for-wyrd
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In écere forwyrde, Wlfst. 188, 8. Fram þǽre écan forwyrde, Gr. D. 348, 19. On éce forwyrde, Bl. H. 101, 13: 159, 20. Tó écum forwyrdum, Hml. Th. i. 516, 3. n. On seáð forwyrdes in puteum interitus, Ps. L. 54, 24.
stǽlan
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Feówertig daga fǽhðe ic wille on weras stǽlan for forty days will I make on men my charge of enmity against me, Gen. 1352. In the last line but one for death read wounding, for slain, wounded.]
cyn-ren
A family course, family, generation, kind, nation, posterity ⬩ generatio, genus, natio, progenies, propago
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Ðis ys Thares cynryn this is the generation of Terah, Gen. 11, 27. On cynrynum cynrena [MS. kynrynum kynrena] in generationes generationum, Ps. Lamb. 71, 5.
grin
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On grine in laqueum, 68, 23. Gryne, 65, 10. Ic fó mid grine laqueo, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 29, 17. Iudas férde and mid gryne hyne sylfne ahéng Iudas wente awey and goyinge awey he hangide hym with a grane, Wyc; laqueo se suspendit, Mt. Bos. 27, 5: Homl.
gealg-treów
a gallow-tree
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Add: a gallow-tree (gallows-tree comes in only in the 19th cent. The older form remains in local names e. g. Gallowtree-gate in Leicester) Tó ðám galhtreówe on deópan dene, C. D. iii. 439, 12
ládung
An excusing ⬩ an apology ⬩ excuse ⬩ a defence ⬩ exculpation ⬩ purgation
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I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 15
Linked entry: be-ládung
un-gecoren
unchosen ⬩ unselected ⬩ reprobate ⬩ evil
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could not, then six men were to be nominated and from them he was to get one for every ox (or its equivalent) that was in dispute, L.
Linked entry: ge-coren
tó-tellan
To distinguish in counting ⬩ count separately
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in winter day.
þolian
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Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 14: L. Edg. i. 4; Th. i. 264, 15. Þolie se þeówa his hýde oþþe hýdgyldes ... þolie se frigea his freótes, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 4, 6. Þolige se déma, ðe óðrum wóh déme, á his þegenscipes, L. Edg. ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 17: Chart.
bóc
a book ⬩ a document ⬩ register ⬩ catalogue ⬩ a charier ⬩ a book ⬩ volume ⬩ literary work ⬩ pages
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Béc in catalogo, An. Ox. 341. On cyninga bócum in basileon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 4. a legal document, a bill of divorce Híw*-*gedáles bóc libellum repudii, Mk. 10, 4. a charier Hafingseotan boec, C. D. B. i. 402, 5.
singan
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I. prm. ; Th. ii. 396, 8. Hringíren scír song in searwum, Beo. Th. 651 ; B. 323. Ic seah sellíc þing singan, Exon.
fant-fæt
A font vessel, the font for baptism ⬩ baptistērii vas
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font-vessel, sinful through Adam's transgression, but it is washed from all sins within, though without it change not its appearance, Homl.
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folc-gefeoht
Folk-battle ⬩ a great battle ⬩ pitched battle ⬩ publĭca pugna ⬩ plēnum prælium
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Wurdon ix folcgefeoht gefohten nine great battles were fought, Chr. 871; Erl. 77, 7: 887; Erl. 87, 9. On þrím folcgefeohtum in three pitched battles, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 66, 11. cf. Icel. fôlk-orrusta
fót-cops
A fetter ⬩ shackle for the feet ⬩ pĕdĭca ⬩ compes
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Hig ge-eádméttan on fótcopsum fét his humiliāvērunt in compĕdĭbus pĕdes ejus, Ps. Lamb. 104, 18. Hine ne mihte nán man mid fótcopsum gehæftan no man could confine him with fetters, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 27: Mk. 5, 4.
Linked entry: fót-cosp
rǽdness
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On rǽdnysse in maturitate, Blickl. Gl. Ðone þóþor mid swiftre rǽdnesse geslegene ongeán gesænde tó ðam plegendan cynge, Ap. Th. 13, 4. Rǽdnisse (hrædnisse ?) concursionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 24.
BLÁT
Livid, pale, ghastly ⬩ lividus, pallidus ⬩ livor
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Hungres on wénum, blátes beódgæstes in expectation of hunger, of a pale table-guest, 2177; An. l090. Ðæt biþ frécne wund, blátast benna that is a dangerous wound, most ghastly of sores, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 13; Cri. 771
Linked entry: ǽ-blǽte
ge-wyrde
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In agreement with (gen. cf. (?) ge-weorþan (with gen.) ; I a γ, b γ, c γ, 2 c γ), making acknowledgement of Him man wearp uppan ꝥ hé scolde beón ðes cinges swica and hé was ðas gewyrde ( he was in agreement with this i. e. he admitted the charge.
hridder
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Voc. ii. 98, 12. Hridder capisterium, 92, 3: 19, 38.
wæter-flód
A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b
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On wæterflódum in aquoso, 62, 2
socian
to soak ⬩ to steep in a liquid ⬩ to soak ⬩ to lie in a liquid
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. dagas oþþe má Lchdm. ii. 252, 11.