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plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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plight has later the meaning of to promise under peril of forfeiture, to make a solemn engagement for which one has to answer] Gif hwá bútan leáfe of fyrde gewende ðe se cyng sylf on sý plihte him sylfum and ealre his áre it shall be at the peril of life

reád

(adj.)
Grammar
reád, adj.
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Th. 219, 24; Dan. 59. of fire, sky Reád líg, Dóm. L. 10, 149, 152 : Exon. Th. 51, 2; Cri. 810. Ðes heofon ys reád ( rubicundum ), Mt. Kmbl. 16, 2. of blood Sió reáde ród the bloodstained cross, Exon. 68, 11; Cri. 1102

Linked entry: reód

ge-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bídan, he -bídeþ, -bít; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden [ge-, bídan to bide, abide]

To abidetarryremainawaitlook forexpectmeet withexperienceenduremănēreremănēreexpectāreconsĕquisustĭneretolĕrāre

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To abide, tarry, remain, await, look for, expect, meet with, experience, endure; mănēre, remănēre, expectāre, consĕqui, sustĭnere, tolĕrāre Ðæt feorhdaga on woruldríce worn gebíde that he may abide many life-days in the world's realm, Cd. 107; Th. 142

Linked entry: gebýdan

ge-néðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néðan, p. de; pp. ed

To venture, attempt, strive

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Ðæt ic ealdre genéðde that I should venture my life, 4273; B. 2133: Apstls. Kmbl. 34; Ap. 17: 10; Ap. 50. Hie hit frécne genéðdon under wætera hrófas they boldly ventured it under the waters' roofs, Cd.170; Th. 214, 17; Exod. 570: Beo. Th. 1923; 959

Linked entry: néðan

stapol

(n.)
Grammar
stapol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Lind. 21, 12. a step, threshold(?) Hé tó healle gong, stód on stapole, geseah Grendles hond ( the hand had been laid in the hall ), Beo. Th. 1856; B. 926

yfel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Se ðe nele wunian on yfelwyllende sáwle, ne eác on ðam líchaman ðe líð under synnum, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 1. Yfelwillende men nǽnne weorþscipe næfdon, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 17.

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Diúl sé ðe áflémed is ( fugitivus est ) from galle fisces ðerh ðone héhengel, Rtl. 146, 37. of expulsion, banishment, lit. Hié hine ( Pope Leo ) of his setle áfliémdon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. Geútod, áflýmed exiliata . An. Ox. 4849.

Linked entry: á-flýman

bróþor-rǽden

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Þe prior on Baþan and ealle þá gebróþran habbaþ heom geunnen þá bróþerrǽddene and þá bedrǽddene for lífe and for déþe, 436, 14

hen

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Beóð henna (galline) gelíce þám þe mid ús beóð reádes híwes; and gyf hí hwylc man niman wile oððe hyra æthríneð, þonne forbærnað hí sóna eall his líc, Nar. 33, 26. Henna hróst, Angl. ix. 262, 4. Æt .x. hídum tó fóstre . . . .x. gees, .xx. henna, Ll.

hræd-ness

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Rǽdnessum, 15, 26. where litele time is taken Se stán wearð upp áhafen mid swá mycelre hrædnysse (celeritate) swylce hé ǽr náne hefinysse næfde it took as little time to lift the stone as if it had no weight to start with, Gr. D. 123, 13.

hreóh-nes

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Add: hreów-nes. storm, tempest (lit. or fig.) Wearð ðáre sǽ smiltnesse áwænd fǽringa and wearð micel reównes áweht, swá ꝥ seó sǽ cnyste þá heofonlican tungla, Ap. Th. 10, 26.

Linked entry: hreóh

hwílum

Grammar
hwílum, In l. 3 for quandam l.
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Hwílon wacodon menn swá swá gewunelic is ofer án deád líc, Hml. S. 21, 289. of a future event, at some future time Hwílum (æt sumum cyrre, W. S.) gicerred aliquando conuersus Lk. R. L. 22, 32

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Be úre sáwle lífe ic nú ðon má náwuht ne twæóge, 59, 25. qualifying a predicate as being applicable in a greater measure or degree than another, more, rather Eówra sáwla má (potius) forhwerfdon þonne hié gerihton, Ll. Th. i. 56, 18

wæl-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-reáf, es; n.

what is taken from the slainspoil taken in warspoilpreyrobbing the slain

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Ic sceal langne hám ána gesécan, lǽt mé on láste líc eorðan dǽl wælreáf wunigean weormum tó hróðre. Apstls. Kmbl. 189; Ap. 95.

Linked entry: weg-reáf

tó-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceacan, -scacan; p. -sceóc, -scóc; pp. -sceacen, scacen.

to shake to pieces,shake violently,to disturbto shake off,drive away,disperse

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Hé tósceóc ðone líg of ðam ofne, swá ðæt ðæt fýr ne mihte him derigan, Homl. Th. i. 570, 14. Hé tóscóc ða dwollícan nytennysse, 602, 35. Módes slǽp tósceac mentis somnum discute, Hymn. Surt. 7, 23: dissice, 19, 17.

beado-wég

(n.)
Grammar
beado-wég, -wége, es; n.

A war-cupcontestdiscussionpoculum certaminiscertamen

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A war-cup, contest, discussion; poculum certaminis, certamen Him betwih beadowég [MS. beadowíg] scencton ðæs heofonlícan lífes dum sese alterutrum cælestis vitæ poculis ebriarent [MS. debriarent ], Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 17

Linked entry: beadu-wég

elnung

(n.)
Grammar
elnung, ellnung, e; f.

Zeal, hot emulation, envy zēlus, æmŭlātio

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Lind. War. 2, 17

Linked entry: ellnung

morþor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-leán, es; n.

Recompense of sina terrible recompense

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Recompense of sin or a terrible recompense Ðǽr ( in hell ) sceolan þeófas and þeódsceaþan, leáse and forlegene, lífes ne wénan, and mánsworan morþorleán seón, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 24; Cri. 1612

þearlwísness

(n.)
Grammar
þearlwísness, e; f.
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Severity, strictness Seó ðearlwísnes ðæs heardan lífes districtio vitae arctioris, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 31. Hé hine wæs frignende mid ða apostolícam ðearlwísnesse sciscitabatur apostolica districtione, 2, 6; S. 508, 14

þweorscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þweorscipe, es; m.

Perversityiniquitydepravity

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Perversity, iniquity, depravity Se bið ðæm ísene gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, se ðe for ðære suingellan nyle his ðweorscipe forlǽtan, ac ofan his níhstan his lífes, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 6