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ge-brosnung

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L. 15, 10. in a moral sense Heó bútan gebrosnunga wæs geeácnod, and on þǽm cnihtge-beorþre heó á clǽne þurhwunode, Bl. H. 3, 17

ge-edstaþelung

(n.)
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ge-edstaþelung, e; f.
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Þá wæs mancynn gesceapen tó geedstaðelunge ( to supply the loss ) ðæs forlorenan heápes, Hml. Th. i. 342, 25

Linked entry: ed-staþelung

lǽne

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Ðæt wæs tó suíðe scortre hwíle, for ðǽm ðiós woruld is suíðe lǽnu in tempore paucorum dierum, Past. 255, 11. Sé ðe égðer wilt ge þissa lǽnena stóclífa ge þára écena háma, Solil. H. 2, 14. Add

ofer-settan

(v.)
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Ic mid slǽpe oferseted wæs depressus somno, Gr. D. 347, 30

Linked entry: settan

sceáp-lic

(adj.)
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sceáp-lic, adj.
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Of a sheep, of sheep Swýnenan and æt sceáplican and æt fearlican suouetaurilia (cf. suouetaurili oðða þá þe æt þǽm geldum þǽr wæs swín and sceáp and fear, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 32), An. Ox. 11, 187

sóþsecgendlíce

(adv.)
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sóþsecgendlíce, adv.
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Truly Þá þá þǽr wæs án geleáffull man sóðsecgendlíce (sóðsecgende, v. l.) in gangende, hræðe se leása gást onweg gewát dum domum unus veraciter fidelis ingressus est, ab ea protinus mendax spiritus abscessit, Gr. D. 185, 17

tó-hreósan

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D. 134, 7. add Wæs þǽr sum hreófla wundorlíce tóhroren, Hml. S. 31, 564. Stód þǽr án hreófla tóhrorenum líchaman atelic on híwe, 36, 334

untrum-hád

(n.)
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untrum-hád, es; m.
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An infirm condition Þætte ánum untrum háde (untrunium hÁde, v.l.) wæs forgyfen, for hwan ne sceat ꝥ eallum wífum beón forgyfen quod uni personae infirmanti conceditur, cur non concedatur cunctis mulitribus ?, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 83, 12

gafeluc

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gafeluc, Add
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Hí scuton mid gafelucum ... oð ꝥ hé eall wæs beset mid heora scotungum swilce igles byrsta, Hml. S. 32, 116

BRǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRǼDAN, brédan, to brǽdenne; part. brǽdende; p. brǽdde; pp. brǽdedbrǽdd, ; v. a.

To roast, broil, warmassare, fovere

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To roast, broil, warm; assare, fovere We mágon brǽdan ða þing [þingc MS.] ðe to brǽdenne synd nos possumus assare qua assanda sunt, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 21. Brédan, weormian fovere, Cot. 86. Brǽdende assans, Cot. 195

un-trum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trum, adj.

Weaksickillinfirm

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Wæs ðǽr on neáweste untrumra manna hús, on ðam hyra ðeáw wæs ðæt hí ða untruman in lǽdan sceoldan erat in proximo casa, in qua infirmiores induci solebant, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 27

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Ða hwíle ðe ǽnig man wǽre on hira mǽgþe ðe godcundes hádes beón walde as long as there was any man of their stock that was willing to take orders, Chart.

earfoþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-líc, adj.

Irksomelaboriōsus

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Irksome; laboriōsus Eall is earfoþlíc eorþan ríce the realm of earth is all irksome, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 28; Wand. 106. Gif eów ǽnig þing þince earfoþlíce si diffĭcĭle vōbis vīsum ălĭquid fuĕrit, Deut. 1, 17

á-léfedness

(n.)
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á-léfedness, e; f.
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Infirmity, lameness, crippledness Wæs sum earm ceorl egeslíce gehoferod and ðearle getíged. . . . Ðám wearð geswutelod ꝥ hé sceolde gefeccan æt Swýðúnes byrgene his líchaman hǽle and þǽre áléfednysse ( the cure of his crippledness ), Hml. S. 21, 99

Linked entry: -léfedness

burg-staþol

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burg-staþol, (burh-).
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Substitute: The foundation of the wall of a burg (v. burg, Ia) Nim his lifre, tódǽl and bedealf æt þám ymbhwyrftum þínra landgemǽra and þínra burhstaþola, and þá heortan æt þínum burhgeatum behele. Lch. i. 328, 23

domne

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Þá wæs domne Leó pápa on Róme, Chr. 853; P. 64, 29. Tó ðæs bisceopæs mearcæ . . . swá tó domnes hlincæ, C. D. v. 84, 16: 243, 22. Cf. (?) domni pól, vi. 221, 30: iii. 377, 24. Add

feld-oxa

(n.)
Grammar
feld-oxa, an; m.
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An ox out at pasture (opposed to a fat ox) His bigleofa wæs ǽlce dæg . . . twelf fǽtte oxan and twéntig feldoxan (oxen out of the pastures; boves pascuales, 1 Kings 4, 23), Hml. Th. ii. 576, 33

ge-frécnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frécnod, <b>ge-frécnian</b>; p. ode.
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S. 30, 436. to make or become fierce Hyra aldor máne gemenged, móde gefrécnod (cf. hé wæs réðe and rǽdleás, 177), Dan. 184

helpend

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Hé symble untrumum and þearfum árede and hiora helpend wæs on hiora sáre infirmis et pauperibus consulere opem ferre nan cestabat, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, II. Helpend am þínes auxiliatus sum tui. Rtl. 19. 9. Add

hors-bǽr

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His horsbǽr þe hine mon untrumne on bær wæs gehealden, Bd. Sch. 382, 13. Sum þegn læg on paralisyn . . . þá cwæð hé ꝥ hé wolde tó Wynceastre sýðian húru on his horsbǽre, Hml. S. 21, 181. Add