scín-lác
magic ⬩ necromancy ⬩ sorcery ⬩ a particular act of magic ⬩ a sorcery ⬩ delusion produced by magic ⬩ delusion ⬩ superstition ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ a delusive appearance ⬩ a spectre ⬩ apparition ⬩ phantom
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Ða ðe galdorcræftas begangaþ, and mid ðǽm unwære men beswícaþ, and hí áweniaþ from Codes gemynde mid heora scínlácum, Blickl. Homl. 61, 25.
un-lytel
not little ⬩ great ⬩ not little ⬩ not few in number ⬩ much ⬩ not little ⬩ great
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of size, extent, not little, great Wé magon tócnáwan be hyre leóman ðæt seó sunne unlytel is, Lchdm, iii. 236, 11. Wolcen unlytel, Ps. Th, 77, 16. Unlytel dǽl foldan, Cd. Th. 154, 4; Gen. 2550. Unlytel dǽl eorþan gesceafta, 97, 17; Gen. 1614.
lóc
look ⬩ see ⬩ however
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Swá ðæt lóc hwenne ðæt flód byþ ealra héhst, Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 5.
Linked entry: LÓCIAN
folc-truma
A host of people ⬩ people ⬩ pŏpŭli cohors ⬩ pŏpŭlus
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A host of people, people; pŏpŭli cohors, pŏpŭlus Cweðe eall folctruma, sý ðæt, sý ðæt oððe beó hit swá dīcet omnis pŏpŭlus, fiat, fiat, Ps. Lamb. 105, 48. Folctruman andettaþ ðé pŏpŭli confĭtēbuntur tĭbi, 44, 18.
Linked entry: truma
réceleásness
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Carelessness, negligence Improvidentia, ðaet is réceleásnys, Wulfst. 52, 18. Ongeán ðam wíslícan rǽde se wiðerrǽda deófol sǽwþ réceleásnesse, and eác gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý, 53, 7.
ge-cræftan
To contrive ⬩ build ⬩ molīri ⬩ machināri
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Ðæt Godes tempel wæs wundorlíce gecræft the temple of God was wonderfully contrived, Homl. Th. ii. 574, 29
weorold-geriht
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A secular or civil right Woruldgerihta ic wille ðæt standan on ǽlcum leódscipe swá góde swá hý mon on betste áredian mæge . . . And ic wille ðæt woruldgerihta mid Denum standan be swá gódum lagum swá hý betst geceósan mægen, L. Edg.
rǽd-þeahtere
A counsellor, adviser
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A counsellor, adviser Ða ( the senators ) wǽron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó ðon ðæt hié heora rǽdþeahteras wǽron, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 3.
frætwung
An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum
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An adorning adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum He micele swíðor lufode ðære heortan clǽnnysse ðonne ðæra stána frætwunge he much more loved cleanness of heart than the adornment of stones, Homl. Th. i. 508, 22.
Linked entries: frætewung freatewung fretwung
CALIC
A cup, CHALICE, goblet ⬩ calix
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Dǽl calices mínes pars calicis mei, Ps. Spl. 15, 5. He genam ðone calic accepit calicem, Mt. Bos. 26, 27, 28; Ps. Th. 115, 4; Ps. Surt. 115, 13
DÉMA
a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire ⬩ censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter ⬩ the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal
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Sceall ǽghwylc ðǽr riht gehýran dǽda gehwylcra, þurh ðæs déman múþ there shall every one hear the right of all his deeds, through the judge's month, Elen. Kmbl. 2564; El. 1283: Exon. 69 b; Th. 257, 33; Jul. 256.
ǽr
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Hí cwǽdon ðæt Críst nǽre, ǽr hé ácenned wæs of Marian, Hml. Th. i. 70, 5.
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ég-þyrl
a window
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a window Þurh ðæs húses égþyrl through the window of the house, Jos. 2, 15
ísig
Icy
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Icy, covered with ice Ðǽr stód hringedstefna ísig and útfús, Beo. Th. 65; B. 33
míl-gemet
A mile-measure ⬩ a mile-stone
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A mile-measure, a mile-stone On ðæt mílgemæt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 252, 21
myndgiend
One who reminds
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One who reminds Gyf Frysna hwylc ðæs morþorhetes myndgiend wǽre, Beo. Th. 2215; B. 1105
neáh-dún
A neighbouring hill
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A neighbouring hill Of ðǽm neáhdúnum and scrafum ex vicinis montium speluncis, Nar. 14, 6
neáh-wæter
A piece of water that is near
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A piece of water that is near Wé gewícodon be ðǽm neáhwætrum, Nar. 22, 24
líchanga
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Andlang gemǽres ðæt on líchangan; of líchangan on Pocgingróde, C.D. v. 321, 32
drync
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Sý hé áscyred fram ðæs dæges drince (cf. 15, 14-) excommunicetur, Chrd. 24, 14. Add