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sémend

(n.)
Grammar
sémend, sǽmend, es; m.
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One who brings about agreement between parties in a dispute, an arbitrator, umpire Ðæt hý ealle gemǽnum handum of ǽgðere mǽgþe on ánum wǽpne ðam sémende syllan, ðæt cyninges munde stande, L. E. G. 12 ; Th. i. 174, 22.

Linked entry: sǽmend

ge-mǽnscipe

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Th. i. 494, 18. union of parts Þæt þín sáwl and þín líchama tódǽlað heora gemǽn-scype, Wlfst. 248, 23. community of goods, possession in common Gif hý þonne hwæt syllan willan, sellan hí þæt bǽre háligan stówe tó rihtum gemǽnscipe, R. Ben. 103, 20

Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe

wóh-gestreón

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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde on þám earde þe man wóhgestreón and mǽst falses lufað ; þý sculan Godes freónd . . . ná geþafian ꝥ ðurh fals and ðurh wóhgestreón men tó swýðe forwyrcean hí sylfe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 27-32.

spyrte

(n.)
Grammar
spyrte, an; f.

A basket

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Spyrte biþ, swá swá gé sylfe witon, of rixum gebroden, oððe of palmtwygum, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 6-9: 396, 8. Siofun sperta septem sportas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 37: 16, 10

Linked entries: sperte spirte

mild-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
mild-heort, adj.

kind-heartedof gentle dispositionmeekmercifulcompassionategraciousclement

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Ðá weóp hé eác sylf ... swá hé wæs manna mildheortost, 225, 23. merciful, compassionate, gracious, clement Ðú God mildheort (misericors), Ps. Spl. 85, 14: miserator, 102, 8. Beóþ mildheorte swá eówer fæder is mildheort, Lk.

ceorfan

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Ne sceamode þé tó ceorfanne ꝥ ꝥ ðú sylf suce, Hml. S. 7, 125. ꝥ corfene breóst, 145. Ceorfende infindens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 23. to slay Fióndas míno cearfas (ceorfas, R.) inimicos meos interficite, Lk. L. 19, 27

healf-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
healf-mearc, es; n.

A half-mark

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Gilde heora ǽlc .vi. healfmarc, 298, 5, 8: ii. 298, 4, 12. .x. healfmarc, 2. the following seem anomalous in form or construction: Heora ǽlc sylle .vi. healfmarc wedd, 294, 7.

mægen

Grammar
mægen, <b>. I.</b>
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Ben. 138, 17, Ic sylle Wulfsige mínum geréfan wið his holdum mægene ( for his loyal and able service ) ánes hídes lond, Cht. E. 161, 27. Be sáre þæs magan. Gif se man ꝥ mægen hæbbe lǽt him blód, Lch. ii. 180, 31.

of-teón

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Add God hwílum sylð þǽre wítegunge gást, hwílum his oftýhð ( subtrahit ), Gr. D. 146, 31. Hé (toothache) mé ne ofteáh ðes gemyndes þæs þe ic ǽr leornode, Solil. H. 41, 1. Hé monegum mǽgðum meodosetla ofteáh, B. 5.

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Lawrence) the treasures (of the church, about which he would say nothing), Homl. i. 420, 26. to acquire, obtain Syle mé ðínne wíneard . . . ic ðe (Naboth) óðerne finde oððe mid feó ofgange give me thy vineyard . . .

á-streccan

to stretch outhold oatto extend:--to prostrate,

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Ástrehtne hneccan erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 18. of time to extend:-- Seó fífte yld stód ástreht oð þæt Críst sylf com, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 31 : 19, 41. to prostrate, of a person's posture, lit. or fig.

for-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt
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To make guilty (occurs as reflexive or in passive) Þá ðe on openlican synnan (mid openan heáfodgyltan) hý sylfe forgyltan, Wlfst. 104, 12: 153, 10. Ꝥ man freóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man þe on his tíman forgylt wǽre, Cht. Th. 551, 15.

ofer-eáca

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Syllað ðone ofereácan eów ( the rich ) tó ælmesdǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 3

æfesa

(n.)
Grammar
æfesa, (-e; f, f), an; m.

Produce of woods on which swine might be fed

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of æuesan ðæs néxtan wudes ðe líþ tó kyngesbyrig cum porcorum esca et cum fructibus . . . quoaue dono tertiam sarcinam iumentariam fructuum qui nascuntur in sylua proxime ad kyngesbyrig sita C. D. iv. 202, 2-12

Linked entry: æfesn

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Grammar Þú, strengthened with self or ána Þú sylf ne gesyhst þæne beám on þínum ágenum eágan, Lk. Skt. 6, 42. Þú ( Juliana ) sylfa meaht gecnáwan, Exon. Th. 262, 32; Jul. 341: Cd. Th. 36, 12; Gen. 570. Ðú eart seolfa geong, Andr.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.
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Hé wæs twelfta sylf, Andr. Kmbl. 1330; An. 665.

Linked entry: epiphania

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, adj.

Not criminalinnocent

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Not criminal, innocent Wǽron earme men beswicene and út of ðisan earde gesealde swýðe unforworhte fremdum tó gewealde, Wulfst. 158, 13, Úre hláfordes gerǽdnes is ðæt man cristene menn and unforworhte of earde ne sylle, L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 15.

Linked entries: for-wyrcan fór-wyrcan

un-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gilde, adj.

Not entitled to wergild

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I. 80, § 2; Th. i. 586, 2), the passage seems to be a Latin equivalent for the following: Gif hwá forsteal gewyrce, ... gif hé sylf gewyrce ðæt hine man áfylle, licge ǽgilde, L.

Linked entries: or-gilde un-gylde

án-daga

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Hé cwæð þæt hé wolde sylf on ðæm dæge ðe hé gecwæð ðǽr gecuman . . . Hí georne ðæs ándagan cépton. Þá æteówode Benedictus . . . on þǽre nihte þe se ándaga on merigen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 9-17.

éstfulnes

luxurylasciviousness

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Ic þé þæt mid éstfulnysse sylle id ego tibi devotus dabo, Gr. D. 25, 23. Gode mid geornfulnysse and éstfulnysse þénian, LI. Th. ii. 360, 31. luxury, lasciviousness.