god-borh
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Substitute: A pledge confirmed by an appeal to God, one that is accompanied by the formulae of religion Be godborgum (-borhgum, v. l.). Gif hwá óðerne godborges oncunne and tión wille ꝥ hé hwelcne ne gelǽste þára þe hé him gesealde if any one bring against
hyrne
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and add Andlang þǽre díc ; of þǽre díce hyrnan, C. D. B. ii. 434, 37. Anlang weges on ðǽre díce hyrnan, C. D. iii. 411, 13. Hirnan, ii. 205, 16. Tó herpaðe; ðonan tó dǽre dícan hyrnan; ðonan andlang díc, v. 78, 30: vi. 170, 34. Of ðám wealle swá norð
a-cígan
To call ⬩ vocare ⬩ evocare
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To call; vocare, evocare Acígde of corþre cyninges þegnas he called the thanes of the king from the band, Beo. Th. 6233; B. 3121. Sundor acígde called him alone, in private, Elen. Kmbl. 1203; El. 603. Hine aclgde fit evocavit eum, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513,
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ǽw
Lawful ⬩ legitimate ⬩ related by the law of marriage ⬩ married ⬩ legitimus ⬩ nuptus ⬩ germanus
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Lawful, legitimate, related by the law of marriage, married; legitimus, nuptus, germanus Mid his ǽwum wífe with his lawful wife, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 26, 29. Ǽwe gebróðru brothers of the same marriage, own brothers; germani fratres, Bd. 1, 27;
a-slúpan
To slip away ⬩ elabi
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To slip away; elabi Lǽt ðé aslúpan sorge of breóstum let sorrow slip away from thy breast, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 7; Gen. 2796. Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9
béhþ
A token ⬩ sign ⬩ proof ⬩ signum ⬩ testimonium
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A token, sign, proof; signum, testimonium Heó hét hyre þínenne ðæs herewǽðan heáfod to béhþe blódig ætýwan ðám burhleódum she ordered, her servant to shew the bloody head of the leader of the army to the citizens as a token Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud
éðyl-stæf
A family staff or support, stay of the house ⬩ prædii sustentáculuin
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A family staff or support, stay of the house; prædii sustentáculuin Ic eorn orwéna ðæt unc se [seó MS.] éðylstæf ǽfre weorþe gifeðe I am hopeless that to us two the staff of the family will ever be by lot, Cd. 101; Th. 134, ii; Gen. 2223
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frécenful
Harmful ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Harmful, dangerous, perilous; perīcŭlōsus Se þunor byþ frécenfull [MS. P. frécenful] for ðæs fýres sceótungum thunder is harmful from the shootings of the fire, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 280, 14; Wrt. popl. science 19, 27. Of frecenfulre forliðennysse
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freóls-bóc
A charter of freedom ⬩ lībertātis charta ⬩ χάρτης
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A charter of freedom; lībertātis charta =χάρτης Ðis is seó freólsbóc to ðan mynstre æt Byrtúne, ðe Æðelréd cyng æfre écelíce gefreóde this is the charter of freedom to the monastery at Burton, which king Æthelred for ever freed. Th. Diplm. A. D. 1002
geár-rím
A year-number ⬩ a year ⬩ number of years ⬩ annōrum nŭmĕrus
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A year-number, a year [?], number of years; annōrum nŭmĕrus Seó tíd gegǽþ, geár-rímum, ðæt ða geongan leomu geloden weorþaþ the time passes, in a number of years [or by years], that the young limbs be grown, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 17; Vy. 5
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hweorf-bán
A join ⬩ vertebra ⬩ the knee-cap
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A joint [of the back], vertebra, [of the knee], the knee-cap Hwyrfbán vertibulum, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 43; Wrt. Voc. 19, 46. Hwerbán vertibulum velvertebra, 74; Som. 71, 50; Wrt. Voc. 44, 33. Hweorbán vertibula, Wrt. Voc. 283, 38. Hwiorfbán, Lchdm.
in-coðu
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An internal disease Wið incoðe, L. M. 2, 55; Lchdm. i. 276, 6. Fela incoða hé gehǽlde untrumra sáwla mislícra manna many diseases of sick souls of diverse men he healed, Homl. Th. ii. 560, 33. Incoða infirmitates; incoðe fibras [ = febris ? ], Hpt. Gl
níd-cleofa
A prison
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A prison Ðæt hine man of nearwe and of nýdcleofan fram ðam engan hofe up forléte, Elen. Kmbl. 1419; El. 711. In nédcleofan nearwe geheaðrod, 2249; El. 1276. Ðá wæs carcernes duru behliden . . . symle heó wuldorcyning herede in ðam nýdclafan, Exon. Th
gleáw-hýdig
Wise of thought ⬩ heedful ⬩ prudent ⬩ sagacious
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Wise of thought, heedful, prudent, sagacious Gleáwhýdig wíf the woman wise of thought, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 30; Jud. 148: Elen. Kmbl. 1866; El. 935. Glæd man gleáwhýdig seteþ sóðne dóm þurh his sylfes word jucundus homo disponet sermones suos in judicio
ríþig
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A stream Hit cymeþ on ðæt lytle ríþig, of ðæm ríþige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 33, 1. On ðæt ríþig, ondlong ríþiges, 378, 15. Swá on ða ealdan díc, andlang díces on áne ríþige, of ðære ríþe on áne ealde díc, 385, 24. On hweólríþig, 381, 8
scilian
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To separate, part, removeChr. 1049; Erl. 174, 38. Cf. Eádwerd cing scylode ix scypa of mále and hí fóron mid scypon mid eallon anweg King Edward put nine ships out of commission, and they went away ships and all, (?) áscelede (-scerede?) dividuntur, Hpt
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un-swice
Good faith ⬩ absence of deceit or treachery
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Good faith, absence of deceit or treachery Ðá gyrnde hé griðes and gísla, ðet hé móste unswican intó gemóte cuman and út of gemóte he required safeconduct and hostages, that he might come to the meeting and go from it without treachery, Chr. 1048; Erl
wer-tihtle
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An accusation where the crime of which a person is accused involves the payment of the wer; the crime itself Be wertyhtlan. Gif mon sié wertyhtlan betogen . . . bíde mon mid ðære wíterǽdenne óþ ðæt se wer gegolden sié, L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 1-4
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wítnung-stów
A place of punishment
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A place of punishment Seó micele byrnende dene is wítnungstów, in ðære beóð manna sáwla gewítnode and geclǽnsode, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 20. Oft men wurdon of ðisum lífe gelǽdde, and eft tó lífe árǽrde, and hí fela wítnungstówa and eác hálgena wununga gesáwon
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ge-hréran
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Add: to stir together, mix up material Gehrér twá ǽgru on hatum wætere, Lch. ii. 76, 28. Dó méle fulne buteran on, and gehrére tógædere, 86, 18. of the operation of natural forces, to set in violent motion Þurh winda gryre wolcn wæs gehréred, Dóm. L