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sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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The sceatt is also mentioned in the Mercian law, Th. i. 190, 5, where '30, 000 sceatta' is equivalent to '120 punda.' This would give 250 sceatts to the pound.

Linked entry: sceat

hálig

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Háliges ( Moses') láre, Exod. 307 : (St. Andrew's ), An. 895 : 1391. Hálges ( St. Guthlac's ) lára, Gú. 979. Háligre ( St. Juliana's ) fæder, Jul. 61. Wearð þǽre hálgan hyht geníwad, 607. Þæt þám hálgan ( Noah ) wæs sár on móde, Gen. 1592 : An. 48.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Exon. l0 b; Th. 12, 9; Cri, 183. as a technical legal term [lád, II.] to clear from an accusation.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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[right] and the world's law, L.

Linked entry: ge-mét

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Sió heá lár lofty doctrine, 63; Past. 459, 8. Seó heáge dún the high mountain, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 29. Heáh heofoncyning heaven's high king, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 7; Gen. 463.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Ðǽr ne biþ leófra gedál ne láðra gesamnung there shall not be parting of friends there, or meeting of foes, Blickl. Homl. 65, 20.

Linked entry: leóf

ge-riht

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[The phrase on gerihte (geriht) occurs often in the charters which give the boundaries of land, and corresponds to various Latin phrases, e. g. per rectitudinem uiae, C.

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Swá ic geornlícor ðæt sylfe sóþ sóhte swá ic hit læs métte. Nú ðonne ic ondette ðæt on ðysse láre ðæt sylfe sóþ scíneþ, ðæt ús mæg syllan éces lífes hǽlo, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 29-32. Ic on ðínum sóðe gancge ambulabo in veritate tua, Ps.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Filgan hí ðam láfordscipe ðe ðæt land tó hýre let them follow the lordship that the land belongs to, Chart. Th. 549, 33. Eal ðæt folc ðe ðé híran sceal omnis populus qui subjectus est tibi, Ex. 11, 8.

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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The comparative is used where later English uses right (hand, side, etc.) Swíðra dexter, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 13, 1. With a noun Ðín swýðre eáge, ðín swíðre hand, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 29, 30.

cépan

(v.)
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Heó bæd ꝥ heó faran móste, wolde swá cépan þǽra crístenra láre, Hml. S. 2, 30. with clause Ðá hǽðenan cépton hú hí hine ácwealdon, Hml. S. 15, 48.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Lagu land gefeól ( of the water of the Red Sea when it fell upon the Egyptians trying to follow in the track of the Israelites ), Exod. 482: 491. to cause by falling Hit is on leóðum gesungen hwelcne demm hie Rómánum gefeóllan ( quantam reipublicae orbitatem

mǽg

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Th. i. 88, 2J. by the law of the church marriage was forbidden within certain limits of kinship Wé lǽrað . . . ꝥ ǽnig crísten mann binnan .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenan cynne ǽfre ne gewítie, ne on his mǽges láfe þe swá neáhsib wǽre, Ll.

alýfan

(v.)
Grammar
alýfan, hit -lýfþ; p. -lýfde, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pp. -lýfed; v. a.

To give leavepermitgrantpermittereconcederetradere

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To give leave, permit, grant; permittere, concedere, tradere Se eorl ongan alýfan landes the earl began to grant the land, Byrht. Th. 134, 26; By. 90. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21. Alýf me permitte mihi, Lk.

a-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
a-smeágan, -smeán ; p. -smeáde ; pp. -smeád

To look closely intoexaminetrace outelicitmeditate uponconsidercontemplateponderjudgedeembe of opinionthinkperscrutariinvestigareindagareelicerecontempláripensarecensere

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To look closely into, examine, trace out, elicit, meditate upon, consider, contemplate, ponder, judge, deem, be of opinion, think; perscrutari, investigare, indagare, elicere, contemplári, pensare, censere Nú ne máge we asmeágan hú God of ðam láme flǽsc

DUST

(n.)
Grammar
DUST, es; n.

DUST pulvis

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Lamb. 77, 27. Ligeþ dust ðǽr hit wæs the dust shall lie where it was, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 8; Seel. 105: l08 a; Th. 412, 10; Rä. 30, 12. Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104: Salm.

druncennes

(n.)
Grammar
druncennes, druncennys, druncenys, -ness, e; f.

DRUNKENNESSebriĕtas

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DRUNKENNESS; ebriĕtas Warniaþ eów, ðe-læs eówer heortan gehefegode sýn on druncenesse attendĭte autem vobis ne forte graventur corda vestra in ebrietāte, Lk. Bos. 21, 34.

for-scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scrincan, he -scrincþ; p. -scranc, pl. -scruncon; pp. -scruncen [for-, scrincan to shrink]

To shrink updry updwindle awaywitheremarcescĕreexarescĕrearefiĕriarescĕre

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On ðam porticon læg mycel menigeo forscruncenra in his portĭcĭbus jăcēbat multĭtūdo magna arĭdōrum, Jn. Bos. 5, 3

murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
murcnian, p. ode

To murmurcomplainrepinegrieve

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Ðonne onginþ hé tó murcnienne, and þincþ him tó lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum. Homl. Th. i. 140, 19. Ða Phariséi gehýrdon ða menigeo ðus murcnigende be him, Jn. Skt. 7, 32: Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 27 (v. murcian)

ge-windan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-windan, p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden.

To twistweavebendwindtorquĕreplectereimplĭcāreTo goturnturn aboutrevolverollse vertĕrevolvĕre

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Se líg gewand on láðe men the flame rolled on to the hostile men. Cd. 186; Th. 231, 22; Dan. 251