þeów-dóm
Service ⬩ servitude ⬩ slavery ⬩ bondage ⬩ thraldom ⬩ service of the church ⬩ divine service
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Th. 370, 22. in the less favourable sense Gif se Godes þeów nelle ðære cyrican on riht þeówian ðæt hé ðonne mid lǽwedum mannum onfó ðæs heardestan þeówdómes, Blickl. Homl. 49, 5.
be-fæstan
to fix, ⬩ to place in security ⬩ to fix in the mind ⬩ implant ⬩ to fix by promise or agreement ⬩ to pledge ⬩ to commit ⬩ to commit to a person's charge ⬩ to commit to a place ⬩ to set ⬩ betake to an occupation ⬩ to commend ⬩ recommend, ⬩ to make acceptable ⬩ to trust
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Gif hwylc wile his lytlingas hiom tó láre befæstan, Ll. Th. ii. 414, 9. to commit to a place Befæste tradidit (orci faucibus ), An. Ox. 839.
be-fóran
in the presence of ⬩ in front of an object ⬩ a-head of ⬩ over against ⬩ before ⬩ in advance of: ⬩ into the presence of ⬩ before ⬩ in advance
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prep. local, with dat. in the presence of Gif hit beforan þám hláforde wæs si impraesen-tiarum dominus fuerit, Ex. 22, 15. ¶ where a particular part of a person is specified, before one's eyes, :-- Þone mist ðe hangaþ beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33
Bederices weorþ
Bederic's worth or town ⬩ Eádmundes burh ⬩ St. Edmund's bury
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D. 958, Ælfgar records, Ic an ðat lond into Beodricheswrþe to Seynt Eádmundes stówe I give the land at Bedericsworth to St. Edmund's place, Th. Diplm. 506, 12
feorh-cwealm
A mortal pang ⬩ death ⬩ slaughter ⬩ mors ⬩ cædes
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A mortal pang, death, slaughter; mors, cædes Ne þearft ðú ðé ondrǽdan deáþes brógan, feorhcwealm nú giet thou needest not dread the pain of death, the mortal pang as yet, Cd. 50; Th. 63, 26; Gen. 1038.
ge-boned
Polished ⬩ burnished ⬩ pŏlītus
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Ic gean Sc̃e Eádmunde twegea gebonedra horna I give to St. Edmund two polished horns, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1046; 564, 12
ge-rihtreccan
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Ic þé meg secgan þæt ic eom seó gesceádwísnes ðínes módes, þe ðé wið sprecð, and ic eom seó racu ðe mé onhagað ðé tó gerihtreccenne (the demonstration that it is in my power to give you), ðæt þú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan God swá sweotole swá þú nú
sceadd
a shad
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gerád ðonnesceaddgenge sý ðæt heora ǽgðer sylle .iii. þúsend sceadda intó ðære stówe æt Byrtúne I grant to Ælfhelm and Wulfeah the lands between the Ribble and the Mersey, and in Wirral . . . on the condition that, when shad are in season, each of them give
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CRICC
A CRUTCH ⬩ staff ⬩ baculus
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A CRUTCH, staff; baculus Gird din and cricc ðín me fréfredon virga tua et baculus tuus me consolata sunt Ps. Spl. C. 22, 5. He, mid his cricce wreðiende, on cyricean eóde baculo sustentans intravit ecclesiam Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 28.
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cucler
A spoon ⬩ cochlear
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A spoon; cochlear Ðæt seáw sele on cuclere give the juice in a spoon L. M. i. 48; Lchdm. ii. 120, 19. Genim celeþonian [MS. cileþonian] seáwes cucler fulne take a spoon full of juice of celandine L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 3.
sacu
strife, contention, dissension, sedition, dispute ⬩ distress, trouble, affliction, persecution ⬩ crime, guilt ⬩ a contention at law, a suit, cause, action
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Gi werðat ók só sálige thes in saka biodat liudí blessed are ye when men shall persecute you, Hel. 1336) 1879; El. 941.
spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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Similar entries v. spell-boda I, god-spell Brimmanna boda ábeód eft ongeán, sege ðínum leódum miccle láþre spell give them a much less pleasant message Byrht. Th. 133, 15; By. 50.
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ge-sceádwísness
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Ðá men habbaþ eall ꝥ wé ǽr ymbe sprǽcon, and eác tó eácon ðǽm micle gife gesceádwísnesse, 41, 5 ; F. 252, 29: 18, 4 ; F. 66, 24.
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hlæder
a ladder ⬩ flight of steps ⬩ stairs
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Bið hé þám men gelíc þe árǽrþ sume heáge hlǽddre, and stíhð be þǽre hlǽddre stapum oð ꝥ hé tó ðǽm ænde becume, and wylle þonne git stígan ufor, Hml. S. 1, 22. Sum heora mid hlǽddre (hlǽdre, v. l.) wolde unlúcan ꝥ ǽgðyrl, 32, 205, 212.
CWIC
Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax
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Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him his yfel ne hreówþ the quick [living] is not better than the dead, if he repent not of his evil, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20.
lang
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Hér æfter ys makros, ꝥ ys on Lýden longa virgula and on Englisc lang gyrd, Angl. viii. 333, 29. as substantive. with preposition Gif hé hit dierneð and weorðeð ymb long yppe, Ll. Th. i. 116, 7.
þeáw
a custom, ⬩ usage ⬩ general practice of a community ⬩ mode of conduct, ⬩ custom, ⬩ manner ⬩ practice, ⬩ way, ⬩ usage of a class or kind ⬩ referring to animals ⬩ a practice of religion, ⬩ method of belief, ⬩ way of thinking, ⬩ legal usage ⬩ a custom, ⬩ habit, ⬩ manner, ⬩ mode of conduct of an individual ⬩ conduct, ⬩ behaviour
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Wá him ðæs þeáwes, gif hí unrǽdes ne geswícaþ, Exon. Th. 393, 11; Rä. 12, 8. Hé wæs swíþe yfel monn ealra þeáwa, búton ðæt hé wæs céne his conduct was very bad in every respect, except that he was brave, Ors. 6, 14; Swt. 268, 27.
standan
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Gif mæssepreóst stande on leásre gewitnesse, L. Eth. ix. 27; Th. i. 346, 8: L. C. S. 37; Th. i. 398, 11. to be fixed as a law or regulation Grið lagu ðus stent the regulations are as follows, L. Eth. vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 22.
swá
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Th. 247, 33; Jul. 88. in combination with the particles git, same, þeáh, þeána, see those words
á-hwǽr
everywhere ⬩ somewhere ⬩ anywhere ⬩ uspiam ⬩ alicubi ⬩ usquequaque ⬩ in any wise ⬩ quoquo modo
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Spl. 118, 8. in any wise; quoquo modo Habbe ic ǽ áwer benumen ðínra gifena have I in any wise deprived thee of thy gifts? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 14