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þeóf-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-wracu, e; f.
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Punishment for theft Gif hé eft ofer ðæt stalie ... sleá man hine on ða þeófwrace, L. Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 4

undern-rest

(n.)
Grammar
undern-rest, e; f.

Rest in the morning

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Rest in the morning Ðá hé árás on dæge of undernræste (postquam de meridiana quiete surrexerunt, Bede's Vita Cudbercti, c. 35), Shrn. 64, 7

un-geþwǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽrlíce, adv.

Ungentlycrossly

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Ungently, crossly Ðá andswarode heó hire ungeþwǽrlíce: 'Ðeáh ðe God ðínne wer æt ðé genáme, hwæt sceal ic ðæs dón?' Homl. Ass. 121, 153

Linked entry: ge-þwǽrlíce

sæp-spón

(n.)

a chip or shaving with sap in it

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a chip or shaving with sap in it Genim geongre ácrinde hand fulle . . . sceafe ðæt gréne, wylle ða sæpspóne on cúmeolce, Lchdm. ii. 292,27

of-manian

(v.)

to exact a fine or due

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to exact a fine or due Ofmanige se bisceop ða bóte tó ðæs cynges handa, L. Edg. ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 19, note

Linked entry: manian

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Se ðe ðæt gelǽsteþ him biþ leán gearo, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 14; Gen. 435. Him ðæs grim leán becom terrible retribution befel them for that, 2; Th. 3, 36; Gen. 46.

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

fléring

(n.)
Grammar
fléring, e; f.

A FLOORINGcontăbŭlātio

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A FLOORING; contăbŭlātio On ðære nyðemestan fléringe wæs heora gangpyt and heora myxen, on ðære óðre fléringe wæs ðæra nýtena fóda gelogod, on ðære [MS. ðone] þriddan fléringe [MS. fléringa] wæs seó forme wunung, and ðǽr wunodon ða wildeór and ða réðan

hwæl

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl, es; m.

A whale

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Hé gesceóp ða micclan hwalas, Lchdm. iii. 234, 12

meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
meahtig, <b>mæhtig, mehtig, mihtig;</b> adj.

mightypowerfulablePossible

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On ðysum eahta dǽlum (parts of speech) synd ða mǽstan and ða mihtigostan nomen and verbum, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 5. Possible Mæhtiga possibilia, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 23: Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 27

ge-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séðan, p. de; pp. ed [séðan to affirm]

To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirmeffāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre

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Ðære gesyhþe sóþ wæs gecýðed and geséðed cujus vērĭtas prŏbāta est, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 50: Cd. 208; Th. 257, 7; Dan. 254. Geséððe, pp. pl. proved, Ps. Th. 118, 160. Ða wurdon mid manegum tácnum geséððe which were proved by many miracles, Homl.

súþ

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ, adv.
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Him is ðæt heáfod súð gewend and ða fét norð, Shrn. 66, 23. Syndon óðere eálond súð fram Brixonte, Nar. 36, 7. Seó eá súþ ðonan ligeþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 21: Salm. Kmbl. 382; Sal. 190. Fóron ðá súþ ofer Temese, Chr. 831; Erl. 68, 1.

þingere

(n.)
Grammar
þingere, es; m.
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Ðæs wordes ( Paraclete ) andgit is swá mon cweþe þingere, Blickl. Homl. 135, 33. Ðæt heó ús sý niilde þingere wið úrne Drihten, 159, 33. Ic beó eówer þyngere tó Gode, Shrn. 155, 2: Homl. Ass. 137, 701.

Linked entry: cyrc-þingere

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Ðǽr hí wraðe métaþ, 215, 3; Ph. 247. Ðæt hý wraþe sécen, frófre tó feóndum, 362, 12; Wal. 35. Ðǽr dú wraðe findest, Elen. Kmbl. 168; El. 84. Him Freá ælmihtig fultum tióde, wíf áweahte, and ða wraðe sealde leófum rince, Cd. Th. 11, 13;Gen. 174.

hynden

(n.)
Grammar
hynden, e; f.
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It will appear from the following passage that the hynden was an association of ten tithings Ðæt wé tellan á x. menn tógædere and se yldesta bewiste ða nigene tó ǽlcum ðara geláste ðara ðe wé ealle gecwǽdon and syððan ða hyndena heora tógædere and ǽnne

Linked entry: hynden-mann

set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.
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Cf. set-gang, setl. of men, a place where people remain, of an army, a camp, entrenchment, cf. to sit down before a place Ne com se here oftor eall úte of ðǽm setum ðonne tuwwa, óðre síþe ðá hié ǽrest tó londe cómon . . . óðre síþe ðá hié of ðǽm setum

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

un-geþyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþyldig, adj.

Impatient

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Swá ungeþyldige ðæt hí ne magon nán earfoþu geþyldelíce áberan, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 2 note. On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða ungeðyldegan (-geðyldgan, Hatt. MS.) and on óðre ða geðyldegan ...

Linked entry: ge-þyldig

for-þrysmian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þrysmian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [þrysmian to suffocate]

To suffocatechokestranglesuffōcāre

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Ða þornas bytforþrysmodon spinæ suffōcāvērunt illud, Lk. Bos. 8, 7. Ða synd forþrysmede qui suffōcantur, 8, 14

ge-ádlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ádlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ádlian to be sick, to languish]

To be sickto languishbecome impotentlanguescĕre

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Ðæt úre mód þurh wærscipe wacole beón, ðæt hí þurh orsorhnysse ne asleacion, ne þurh nytennysse geádlion that our minds may be vigilant through heedfulness, that through security they slacken, not, nor through ignorance become impotent, Homl.

Linked entry: ádlian

rǽd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rǽd-líce, adv.
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Ðæt hé meahte ðæt folc ðý wíslícor and ðý rǽdlícor lǽran, Past. 18, 2; Swt. 131, 18. advisedly, deliberately, designedly, on purpose Rǽdlíce consulto, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 35. On ðám gemótan ðeáh rǽdlíce wurðan on namcúðan stówan, L.

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, es; m.
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.: ðæt ésceapa commisuram, Lind.) of níwum reáfe on eald reáf; elles ðæt níwe slít, and se níwa scyp (as before in MS. A. and Lind.) ne hylpþ ðam ealdan, Lk. Skt. 5, 36: Mt. Kmbl. 9, 16. Scyp (also scep, MS.

Linked entries: scyp é-sceapa ǽ-sceap