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seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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Sick, ill. of bodily infirmity or disease Sum seóc man quidam languens. Jn. Skt. II, I. Se is seóc infirmatur, 3. Hé seóc wæs infirmabatur , 6. Seóc hé biþ ðe tó seldan ieteþ. Exon. Th. 340, 16 ; Gn. Ex. III.

tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
tilþ, e; also tilþe, an; f.

labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is madean employmenttillagecultivation work on landgain from labourproduce of labour,acquisitioncropproducefruit

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Ic geann ðæs landes mid mete and mid mannum and mid ealre tylðe swá ðǽrtó getilod biþ, 529, 18, and often in the same will. Fela tilða hám gæderian, Anglia ix. 261, 16. Da man oððe tilian sceolde oððe eft tilða gegaderian, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 25.

Linked entries: tylþ tilþe

be-leán

(v.)
Grammar
be-leán, p. -lóh, pl. -lógon; pp. -leahen

To hinder by blamereprehendreproveforbidprohiberereprobarereprehendere

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To hinder by blame, reprehend, reprove, forbid; prohibere, reprobare, reprehendere We lǽraþ ðæt preostas oferdruncen beleán óðrum mannum we enjoin that priests reprehend drunkenness in other men L. Edg. C. 57; Th. ii. 256, 14.

dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
dwæscan, p. dwæscede , dwæscte; pp. dwæsced, dwæsct

To extinguish, put out extinguĕre

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Feóndscype dwæscaþ, sibbe sáwaþ on sefan manna extinguish enmity sow peace in the minds of men, 14 b; Th. 30, 28; Cri, 486

ge-trýwþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trýwþ, e; f.

A covenanttreatypledgefaithfidelityfœduspignus

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Lytle getrýwþa wǽron mid mannum there has been little faith amongst men, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 104, 8: 107, 74; 111, 220

Linked entry: ge-treówþ

be-syrwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-syrwan, -syrewian, -syrian, -serian; p. -syrwde; pp. -syrwed

To ensnare, deceivecircumvenire, decipere, machinari

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Mynte se mánscaða manna cynnes sumne besyrwan the wicked spoiler expected to ensnare one of the race of men, Beo. Th. 1430; B. 713 : 1888; B. 942: Cd. 127; Th. 162, 13; Gen. 2680

un-áblinn

(n.)
Grammar
un-áblinn, es; n.

A not ceasing

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A not ceasing Ic geseó ða mánfullan smeáunge ðínre heortan; manna kynnes costere hafaþ ácenned on ðé ða unablinnu (-blinnunge?)

Linked entry: á-blinn

wan-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-spédig, adj.
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Ðás læssan lác, ðe wǽron wannspédigra manna lác. Homl. Th. i. 140, 6. Uton dón þearfum and wannspédigum sume híððe úre góda, ii. 100, 35. Se gýtsere berýpð ða wannspédigan, i. 66, 11

árfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árfæstlíce, adv.
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Se bisceop stóp tó þǽre cyste and árfæstlíce (árfullíce, v. l.) stræc (pie violentus ) tóbræc þǽre cyste locu, and þǽr genam þá twelf mancosas and hí gedǽlde þám þearfendum mannum, Gr.

ge-forewyrdan

Grammar
ge-forewyrdan, ge-forewordan.
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., and add: To settle the terms of an agreement, agree Nú wille ic ðæt heora cwide stande swá swá hit geforewird wes on gódre manna gewitnesse, C. D. iv. 201, 4. Standan ðá forword ðe ǽr wið ðæne arcebiscop ge-forwyrd wǽran, iii. 352, 5

gild-scipe

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And þis sind þára manna nama[n], Cht. Th. 609, 24. Gif hwilc gilda forþfære, gebrynge hine eal se gildscipe þǽr hé tó; wilnie . . . Wrece eal gildscipe þone gildan, 611, 2, 25. Of Alwines gildscipe . . . Of þám gildscipe on Lége, 610, I. 9. Add

in-lenda

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Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe blód ytt sceal losian of his folce, beó hé inlenda beó hé ælðeódig ( homo quilibet de domo Israel et de advents qui peregrinaniur inter eos,. si comederit sanguinem, disperdam animam illius de populo suo, Lev. 17, 10), E.

leód-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rǽden, <b>, leód-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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A population; people, the country of a people Hwylc wundor is, þeáh þe wé þis be mannum secgan, nú seó úplice leódrǽden þǽre ængellican gecynde of sumum dǽle æfwerdlan áræfnede of hyra efenceasterwarum quid mirum quod hoc de homine dicitur, quando illa

sceamleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceamleáslíce, adv.

Shamelessly, impudently

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Hí swíðe grǽdilíce eorþcundum lustum filigaþ and oft swíðesceamleáslíce on manna gesyhþe, R. Ben. 139, 28. Hié scamleáslícegielpaþ ðisses hwílendlícan onwaldes improbe de temporali potestate gloriantur Past. 19, 2; Swt. 145, 9.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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S. 35, 197. to get into one's power so as to prevent escape, seize, secure Gewylde (-wilde, v. l. ) man hine swaðor man mæge swá cucenne swá deádne, Ll. Th. i. 268, 17. Gewilde, 168, 22.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Ne underfó nán man óðres mannes man bútan ðæs leáfe ðe hé ǽr fyligde, L. Ed. 10; Th. i. 164, 14: L. Ath. i. 22; Th. i. 210, 20: iv. 1; Th. i. 220, 18. 'God underféng his cnapan Israhél.'

Linked entry: under-niman

gifan

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Ágife (gyfe, v. l. ) man þám ágenfrígean his ágen, Ll. Th. i. 390, 7.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Manna gehwilc óðrum beóde ðæt riht ðæt hé wille ðæt man him beóde and ðæt is swýðe riht lagu let every man offer that justice to another that he wishes to be offered to himself, and that is a very just rule, 49; Th. i. 326, 32.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Ðæt wíse men scelfon settan steóre dysigum mannum, swá ðæt hí ðæt dysig and ða unðeáwas álecgan, 268, 2. On steórum in increpationibus, Ps. Spl. 38, 14. [See O. E.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Gange ǽlc man ðæs tó gewitnesse ðe hé durre on ðam háligdóme swerian, L. Eth. iii. 2; Th. i. 292, 14.

Linked entry: fore-swerian