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healf-clǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-clǽmed, adj.

Half finished

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Half finished [of house built with mud] Mín ðæt healfclǽmede hús my half-finished mud-hut, Shrn. 39, 20

sóþ-hwæðere

(con.)
Grammar
sóþ-hwæðere, conj.

Howeveryetnevertheless

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However, yet, nevertheless Sóðhueðre ic cueðo verumtamen dico, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 64: Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 42

hlýd

(n.)
Grammar
hlýd, es; n.

A sound

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A sound Losaþ gemynd heora mid hlýde [MS. hlydne] periit memoria eorum cum sonitu, Ps. Spl. T. 9, 7

Linked entry: hlýden

Certes íg

(n.)
Grammar
Certes íg, e; f.

CHERTSEYCertesia

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CHERTSEY; Certesia Hér [MS. hier] wurþan ða canonicas gedrifen út of ealdan mynstre fram Eádgáre cynge, and eác of niwan [MS. niwen] mynstre and of Certes íge, and of Mideltúine, and he sette ðárto munecas and abbodas: to niwan [MS. niwen] mynstre Ægel-gárum

for-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To rebukecensurerevilerefuserejectincrĕpāremaledīcĕrerecūsārerejĭcĕre

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MS. 65 a. 26

for-geldan

(v.)

to pay forrepayreturngiverenderreddĕreretrĭbuĕre

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Hine man forgelde let a man pay for him, L. H. E. 4; Th. i: 28, 7: 11; Th. i. 32, 7. Ða mágas healfne leód forgelden let his kindred pay half the fine [for slaying a man ], L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 8

ræfter

(n.)
Grammar
ræfter, es; m.
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Ǽrest man ásmeáþ ðæs húses stede, and eác man ðæt timber beheáwþ, and ða syllan man fægere gefégþ, and ða beámas gelegþ, and ða ræftras tó ðære fyrste gefæstnaþ, Anglia viii. 324, 7-9

ge-þingþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþ, e; f.
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Ꝥ grið ꝥ ealdormann on fíf burhga geþincðe sylle, béte manmid .xii. hund, and ꝥ grið ꝥ man sylleð on burhgeþincþe, béte manmid .vi. hund., Ll. Th. i. 292, 5-8

Linked entries: burh-geþingþ -þingþ

hafen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hafen-leás, adj.

Lacking means, poor, indigentinops

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Sum hafenleás man sceolde ágyldan healf pund ánum menn a certain indigent man had to pay a man half a pound, 176, 34. Se hafenleása 178, 6.

Linked entry: hæfenleás

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, es; n. f. (?)

A useless or injurious plant,a weed

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A useless or injurious plant, a weed Æceres weód, ðæt ðe bið on ofen ásend faenum agri, quod in clibanum mittitur Mt. Kmbl. 6, 30. Hwonan hæfð hit ðæt weód (zizania) ? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 27.

ilding

(n.)
Grammar
ilding, e; f.

Delayputting offdeferringprolongingconnivance

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Ne wæs ðá ylding tó ðon ðæt hí heápmǽlum cóman non mora ergo confluentibus catervis, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 31. Ne wæs dá ylding ðæt monige gelýfdon quid mora? crediderunt nonnulli, 1, 26; S. 487, 39: 3. 9; S. 533, 38.

Linked entries: yldig ælding eldung

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Ne mæg mín líchoma wiþ ðeáþ ge-dǽlan my body cannot separate [itself] from [i. e. avoid] death, Exon. Th. 124, 25; Gú. 343; 146, 19; Gú. 712. Gedaelde woeron ł todǽldon woedo míno partiti sunt vestimenta mea, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 24.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Nán man ne tǽce his getihtledan man fram him let no one send his accused man away, L. Ath. i. 22; Th. i. 210, 23: L. C. S. 28; Th. i. 392, 11. Tǽce him mon siððan tó nigcumenra manna húse, R. Ben. 97, 11. fig.

ǽnig

unicus

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cf. ánra gehwilc :-- Gefultuma ánegra (-e, v. l. ) ǽlces fylstes bedǽled, Hml. S. 23 b, 441. [Or ? áneg = single, sole; cf. O. Sax. énag: O. H. Ger. einag unicus.] with gen. Ic ne ondréd ðæt ðǽra ǽnig beswice, Nar. 30. 1.

hrægl

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Gearwende hine mið hrægle ( clamyde ), Mt. L. 27, 27. Mið fellereóde hrægle purpura, Mk. L. 15, 17. Cyrtel ł hrægl ðín and hrægl ł hæcla tunicam tuam et pallium, Mt. L. 5, 40. Ꝥ purbple hrægl purpureum uestimentum, Jn. L. 19, 5.

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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to keep the peace, ' friþ,' towards, make peace, to protect, defend, keep; pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre, tuēri Ðæt man eall friðige, ðæt se cyng friðian wille that one shall keep; the peace towards all that the king will, L.

Linked entry: freoðian

á-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lífan, (-lýfan, q. v.
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, Mk. 3, 4. Hwæþer álýfð ( licet ) ǽnegum men his wíf forlǽtan, 10, 2. Þá heofon*-*lican gerýno þá nánegum men ne álýfað tó secganne, Guth. 86, 6 Álýfende licens, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 264, 11

Linked entries: a-léfan á-lýfan

út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawedan outlawcalling for outlawry

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Sý hé útlah (-laga, MS. B.) wið God and wið men, L. C. S. 39; Th. i. 398. 25. Beó se þeóf útlah wið eall folc, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 9: L. C.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Hí hire áre ágéfon restituit mihi terras meas et omnia mea, Cht. Th. 203, 23. Þá áre þe hé áhte, xx hída æt Sendan, x æt Sunnanbyrg, 208, 24.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Cf. gegangeð, 10, 3. to run and do something Giarn (geharn, L.) án and gefylde copp mið æcede, Mk. R. 15, 36. to run together, coagulate Ne lǽt geyrnan ꝥ ǽg . . . dó of ꝥ mon gegnídan ne mæge, ꝥ bið geurnen, Lch. ii. 272, 16-22.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan