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gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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Hió genam ðone ǽnne to gísle she took the one as hostage, Elen. Kmbl. 1196; El. 600. He him áðas swór and gíslas salde he swore oaths to them and gave hostages, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 28.

Linked entry: gýsel

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
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of the theft, let him make his charge against the thief when the latter is present; let him (the thief) clear himself if he can, L.

Linked entry: melda

cæppe

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Placidus cwæð þæt gesáwe bufon his heáfde Benedictus cæppan (kæppan melotem, Gr. D. 116, 12), and him wæs geðúht þæt seó cæppe him átuge of ðám streáme, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 18. geann Eádwine mæssepreóst his kæppan (cope), Cht. Crw. 23, 17.

Eást-land

(n.)
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Maximianus gesette on þá eástlond Maximium in Oriente constituit, 6, 30; S. 280, 33. begeat ealle þá eástlond, 3, 11; S. 144, 1. [Cf. O. H. Ger. óstar-lant oriens: Icel. austr-lönd; pl. the East.] Esthonia Eástan of Eástlande . . .

fadian

(v.)
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wíslíce his líf ne fadað he orders not his life wisely, Wlfst. 52, 28. Fadode, 159, 18. Gesette man þæne þe Godes hús wel fadige domui Dei dignum constituant dispensatorem, R. Ben. 119, 12. Gif his líf rihtlice fadige, Ll. Th. i. 346, 18.

ge-leahtrian

(v.)
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Th. 34, 4. to vitiate, corrupt Gif hine mon leahtorfulne ongit . . . him mon secge þæt þanon gewíte, þe lǽs þe mid his yrmðe óþre geleahtrige ( ne eius miseria alii vitientur ), R. Ben. 109, 20.

gif

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H. 23, 7: Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 16: Sat. 251: Gen. 559: 2521: Sch. 35. Him ( the blind man ) bið mycel daru, gif hit geseón ne mæg, Bl. H. 21, 8.

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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He gegaderode ðone fultum ðe he ðá mihte he gathered what forces he then could, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 1: 2, 5; Bos. 46, 27. He mid his fultume næs he was not with his army, 2, 5; Bos. 48, 15, 22: 3, 7; Bos. 59, 18

Linked entry: fultom

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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healdeþ ða deádan líchoman ungemolsnode he keeps the dead bodies undecayed, Shrn. 82, 21

frætwung

(n.)
Grammar
frætwung, frætewung, e; f.

An adorningadornmentornamentornātusornāmentum

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An adorning adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum He micele swíðor lufode ðære heortan clǽnnysse ðonne ðæra stána frætwunge he much more loved cleanness of heart than the adornment of stones, Homl. Th. i. 508, 22.

furþ-um

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-um, adv. [dat. of forþ?]

Alsoevenindeedat firstprīmoĕtiam

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He furþum ongan he also began, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 11; Gen. 1238. Ic furþum ongan I first began, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 21; Gú. 1213

Linked entries: forþ-on forþum

in-sigle

(n.)
Grammar
in-sigle, es ; n.

A sealsignet

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A seal, signet brohte insigle tó mé ... Ðá ágeaf ic ðæt insigle ðé he brought a signet to me ... Then I gave the signet to thee, Chart. Th. 173, 8, 11.

Linked entry: in-segel

leód-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
leód-þeáw, es; m.
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Custom of a people or country Ðá tó mé cwom ðá grétte mé sóna and [h]álette his leódþeáwe cum me more rituque salutaret, Nar. 27, 3.

grennian

(v.)
Grammar
grennian, p. ode
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He grennade and gristbitade he grinned and gnashed his teeth, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 11; Jul. 596. Grenniendum welerum hleahter forþbringan ringentibus labiis risum proferre, Scint. 55, Lye

ge-hénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hénan, p. de; pp. ed

To humbleaccusecondemndespisehumiliareaccusarecondemnarespernere

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Hine gehénan [MS. gehena] illum accusare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 2. He gehéned wæs he was condemned. Cd. 217; Th. 276, 18; Sat. 190. Gehéneþ mec spernit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 16

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan

gelp

(n.)
Grammar
gelp, es; m.

Glory, vain-glory, prideglōria, vāna glōria

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Glory, vain-glory, pride; glōria, vāna glōria Ne gýtsung, ne ídel gelp him on ne rícsode neither avarice nor vain-glory reigned in him, Bd. 3. 17; S. 545, 9. Gif he unnýtne gelp ágan wille if he will possess unprofitable glory, Bt. Met.

wyrm-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-sele, es; m.
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.], a place where there are serpents (hell) Ne þearf hopian ðæt þonan móte, of ðam wyrmsele, Judth. Thw. 23, 13; Jud. 119

Linked entry: wyrm-geard

ciric-sang

(n.)
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Dict.) church-singing; Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 25 (cf. wæs mágister ciriclices sanges (cantionis), 27). v. Dict. férde and cyric*-*sang lǽrde ad docenda ecclesiae carmina diuertens, 4, 12; S. 581, 7. [Icel. kirkju-söngr church-music.]

un-gerýdelic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelic, adj.
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Ðá gehýrde ungerýdelic gelýd, Vis. Lfc. 47

un-mǽte

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Add: of material objects Wearð gefyrht mid ege þæs unmǽtan wildeóres, Hml. S. 23 b, 774. of non-material objects Mægn unmættra hreónessa and unwederes vim nimiae tempestatis, Gr. D. 346, 33.