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ge-cneówian

(v.)
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Se cempa gecneówode tó þám bisceope fulluhtes biddende, Hml. S. 3, 277. Betere is þæt se cásere, þonne tó Róme becymð, þæt wurpe his cynehelm and gecneówige æt ðæs fisceres gemynde, þonne se fiscere cneówige æt þæs cáseres gemynde. Hml.

ge-wǽgan

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Hié sint tó manienne ðæt baldlíce getrúwien ðæt ðá forgiefnesse habbað for ðǽre hreówsunga ðe wilniað, ðý lǽs tó ungemetlíce sién gewǽgde mid ðǽre hreówsunga admonendi sunt, ut de misericordia, quam postulant, praesumant, ne vi immoderatae

grápian

(v.)
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Se lǽce grápað suíðe fægre ymbútan ðæt ðæt sníðan wile ... Suá se wítga dyde ... mid his wordum ... hit wæs betre ðæt grápude mid ðǽm bíspelle ǽr ðon ðe cídde, suá se lǽce grápað and strácað ... ǽr ðon ðe stingan wille, Past. 187, 1-5.

wyrt

Grammar
wyrt, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Gehwylce wyrte (þá wyrta, v.l. olera) þe ǽr mid stale gewilnode, him ꝥ sealde, Gr. D. 25, 15. 'Ne can ic nǽnigne óþerne cræft búton þone, ꝥ ic mæg wyrta wel begangan'. . .

gærs-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-irþ, e; f.

Ploughing done by the gebúr for his lord as an equivalent for an allowance of pasturage

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Gyf máran gærses beðyrfe, ðonne earnige ðæs swá him man ðafige he must plough two acres in return for the pasturage granted him. If he need more pasturage, he must earn it in such way as may be allowed him, Ll. Th. i. 434. 17

Linked entries: irþ gærs-yrþ

hearde

(adv.)
Grammar
hearde, adv.

Severely, very much, greatly, sorely

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Hine ðæs heardost langode hwanne of ðisse worlde móste he very earnestly longed for the time when he might leave this world, Blickl. Homl. 227, 1: Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 28

æfterra

(num.; adj.)

secondsecundus

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Sende he eft æfterran síðe ǽrenddracan he sent messengers again a second time, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 10

fǽr-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-sceaða, an; m.

A sudden or dangerous enemy sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis

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A sudden or dangerous enemy; sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis Ðæt he on ðam fǽrsceaðan feorh gerǽhte that he might reach the life of the dangerous enemy, Byrht. Th. 135, 62; By. 142

friðo-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
friðo-spéd, e; f.

Peaceful speed or prosperitypācis cōpia

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Peaceful speed or prosperity; pācis cōpia He friðo-spéde bæd [MS. friþo spebæd] gǽste sínum he prayed for peaceful prosperity for his soul, Exon. 114 b; Th. 440, 16; Rä. 60, 3

bí-breád

(n.)
Grammar
bí-breád, es; n.

Bee-breadapium panis

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Bee-bread; apium panis Þynceþ bíbreád swétre, gif he ǽr bitres onbyrgeþ bee-bread seemeth sweeter, if he before has a taste of bitter, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 17; Met. 12, 9

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scipere

(n.)
Grammar
scipere, es; m.
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A sailor tealde ðæt his sciperes woldon wændon fram him, búton ðé raðor cóme . . . His sciperes geféngon hine and wurpon hine on ðone bát, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 13-18

þǽr-ymbútan

(adv.)
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þǽr-ymbútan, adv.
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Thereabouts ( the Roman name ) com tó Parþum ... wæs ðǽrymbútan manegum folce swíþe egefull, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 13. On gehwylce healfe ðǽrymbútan circumquaque, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 26

Linked entry: ymb-útan

un-beþóht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beþóht, adj.

Unreflectinginconsiderate

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Unreflecting, inconsiderate Micle hrædlícor wǽren áðwægene ðæra scylda mid ðære hreówsunga, gif fǽrlecor syngoden unbeðóhte citius delicta poenitendo abluerent, si in his sola praecipitatione cecidissent, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 2

bróþor-sib

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ofteáh his bréðer landes and ǽhta . . . Ðá for þǽre bróðorsibbe ( propter consanguinitatis fraternitatem ) geúðe him Wuldahámes his dæg, Cht. Th. 272, 9. Add

ed-gift

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bæd ꝥ him geþingude wiþ Eádgife his bóca edgift requisivit ut pro eo me (Eádgifu) rogaret quatinus ei redderem libros terrarum suarum, Cht. Th. 202, 33. Cf. ǽ-gift. Add

fódder

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bær Crístes godspel in fódre ofer his sculdrum swá hwæder swá eóde, Shrn. 116, 29. Tégum, fódrum tehis ( = thecis ), Txts. 101, 2010

for-treddan

(v.)
Grammar
for-treddan, p. de
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To tread down, destroy by treading Swá swá rípe yrð fortreddon and fornámon and ealle foryrmdon quasi maturam segetem obuia quaeque metunt, calcant, transeunt, Bd. 1, 12; Sch. 32, 22

ge-þrafu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þrafu, (?), e; f.: <b>-þræf (?),</b> es; n.
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Hwæt sceal him þæt genumene, ꝥ eft mid geþrafe sceal ágildan? what good to him is that which he takes and has to repay under compulsion? Nap. 33

Linked entry: -þrafu

módor-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
módor-lufu, an; f.
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Love for a mother, filial affection 'Þis is þín módor, and þú hié þé for módor hafa. 'And þá, Jóhannes, swá dyde, and hié þá in módorlufan hæfde, Nap. 45

þeód-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-rǽden, þeód-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Association, communion miccle þeód-rǽdene nam tó þám abbode and tó þám gebróðran he frequented the society of the abbot and the brethren. Hml. S. 33, 14. v. ge-þeódrǽden[n]