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ǽwda-man

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwda-man, -mann, es; m.

A witnessfidejussorconsacramentalis

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A witness; fidejussor, consacramentalis Rim ǽwdamanna a number of witnesses, L. H. E. 5; Th. i. 28, 12

bǽr-man

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr-man, -mann, es; nom. pl. bǽrmenn; d. bǽrmannum; m.

A man who bearsa bearercarrierporterbajulus

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A man who bears, a bearer, carrier, porter; bajulus Ða bǽrmenn gesetton heora fótlǽst the porters set their footstep, Jos. 3, 15

cép-man

(n.)
Grammar
cép-man, -mann, es; m.

A chapman, merchantmercator

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A chapman, merchant; mercator Híg fóron mid óðrum cépmannum they went with other merchants, Gen. 42, 5

cýpe-man

(n.)
Grammar
cýpe-man, cýpe-mann,es; m.

A merchant

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A merchant, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4

dróf-man

(n.)
Grammar
dróf-man, -mann, es ; m.

A drove-man, cattle-keeper bŭbulcus

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A drove-man, cattle-keeper; bŭbulcus, Som. Ben. Lye

eóred-man

(n.)

a horseman ĕques

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a horseman; ĕques. Som. Ben. Lye

ettul-man

(n.)
Grammar
ettul-man, es; m.

A gluttonous manvŏrax hŏmo

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A gluttonous man; vŏrax hŏmo; — Hér ys ettulman ecce hŏmo vŏrax. Mt. Bos. 11, 19

Linked entry: etol

fáh-man

(n.)
Grammar
fáh-man, -mon, es; m.

A foeman, an enemyinĭmīcus

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A foeman, an enemy; inĭmīcus Gif hie fáhmon [fáhman MS. H.] geierne if a foeman flee to it, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9

Linked entry: ge-fáhmon

féðe-man

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-man, -mann, es; m.

A footmansoldierpĕdestris mīlespĕdes

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A footman or soldier; pĕdestris mīles, pĕdes, Som. Ben. Lye

flot-man

(n.)
Grammar
flot-man, -mann, -mon, -monn, es; m.

A float-mansailorpiratenautapīrāta

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A float-man, sailor, pirate; nauta,pīrāta Wícing oððe flotman pīrāta, Wrt. Voc. 73, 74. Flotmen pīrātæ, Lupi Serm. i. 14; Hick. Thes. ii. 103, 19. Flotmanna nautárum, Mone B. 114. Flotmonna freá chief of mariners [Noah ], Cd. 72; Th. 89, 3; Gen. 1475

Linked entry: flet-mon

forþ-man

(n.)

one very rich or wealthyprædīves

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one very rich or wealthy; prædīves, Som. Ben. Lye

freóls-man

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-man, gen. -mannes; m.

A freemanlīber

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A freeman; līber Ic wylle, ðæt ða ðe to mínre áre fón ðæt hí fédon twentig freólsmanna I will, that those who succeed to my property feed twenty freemen, Cod. Dipl. 694; Kmbl. iii. 295, 6

freó-man

(n.)
Grammar
freó-man, frí-man, frig-man, -mann, es; m.

A freemanfree-born manlībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmovir ingĕnuus

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A freeman, free-born man; lībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmo, vir ingĕnuus Ðæt ǽlc freóman getreówne borh hæbbe that every freeman have a true surety, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 7: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 19. Hwæt gifest ðú me freómanna to frófre what givest thou

frig-man

(n.)
Grammar
frig-man, -mann, es; m.

A freemanhŏmo līber

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A freeman; hŏmo līber Gif frigman freólsdæge wyrce if a freeman work on a festival-day, L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 12, note 28: 47; Th. i. 402, 21. Gif frigman fréum stelþ if a freeman steal from a freeman, L. Ethb. 9; Th. i. 6, 2

fryþ-man

(n.)
Grammar
fryþ-man, -mann.

Similar entry: friþ-man

ealdor-man

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-man, -mann, -mon, ealdur-, aldor-, eldor-, es; m. [eald old, not only in age, but in knowledge, v. eald, hence ealdor an elder; man hŏmo] .

ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor.eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves

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an elderman, ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king; mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. The

here-man

(n.)
Grammar
here-man, -mann, es; m.

A soldier

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A soldier Heremenn milites, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 8

mán-áþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mán-áþ, es; m.

A false oathperjury

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A false oath, perjury Se ðe mánáþ [other reading mǽnne áþ] swerige he who commits perjury, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. 212, 18

mán-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
mán-bealu, wes; n.

Wicked injury

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Wicked injury, Cd. 174; Th. 218, 27; Dan. 45

mán-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
mán-drinc, es; m.

An evil, poisonous drink

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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13