cyre-líf
A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt
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hý nán man ne brócie, ne mid feós manunge, ne mid nǽnigum þingum, ðæt hý ne mótan ceósan swylcne mann swylce hý wyllan I pray in the name of God, and his saints, that no one of my kinsmen nor heirs molest any choice of life of those for whom I have paid
gearwian
To make ready ⬩ prepare ⬩ procure ⬩ supply ⬩ put on ⬩ clothe ⬩ părāre ⬩ præpărāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre
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Gearwian us togénes gréne strǽte up to englum let us prepare before ourselves a green path to the angels above, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 15; Sat. 287. Hú gé eówic gearwige quid induamini, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 6, 25 : 27, 29.
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ilding
Delay ⬩ putting off ⬩ deferring ⬩ prolonging ⬩ connivance
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Cott. ieldinge] suíðe wel Drihten þreáde Iudéas qua dissimulatione bene Iudæam Dominus corripit, Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 19. Ðæt ic yldinge onfó tó lifianne ut inducias vivendi accipiam, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 34. Ieldinga morarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 57
ildra
A parent ⬩ ancestor ⬩ father ⬩ forefather ⬩ predecessor ⬩ elder
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Úre ieldran ða ðe ðás stówa ǽr hióldon hié lufodon wísdóm our forefathers who formerly held these places, loved wisdom, Past. Pref.; Swt. 5, 14 : Exon.47 a ; Th. 160, 20; Gú. 946.
land-scearu
land ⬩ country
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It is not a wise thing if water so pure disperses itself along the fields, until it becomes a marsh, Past. 65; Swt. 469, 5.
morgen
morning ⬩ morn ⬩ the morning of the next day ⬩ morrow
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Morghenas, iii. 6, 17. the morning of the next day, morrow Gá and cum tó morgenne go, and come to-morrow, Past. Swt. 325, 1. On morgne on the morrow. Beo. Th. 4961; B. 2484. On morne, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 7. Tó morgen cras, Ex. 8, 23: Mt.
nytt
Useful ⬩ profitable ⬩ advantageous ⬩ beneficial
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Wé mágon beón nyttran æt him, Past. 32; Swt. 211, 21. Rǽd biþ nyttost, Exon. Th. 341, 1; Gn. Ex. 119
ge-wealdan
To wield ⬩ rule ⬩ have power over ⬩ command ⬩ control ⬩ cause
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Gregorius ðæs pápan setles geweóld Gregory ruled the papal see, 132, 18. Búton ðú eác úre gewelde except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us, Num. 16, 13.
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scíma
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God hira mód onliéht mid ðæm scíman (radio) his giefe, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 243, 21: 48; Swt. 369, 16. Fore scíman prae fulgure, Ps. Surt. 17, 13. Seó sunne scíman ne hæfde the sun was eclipsed, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 11.
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streng
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Th. 6226; B. 3117. in a ship, part of the rigging; also a cable. v. ancer-streng and cf.
sundor
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Kmbl. p. 3, 5. in a way that separates, asunder Sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce to part asunder life from body, Beo. Th. 4836; B. 2422. Seó cwén bebeád cræftum getýde sundor ásécean ða sélestan (to pick out the best workmen), Elen.
twig
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Sume twigu hé lehte mid wætere, Past. 40; Swt. 293, 7. Hí námon palmtrýwa twigu ( ramos palmarum ), Jn. Skt. 12, 13. Genim wiþowindan twigu, Lchdm. ii. 34, 17. Sume seóþaþ ðære reádan netlan twigu, 218, 6. Twigo settende propagines pastinans, Wrt.
á-lísan
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in Dict.). to detach, remove Næs wlóh of hrægle álýsed ne loc of heáfde, An. 1474. to redeem a fault Ðá synna hié mid hira ælmessan áliésað peccata eleemosynis redimunt, Past. 327, 14. Ðæt hé heora senna álýsan mæge, Bl.
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ge-líca
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Cf. ge-líc; Hit is ungecyndelicu ofermódgung ðæt se monn wilnige ðæt hine his gelíca ondrǽde contra naturam est superbire ab aequali velle timeri, Past. 109, 12. Nis nán wífhádes mann hire gelíca, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 12.
ge-limp
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Past. 39, 14. <b>II b.</b> misfortune, mishap, hard lot, ill case :-- Sý hé gelícum gelimpe ámánsumad, and on gelícre wrace dǽdbéte similem sortiatur excommunicationis vindictam, R. Ben. 50, 13.
ge-méting
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Ðæt ieldesðe setl on gemétengum (conventibus) hí sécað, Past. 37, 8. an invention, v. ge-métan; B Gemétinga adinuentionum, An.
geótan
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(aa) to shed tears :-- Ealle teáras guton omnes lacrimas fundunt, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 523, 7. with a non-material object Sió slǽwð giétt slǽp on ðone monnan pigredo immittit soporem, Past. 283, 6.
gíming
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P. 293, 23. caring, being anxious Behealdað eów ðæt gé ne gehefigien eówre heortan mid monigfaldre giéminge ðisse worolde attendite ut non graventur corda vestra in curis hujus vitae Past. 129, 20
here-gild
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The following passages give instances of the amounts paid to secure peace: On þám geáre man gerædde ꝥ man geald ǽrest gafol Deniscan mannum . . . ꝥ wæs ǽrest .x. þúsend punda; þæne rǽd gerǽdde Síríc arceb., Chr. 991; P. 127, 2-6.
ildra
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</b> of parents in contrast with children :-- Bearn, beó gé underðiódde eówrum ieldrun mágum filii, obedite parentibus vestris, Past. 189, 22. <b>I b.