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Eald-Seaxe

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Þára cynna monig hé wiste on Germanie wesan, þanon Engle and Seaxan cumene wǽron þe on Breotone eardiað. Wǽron Frysan, Dene, Ealdseaxan (Ald-, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 590, 9. Add

freó-riht

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Wǽron lange freóriht fornumene and ðrǽlriht generwde now for long the rights of the free have been taken away and the rights of the thrall have been curtailed, Wlfst. 158, 15. Add

ge-latian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-latian, p. ode.
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.), be dilatory Smeáge gehwá georne hine sylfne, and þæs ne gelatige ealles tó lange, Wlfst. 165, 24

heorþ-pening

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dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe tó gecnáw-nisse þám canonicon ánne penig . . . and ealswá æt ǽlcum forðfarenum gildan æt ǽlcum heorðe ǽnne penig tó sáwulsceote, Cht. Th. 609, 6-12. Add:

weorold-scír

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-scír, e; f.
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Worldly business, secular office On þám woruldscírum (negotiis secularibus) wé beóð full oft geneádode ꝥ we dód þá þing þe ús is genóh cúð ꝥ wé ne sceoldon, Gr. D. 3, 7

ofer-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðe, adv.

Over-much, too much

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Over-much, too much Sý hé snotor and oferswíðe ne þreáge, R. Ben. 121, 3. Ða heáfodmen lufedon swíðe and oferswíðe gítsunge on golde and on seolfre. Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 5

bold

a dwellinga town

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For ðám þá æftercyningas him bold (uillam) worhton on ðám lande þe Loides hátte, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 173, 14-22. ꝥ se líg náht þǽre burge boldes ne gehrínan ne dorste ut flamma contingere quidquam aedificii non auderet, Gr. D. 48, 11.

geó

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God iú ríxað on him, Hml. Th. i. 520, 23. His brýdbedd mé is geara iú mid dreámum, Hml. S. 7, 43.

un-andergilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andergilde, adj.

Not to be paid back(?)that may be retained(?)

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Not to be paid back(?), that may be retained(?) Geðenc hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena, oððe hwæt ðú ðǽron áge unandergildes, gif ðú him sceádwíslíce æfter spyrast.

Linked entry: ander-gilde

wóh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-gestreón, es; n.

Wrongful gainill-gotten gain

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Ðæt mancyn, ðe is on synnlustum and in ðám wóhgestreónum goldes and seolfres beswicen, 182, 13

Linked entry: wóh

ge-mengednys

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Nis gerunnen tógædere seó godcundnys and seó menniscnys, ac seó godcundnys is ymbscrýd mid þǽre mennisc-nysse, swá þæt þǽr nys náðor gemencgednys ne tódál, Hml. Th. ii. 8, 7. Add

neáh-fæder

(n.)
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a neighbouring father of the church, one not belonging to distant parts ic þus swíðe behealde þá neáhfæderas þe mid ús wǽron dum vicinis valde patribus intendo, Gr. D. 179, 7

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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., and add Ne standað ealle steorran on ðám steápan rodore, Hex. 12, 30

hál-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hál-wendlíce, adv.

Salutarily

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Se ylca Hǽlend ðe hálwendlíce clypaþ on his godspelle the same Saviour that now cries out salutarily in his gospel, Homl. Th. i. 94, 9

offrung-sang

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-sang, es; m.

A hymn sung when an offering is made

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A hymn sung when an offering is made sceole we healdan úrne palm, óþ ðæt se sangere onginne ðone offringsang, and geoffrian ðonne Gode ðone palm, Homl. Th. i. 218, 9. :-

ge-stæppan

(v.)

to stepgoireingredi

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to step, go; ire, ingredi Ðǽr nǽnig fira ne mæg fótum gestæppan where no man may step with feet, Salm. Kmbl. 420; Sal. 210: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 279; Met. 20, 140

Linked entry: ge-steppan

hetol

(adj.)
Grammar
hetol, hetel; adj.

Full of hatehostilemalignantevil

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Full of hate, hostile, malignant, evil Se heáhengel ðe nu is hetol deófol the archangel that now is a devil full of malice, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 22. Maxentius ða burh geheóld mid hetelum geþance Maxentius held the town with hostile intent, Homl.

Linked entries: hetol-ness hatol

for-ðý

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðý-ðe, for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe, for-ðig; conj.

For thatforbecausethereforenamquiaĭtăque

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Nán mon forðý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste no man rides because he lists to ride, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 144, 6, 12

med-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
med-spédig, adj.

Unprosperouspoorly provided

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Unprosperous, poorly provided Ne biþ ǽnig ðæs earfoþsǽlig mon on moldan, ne ðæs medspédig ðæt hine se árgifa ealles biscyrge módes cræfta no man upon earth is there of such hard fortune or so meanly endowed, that the gracious giver quite cuts him off

gewil-bod

(n.)
Grammar
gewil-bod, es; n.
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The announcement of a person's will Ne dear ic for Godes ege sóðes geswugian . . . for ðám se bydel þe ne bodað his hláfordes gewilboda ( the messenger that does not give the message that tells his lord's will ), hé mæg him wénan hefélices leánes,