mis-cenning
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A wrong declaration (v. cennan ; ), a shifting of the ground of an action after it has come into court; the fine for such variation, the right to accept such fines (often the subject of grant by the king) Icc kíðe ðat icc habbe geunnen . . . miskenninge
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riht-líflád
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a right way of life, right conduct Hálige men gebiddað for heora feóndum on þá tíde þe hí magon heora heortan gecyrran tó wæstmbǽrre dǽdbóte and hí gehǽlan mid hyra sylfra rihtlífláde pro inimicis suis orant sancti eo tempore quo possunt ad fructuosam
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un-gewiss
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Hé nyste hwæs he geléfan sceolde, þá hine þá swýþost drehton and on ungewisse gebróhton þe his witan beón sceoldon, Hml. S. 23, 398. Rómáne swíþost for þǽm besierede wǽroi þe him þæt land uncúþre wæs þonne hit Somnitum wǽre, and on ungewis on án nirewett
Saracene
Saracens
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Saracens Sarracene Sarasene, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 5. Wǽron ðǽr Sarocine gesamnode ðæt hig sǽtnodan manna, Shrn. 37, 34. Wit urnon for Sarcina hergunge, 42, 9. Se hefegosta wól Sarcina þeóde Gallia ríce forhergedon gravissima Sarracenorum lues Gallias
weall-stán
A stone for building
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A stone for building Ðú eart se weallstán ðe ða wyrhtan wiðwurpon tó weorce ( lapidem, quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, Mt. 21, 42), Exon. Th. 1, 2; Cri. 2. Wrætlíc is ðes wealstán marvellous is this masonry, 476, 1; Ruin. 1. Ceastra, wrætlíc weallstána
wearme
Warmly
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Warmly Genim þreó snǽda, gerest æfter wearme take three slices, go to bed afterwards and keep warm, Lchdm. ii. 52, 23. Bewreóh ðé wearme wrap yourself up warmly, 116, 20: 118, 10. Bebinde þonne genóh wearrne, 270, 9. Beþe ðæt heáfod swá wearme use as
hearm-scearu
What is imposed as a punishment or penalty ⬩ plaga, percussio, afflictio, castigatio, contritio, dejectio, calamitas, supplicium, scantinea
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What is imposed as a punishment or penalty ['was zur pein and qual auferlegt wird,' Grmm. R. A. 681] Wyrþ him wíte gegearwod sum heard harmscearu for them punishment will be prepared, some severe penalty, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432: 37; Th. 48, 25;
of-drǽd
terrified, afraid
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terrified, afraid Ic férde ofdrǽd timens abii, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 25. Befrán se sceaþa hwæt hé manna wǽre, oððe wǽre ofdrǽd, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 28. Hé ofdrǽdd wæs for his morþdǽdum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 38. Hié beóþ mid ðæm ymbeþonce ofdrǽdde, Past. 35, 2; Swt
tiriaca
A medicine, ⬩ properly an antidote for poison,
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A medicine, properly an antidote for poison, cf. tiriaca drenc wyð áttre, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 20 Tyriaca is gód drenc wiþ eallum innoðtýdernessum, and se man se ðe hine swá begǽþ swá hit hér on segþ, ðonne mæg hé him miclum gehelpan . . . Nime áne lylte
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a-spelian
To supply another's room ⬩ to be deputy or proxy for another ⬩ represent another ⬩ vicario munere fungi ⬩ vicem vel locum alicujus supplere
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To supply another's room, to be deputy or proxy for another, represent another; vicario munere fungi, vicem vel locum alicujus supplere He móste his hláford aspelian he might represent his lord, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 192, 3 : R. Ben. 58. Aspelad beón to have
áþ-swaru
An oath-swearing ⬩ a solemn oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ juramentum
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An oath-swearing, a solemn oath, an oath; juramentum For heora áþsware because of their oath, Jos. 9, 18. Ðæt he lange gehét mid áþsware what he long had promised on oath, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 26; Exod. 558: Ps. Th. 88, 3. Áþsware pytt the well of the oath
ban-cóða
A baneful disease ⬩ a fatal or deadly malady ⬩ erysipelas ⬩ lethalis morbus ⬩ ignis sacer
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A baneful disease, a fatal or deadly malady, erysipelas; lethalis morbus, ignis sacer Wæs him inbogen bittor bancóða a bitter malady was fixed in him, Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 23; Gú. 998. Wið bancóðe, ðæt is óman, nim eolonan for the baneful disease, that
cin-bán
The CHIN-BONE ⬩ mandibula, mentum
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The CHIN-BONE; mandibula, mentum Cin-bán man-dibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14. Cin-bán mentum, Text. Rof. 40, 1. Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings,
feorh-lege
Life-law ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ lex ⬩ fātum ⬩ mors
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Life-law, fate, death; vītæ lex, fātum, mors Ðæt on ðone hálgan handa sendan to feorhlege fæderas usse that our fathers lay their hands on the holy one unto death, Elen. Kmbl. 913; El. 458. Ic on máþma hord mínne bebohte feorhlege I have bought my fate
fyrding
an army ⬩ army prepared for war ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ procinctus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio
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an army, army prepared for war; exercĭtus, procinctus Fyrding [MS. fyrdingc] procinctus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 42; Wrt. Voc. 50, 24: 72, 71. Mid ormǽtre fyrdinge with an immense army, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 2: 194, 13. an expedition; expĕdītio Geswicon
pliht-líc
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Dangerous Plyhtlíc þingc hit ys gefón hwæl periculosa res est capere cetum, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 21. Ðrý dagas syndon on geáre ðe wé egiptiaci hátaþ, ðæt is on úre geþeóde plihtlíce dagas ; on ðám ná tó ðæs hwón for nánre neóde ne mannes ne neátes blód
blǽco
Paleness, leprosy ⬩ pallor, lepra
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[blǽc pale, livid; blǽcan to bleach] Paleness, leprosy; pallor, lepra = χέπρα Blǽco pallor, Cot. 157. Lǽcedómas wið ðam yflan blǽce leechdoms against the evil leprosy, L. M. cont. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 8, 1. Wíð blǽce genim góse smero for leprosy take goosegrease
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bóc-fel
A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum ⬩ charta pergamena, membrana
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[fell skin] A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum; charta pergamena, membrana Bócfel membrana, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 111; Wrt. Voc. 46, 68. Bócfel bargina, 16. Som. 58, 57; Wrt. Voc. 21, 44. Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and
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ge-feccan
To fetch ⬩ bring to ⬩ addūcĕre
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To fetch, bring to; addūcĕre He mæg ða sáwle gefeccan under foldan it can fetch back the soul under the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 139; Sal. 69. He him hét to wífe gefeccean Cleopatran he commanded [them] to bring Cleopatra to him for a wife, Ors. 5, 13; Bos
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sépan
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To cause to perceive, to teach Se stán sépte sacerdas sweotolum tácnum, Andr. Kmbl. 1483 ; An. 743. Ðus mé fæder mín unweaxenne wordum lǽrde, sépte sóðcwidum, Elen. Kmbl. 1057 ; El. 530. Hyssas heredon Drihten for ðam hǽðenan folce, sépton (MS. stepton
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