weard
ward, guard, watch ⬩ a watch, a body of men keeping watch ⬩ guardianship, protection, keeping
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ward, guard, watch Gefangen on hergiunge oþþe æt wearde utrum explorantem an in praelio raptus, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 5. Healdaþ wearde dæges and nihtes die ac nocte manebitis observantes custodias, Lev. 8, 35. Weras wæccende wearde heóldon, Judth.
hǽlu
Health, safety, salvation
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Health, safety, salvation Æt him is hǽlu mín ab ipso salutare meum, Ps. Th. 61, 1. Sý hǽlu úrum Gode ðe sitt ofer his þrymsetle salvation be to our God that sitteth on his throne, Homl. Th. i. 538, 18. Hǽlo, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26, 1; Cri. 411.
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on-feng
laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault
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Be þeófes onfenge æt þiéfþe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120, 4.
carl
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A churl, rustic; rusticus, colonus Carles wǽn the churl's wain or waggon, Æqu. Vern. 30, 5; Wrt. popl. science 16, 5; Lchdm. iii. 270, 11. 12; Boutr. Scrd. 29, 31. v. caries wǽn
for-swúgian
To pass over in silence ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrīre
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To pass over in silence; sĭlentio prætĕrīre Ǽlc ánweald biþ forswfigod gif he biþ bútan wísdóme every power is passed over in silence, if it be without wisdom. Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10
friþ-man
One who is under special protection
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One who is under special protection, 'friþ:' — Ǽlc ágenra friþmanna friþ hæbbe let each of those who are in our ' friþ ' be unmolested, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 5, 7, 13
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níd-wraca
One who is forced to be an avenger ⬩ who avenges an affront
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One who is forced to be an avenger, who avenges an affront Gif ǽnig gilda hwilcne man ofstleá, and hé neádwraca sí, and his bismer béte, fylste ǽlc gegylda, Chart. Th. 611, 29
Linked entry: wraca
gild-sester
A measure belonging to a guild ⬩ sextarius
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A measure belonging to a guild; sextarius Sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester fulne clǽnes hwǽtes let each guild-brother contribute one guild-measure full of clean wheat, Th. Chart. 606, 7: 611, 4
un-áwend
Unchanged ⬩ unaltered
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Unchanged, unaltered Hláfordes rihtgifu stande ǽfre unáwend (-áwended, MS. B.), L. C. S. 82; Th. i. 422, 3: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 231, 17. Ic wille ðæt se fréols stonde unáwent, 219, 20
ágen-slaga
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Ǽlc ágenslaga on écnysse ðrowað. Hml. S. 19, 230: Hml. Th. ii. 250, 22
ge-stingan
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Áhsa hwæþer hé ǽfre ware slegen on þá sídan oððe gestungen. Lch. ii. 258, 24
ádlíc
Sick ⬩ ill ⬩ diseased ⬩ corrupted ⬩ putrid ⬩ morbidus ⬩ ægrotus ⬩ tabidus ⬩ vitiatus ⬩ putidus
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Ádlig æger vel ægrotus, Wrt. Voc. 45, 59
seld-síne
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Ǽlc seldsýnde fisc ðe weorðlíc biþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 27
ge-rǽf
Fixed ⬩ fixus
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Ælf 32; Th. i. 80, 21, note
Linked entry: -rǽf
heáh-sunne
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and ǽce geseón ( velle illum solem videre ), Solil. H. 34, 17
weorold-níd
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Sý ǽlc hýrsunmys an woroldneódum cáflíce gefylled omnis obedientia in seculi necessitatibus strenue peragatur, 93, 9. Add
ge-þencan
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Þonne hé déþ ꝥ hé geþóht hafaþ, þonne gecýþe ic ꝥ ic wát ǽr hwæt hé þenceþ, 181, 9. <b>II a.
on-lútan
to lout, bend down, bow
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Ǽlc gesceaft biþ heald onloten (-locen, Fox) wið hire gecynde, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 7
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sprǽc
Speech. ⬩ speech, talking ⬩ speech, the faculty of speaking ⬩ skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence ⬩ what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words ⬩ speech, language, talk, discourse, words ⬩ a speech, language ⬩ speech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussion ⬩ a question, case that requires explanation ⬩ a sentence, decision, agreement, terms ⬩ a case, cause, suit, claim ⬩ talk about a person or thing, report, fame ⬩ words denoting places where there is speaking ⬩ lingua, loquela ⬩ colloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus
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Gif man mæssepreóst tihtlige ánfealdre sprǽce ... æt þrímfealdre sprǽce, L. Eth. ix. 19; Th. i. 344, 11-13, 15-17. Fultum æt swá micelere sprǽce, L. Ath. v. 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 16. Gif ús feoh áríse æt úrum gemǽnum sprǽce, v. 3; Th. i. 232, 5.