stæpe
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Ðone forman stæpe béte man mid áne punde ... Æt ðam ódrum stæpe twá pund tó bóte ... Æt ðam þriddan stæpe, etc., L. E. B. 1-8; Th. ii. 240, 242
un-eáðe
with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just
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Swíðe strang gyld, ðæt man hit uneáðe ácom, 1040; Erl. 166, 21. Ða lufe mon mæg swíðe uneáþe oððe ná forbeódan, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 11.
ge-mót
A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,
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Although synŏdus and seonoþ might more properly be confined to ecclesiastical conventions, the Saxons do not appear to have made any distinction; probably because ecclesiastical and secular regulations were made by the same body, and at the same time.
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ge-þafa
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-þafera. 1. add: where a charge is admitted Swá hé eádmódra beó and his gyltes geþafera ( quantum plus se culpabilem asseruit ), swá micle mildelícor him ma(n) déme, Chrd. 29, 1
heall
a residence ⬩ palace ⬩ a temple ⬩ a court of law
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Add: a large room forming part of the residence of a great man, in which the social, public life of the household is carried on Hús domus, heall aulea,cavertún vestibulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 82: ii. 8, 66.
láf
remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow
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And ǽfre ne geweorþe ðæt Cristen man gewífige on ðæs láfe ðe swá neáh wǽre on woroldcundre sibbe and never let it happen that a Christian man marry the relict of him who was so near [within the prohibited degrees] in worldly relationship, L.
tó-brecan
To break, ⬩ break in pieces ⬩ to break in two, ⬩ to break to pieces, ⬩ break up, ⬩ to separate into parts by striking or pulling ⬩ to overthrow, ⬩ break down, ⬩ ruin, ⬩ destroy, ⬩ put into confusion, ⬩ rout, ⬩ to destroy, ⬩ crush ⬩ to take by assault ⬩ to break a promise, pledge, etc., ⬩ to infringe, ⬩ violate ⬩ to break, ⬩ interrupt
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Tóbrec ðínne hláf and syle ðone óðerne dǽl hungrium men break thy loaf in two and give one part to a hungry man. Homl. Th. i. 180, 4. Man sceolde tóbrecan his stef, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7.
fullíce
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Ne magon ðider fullíce becuman ðá stæpas ðæs weorces ðieder ðe hé wilnað quo desiderium innititur, illuc gressus operis efficaciter non sequuntur, Past. 65, 16. completely (as opposed to partially) Cweð man útlaga Rótberd arc̃b̃ fullíce, Chr. 1052; P
stán
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Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle oððe tó stáne, L. Ecg. P. ii. 22; Th. ii. 190, 24. Gif friðgeard sí on hwæs lande ábúton stán oððe wille, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 16. Ða gemearr ðe man drífþ ... on stánum, L. Edg.
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of-sleán
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Gyf in cyninges túne man mannan ofsleá,.L. scill gebéte, 4, 4. where no penalty was to be exacted Sé þe þeóf ofslihð, sé mót gecýðan mid áðe ꝥ hé hine synnigne ofslóge, 112, 7. Gif man leúd ofsleá an þeófðe, licge bútan wyrgelde, 42, 13.
open
Open ⬩ not shut, ⬩ allowing ingress or egress ⬩ of a door ⬩ of the eyes ⬩ not closed up ⬩ not covered, not protected ⬩ declared, public ⬩ not secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired) ⬩ without attempt at concealment ⬩ manifest, clear, plain, evident
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Gif open morþ weorðe ágife man mágum ðone banan if in a case of murder the murderer be discovered, let him be given up to the kinsmen of the murdered man, L. C. S. 57; Th. i. 406, 25. Æt openre þýfþe in case of discovered, theft, 26; Th. i. 392, 3.
swerigend-líc
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Má syndon swergendlíce adverbia, ac hwæt sceolon hí gesǽde, nú wé swerian ne móton? Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 227, 3-11
ge-mengan
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man wrítan mæg.
hogian
To employ the mind, ⬩ to think, ⬩ mind, ⬩ consider, ⬩ know, ⬩ understand, ⬩ care, ⬩ be solicitous or anxious, ⬩ to purpose, ⬩ strive, ⬩ intend, ⬩ be intent on, ⬩ resolve
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Wé sceolon carfullíce hogian ðæt we ðone máran gylt forfleón we ought anxiously to endeavour to flee from the greater guilt, 484, 5. Wé sceolon hogian hú wé hí begyton we must consider how we may obtain it, ii. 316, 25.
of-linnan
to cease, leave off ⬩ discedere
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to cease, leave off Ðæt wæter oflan and má of heora múþe hit ne eode the water stopped, and it no longer came out of the mouth of the image Blickl. Homl. 247, 8
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þencan
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Ne þurfon wé ná tó úrum mǽgum ne nán man tó his wífe ðencean tó ðam swýþe, ðæt him man æfter his forðsýpe tó ðam micel fore gedǽle, ðæt hí hine franc wítan álýsan, gif hé hér hine sylfne forgýmde we need not expect so much of our kinsmen, and no man need
friþ
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Þæt man frið and freóndscipe rihtlíce healde, Ll.
CRÆFT
power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque
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Nán mon ne mæg nǽnne cræft cýðan bútan tólum no man can shew any skill without tools Bt. 17; Fox 58, 29; Boutr. Scrd. 17, 8.
cwéne
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Unrihthǽmeras, þá fúlan þe forlǽtað heora cwenan and nimað óðre, and þá þe habbað má þonne heora rihtæðelcwéne, 298, 17
ge-met
a measure, space, distance ⬩ mensura, spatium, intervallum ⬩ that by which anything is measured, a measure ⬩ mensura, modius, satum ⬩ measure, capacity, ability, power, etc ⬩ mensura, facultas, potestas, vis ⬩ measure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, manner ⬩ mensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratio ⬩ a rule, order, law ⬩ norma, regula, lex ⬩ a poetical measure, metre ⬩ metrum
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love more of earth's riches than his own measure, that he may have support for his body, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 25; Gú. 359.