
carl
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A churl, rustic; rusticus, colonus Carles wǽn the churl's wain or waggon, Æqu. Vern. 30, 5; Wrt. popl. science 16, 5; Lchdm. iii. 270, 11. 12; Boutr. Scrd. 29, 31. v. caries wǽn
ciric-tún
A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery ⬩ ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον
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A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery; ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον Ne binnan cirictúne ǽnig hund ne cume let not any dog come within the churchyard, L. Edg. C. 26; Th. ii. 250, 7
Linked entry: cyric-tún
for-swúgian
To pass over in silence ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrīre
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To pass over in silence; sĭlentio prætĕrīre Ǽlc ánweald biþ forswfigod gif he biþ bútan wísdóme every power is passed over in silence, if it be without wisdom. Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10
friþ-man
One who is under special protection
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One who is under special protection, 'friþ:' — Ǽlc ágenra friþmanna friþ hæbbe let each of those who are in our ' friþ ' be unmolested, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 5, 7, 13
Linked entry: fryþ-man
gild-sester
A measure belonging to a guild ⬩ sextarius
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A measure belonging to a guild; sextarius Sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester fulne clǽnes hwǽtes let each guild-brother contribute one guild-measure full of clean wheat, Th. Chart. 606, 7: 611, 4
un-meahtelíc
Impossible
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Impossible Eów ne byð ǽnig þing unmihtelíc nihil inpossibile erit vobis, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 20: Lk. Skt. 1, 37. Unmihtlíc is inpossibile est, 17, 1. Ða þing ðe mannum synt unmihtelíce, 18, 27
Linked entry: un-meahtiglíc
ágen-slaga
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Ǽlc ágenslaga on écnysse ðrowað. Hml. S. 19, 230: Hml. Th. ii. 250, 22
nam-cíging
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A calling by name, naming An þǽre nam*-*cýginge ne sý nánon álýfed ꝥ heora ǽnig óðerne sindrium naman nemne in ipsorum appellaiione nominum nulli liceat alium puro nomine appellare, Chrd, 9, 25
ge-wyrcan
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Þá ǽ þe heora aldoras ǽr geworhton, Ll. Th. i. 26, 6. Níwe werc gewyrce of alde novum opus facere ex veteri, Mt. p. 1. 1, Fæstnunga from lárwum geworht monumenta ab auctoribus edita 7, 5.
ge-wildan
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Ágifan þá mágas hine swá gewyld swá hine ǽr út æt þám ordále námon let the kinsmen give him up as safely secured as he was when they took him from the ordeal, Ll. Th. i. 230, 2. Hé bið mid ðám deófellicum bendum gewyld, and tó tintregum gelǽdd, Hml.
ge-win
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Hafa þú æt þínum gewinne þæt þú mæge get what you can from your labour, Wlfst. 259, 24. Gé geseóþ nú mínra gewinna wæstm gefullian, Bl. H. 191, 23.
ádlíc
Sick ⬩ ill ⬩ diseased ⬩ corrupted ⬩ putrid ⬩ morbidus ⬩ ægrotus ⬩ tabidus ⬩ vitiatus ⬩ putidus
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Ádlig æger vel ægrotus, Wrt. Voc. 45, 59
ceaster-hlid
Cover of a city, gate ⬩ urbis tegmen, porta
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Cover of a city, gate; urbis tegmen, porta Ðæt ǽnig meahte ðæs ceasterhlides clustor unlúcan that any one might unlock the inclosure of the city-gate, Exon. 12a; Th. 20, 7; Cri. 314
seld-síne
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Ǽlc seldsýnde fisc ðe weorðlíc biþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 27
ge-rǽf
Fixed ⬩ fixus
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Ælf 32; Th. i. 80, 21, note
Linked entry: -rǽf
heáh-sunne
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and ǽce geseón ( velle illum solem videre ), Solil. H. 34, 17
riht-scír
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word
weorold-níd
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Sý ǽlc hýrsunmys an woroldneódum cáflíce gefylled omnis obedientia in seculi necessitatibus strenue peragatur, 93, 9. Add