mǽran
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Dele máran, and in Nar. 32, 22 l. mǽran (v. Angl. i. 512). Add::
morþor-sliht
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Ic eom ealles anddetta, morðorslihta, mǽnra áða. . . and unsibbe, Angl. xi. 101, 35. Add
tó-lúcan
To tear to pieces, ⬩ wrench asunder, ⬩ dislocate ⬩ to root out, ⬩ destroy
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Sint mé leoð tólocen, líc sáre gebrocen, Andr. Kmbl. 2807; An. 1406.
Linked entry: lúcan
fird-láf
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The remnant of an army, the survivors of a battle Þǽr feóllon ðá hǽþenan fíf ðúsend ofslagene, and Lisias fleáh mid þǽre fyrdláfe. Hml. S. 25, 377
Linked entry: here-láf
leoþu--wǽcan
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S. 6, 28), and for last passage substitute :-- Leoþewǽcan mitigare, pacificare, An. Ox. 3802
sceppe
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a specific quantity of grain or malt iii. sceppe mealtes and healf sceppe hwǽte . . . án sceppe malt, Nap. 55. [From Icel. skeppa. v. N. E. D. skep.]
ofer-gewrit
A superscription, an inscription
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A superscription, an inscription Hwæs anlícnys, ys ðis and ofergewrit suprascribtio Mt. Kmbl. 22, 20: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 475. Ofergewritum epigrammatibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 23
friþ-áþ
An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers
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An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene, þá tóférde se here, Chr. 1012 ; P. 143, 5
hæften
Captivity, custody
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Captivity, custody Ða betste of ðes eorles híréde innan ánan fæstene gewann and on hæftene gedyde he took the best of the earl's household within a fortress and placed them in custody, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 29
lagu
Law ⬩ statute ⬩ decree ⬩ regulation ⬩ rule ⬩ fixed custom
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from an episcopal race, but from any race, L.
Scot-land
Ireland ⬩ Scotland
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Án diácon wearð forþféred on Sceotlande (cf. an Scotta eálonde, 215, 21), and ðæs diácones nama wæs Njál háten, Wulfst. 205, 16. Hí cómon on Scotland (Hiberniam) upp, Bd. l, l; S. 474, 10.
ed-níwigend
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A restorer, repairer, renewer God, scyppend and edníwigend ( reparator ) mennisces cynnes, Angl. xi. 115, 9
mete-awul
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Mán sceal habban . . . meteawel and tó odene fligel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. (?)
gást-cund
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Ic eom andette Gode and menniscum men, gást-cundum lǽce, Angl. xi. 102, 58. Add
hopp-scýte
A coverlet [?]
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Ic geann ánes beddreáfes mid wahhryfte and mid hoppscýtan, Chart. Th. 529, 12
swícan
to move about, wander ⬩ to move away, depart, escape ⬩ from to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebel ⬩ to desist from (dat. or prep.), cease from ⬩ to deceive ⬩ to fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert ⬩ cease ⬩ to deceive, leave in the lurch
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Andrew's followers) hláfordleáse . . . gif wé swícaþ ðé if we desert thee, Andr. Kmbl. 814; An. 407. Nǽfre hit (the sword) æt hilde ne swác manna ǽnigum it never failed any man in fight, Beo. Th. 2925; B. 1460.
Linked entry: be-swicenness
synderlíce
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Angl. vii. 21, 3. Add Cweþon twégen sealmas, ánne for cinge sinderlíce (specialiter), óþerne for cincg and cwéne and híredmannum, Angl. xiii. 381, 222.
ge-sceótan
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Th. i. 346, 5. to form with sloping sides that tend to meet and so make an angle (? v. sceát, -scíte) Se arc wæs fyðerscýte, and . . . wæs fram nyðeweardan oð ufeweardan swá tógædere gescoten (gestoten ?
stæf
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Add Álecge þonne his wǽpna, and nime stæf him on hande, and gá bærfót, Ll. Th. ii. 286, 19. <b>I a.
geáp-scipe
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Add: cleverness, astuteness Gépscipe stropha An. Ox. 18 b, 80. Hé ríxade ofer Englæland, and hit mid his geápscipe swá þurhsmeáde, ꝥ næs án híd landes innan Englælande ꝥ hé nyste hwá heó hæfde, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 19