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gita

Grammar
gita, l. gíta,
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Cf. gít; 2 þá gíta feorron adhuc longe positus, Gr. D. 36, 15. with comparatives. Cf. gít; Þás þeófas willað ríxian gýta ( accented in MS. ) swíðor þonne hig ǽr dydon, Ll. Th. i. 238, 23

rihte

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Th. 5, 2. rightly, with undisputed title wes swíðe rihte mínes hláfordes kynnes his title to kinship with my lord was indisputable, Solil. H. 61, 10. v. eall-, hér-, ofdún- (cf. ádún, C. D. iii. 406, 26), sceaft-, súþ-, þǽr-, un-, úp-, west-rihte

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Forsió ǽlce ólicunge (óliccunge, Cott. MSS.) ðisses middangeardes blandimenta mundi despiciat, 14, 2; Swt. 83, 6.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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land that he [Helmstan] occupied was held in fee from Ordlaf, so he [Helmstan] could not forfeit it, Chart.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

heáfod-mann

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Add: a head-man, a person of high position or rank: — Híredmanna gehwilc sille pænig tó ælmessan . . . and heáfodmen teódian, Wlfst. 181, 17. sende tó Scotlande, and bæd ðá heófodmenn (ealdormenn maiores natu, Bd. 3, 3; Sch. 199, 6), Hml.

molda

(n.)
Grammar
molda, or molde, an; m. or f.

The top of the head

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The top of the head Ðæt galdor man sceal singan ǽrest on ðæt wynstre eáre ðænne on ðæt swíðre eáre ðænne ufan ðæs mannes moldan the charm must first be sung into the left ear, then into the right ear, then on the top of the man's head, Lchdm. iii. 42

Linked entry: mold-gewind

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Ac Harold his bróðor wiðcwæð, and Beorn eorl, ðæt hig noldon him ágyfan nán þingc ðæs ðe se cing heom gegyfen hæfde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 31. Cwæð sum wyln, ðæt mid ðam Hǽlende wǽre, and wiðcwæð, ðæt hine ne cúðe, Homl.

a-lýsendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-lýsendlíc, adj.

Loosingsolutorius

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Loosing; solutorius He nine acsade, hwæðer he ða alýsendlícan rúne cúðe he asked him, whether he knew the loosing runes [literas solutorias], Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 25

clǽnsung

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung, e; f.

A CLEANSING, purifying, chastening, expiation, chastityemundatio, purificatio, castigatio, expiatio, castitas

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Wæs he mid clǽnsunge forhæfednesse weorþ and mǽre erat abstinentiæ castigatione insignis, 4, 28; S. 606, 39. Biþ heó fremiende to his clǽnsunge erit in expiationem ejus proficiens, Lev. 1, 4.

in-dryhten

(adj.)
Grammar
in-dryhten, adj.

Noblecourtly

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Voc. ii. 48, 37 belong here ?

Linked entry: dryhten

un-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽle, adj.

Spotlesswithout marks or spotsimmaculatevirgin

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on fǽmnan ástág, mægeð unmǽle, 45, 18; Cri. 721

Linked entries: mǽle mǽle

bisceop

under

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Lundenwaran lufodon þæt heó þeówedan heora deófolgelda biscopum idolatris magis pontificibus seruire gaudentes, Bd. 2, 6; Sch. 138, 9

feormian

(v.)

to cleanseto furbish

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mec (a lance) fægre feormað, Rä. 72, 18. Fe(o)r(mie) wǽge, B. 2253

for-þryccan

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Add: to injure or destroy by pressure, literal Mid þý fylle ðæs wáges forþryccende ( opprimens ) geþrǽste ǽnne þára muneca, Gr. D. 125, 6.

ge-lystan

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hæfde hí þá hwíle þe him geliste, Chr. 1046 ; P. 164, 30

geómrian

(v.)
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Þú geómrast for þám þe heó onhwyrfed is, Bt. 7, 1; F. 16, 9. Ðú giómras gemas, Kent. Gl. 94. swýþe weóp and geómrian ongan flens et gemens, Guth. Gr. 162, 33. Gémerian and wépan gemere et flere, Scint. 34, 3.

sum-dǽl

(n.; adv.)
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gewát féran út sumdǽl óðres weorces (sum weorc, v. l.) tó wyrcanne ad exercendum opus aliquod discessit, 63, 28. Tó þon ꝥ heó mihte sumdǽl (sumne dǽl, v. l. ) hwǽtes (hwylcnehugu hwǽte, v. l.) geclǽnsian ad purgandum triticum, 97, 3. [v. N. E.

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundleto tie roundsurround with a bondto tieattach with a string,to tie a rope,

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Þæt heó náme ǽnne wernægel and becnytte tó ánum hringe mid hire snóde, ii. 28, 18. with acc. of the fastening to tie a rope, Hí becnytton ánne wriþan onbútan his swuran, Hml. S. 23, 607

be-faran

to come uponsurprisecatch

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to come upon, surprise, catch Ætsǽton ðá Centiscan beæftan . . . þá befór se here hié ðǽr, Chr. 905; P. 94, 7. Þá landesmenn hine befóron innan þǽre burh and hine ofslógon, 1068; P. 203, 21.

lufian

(v.)
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R. 12, 25. to have a strong lilting for, be very fond of lícet ðæt lufige ðæt ne lufað, ðisses middangeardes gilp lufað, and lícett swelce ðone onscunige fingit se de bono opere amare, quod non amat, de mundi autem gloria non amare,