un-scyld
A grievous fault
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A grievous fault Gif míne fýnd ne rícsiaþ ofer mé, ðonne beó ic unwemme, and beó geclǽnsod fram ðǽm mǽstum scyldum; ac gif hí mé ábysgiaþ, ðonne ne mæg ic sneágan míne unscylda, Ps. Th. 18, 12
wíd-férende
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Th. 193, 32; Az. 130. Ne magon ðǽr gewunian wídférende, ne ðǽr elþeódige eardes brúcaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 558; An. 279
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ge-þwǽrlic
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Concordant, agreeing, harmonious Ne cymð náht ungelíc trymnes upp, ac swíþe geþwǽrlicu of ðǽre gemynde gódra mægena non dispar aedificatio oritur ex memoria virtutum, Gr. D. 8, 3. Be geþwǽrlicre de concordi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 8
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mylen-gafol
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revenue derived from a mill Hǽr stent gewriten hwæt Baldwine abbod hæfð geunnen his gebróþra tó caritatem, ꝥ is ii mylne-gafel æt Lacforde, hælf pund at ꝥ án and xii óran æt ꝥ óþer, Nap. 46
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sméþe
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Add Sume habbað sméðne weg and rihtne, Solil. H. 44, 10. On sméðan dúne; of sméðan dúne, C. D. B. ii. 469, 26. On ðá sméðan ác, C. D. iii. 79, 20. On sméðe métue, 460, 19
sóþsecgendlíce
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Truly Þá þá þǽr wæs án geleáffull man sóðsecgendlíce (sóðsecgende, v. l.) in gangende, hræðe se leása gást onweg gewát dum domum unus veraciter fidelis ingressus est, ab ea protinus mendax spiritus abscessit, Gr. D. 185, 17
un-gewitt
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Heó út eóde mid swá hálum and gesundum andgyte, swylce heó nǽfre ǽnig ungewit oððe unhǽle hire heáfodes næfde ita sanato sensu egressa est, ac si eam numquam insania capitis ulla tenuisset, Gr. D. 176, 25. Add
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riht-aþelu
True nobility
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True nobility Ealle sint emnæþele, gif wé willaþ ðone fruman sceaft geþencan ... and siððan eówer ǽlces ácennednesse. Ac ða ryhtæþelo bíþ on ðam móde, næs on ðam flǽsce, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 19 : Met. 17, 20
ge-teón
to draw ⬩ lead ⬩ incite ⬩ excite ⬩ constrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bring up ⬩ instruct ⬩ bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ draw or bind together ⬩ string a musical instrument ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ perducere ⬩ stringere ⬩ evaginare ⬩ excitare ⬩ constringere ⬩ educare ⬩ instituere ⬩ ad finem perducere ⬩ complere ⬩ nervis aptare vel instruere ⬩ to bring as an offering or gift ⬩ contribute ⬩ bestow ⬩ give ⬩ conferre
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Ap. 25, 15. to bring as an offering or gift, contribute, bestow, give; conferre Onweald geteáh wicga and wǽpna gave possession of war-horses and weapons, Beo. Th. 2093; B. 1044: 4337; B. 2165.
standan
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Add Ꝥ wæter wæs standende and beleác þá duru þǽre cyrican the water formed as it were a wall, and closed the entrance to the church, Gr. D. 220, 16. add Þara six hída þæ ꝥ mynstær on stent, C. D. iii. 274, 9.
acol-mód
Of a fearful mind ⬩ timid ⬩ pavidus animo
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Of a fearful mind, timid; pavidus animo Eorl acolmód a chief in trembling mood, fearful mind, Exon. 55 b ; Th. 195, 36; Az. 166. Þegnas wurdon acolmóde the thanes were chilled with terror, Andr. Kmbl. 753; An. 377
eówic
you
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you; acc. pl. of pers. pron. ðú Fæder alwalda mid ár-stafum eówic gehealde may the all-ruling Father with honour hold you, Beo. Th. 640; B. 317. Eówic grétan hét bade to greet you, 6182; B. 3095
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ge-delf
A delving ⬩ the act of digging ⬩ a trench ⬩ fossio ⬩ fossa
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A delving, the act of digging, a trench; fossio, fossa Mid gedelfe by digging, Ors. 2. 4; Bos. 44, 12. He lét delfon an mycel gedelf he had a great trench dug, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 58, 5
swegle
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Bright as the sun, splendid, brilliant, in a physical sense Ðæt ic sceáwige swegle searogimmas, Beo. Th. 5491; B. 2749. metaphorical, celestial Hé lífes weg gesóhte swegle dreámas (cf swegel-dreám), beorhtne boldwelan, Apostls. Kmbl. 64; Ap. 32
ge-edhiwod
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Substitute: ge-edhíwian; p. ode To give another shape to Nelle gé beón geedhíwode þissere worulde ac beóð geedhí-wode on níwnysse andgytes eówres nolite conformari huic saeculo, sed reformamini in nouitate sensus uestri, Scint. 58, 3, 4
ge-wealden
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S. 6, 275, and add Hié gewealdenne here on Umbre sendon an hergiunge quibusdam suis ad populandos agros in Umbriam praemissis, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 7
eácnung
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Add: increase Eácnunge supplemento, i. au(g)mento, An. Ox. 1000.
mearcung
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Add: as verbal noun, v. mearcian; Mearccinge, bærneytte cauterio, An. Ox. 1983. Wæs þæt Godes folc áhredd fram ðám fǽrlican deáðe þurh ðæs lambes offrunge and his blódes mearcunge, Hml.
lícham-lic
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Add: bodily, corporeal, physical or material as opposed to spiritual or immaterial Nán líchamlic gesceaft næfð náne sáwle búton se man ána, Hml. A. 12, 294. Ic eom þurh míne gecynd Hchamlic man and þú eart éce God, 156, 123.
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hleóðor-cyme
A coming that is attended with sound [of trumpets; cf. hleóðor cwom býman stefne, v. hleóðor], ⬩ the coming of an army
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[Cf. þrym-cyme a glorious coming.] Thorpe and Bouterwek translate oraculum, prophetia; Grein takes cyme as a separate word, and as an adjective