sceaft-rihte
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West sceftrihte ofer ðone mór, 336, 25. Sceaftryht on cuddancnoll. . . sceaftryht oð lillesforda . . . sceaftryht oþ wideres leáge . . . sceaftryht oþ hlósleáge . . . sceaftryht oþ efes . . . sceaftryht oþ hróces ford, 682, 10-23
ælmes-lic
of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitable ⬩ depending upon alms, poor
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Swé hit him rehtlicast and elmestlicast wére, 465, 24. depending upon alms, poor Ælmysli[cum] paupertino, An. Ox. 56, 302
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ge-sellan
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Wed gesyllan. El. 1284. Ðonne hafas ðú ðín wed geseald defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam, Past. 193, 4. Siþþan hé him byrigan gesealdne hæbbe, LI. Th. i. 30, 17.
wamm
a spot, mark, blot. stain ⬩ filth, impurity, corruption ⬩ a blot, disgrace, damage, hurt ⬩ moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement ⬩ evil, sin, shameful word or deed:
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Wer womma leás, Cd. Th. 233, 29;Dan. 283: Menol. Fox 415;Men. 209: Exon. Th. 89, 4;Cri. 1452. Clǽne, womma leáse, 12, 19;Cri. 188: 450, 27;Dóm. 94. Womma clǽne, 103, 26;Cri. 1694.
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Ne lǽtaþ wé non dissimulamus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 22. Ealle wé lǽtaþ efendýrne Engliscne and Deniscne we estimate all at the same amount, Englishman and Dane, L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 152, 12. [Cf. Icel. manngjöld skyldi jöfn látin ok spora-höggit.]
Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt
or-dál
- L. Edg. C. 24 ;
- Th. ii. 248, 28 .
judicial decision, judgment ⬩ a decision which follows an appeal to the Deity
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When the iron was hot or the water boiled, two men for the accused, two for the accuser, were admitted, to see that the proceedings were fairly conducted.
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habban
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Þá hwíle be we ꝥ líf on úrun gewealde habban, Bl. H. 101, 11.
bóc-land
BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold ⬩ ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris
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Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold; ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris Ðe on his bóclande cyricean hæbbe who on his freehold has a church, L.
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ge-eádmédan
To humble ⬩ humiliate ⬩ subdue ⬩ submit one's self ⬩ humble one's self ⬩ deign ⬩ condescend ⬩ adore ⬩ worship ⬩ humiliare ⬩ dignari ⬩ condescendere ⬩ adorare
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We cómon us him to ge-eádmédenne venimus adorare eum, Mt. Bos. 2, 2. Geeámédun ðe ealle mǽgþa may all nations adore thee, Gen. 27, 29 : Ex. 11, 8; Mt. Bos. 20, 20
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undern-tíd
the third hour of the day ⬩ nine o'clock A. M. ⬩ the service at the third hour
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Homl. 47, 17: 133, 27. the service at the third hour Wé sungon underntíde and dydon mæssan cantavimus tertiam et fecimus missam, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 31
un-sófte
not at ease ⬩ in discomfort ⬩ not gently ⬩ hardly ⬩ severely ⬩ hardly ⬩ with difficulty ⬩ with trouble
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Homl. 203, 18. hardly, with difficulty, with trouble Wé hit unsófte mid longsceaftum sperum ofscotadon vix ipsis defixa est venabulis, Nar. 15, 28. Ic ðæt unsófte ealdre gedígde, Beo. Th. 3314; B. 1655: 4287; B. 2140: Elen.
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yfemest
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Uton habban úre mód up swá swá wé yfemest mægen wiþ ðæs heán hrófes ðæs héhstan andgites, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 15. Ǽresð alra glengea and ymesð scolde scínan gold on his hrægle in sacerdotis habitu ante omnia aurum fulget, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 2
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eáþ-módnes
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Hié him ongeán cómon and his mid eáþmódnessum anféngon, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 14. gentleness, graciousness, kindness Secggan wé Gode þanc ealra his miltsa and his eáðmódnessa and his geofena, Bl. H. 103, 26.
egesa
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Uton wé þæs dæges fyrhto and egsan on úre mód settan, 125, 6. what excites fear or horror, a terrible thing Mannum þincþ heora deáð leófra þonne ðone egesan tó gehýranne it will seem to men better to die than to hear that awful tempest, Wlfst. 196, 7
ge-rǽde
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An ornament, trapping. for a person Wé lǽrað ꝥ man geswíce higeleásra gewǽda and dislicra gerǽda, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 16. for a horse Ǽfteráp postela, gerǽdu falere, brídel frenum, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 5-7.
hrífe
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Rapacious, fierce. of animals Wé ús warnigan scoldon wið þá missenlican cynd nædrena and hrífra wildeóra ( serpentes et rapida ferarum genera ), Nar. 5, 28.
níþ
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Forlǽtan wé morðor and oferhýdyg and æfeste, . . . níðas and nearoþancas. Verc. Först. 94, 3. Ne morðor tó begangenne, ne níðas tó fremmanne, Wlfst. 253, 7
on-sígan
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Add: of forces approaching to attack, to come down on Wê oferswîðdon þone onsîgendan here, Hml. S. 11, 71 : 31, 550 : 555: O. E.
weard-mann
A guard, watchman, keeper
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A guard, watchman, keeper Nyte wé hweþer se weardmann wǽre ǽfre gefullod, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 293. Ealle ða weardmenn wǽron geswefode búton heora ánum, 11, 200: 4, 419. Ða weardmenn ðe bewiston Cristes líc, Homl. Ass. 79, 175.
ge-sigefæstan
To make triumphant ⬩ crown ⬩ corrōbŏrāre ⬩ cŏrōnāre
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We gesigefæstan ðíne bǽre let us crown thy bier, Blickl. Homl. 149, 19: 151, 9. Ðæt ic mid Criste gesigefæsted wǽre ipse cum Cristo coronandus, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 21.
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