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unriht-hǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, adj.

Adulterous

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Adulterous Unrihthǽmede mæn rihtum lífe mid synna hreówe fón, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 18. Mid unrihthǽmedum cum adulteris, Ps. Spl. 49, 19

á-latian

(v.)
Grammar
á-latian, p. ode
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To grow sluggish, dull Álatode uilesceret, An. Ox. 7, 131. Cf. the gloss to the same word: Uilesceret i. tardaret vel latode, Angl. xv. 208, 13

Linked entry: latian

freóls-dæg

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Hú on freólsdagum ( in sanctorum natalitiis ) seó nihtlice wæcce healdenne sý ... sealmas sýn gesungene þe þám freólsdæge belimpað, R. Ben. 39, 4-9. Add

in-waru

(n.)
Grammar
in-waru, e; f.
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Performance of services due in the case of in-land. v. werian ; c .iii. hída inware, and óðer healf útware, Cht. E. 235, 28

mid-hlít

(n.)
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fellowship Gyf hwylc. . . andetnesse cuman nele fram cirycean hé is ánýdanne and fram gemǽnsumunge and midhlýte geleáffulra ( a communione et consortio fidelium ], Nap. 45

Linked entry: hlít

ofer-glésan

(v.)
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to write an English word over a Latin one to explain the latter, make an interlinear gloss Aldred hit oferglóesade on Englisc, Jn. p. 188, 7

Linked entry: glésan

swín-hege

(n.)
Grammar
swín-hege, es; m.
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A fence to keep swine from straying bysceopes swýnhege; ondlong heges, C.D. iii. 77, 11. Of ðǽre burnan on ðane swýnhege; andlang heges, 78, 5

á-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
á-teorian, l. á-teórian,
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and add: of material, to end, not to be continued -Ymbe þæt útan þe þæs scapularæs handstoca áteóriað ( where the cuffs end), Tech. ii. 127, 20

ge-swystra

(n.)

sisters

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To mínre méder and geswystrum to my mother and sisters, Nar. 1, 12

be-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-felgan, bi-felgan; p. -fealg, -fealh, -felh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen.

To stick or cling tobetake oneselfinhærereinsistereTo delivertransmitconsigntraderecommittere

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To deliver, transmit, consign; tradere, committere He hine róde befealg he delivered him to the cross, Andr. Kmbl. 2654; An. 1328

HÝR

(n.)
Grammar
HÝR, e; f.

HIREinterest

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híre ad usuram, Deut. 23, 19. Hwí ne sealdest ðú mín feoh hýre quare non dedisti pecuniam meam ad mensam, Lk. Skt. 19, 23. Ðe hyra feoh lǽnaþ hýre qui pecuniam suam mutuam dant fænore, L. Ecg. P. iii. proem; Th. ii. 194, 31

Linked entries: hýre hír

in-fær

(n.)
Grammar
in-fær, es; n.

An entranceingress

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Hé hæfþ gerýmed rihtwísum mannum infær his ríce he hath opened to righteous men an entrance to his kingdom, 28, 13. Geopenige úre sárnys ús infær sóðre gecyrrednysse let our affliction open to us an entrance to true conversion, ii. 124, 7.

mǽþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-líc, adj.

Moderatein accordance with due measureproper to a person's degreehaving regard to others

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Moderate, in accordance with due measure, proper to a person's degree, having regard to others (v. mǽþ-líce) Beón ða heregeata swá hit mǽþlíc sý let the heriots be as is proper to the several degrees (earl's, king's thane, &c. ), L. C.

Linked entry: mǽþ-full

ed-hwyrft

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Substitute: return to a place Ús is áléfed edhwyrft þǽm écean lífe, Bl. H. 137, 14. Gesǽligum edhwyrftum felici reditu, Wrt.

flóde

(n.)
Grammar
flóde, a channel.
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¶ in compounds: mearflódan, C. D. iv. 66, 8: v. 245, 27. cytelflódan, iv. 66, 14. Add

for-sittan

(v.)

to stop up

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Add: trans. to stop up Gif eágan forsetene beóþ ... drýp on ꝥ eáge, Lch. iii. 2, 20. to lose by sitting, to fail to go and do something, neglect or defer a duty Gif preóst fulwihðe untrumes forsitte, Ll. Th. i. 38, 10.

ge-redian

(v.)
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K. 32. to find out, hit upon Sé hæfð gódne rǽd þe him geredað ǽfre hwæt him dónne sý and hvvæt forlǽtenne, Wlfst. 57, 15. Gerædað, 51, 19

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

ge-drencan

(v.)
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Add: to cause to drink, supply a person with drink Wætre snytres gidrenceð hine Drihten aqua sapientiae potabit illum Dominus, Rtl. 46, 11. Gidrencde, 84, 33. <b>I a.

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, es; m.

DIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditchvallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est

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On ðone díc to the dike, 494. 37

Linked entry: fæsten-díc

ge-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen.

to bearcarrymovegoproceedvehereireprocedereto weighmeasure

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to bear, carry, move, go, proceed; vehere, ire, procedere He to ðære byrig gewæg mycelne aad advexit illi urbi plurimam congeriem, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22.

Linked entries: ge-wæge wegan