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rǽd-líce

(adv.)
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rǽd-líce, adv.
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wisely, skilfully, cleverly rǽdlíce slóh swá hine ( the ball ) nǽfre feallan ne lét, Ap. Th. 13, 5.

teám-byrst

(n.)
Grammar
teám-byrst, es; m.

The failure to produce a geteáma in a suit.

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Ðá týmde Wulfstán hine ( the stolen slave about whom the case had arisen) tó Æðelstáne; ða cende tém and lét ðone forberstan (he admitted having sold the slave to Wulfstan, but would not declare from whom he had obtained it) ...

teartlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teartlíce, adv.

Sharply, severely

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Sharply, severely Teartlíce acriter, Hpt. Gl. 477, 13: 507, 53. ðé tintregaþ teartlíce on wítum, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 154. beó teartlíce geswungen, Wulfst. 248, 13. Teartlícer acrius, Hpt. Gl. 515, 47. Teartlícur, Scint. 210, 12.

Thómas

(n.)
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sǽde þómé (thómase, later MS. ), Jn. Skt. 20, 27. nýdde ðysne Thómam, ðæt weorðode sunnan deófolgild, Shrn. 156, 9: Mk. Skt. 3, 18

and-sæc

(n.)
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and-sæc, n.
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Berst se teám swá wel swá sylf andsæc worhte . . . á bið andsæc swíðere þonne onsagu, Ll. Th. i. 290, 15-17. Ne beó nánes andsæces wyrðe he shall not be entitled to make denial, 288, 9. Þone þe tó nánan andsæce ne mæge, 228, 14.

ge-swencness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swencness, e ; f.
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Ne sprǽce . . . be Lazares geswencnesse (contritione), þá þá cwæð ꝥ onféncge manige yfel on his lífe. Gr. D. 310, 27. For þám þingum swá monigra geswencnissa ꝥ wé ealle þá niht férdon mid þurste gewǽcte, Nar. II. 29.

hwǽr-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr-hwega, adv.
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Þá bæd æt þæs mynstres hláforde, ꝥ him álýfde hwǽrhwugu (-hugu, v. l. ) ꝥ him móste byrgenne gegearwian, Gr. D. 225, 25

wíg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-steall, es; n.

A defensive positiona bulwarkbastiondefence

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A defensive position, a bulwark, bastion, defence Wígsteal propugnaculum Hpt. Gl. 487, 17: 530, 3. lǽteþ inwitflán brecan ðone burgweal, ðe him bebeád Meotud ðæt ðæt wígsteal wergan scealde. Exon. Th. 315, 30; Mod. 39.

on-girwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-girwan, p. -gircde

To divest, strip

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To divest, strip hine middangeardes þingum ongyrede and genacodade se mundi rebus exuit. Bd. 4, 3 ; S. 567, 24. Ongyrede hine ða geong hæleþ. . . gestáh on gealgan heánne. Rood Kmbl. 77 ; Kr. 39.

Linked entry: un-girwan

ge-þyldigean

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyldigean, -þyldgian, -þyldian; p. ode; pp. od

To be patientto bear patientlyendureto bearenduresustainsustinerepatientiam haberetolerarepati

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To be patient, to bear patiently, endure, to bear, endure, sustain; sustinere, patientiam habere, tolerare, pati He ne mæg geþyldgian ðæt he ðæt forhele he cannot bear to conceal it, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 216, 6, 8. Geþyldega patientiam habe, Mt.

gifan

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Se anweald þe gifþ his deórlingum, Bt. 29, 1 ; F. 102, 3. Gif man his mæn freóls gefe, Ll. Th. i. 38, 15. Þingie on þám ceápgilde . . . náht on þám wíte, bútan hit sé gifan wille ꝥe hit tó gebyrige, 210, 18.

for-ðig

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðig, conj.

Forbecauseĕnimetĕnimquiaquŏniam

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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4

friðo

(n.)
Grammar
friðo, indecl. f.

Peacepax

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He benam his feónd friðo he deprived his foe of peace, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 21; Gen. 57

friþ-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-sócn, e; f.

A peace-refugean asylumasȳlum

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A peace-refuge, an asylum; asȳlum Ðæt he friþsócne geséce that he may seek a refuge of peace, L. Eth. ix. 1; Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 25

fyrwitnys

(n.)
Grammar
fyrwitnys, -nyss, e; f.

Curiositycūriōsĭtas

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Ðæt he his fyrwitnysse fæderlíce miltsode that he would paternally compassionate his curiosity, ii. 138, 19

be-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tellan, p. -tealde, -telede, pl. -tealdon, -teledon; pp. -teald, -teled, -tæled; v. a. [be, tellan to tell]

To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clearexcusare

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To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear; excusare Ðæt he móste hine betellan that he might answer him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 12. Godwine betealde hine Godwin cleared himself, 1052; Ing. 238, 22

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, p. de

To be successful, succeed

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To be successful, succeed Ðam ðe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre ðǽr he gesǽlan mæg to him who will persecute every soul if he can manage it, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 6; Gú. 318

forhtlíce

(adv.)
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þá fǽringa forhtlíce ábrǽd . . . wæs forhtlíce geworden for þǽre ungewunelican gesihþe, Guth. 94, 20-23. Gif hwæt bið beboden ne forhtlíce (trepide), ne lætlíce bið geworden, R. Ben. I. 24, 17. Add

seód

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nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld búton ꝥ dæghwámlíce tó bigleofan hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 55. Add

Linked entry: á-seódan

for-brittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brittan, p. -britte; pp. -britted, -britt

To break in piecessmashbruiseconfringĕrecontĕrĕre

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he forbritte ealle his bígengan quōmŏdo contrīvĕrit omnes cultōres ejus, Deut. 4, 3. Beóþ ǽlce uncysta forbritte [MS. forbricte] all vices shall be crushed, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5