sol
Mire or a miry place ⬩ filthy ⬩ volutabrum
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Gif swín eft filþ on ðæt sol Swt. 421, 3. Þonon ðæt cume in ða reádan sole Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 375, 8. In reádan solo Txts. 431, 6. Ad stagnum quendam cujus vocabulum est Ceabban solo Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 388, 2. Tó Higsolon; of Higsolon 219, 3.
wiþer-weard
contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite
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Hé oft wolde ðæt eorþlíce ríce forlǽtan, gif him ne wiþstóde ðæt wiþerwarde mód (obstinatus animus ) his wífes, 4, 11; S. 579, 10. Wiðerwurdra contrariarum(omnes rerum contrariarum machinas exterminans, Ald. 57), Hpt.
Linked entries: wiþer-word wiþerweard-líc wiþerweard-ness wiþer-wierde wiþer-word
for-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a defender ⬩ advocate ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ patrōnus
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Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, and the advocate to the kinsmen, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14, 15, 16. Ðe hire forsprecan [-specan MS. B.] synd who are her advocates, L.
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hrycg-hrægel
A dorsal ⬩ mantle
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A dorsal, mantle Ic geann ánes hricghrægles ðæs sélestan ðe ic hæbbe I give one dorsal the best that I have, Chart.
lepeþ
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Might we however for lepeþ read léfeþ [cf. léf] or léweþ [cf. ge-léwan] = weakens, which would give very much the same meaning?
mót-lǽðu
courts ⬩ assemblies
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In the same charter, in similar lists, occur two phrases which seem identical in meaning with that just given, þríwa sécan gemót on xii mónþum, 433, 9, and iii gemót on geáre, 433, 32
Linked entry: -lǽðu
tó-scirian
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Först. 105, 8. to distinguish, to recognize the difference between Hí né tóscyriað gód ne yfel nec bona nee mala discernunt, Chrd. 75, 1. to give distinctive marks to Wæs ǽlces hádes reáf synderlíce tóscyred habitus singulorum ordinum ab inuicem discreti
reccan
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Gif hé ( a close ) biþ untýned, and recþ (receþ, MS. H.) his neáhgebúrcs ceáp in on his ágen geat, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 14.
Linked entries: and-reccan be-reccan ge-reccan
and-swarian
To give an answer ⬩ to ANSWER ⬩ respond ⬩ respondere
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To give an answer, to ANSWER, respond; respondere Ðá ne mihton híg him nán word andswarian non poterant ei respondere verbum, Mt. Bos. 22, 46. Andswarode ic I answered. Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 18.
Linked entries: and-swerian an-swarian ge-andswarian ge-ond-swarian
for-sacan
To declare an opposition ⬩ oppose ⬩ object to ⬩ refuse ⬩ give up ⬩ forsake ⬩ detrectāre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ desĕrĕre
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To declare an opposition, oppose, object to, refuse, give up, forsake; detrectāre, recūsāre, desĕrĕre Gange án mynet ofer ealne ðæs cynges ánweald, and ðone nán man ne forsace let one money pass throughout the king's dominion, and that let no
metsung
Provision ⬩ food
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Beád ðá Swegen full gild and metsunga tó his here, 1013; Erl. 149, 3. Heom man geaf gíslas and metsunga, 1052; Erl. 184, 6
twisprǽcness
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Ic andette tǽlnessa and twisprǽcnessa, leásunga and unriht gilp, L. de Cf. 7; Th. ii. 262, 27
ge-nyhtsumlíce
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Perhaps the gloss belongs to the passage given under ge-nyhtsumian; <b>II,</b> and ge-nihtsumlíce should be read; or possibly(?) the word intended to be glossed is exuberent, and ge-nihtsumiað should be read.]
gísel
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Gísl obsidem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 3. Gíslas obsides, 115, 10. Hé siex hund gísla on his geweald underféng sexcentis equitibus in obsidatum receptis, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 3. Man gíslas, (gýslas, v. l. ) sylle friðe tó wedde, Ll. Th. i. 156, 5.
weorþian
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Gif ðú worðas (worðias, Lind.) bifora mec si adoraueris coram me, Lk. Skt. Rush. 4, 7. 'Gif ðú feallest tó mé, and mé weorþast.' Eálá sóþlíce se áfealleþ, se ðe deófol weorþeþ. . .
cwicu
Alive, quick ⬩ vivus
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Gif hit cucu [cwicu MS. G.] feoh wǽre if it were live cattle, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 52, 1. Ǽlc þing ðe cucu byþ everything which is alive;animal, Wrt. Voc. 78, 50. Ic hæfde ferþ cwicu I had a soul alive, Exon. 126b; Th. 487, 21; Rä. 73, 5.
DIM
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Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte the day would seem delightful to none, if the dark night did not bring terror over men, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 32; Met. 12, 16.
hríðer
ox ⬩ cow ⬩ heifer
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Gif hrýðera steorfan if cattle are dying, Lchdm. iii. 54, 31. Ðǽron næs orfcynnes nán máre búton vii hruðeru, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 275, 7: Ex. 34, 19.
ÍSEN
Iron ⬩ steel
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The two following passages refer to the ordeal [v. ísen-ordál] by hot iron :-- Gif hé hine ládian wille ðonne gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ if he be willing to clear himself, then let him go to the hot iron, and clear the
lah-slit
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Gif preóst fulluhtes forwyrne ðam ðe ðæs þearf sý, gylde wíte mid Englum and mid Denum lahslit, ðæt is twelf óran, 10-13. Gylde swá wífe swá lahslitte [lahslite, MS. B], 2; Th. i. 168, 3.