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sige-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
sige-spéd, e ; f.
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Kmbl. 1291 ; An. 646

Linked entry: sigor-spéd

un-lígne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lígne, adj.

Not to be denied or rejectedincontrovertible

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Not to be denied or rejected, incontrovertible Biscopes word and cyninges sié unlǽgne búton áðe a bishop's word and a king's is to be accepted without an oath, L. Wih. 16; Th. i. 40, 12. Þissa ealra áð sié unlégnæ, 21; Th. i. 42, 1

Linked entry: un-lǽgne

wíd-lást

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-lást, es ; m.
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Gé (the apostles) sindon earme ofer ealle menn, wadað wídlástas ( wide are your wanderings), weorn geféraþ earfoðsíða, Andr. Kmbl. 1353 ; An. 677

wésten

(adj.)
Grammar
wésten, adj. Desert
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Seó stów wæs swá wésten and swá dígle, ðæt næs ná ðæt án ðæt heó wæs ungewunelíc, ac eác swilce uncúð ðám landleódum him sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 105. Hé férde him ðanon tó ánum wéstenum earde, Homl. Ass. 66, 24: 71, 166

á-íþan

(v.)
Grammar
á-íþan, p. de
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Ger. ar-óden vastare, devastare.]

brastlung

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.), efne swylce þǽr tóburste sum mycel crocca on þám fyre immensum erepiium panis dedit, ac si ingens in ignibus olla crepuisset, Gr. D. 87, 17. Add

ge-swiporness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swiporness, -swiforness, -swioporness, e; f.

Craftcunningart:versutia

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Craft, cunning, art: versutia Ðæs deófles geswipornysse syndon swíðe unasecgendlíce the devil's arts are quite indescribable, Shrn. 38, 35. Ðæs ealdan feóndes geswifornis the old enemy's cunning, 37, 14.

ge-þýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þýwe, adj.

Customaryusual

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Customary, usual Him geþýwe wæs ðæt he oft ðǽr wunode [other version has his gewuna wæs] sæpius ibidem diverti ac manere consueverat, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 24. Swá him geþýwe ne wæs as was not usual with him, Beo. Th. 4654; B. 2332

ancor

(n.)
Grammar
ancor, ancer, oncer; g. ancres; m. [ancŏra = ἄγκυρα : uncus = ὄγκος a hook, v. DER.]

An anchorancora

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An anchor; ancora Ðín ancor is git on eorþan fæst thine anchor is yet fast in the earth, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 5. On ancre fæst fast at anchor, Beo. Th. 611; B. 303. On ancre rád rode at anchor, 3771; B. 1883.

Linked entries: ancer ancra

be-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cweðan, ðú -cwíst, he -cwiþ ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon ; pp. -cweden, -cweðen.

to sayassertdicereto reproachexprobrareto BEQUEATHto give by willlegare

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to say, assert; dicere Swá ðú worde becwíst as thou sayest by word, Andr. Kmbl. 386; An. 193 : 419 ; An. 210. to reproach; exprobrare Hí ecweðaþ, exprobraverunt, Ps.

Linked entry: bi-cweðan

be-fóran

(adv.)

Beforeat handopenlyanteantea præin conspectu, in conspectum

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Grammar be-fóran, adv. Before, at hand, openly; ante, antea, præ, in conspectu, in conspectum He sceal befóran féran he shall advance before Bt. Met. Fox 4, 35; Met. 4, 18. Wundor on eorþan he befórancýþde he revealed miracles on earth openly Andr.

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time jējūnii tempus

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Yfel biþ ðæt man riht fæstentíde ǽr mǽle ete it is bad that any one, at a lawful fast-time, eat before the time, 47; Th. i, 402, 23: L. Edg. C. 25; Th. ii. 250, 2

furður

(adv.)
Grammar
furður, adv.

Furthermoreultĕriusultra

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Further, more; ultĕrius, ultra Ǽr gé on land furður feran ere ye proceed further into the land, Beo. Th. 513; B. 254: 1527; B. 761: Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 30; Jul. 541: Cd. 94; Th. 121, 22; Gen. 2014: Andr. Kmbl. 2976; An. 1491.

heden

(n.)

an overcoata mantlecloak

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Orig. mastruca is explained as 'vestis Sardonica ex pelliculis ferarurn', and hæðen might refer (?) to Sardonica

a-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, lǽdan to lead]

to leadlead outwithdrawtake awayducereproducereeducereto be producedbrought forthto growproduci

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Swylce he of ægerum út alǽde as it from an egg had been brought forth, Exon. 593; Th. 214, 3; Ph. 233: 59b; Th. 215, 11; Ph. 251

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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Drihten, mín gebed deóre gehýre, and onfóh georne mine hálsunge, 142, 1: 118, 154. [v. N. E. D. dear ; adv. O. H. Ger. tiuro.]

hrægel-talu

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Substitute: The clothes to which the brethren of a monastery had a claim, which had to be furnished by the abbot, as no brother had a right to separate property. Cf.

tún

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ac feminarum, desolata ab hominibus praedia, Gr.

HÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HÓC, es; m.

A HOOK

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A HOOK Hooc arpago vel palum, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 71; Wrt. Voc. 16, 43. Ic eom swá swá fisc on hóce I am as the fish on the hook, Nar. 40, 33.

Linked entries: hóced hóc-ísern

lecg

(n.)
Grammar
lecg, e; f.
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Leo takes lecg = gift, legacy, and then a dish of three pounds and a cup of equal amount would go to make up the amount of eighty mancusses. As regards the value of a handseax, Chart.