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weorold-nytt

(n.)
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weorold-nytt, e; f.
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Use in this.world, temporal advantage Áweccan ðás wæstmas ús woruldnytte, Lchdm. i. 400, 6: Cd. Th. 59, 7 ; Gen. 960: 62, 18; Gen. 1016

Linked entry: wuldor-nyttung

æt-déman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-déman, to give judgement adverse to a claimant (dat.)
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in respect to what he claims (acc.) Ðá ætdémdon him Myrcna witan land búton hé his wer águlde, Cht. Th. 207, 32. Cf. æt-reccan

ofer-drífan

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Genam se apostol menigfealde gewitnyssa heáhfædera and wítegena oferdrífenne ðá árleásan Iúdéiscan, Hml. Th. ii. 420, 11. Ouerdryuen confutati, An. Ox. 7, 208. Add

weald-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
weald-swaþu, e; f.

A forest-track

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A forest-track Lástas wǽron æfter waldswaþum wíde gesýne the steps were to be seen far along the forest-tracks, Beo. Th. 2810; B. 1403

sóþ-fæder

(n.)

the father of truth or justicethe Deity

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the father of truth or justice, the Deity Á worulde forð in engla dreáme mid sóðfæder symble wunian, Exon. Th. 7, 18; Cri. 103

Linked entry: sóþ-cyning

hócor

(n.)
Grammar
hócor, es; m. [?]

Mockery, scorn, insult, derision

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Mockery, scorn, insult, derision oft man mid hócere góddǽda hyrweþ too often good deeds are depreciated with derision, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 162

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tinnan

(v.)

to stretch,extend

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to stretch, extend Blǽd his blinniþ ... lustum ne tinneþ does not joyously extend(?), Exon. Th. 354, 32; Reim. 54. Tinde bogan tetendit arcum, Blickl. Gl

á-wógian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wógian, p. ode

To woo

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To woo Ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc þá hé his dohter áwógode, Cht. Th. 312, 11: Hml. S. 7, 14, 299: 9, 58

Linked entry: wógian

bæþ-stede

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Hé bær iungra manna plegan on handa ðám bæðstede belimpende and cliopode: 'Gehýre gé . . . se bæðstede is open,' Ap. Th. 12, 17-21. Add

scræf

(n.)
Grammar
scræf, screaf, scref, es; n.
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Th. 101, 5. Gé mín hús habbaþ gedón sceaðum screafe (cf. gé worhtun ðæt þeófa cote, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 13), Homl. Th. i. 406, 3. Se hæfde on byrgenum scræf ( domicilium ), Mk. Skt. 5, 3. Geond ðæt atole scræf ( hell ), Cd.

á-meldian

(v.)
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Scealt þú þínes unþances þone hord ámeldian, þe þú sylfwilles ǽr noldest cýðan, Hml. S. 23, 716

Eádbald

(n.)
Grammar
Eádbald, -bold, es; m. [eád happy, bald bold]

Eadbald, son of Ethelbert, king of Kent. He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640

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this year [A.D. 616] Ethelbert, king of the Kentish people, died, and Eadbald his son succeeded to the kingdom, who disregarded his baptism, and lived in heathen manner, so that he had his father's widow to wife, Chr. 616; Th. 40, 2-9: Bd. 2, 5; S. 506

þindan

(v.)
Grammar
þindan, p. þand; pp. þunden.
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Synful yrsaþ, tóþum torn þolaþ, þearle þindeþ (in this and the next passage the Latin verb is tabescere, but tumescere seems in each case to have been read), Ps. Th. 111, 9.

Linked entry: a-þindan

ge-habban

(v.)
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Th. i. 42, 34. to have, experience, be subject to On þám heofenlicum éðele nis nán niht gehæfd, Lch. iii. 240, 12. to hold, keep in some relation to oneself Búton se hláford hine wille on borh gehabban, Ll.

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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Ꝥ hé his synna ne forhogige andettanne ut non negligat peccata sua confiteri, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 12

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Th. 2649; B. 1322: Ps. Th. 118, 28. Sorh is mé secganne, hwæt . . . it is a grief to me to tell, what . . . Beo. Th. 950; B. 473. Se Hǽlend wiste ðæt his gingran wolde unróte beón . . . Wǽron swá manigfealdlíce sorga Cristes þegnum . . .

Linked entry: sorg

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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In the ánfeald lád, if the purgation were by oath, the oaths of the accused, and two others were necessary, in the þrýfeald lád, the accused was to bring five compurgators; if the ordeal was used, in the former case the iron weighed one pound, in the

Linked entry: ládian

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc. In reference to running water, the head is exactly converse to the gemýðe or mouths.

un-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
un-þearf, e; f.

Disadvantagehurtharmdetriment

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Ðæt wyrð ðære þeóde eall unþearfe, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3, 9: Wulfst. 267, 30. Deófol má and má manna forlǽrde and getihte heora ágenre unþearfe, 10, 4. Ðú lutodest on ðam láðum cristendóme ðám godum teónan and mé unþearfe, Homl.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Tillgendum, 6, 23. where the object of effort is not expressed, to strive to obtain, to labour, toil, procure with effort, provide, acquire, where the person for whom the action takes place is not expressed Ic bebeóde eallum mínan geréfan ðæt hí on mínan

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge