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mans-lot

(n.)
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a man's lot (v. hlot; ) or share, the amount of land allotted to the head of a family when the hundred was divided up On Elsingtúnhundred áh Sancte Eádmund xxvii manslot, Nap. 43 q. v

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ofer-stæppan

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Hí ymb hine gemearcodon ánne bring on þǽre eorðan, and héton ꝥ hé nǽnige þinga mid his fét þone bring ne oferstópe in terra circulum designaverunt, extra quem pedem tendere nullo modo auderet, Gr. D. 197, 1. Add

sealting

(n.)
Grammar
sealting, e; f.
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Dancing Mæssepreóstas . . . ne beón an þám geférscypum . . . þǽr líchamana beóð fracodlice gebǽru mid saltingum and tumbincgum (choris ei saltationibus) (cf. sum bið swíðsnel, hafað searolic gomen, gleódǽda gife for gumþegnum, leóht and leoþuwác, Crä

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un-gebyrded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebyrded, adj.
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Unpolluted, uncorrupted Wæs geméted se líchama swá gesund and swá ungebyrded (-geonbyrded, v.l.) swylce him nǽfre ne gehrine ǽniges írenes snide sanum atque intemeratum corpus inventum est, ac si nulla hoc incisio ferri tetigisset, Gr. D. 199, 4

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wenian

(v.)
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Add: to accustom oneself, be accustomed Hé ne stóp mid þý unbundenum fét ofer þá stówe þe hé ǽr wenede (gewnnude, v.l.) numquam postmodum solutum tetendit pedem ultra locum quo ligatum hunc tendere consueverat, Gr. D. 214, 14

sperran

(v.)
Grammar
sperran, spirran, spyrran; p. de

To strikesparto struggleto struggle, resist

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, Nar. 15, 6. Spyrrynde verberans, Germ. 399, 411

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assa

(n.)
Grammar
assa, Dele: asse, es; m. , and add
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.: onagri) býð ákende, þá habbað swá micle hornas swá oxan, Nar. 34, 15

bana

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Add: Used of a weapon with which death is caused Ne wæs ecg bona he was not slain by the edge of the sword, B. 2506. Heardréde hildeméceas tó bonan wurdon falchions were the death of Heardred, 2203

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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</b> where the question asks for yes or no as an answer, the second alternative not being expressed. In later English the introductory whether is omitted: in O.

feormian

(v.)
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feormian, part. feormende; p. ode, ade; pp. od; v. a. [feorm food] .

to supply with foodfeedsupportsustainentertainreceive as a guestcherishbenefitprofitvictum suppĕdĭtāreepŭlāresuscĭpĕresuscĭpĕre hospĭtiofŏvērecūrārevălēreto feed ondevourconsumevescicomĕdĕreconsūmĕreto cleanse, FARM or cleanse outmundārepurgāreexpiāre

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man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that I [the king] command all my reeves that they justly provide on my own, and feed [supply with food, maintain] me therewith; and that no man need give them anything as purveyance [

æt-bredan

(v.)
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æt-bredan, &amp;c. l. æt-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon; pp. -brogden, -bróden, and add: To take away from (
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Þá blisse ús ne ætbrét nán man, Hml. A. 78, 144. Sé þe ætbrǽt (aufert) gást ealdra, Ps. L. 75, 13. Sé ðe ætbrúde synna, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 9. God mihte heora geswinc him ætbrédan, 162, 5. v. æt-brédendlic in Dict

hwider

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H. 99, 23-25. in dependent clauses. after verbs of asking, finding out, knowing, considering, with local force Eówer nán ne ábsað mé hwyder ic fare, Jn. 16, 5. Hié sendon hlot him betweónum hwider hyra gehwylc faran sceolde, Bl. H. 229, 5.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Ne beóþ ǽfre tó late numquam sunt sera, 62, 18. Swæfna gewisse synt oft late dreams are certain, but often late of fulfilment, Lchdm. iii. 186, 27. Ðæt hí ne beón ne wordes ne weorces, ne ealles tó hræde ne tó swíðe læte, L. I.

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

nightnightdarknessnight

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Rush.) cymþ ðonne nán man wyrcan ne mæg, Jn. Skt. 9, 4 : 13, 30. Fira bearnum neálǽhte niht seó þýstre, Judth. Thw. 21, 25; Jud. 34. Hé com tó him ánes nihtes, Shrn. 16, 27. Næs nǽnig man ðe ǽfre nihtes tídum dorste on ðære ciricean cuman, Blickl.

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Þæt hé nǽfre þurh úre yfelan dǽda ne geunrotsige ut non debeat de malis actibus nostris contristari, R. Ben. 1, 14. Þæt nǽnig sý gedréfed ne geunrotsige ( contristetur ), 55, 20: 58, 1. Þæt hý ne geunrotsigen ut non scandalizentur, 55, 12

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ge-syngian

(v.)
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Th. 16, 2. of moral wrongdoing, to sin. intrans. absolute Ðonne hé of yfelum willan ne gesyngað, 157, 25. Ne wénde Ezechias þæt hé gesyngode, 38, 3.

hér

here . . . there

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Hé árás, nis hé hér (hír, L.), Mli. 16, 6. marking place to which a person has come to get something: Þ ic ne durfe hér feccan ut non ueniam huc haurire, Jn. 4, 15. in this country, region, place of residence: Úre ieldran, ðá ðe ðás stówa ǽr hióldon

æf-éstian

(v.)
Grammar
æf-éstian, -éstigan ; p. ode ; pp. od

To envybe envious of or atinvidere

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To envy, be envious of or at; invidere Ðes iunga man ne æféstigaþ on nánum þingum, ðe he hér gesihþ this young man is envious at nothing, which he here seeth, Th. Apol. 14, 25: Cot. 119

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a-lybban

(v.)
Grammar
a-lybban, p. -lyfde, pl. -lyfdon; pp. -lyfed [a, lybban to live]

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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To live, live after, survive; vivere, superesse Ðæt ic alybban ne mæg that I may not survive, Nicod. 26; Thw. 13, 37. Heó alyfaþ she shall live, Ex. 21, 22. Alyfdon, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5

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a-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To liefailconfineperishjacereconquiesceredeficereaboleri

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To lie, fail, confine, perish; jacere, conquiescere, deficere, aboleri sceal eall éðelwyn alicgean now all joy of country shall fail, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886. His dóm alæg its power failed, Beo. Th. 3061; B. 1528

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