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a-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; p. -reahte, -rehte; impert. -rece; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forthstretch outstrainraise upextendereexpandereerigereto put forthrelaterecountspeak outexpressexplaininterprettranslateproponereexponereenarrareeloquiexprimeredisserereinterpretarireddereto set in orderadorndeckexpedireexpolirecomere

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to put forth, stretch out, strain, raise up; extendere, expandere, erigere Hondum slógun, folmum areahtum and fýstum eác they struck with their hands, with outstretched palms and fists also, Exon. 24 a ; Th. 69, 23 ; Cri. 1125.

býdel

(n.)
Grammar
býdel, es; m. [beódan to bid, order, proclaim] .
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Býdele gebýraþ, ðæt he for his wycan sý weorces ðonne óðer man bedello pertinet, ut pro servitio suo libertior sit ab operatione quam alii homines, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 6.

Linked entry: bǽdel

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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A. ceafese; B. cefese] ne dó him nán preóst nán ðara gerihta, ðe man cristenum men dón sceal he who has a right wife, and also a concubine, let no priest do for him any of those rites, which ought to be done for a christian man, L. C.

I

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In such cases, however, instead of i the diphthong ie is very often found; and not only in such, but also in those where the root-vowel is i or í, e. g. ongietan, wietan [ = wítan] ; even in the place of ý, e. g. ieðegende.

mancus

(n.)
Grammar
mancus, es; m.

A mancusthe eighth of a poundthe sum of thirty pence

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The value of the mancus is also seen from L. Ath. v. 6, 2; Th. i. 234, 1 :-- Oxan tó mancuse compared with Th. i. 232, 7 where an ox is rated at thirty pence, be xxx pænega oððe be ánum hrýðere. The word occurs not unfrequently in the charters.

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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See also Halliw. Dict. reepe a sheaf) Rípu gaderian blisse getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 208, 15. <b>II a.</b> of other products [cf. wín-reopad vendemiant, Ps.

Linked entry: ripa

be-tweonum

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, be-tweonan, be-twinum, be-twinan, be-twynan, bi-tweon, bi-tweonum; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be, bi by, with, tweo two; dat. tweonum, twinum, tweon, twin, twyn]

BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midstinter, in medio

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Ðá seó cwén ongan lǽran ðæt hie sybbe swá same sylfra betweonum freóndrǽdenne gelǽston then the queen began to teach that they should hold peace also amid their friendly band, Elen.

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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I will say no more about that shameful fashion of dress, but that books tell us, that he is accursed, who holds the customs of heathen men in his life and thereby dishonours his own race, Wanley Cat. pp. 121-122; see also Engl. Stud. viii. 62.

for-cuman

to seizeget hold ofto overcomeconquerto consumedestroyto reject

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Forcumman from aldum, Lk. L. 9, 22. Ꝥte hé sé forcumen, Lk. L. R. 17, 25

ge-metlíce

(adv.)
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Ne ic máran getilige tó haldænne, þonne ic gemetlíce bí been mage (nec aliud quidquam praeter necessarium victum), Solil. H. 35, 17. Gemetlícost, Met. 8, 16. of the operation of things (disease, &amp; c.)

ge-brúcan

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Aldro iúero gebrécon, Jn. L. 6, 26, 31, 49. Ðá flégende gebrécon (comederunt) ðá ilco, Mt. L. 13, 4. ꝥte ðú gebrúcca (manduces) eástro, Mk. L. 14, 12. Búta gié gebrúcce, Jn. L. R. 6, 53. ꝥte gebrúcce (gibrúche, R.) ðás, Jn.

wǽpen-getæc

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-getæc, -tak, es; n.

A wapentake,

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A wapentake, a term used in northern England where in the south hundred was used: &#39;Quod alii vocant hundredum, supradicti comitatus (counties northward from Northamptonshire) vocant wapentagium,&#39; L. Ed. C. 30; Th. i. 455.

on-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sund, adj.

of persons, sound, whole, uninjuredof things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury

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áléde his tunecan uppon ðám deádum, and hí ansunde árison, Homl. Th. i. 74, 3: Andr.

Linked entry: án-súnd

ge-met

(adj.)
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Ox. 180 (gloss to Ald. 4, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 9. VI. what is meet or adequate, due amount or degree :-- Gif him þegniað mæged and mæcgas mid gemete (fitly, adequately) ryhte, fédað hine fægre, Rä. 51, 7.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Ealle his geféran ðurh óþre stówe tódǽlede wǽron omnes socii per alia essent loca dispersi, Bd. 3, 27: S. 558, 37: Gen. 10, 32. Wǽron tódǽlede dispargerentur. Hpt.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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[Hi wenden alle fra þe king, surge here þankes and sume here unþankes, Chr. 1140; Erl. 265, 12.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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See also pp. 114, 116. In a charter of Cnut the tolls of Sandwich are the subject of grant: 'nullus homo habet aliquam consuetudinem in eodem portu exceptis monachis aecclesiae Christi.

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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In. 36; Th. i. 124, 14; so, also, to allow him, when discovered, to escape without raising hue and cry, L. C.

Linked entry: þeáf

ge-sceððan

(v.)

To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy tonocere, adversari

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The infinitive &#39;sceaðan&#39; also occurs. Corresponding to Icel. skeðja, skaddi is sceððan, sceðede. There is besides the weak verb &#39;sceaðian,&#39; which corresponds to Icel. skaða, skaðaði, or O. H. Ger. scadón, scadota.

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Mid steaðulfestum aldum cum stabilito sene, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 194, 27. Sele mé staðolfæste heortan, Anglia xi. 114, 71. Staðolfæstne geðoht, Salm.