hláford-swice
Treachery to a lord, ⬩ treason
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beswíce and full mycel hláfordswice eác biþ ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde oððe of lande lifigendne drífe the greatest treachery in the world against one's lord is to betray his soul, and very great treachery also is it to deprive him of life, or
múþ-sár
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A pain of the mouth Haran geallan mæg wið pipor gemenged wið múðsáre ( contra dolorem oris ), Ll. Th. ii. 162, 25
Finnas
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the Finns generally, including Scride-finnas and Ter-finnas, are the inhabitants of the north and west coast from Halgoland [v. map in Ors.
gildan
To yield ⬩ pay ⬩ restore ⬩ requite ⬩ give ⬩ render ⬩ make an offering ⬩ serve ⬩ worship ⬩ reddere ⬩ solvere ⬩ tribuere ⬩ retribuere ⬩ rependere ⬩ restituere ⬩ service ⬩ colere
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Se gylt ǽlcum be his gewyrhtum he requites each according to his works, Bt. 40, 7; Fox 244, 1: Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 35.
stycce-mǽlum
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Gl. 407, 19. to pieces, to bits Þrié wulfas ánes deádes monnes líchoman styccemǽlum tóbrudon, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 21. Stáuas sticmǽlum tóburston, Homl. Th. i. 108, 19. Hé sticmǽlum tóbræc ða anlícnysse, 464, 26.
wénan
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Þéh þe hié him leána tó þǽre díéde wénden, Ors. 5, 2; S. 218, 18
cearian
To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry ⬩ curare, sollicitum esse
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To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry; curare, sollicitum esse Hwæt bemurnest ðú cearigende why mournest thou sorrowing? Exon. 10b; Th. 11, 27; Cri. 177. He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo.
Linked entry: carian
for-gifenlíc
giving ⬩ dative ⬩ giving ⬩ dătīvus ⬩ forgiving ⬩ pardonable ⬩ bearable ⬩ remissus ⬩ tolerābĭlis
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giving, dative, or giving [case] ; dătīvus Dătivus is forgifendlíc dative is giving: Mid ðam casu biþ geswutelod ǽlces þinges gifu the gift of everything is declared by this case. Ðisum menn ic forgife hors huic hŏmĭni do ĕquum, Ælfc.
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fór-wyrcan
To work or place before ⬩ obstruct ⬩ barricade ⬩ oppōnére ⬩ obstruĕre
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To work or place before, obstruct, barricade; oppōnére, obstruĕre Se cing geháwode hwǽr man mihte ða eá fórwyrcan [fór-wyrcean, col. 2] the king observed where the river might be obstructed, Chr. 896; Th. 173, 36, col. 1.
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gearo
Promptly ⬩ readily ⬩ entirely ⬩ altogether ⬩ prompte ⬩ omnīno ⬩ prorsus
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Se mec gearo [or geáro; see next word] on bende legde he who altogether laid me in bonds, 105 b; Th. 402, 14; Rä. 21, 29
giefu
A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munus ⬩ gratia
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A gift, grace, favour; donum, munus, gratia To giefe as a gift, or freely, gratuitously, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 19; Ph. 658: 96 b; Th. 359, 32; Pa. 71.
ge-gilda
A person who belongs to a guild, club, or corporation ⬩ a guild-brother ⬩ a companion ⬩ fellow ⬩ congildo ⬩ socius ⬩ sodalis
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A person who belongs to a guild, club, or corporation, a guild-brother, a companion, fellow [v. Kmbl. Sax. Eng. i. 262, 259]; congildo, socius, sodalis Gieldan ða gegildan healfne let his guild-brethren pay half, L.
Linked entries: gilda friþ-gegilda ge-gylda
sinc-fæt
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a costly vessel, a vessel of gold or of silver, cf. máðum-fæt Hordweard ( the dragon ) sincfæt (cf. fǽted wǽge, 4553 ; B. 2282, dryncfæt dýre, 4601 ; B. 2306) sóhte, Beo. Th. 4589 ; B. 2300 : B. 2231.
suhterga
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A brother's son, a nephew; or, expressing the relation of those whose fathers were brothers, a cousin Suhterga fratuelis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 16. Suchtyrga fratuelis i. filius fratris, 36, 4.
teón-word
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Næs heó swá nú æðelborene men synt mid oferméttum áfylled . . . ne mid teónwordum she was not, as nobly born men now are, filled with haughtiness . . . or with insolent words, Lchdm. iii. 428, 33
wíd-mǽrsian
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To spread abroad the knowledge or fame of an object, to proclaim, publish, celebrate Ðá spræc man ofer eall and wíd*-*mǽrsude, ðæt Iósepes bróðrn cómon tó Pharaone auditum est et celebri Sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Joseph, Gen. 45
wíte-hús
A house of punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ prison ⬩ an amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyred ⬩ hell
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A house of punishment or torment, a prison Wítehúsa ergastulorum, Hpt. Gl. 516, 8. an amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyred Wítehúses amphitheatri, Hpt. Gl. 484, 47.
dell
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A dell, deep hollow or vale Dell (den, v. l. ), weallendum légum full, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 4. Forð be deópan delle, Cht. E. 290, 30. On scipdel; of scipdelle on cýpmanna [del]; of cýpmanna delle andlang weges, C. D. v. 48, 13.
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dwolma
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Add: a state or place of confusion Duolma, dualma chaus, chaos, prima confusio omnium rerum, Txts. 49, 457. Dwolma chaos (abstrusum, et torpens confusio rerum, Ald. 150, 10), i. tenebre, An. Ox. 17, 9.
hæferblǽte
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A snipe, or bittern (?) (the word translates bicoca and bugium) Hraebreblétae, hebreblétae, hæbrebléte bicoca, Txts. 44, 2. Hæferblǽte vel pur, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 42: 280, 28 : ii. 11. 7. Hæferblǽta, 126, 9. Hæuerbléta, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 307, 24.
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