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fleax-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-gescot, fleax-gesceot, es; n.
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A contribution of flax paid to a church Sceóte man ælmessan . . . swá elles hwæt swá witan tó þearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum flexgescot, Wlfst. 171, 27

Linked entry: ge-scot

ge-sceádwísness

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. ¶ as a personification :-- Ðá cwæþ seó Gesceádwísnes, Bt. 5, 3 ; F. 12, l. a reason, an argument Lóca nú hwæþer ðú wille ꝥ wit spyrigen æfter ǽnigre gesceádwísnesse furþor, nú wit ꝥ áfunden habbaþ ꝥ wit ǽr sóhton sed visne rationes ipsas invicem collidamus

Linked entry: sceádwísness

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Prov. Kmbl. 12. Ða rúniendan musitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54. 72 . Rúnigendum stefnum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin, 36, 1. note. His egen to sen, his muð to runien, O.

Linked entries: rún rúnere

hearmian

(v.)
Grammar
hearmian, p. ode

To harm, hurt, injure ⬩ calumniari ⬩ to afflict, grieve ⬩ to be annoyed

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To harm, hurt, injure Gif preóst óðerne un-warnode lǽte ðæs ðe hé wite ðæt him hearmian wille if a priest leave another unwarned of that which he knows will harm him, L. N. P. L. 33; Th. ii. 294, 26: Lchdm. iii. 202, 33.

ge-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drugian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To become dry ⬩ wither ⬩ arescere

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To become dry, wither; arescere Ficbeám gedrugade ficus aruit, Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 21; 4, 6 : Ps. Th. 68, 22. Gedrugad wæs arefacta est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 19

ge-witennes

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Add: departure from this life; death (v. ge-wítan; 2); the anniversary of a person's death On þone endlyftan dæg þæs mónþes byð Sc̃i. Martines gewytennys, Shrn. 146, 32

sib-leger

(n.)
Grammar
sib-leger, es; m.

An incestuous person

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And æt siblegerum ða witan gerǽddan, ðæt cyng áh ðone uferan and bisceop ðone nyðeran, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 13-15

Linked entry: -leger

wel

(adv.; int.)

Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah

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Well with verbs marking the success or excellence of the action of the verb Ðæt hié heora fulwihthádas wel gehealdan Blickl. Homl. 109, 26. Wel hearpan stirgan Exon. Th. 42, 6; Cri. 668.

Linked entry: BET

BEORGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORGAN, ic beorge, ðú byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrhþ, pl. beorgaþ; p. ic, he bearg, bearh, ðú burge, pl. burgon; impert. beorg, beorh, pl. beorgaþ, beorge ge ; pp. borgen; v. a.

cum ⬩ To save ⬩ protect ⬩ shelter ⬩ defend ⬩ fortify ⬩ spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ servare ⬩ salvare ⬩ ⬩ custodire ⬩ tueri ⬩ parcere ⬩ To defend ⬩ secure ⬩ guard against ⬩ avoid ⬩ defendere ⬩ arcere ⬩ cavere ⬩ vitare

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cum dat. To save, protect, shelter, defend, fortify, spare, preserve; servare, salvare, custodire, tueri, parcere Beorh ðínum feore salva animam tuam Gen. 19, 17. Woldon feore beorgan they would save their lives Andr. Kmbl. 3075; An. 1540. Beorh me,

Linked entries: bearg bearh BURH

nama

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Hé bebead ꝥ Hierusalem mon siþþan héte be noman Helium Hierosolymam Aeliam vocari praecepit, 6, 11; S. 266, 18 : El. 756: Chr. 975; P. 120, 28. with verbs of calling upon, mentioning, &c.

wís-dóm

Grammar
wís-dóm, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Gyf þu wylle witan mid wísdóme (cf. witan mid fullum geráde, 312, 13) þǽra rihtinga gesceád, Angl. viii. 305, 8. Add 'Hú magon wé swá dýgle áhicgan . . . hú þé swefhede, oððe wyrda gesceaft wísdóm bude'. . .

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f.

tumulus ⬩ A burying, grave, sepulchre, tomb ⬩ sepulcrum, monumentum, tumba ⬩ cremation ⬩ the burning ⬩ a body

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The interment, therefore, consists of an urn filled with the burnt bones.

FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum

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Gif gesíþcund mon, landágende, forsitte fyrde, geselle cxx scillinga and þolie his landes; unlandágende lx scillinga; cierlisc xxx scillinga; to fyrd-wíte [MS. fierd-wíte] in case a gesithcund man neglects the fyrd.

girnan

(v.)
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Giornende ambientes, Rtl. 87, 10. with dat. infin. Gif se man gyrneð ( desideret ) Crístes líchaman tó underfónne, Ll. Th. ii. 176, 18. Hí náht ne gyrndon tó hæbbene, Bl.

lufu

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H. 38, 4-9. with on Gif him sý Meotud on lufan, Fä. 10. Ic hí on lufan mínre hæfde juae dilexi, Ps. Th. 118, 47 : 121, 6. v. bróbor-lufu, móder-lufu, weorold-lufu

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.

to hesitate ⬩ shrink ⬩ flinch ⬩ be influenced by

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Homl. 43, 9. with the constructions of and (c.β) Ða bydelas ðe for ege oððe lufe oððe ǽnigre worldscame eargiaþ and wandiaþ Godes riht tó sprecanne, Wulfst. 191, 6.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

Eádmund

(n.)
Grammar
Eádmund, <b>, es;</b> m. [eád happy, mund protection] .

Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year

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D. 1016, ðá gelamp hit ðæt se cyning Æðelréd forþférde, and ealle ða witan ða on Lundene wǽron, and seó burhwaru gecuron Eádmund to cyninge then it happened that king Æthelred died, and all the witan that were in London, and the townsmen chose Edmund

un-scyldiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldiglíc, adj.

Innocent ⬩ not obnoxious ⬩ unobjectionable

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Innocent, not obnoxious, unobjectionable Ungerisnre bysene ðú hátest hié wítnian, ah mé þynceþ unscyldiglícre ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe búton óðrum wítum, Blickl. Homl. 189, 32

Linked entry: scyldiglíc

morþ

(n.)
Grammar
morþ, es; n. m.

death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide

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Th. 230, 17. murder; as a technical term, slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed.

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame

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Th. 5692; B. 2850. to cause shame (used impersonally with dat. or acc. of person, gen. of cause, or with for, or the cause given in a clause) Mé sceamaþ pudet, Ælfc. Gr. 33;Som. 37, 22.