fricgan
To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ question ⬩ find out ⬩ seek after ⬩ learn ⬩ get information of ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri ⬩ pĕtĕre ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ compĕrīre
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Sceal bearna gehwylc leánes fricgan, ealles ðæs ðe we on eorþan ǽr geworhton [MS. geweorhtan], gódes oððe yfles every child shall seek the reward of all that we ere did on earth, of good or evil, Exon. 116 b; Th. 447, 18; Dóm. 41.
styrung
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Gif wé ða unsceádwíslícan styrunga on stæððignysse áwendaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 30
nán
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Næbbe wé náne hláfas panes noa habemus, Mk. 8, 16. Þú þe náne gesceaftas ne forlǽtst tó náhte weorðan, Solil. H. 5, 5. Add Ne forlǽt þé nán þe gewityg byt, ne þé nán ne séeð bútan wýs, ne þé nán ne gemét búton geclǽnsod, Solil.
self
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Wé magon cweþan ꝥ sé wǽre mid him sylfum þe gesǽd is on ðám godspelle ꝥ hé fæder forléte and feorr land sóhte, 106, 24. 1 γ Nú wille ic ꝥ þú sitte þé sylf on þínre cytan, Hml. S. 33, 167. <b>II a.
ælmesse
alms, what is given in charity ⬩ a charitable action ⬩ an offering
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Wé lǽrað ðæt preóstas swá dǽlan folces ælmessan ðæt hig . . . folc tó ælmessan gewænian. And wé lǽrað ðæt preóstas sealmas singan ðonne hí ðá ælmessan dǽlan, Ll. Th. ii. 256, 7-11. Ic ðás elmessan gesette ob mínem erfelande, Cht. Th. 475, 26.
ge-þolian
to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ sufferre ⬩ păti ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ to have patience ⬩ endure ⬩ wait ⬩ remain ⬩ perdūrāre ⬩ mănēre ⬩ with the gen. To suffer loss of ⬩ forfeit ⬩ lose ⬩ cărēre
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We hénþo geþoliaþ we shall suffer punishment, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 18; Sat. 399: Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 30; Jul. 340. He feala wíta geþolode he endured a multitude of torments, Andr. Kmbl. 2979; An. 1492: Beo. Th. 297; B. 147.
ge-endebyrdan
to assign its proper place to an object, place in order, place ⬩ to ordain, ⬩ to appoint to a position, office ⬩ put in order, dispose ⬩ to set forth in order, narrate
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Wé beóð geendebyrde tó heora weredum æfter úrum geearnungum, Hml. Th. i. 344, 17. to ordain, with object a person, to appoint to a position, office Ic eam geendebyrd ordinata sum, Kent. Gl. 259.
ród
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On súga róde; andlang róde on huntena weg, iii. 48, 10. Eást on ðá ealdan róde; andlang róde on dá ealdan mearcebécan, C. D. B. i. 296, 26.
á-gán
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D. iv. 56, 27. to come out, become known Hé létt ágán út hú fela hundred hýda wǽron innon þǽre scíre he made it come out how many hundred hides there were in the shire , Chr. 1085; P. 216, 18
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fyrmest
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Swá micel swá wé hit fyrmest witon to the best of our knowledge; in quantum cognitioni hominis conceditur, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 28.
weorþ-mynd
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Wé hæfdon wlite and weorðmynt, Cd. Th. 274, 10; Sat. 152. Him God sealde weorðmynda dǽl, Beo. Th. 3509 ; B. 1752. Hé wæs for weorulde wís, weorðmynþa georn, Met. 1, 51.
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sceatt
property, goods, wealth, treasure ⬩ price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods ⬩ a coin
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Gif ðú ðæt gerǽdest, ðæt ðú wille syllan sǽmannum feoh . . . wé willaþ ¨mid ðám sceattum ús tó scype gangan, Byrht. Th. 132, 62; By. 40.
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wóh
Wrong ⬩ perversity ⬩ injustice ⬩ error ⬩ wrongfully ⬩ wrongly
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Ne dó wé eác nán wóh, Past. 45; Swt. 337, 21. Se ðe wilnaþ wóh tó dónne, 19; Swt. 145, 12 : Bt. 41, 3; Fox 246, 19: Ps. Th. 61, 9. Wóh fremian, 54, 20. Wé ðæt wóh ne worhton, dæt wé ðíne ǽ forléten inique nan egimus in testamento tuo, 43, 19.
Róm-feoh
Peter's pence
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[William of Malmesbury attributes to Ethelwulf the institution of this tax : 'Ethelwulf went to Rome (v. Chron. 855) and there offered to St.
ahsian
to ask ⬩ demand ⬩ call ⬩ summon before one ⬩ interrogare ⬩ postulare ⬩ exigere ⬩ to obtain ⬩ experience ⬩ nancisci ⬩ experiri
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Th. 14, 2. to obtain, experience; nancisci, experiri He weán ahsode he obtained woe, Beo. Th. 2417; B. 1206: 851; B. 423
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cynning-stán
A trying-stone ⬩ tessera
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to try, prove; stán a stone] A trying-stone;tessera Cynning-stán on tæfle a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board; pyrgus [ = πύργος], turricula,Ælfc.
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un-fǽge
Not fey ⬩ not appointed to die
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Not fey, not appointed to die Mæg unfǽge eáðe gedígan weán and wræcsíð, se ðe Waldendes hyldo gehealdeþ out of misery and exile may easily come one not appointed to die, who possesses God's favour, Beo. Th. 4571; B. 2291.
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wic-þegnung
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Service which lasts for a week Se ðe ða ǽrran wicþénunga geendod hæbbe, þonne hé út of ðære wicþénunge fære, cweþe ðis fers . . . and swá mid bledsunge of ðære wicþénunge fare.
cwedol
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Ne sý nán tó þæs cwidol wíf ne tó þæs cræftig man þæt áwendan ne mæge word þus gecwedene, Lch. i. 402, 13. v. hearm-, wearg-cwedol (-cwidol)
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ge-liþewácian
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to render gentle, soften a person Hié wǽron tó sybbe geliðewácede and gefeohtan ne meahton they were brought to the gentleness of peace and could not fight, Nap. 15, 28. to mitigate, soften the rigour of misery, pain, & c.
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