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ge-sáwenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlíce, ge-sawenlíce ?; adv.
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Visibly Eal þæt se sácerd déð þurh þá hálgan þénunge gesáwenlíce (-sew-, v.l. ), eal hit fulfremeð se hálga gást gerýnelíce, Wlfst. 36, 8

Linked entry: -sáwenlíce

holding-stów

(n.)
Grammar
holding-stów, e; f.
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A place where slaughtered animals are dressed, a slaughter-house Súð dorian oð hit cymð tó ðǽre holdingstówe, C. D. v. 184, 23

Linked entry: holdigean

un-geleáf

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Add: incredulous Þá ongan hé beón eallunga ungeleáf ꝥ hé hit wǽre ipsum hunc esse coepit omnino non credere, Gr. D. 46, 12

for-cinnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cinnan, ic -cinne, ðú -cinnest, he -cinneþ, pl. -cinnaþ; p. ic, he -can, ðú -cunne, pl. -cunnon; pp. -cunnen [for, cinnan gĕnĕrāre]

To repudiate ⬩ rejĭcĕre

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To repudiate; rejĭcĕre Hine forcinnaþ ða cyrican ge tunas the churches as well as houses shall repudiate him, Salm. Kmbl. 215; Sal. 107

bócian

(v.)
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Þreó hída ðe Oswald bisceop bócað Héhstáne his þægne þreora monna dæg on ðá gerád . . . C. D. iii. 19, 10 : 20, 32. Add

hláf-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-weard, es; m.

A steward ⬩ major-domo

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A steward, major-domo, Hé sette hine on his húse tó hláfwearde (printed hálf-) constituit eum dominum domus suae Ps. Th. 104, 17

Linked entries: healf-weard hláford

weg-férend

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Þá þá se bróþor on þone weg férde, óþer wegférend (viator) hine sylfne tó him geþeódde, Gr. D. 138, 9 : 314, 12. Add

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdraw ⬩ to take away what a person has, deprive a person of anything ⬩ to withhold, keep back, deny a person anything ⬩ abstrahere

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Gif him gebyreþ ðæt him wyrþ ðara þénunga oftohen (oftogen,) (Met. 25, 31), Bt. 37, I; Fox 186, 14. Ðé biþ seó bodung oftogen, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 30. Oftigen biþ him torhtre gesihþe he shall be deprived of clear sight, Exon. Th. 335, 29; Gn.

on-drǽding

(n.)
Grammar
on-drǽding, e; f.

Dread, terror

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Dread, terror Hié selfe wǽron on ðære on-drǽdinge hwonne hié on ða eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 14. Hé sume hwíle wénde ðæt hine mon gefón sceolde, and hé for ðære ondrǽdinge ðæs ðe swíðor on ðæt weorod þrong, 5, 12; Swt. 244, 12

ǽrend-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-gewrit, ǽrend-writ, es; n.

A message or report in writing ⬩ a letter ⬩ an epistle ⬩ letters mandatory ⬩ a brief writing ⬩ short notes ⬩ a summary ⬩ epistola

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Þurh his ǽrend-gewritu by his letters, Bd. pref; S. 472, 22

for-gǽgednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽgednys, -nyss, e; f.

A transgression ⬩ prevarication ⬩ stubbornness ⬩ transgressio ⬩ prævārĭcātio ⬩ perversĭtas

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Cain wiste his fæder forgǽgednysse Cain knew his father's transgression, 20, 40. Þurh Adames forgǽgednysse through Adam's transgression, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 31.

from-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
from-weard, adj.

From-ward ⬩ turned from or away ⬩ departing ⬩ about to depart ⬩ aversus ⬩ abĭtūrus ⬩ morĭtūrus

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him, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 24.

Linked entries: fram-weard fram-weard

heáfod-leás

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Þæs bisceopes líc . . . árás and nam his ágen heáfod þe of áheáwen wæs, and eóde forð . . . his Drihten herigende . . . Ꝥ wæs syllic wundor ꝥ se martyr heáfodleás mihte gán God herigende, Hml. S. 29, 307.

hǽre

(n.)
Grammar
hǽre, an; f.

Hair-cloth, sack-cloth ⬩ cilicium, saccus ⬩ cilicium ⬩ cilicium, saccus

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Se cyning dyde hǽran tó his líce the king put sackcloth next to his skin, Homl. Th. i. 568, 13. Ðú slite hǽran míne conscidisti saccum meum, Ps. Spl, 29, 13

Linked entry: earan

basing

A mantle

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Helias lét áfeallan his basincg, Hml. S. 18, 290. Hí gemétton ðǽra drýmanna basingas, Hml. Th. ii. 488, 24

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Unpunished Hí wénaþ ðæt ðæt sié sió mǽste gesǽlþ, ðæt men seó áléfed yfel tó dónne, and sió dǽd him móte beón unwítnod vel licentiam, vel impunitatem scelerum putant esse felicem, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 8.

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.

an inhabited district, ⬩ a region, ⬩ country ⬩ the continent(?)

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Fýr cymþ and hit gefealþ ǽrest on Sceotta land ... and hit ðonne færþ on Brytwealas ... and ðonne hit færþ on Angelcyn ...

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, l. æt-spornan, -spurnan,
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To be hindered, to be offended :-- Forðon áðreát ðá hiéremenn ryhtes lífes, ðonne hié wilniað gǽstlíce libban, be ðǽm yfelum bisenum ðe se déð ðe him fore beón sceolde; ðonne ætspornað hié and weorðað mid ðǽm áscrencte unde subjectorum vita torpescit;

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, account ⬩ talk, discussion, dispute ⬩ a charge, claim ⬩ an excuse, a defence ⬩ as a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action, ⬩ a tale, list, series

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Ðá sprǽcon hí betwux him, and seó módor sæt hlystende hire tale ... Ðá se gingra bróðor ðis eall gehýrde fram ðam yldran bróðor hé sǽde: 'Ic eom ðín bróðor be ðí[n]re tale,' Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 319-337.

Linked entry: frum-talu

for-scapung

(n.)
Grammar
for-scapung, -sceapung, e; f.

A bad action ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ perversa actio ⬩ scĕlus

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A bad action, fault, crime; perversa actio, scĕlus Hí sǽdon ðæt hió ware for Fetontis forscapunge they said that it was for the fault of Phaëton, Ors. 1. 7; Bos. 30, 35. On mislícre forsceapunge by various misdeeds, 1, 11; Bos. 35, 2