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saltere

(n.)
Grammar
saltere, es; m.

a stringed musical instrument, a psalterythe book of Psalms a psalter,to sing psalms

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Ǽlc bróður singe twegen salteras sealma . . . vi. mæssan oððe . vi. salteras sealma each brother shall sing two portions of psalms from the psalter. Chart. Th. 614, 7, 11

Linked entries: psaltere sealten

Wéland

(n.)
Grammar
Wéland, es; m.
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Hwǽr sint nú ðæs foremǽran and ðæs wísan goldsmiðes bán Wélondes ubi nunc fidelis ossa Fabricii (cf. faber) jacent? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 1.

Linked entry: Weolud

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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II. to point out by a sign. to indicate an object by a gesture Judam hláfes mið rǽcing gebécnade Judam panis porrectione significat, Jn. p. 7, 3. to point out by a written sign Gebécnas ł getácnas significans per minii distinctionem Mt. p.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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Dý læs ðonne hié oferhyggaþ ðæt hié sién oferreahte útane mid óðerra manna lárum hié sién innan gehæfte mid ofermétum ne dum aliorum suasionibus foris superari despiciunt, intus a superbia captivi teneantur, Past. 42; Swt. 307, 6.

carian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 322, 6. with ymbe: — Míne scép sint tóstencte ðurh eówre gýmeleáste . . . Gé cariað embe eówerne bigleofan, and ná embe þǽra sceápa, Hml. Th. i. 242, 2.

feówer

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Wyl ealle feówer on buteran, Lch. ii. 128, 8. with a multiple of ten Weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða, Shrn. 63, 29

dóm

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Voc. ii. 21, 35: 24, 5. judgement. where an opinion is formed Ðá dysegan men sint ǽlces dómes swá blinde, ꝥ hí nyton hwǽr ðá sóþan gesǽlþa sint gehýdde, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 22.

ge-writ

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Æftera gewritt wítgiunges secundum scribturam prophetiae (Zech. 9, 9), Mt. p. 18, 16. of official, formal documents. of law or jurisprudence Gif þǽr bið gewrit oþþe gewitnes si scriptum intersit testamenti et testes, Ll. Th. i. 88, 18.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Th. 149; B. 74. a particular act of labour Wirc six dagas ealle ðín weorc Ex. 20, 9. Gif hý út an æcere wurc (v. l. weorc) hæbben si opera in agris habuerint R.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Similar entries v. wíte-rǽden ié ðæt wíte .lx. sciłł. óð ðæt ángylde áríse tó .xxx. sciłł. . . . siþþan sié ðæt wíte .cxx. sciłł, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 3-5. Gilde se borh ðam hláforde his were ðe his wítes wyrðe , L.

ge-wit

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Ðæt gé nó tóhrædlíce ne sién ástyrede from gewitte ut non cito moveamini a vestro sensu, Past. 213, 16. Lǽran sceal mon geóngne monnan . . . sylle him wist and wǽdo oð þæt hine mon on gewitte álǽde, Gn.

eorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-líc, def. se -líca ; seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

EARTHLY, terrestrial terrēnus, terrestris

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Gif ic eów eorþlice þing sǽde si terrēna dixi vobis, Jn. Bos. 3, 12. Hió ðǽs lǽnan lufaþ eorþlícu þing she loves these transitory earthly things. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 447 ; Met. 20, 224.

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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H. 80, § 2; Th. i. 586, 2, it is said, — 'Si in via rēgia fiat assultus sŭper ălĭquem, fórestel est.' the fine for an assault; mulcta pro assultu Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on West-Sexan [MS.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

þerscan

(v.)
Grammar
þerscan, p. þærsc, pl. þurscon; pp. þorscen
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Voc. i. 37, 59. to pound, batter Ðéh ðú þercce ... swá berecorn ðercce[n]dum si contuderis (stultum in pila) quasi ptisanas feriente, Kent. Gl. 1034-6. Ðerscaþ ðone weall mid rammum, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 6

wiþ-útan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-útan, adv. prep.

Withoutwithoutoutside ofwithoutwithout

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Clǽnsa ǽryst ðæt wiðinnan ys calices and disces, ðæt hit clǽne ðæt wiðútan ys mundatis quod deforis est calicis et parapsidis . . . Munda prius quod intus est calicis et parapsidis, ut fiat et id, quod deforis est, mundum, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 25-26.

Linked entry: wiþ-innan

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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For, on account of, because of, through; pro, propter, per We sinna fela didon for úre disige we committed many sins through our foolishness, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Ánra gehwylc hæfþ syndrige gyfe fram Gode sume furðor ðonne some alius sic, alius vero sic, R. Ben. 64, 10. Sume hí beóton sume hí ofslógon quosdam caedentes, alias uero occidentes, Mk. Skt. 12, 5.

Linked entry: ÁN

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Þá gód ealle gegæderode bióþ swelce hí sién tó ánum wecge gegoten . . . tó ánum góde gegaderod, 34, 9; F. 146, 20-22.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Ðonne sió lufu for mildheortnesse hié geðiéd (-ðiét, v. l.) tó his níhstena ðearfe cum caritas ad ima proximorum se misericorditer attrahit, Past. 103, 17. geþeódan in to involve in.

óþ-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-íwan, -éwan, -eáwan, -eówan, -iéwan, -ýwan.
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Si ósunne eldum ðþéweþ, Met. 13, 60. Óþ-ýweþ, Exon. Th. 56, 24; Cri. 905. Ic óþeówde apparui, Ps. Spl. 62, 3 Met. 28, 74. Hér óþiéwde cometa se steorra, Chr. 678; Erl. 40, 5: 773; Erl. 52, 23. Óþýwde, Elen. Kmbl. 325; El. 163.

Linked entries: óþ-eáwan óþ-éwan