ofer-méde
Proud, arrogant, presumptuous ⬩ superbus
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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Cyning gefeaht wið ðone ofermédan (-módigan, MS. E.) aldorman, Chr. 750; Erl. 48, 10
sliten
schismatic, heretic
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schismatic, heretic Slitenum haereticis Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 9. Lye gives sliterum (slitenum ?) sagum haereticis fabulis, Josc. (?)
sóðian
To prove true ⬩ to prove, make good
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To prove true Sóðeþ probat, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 9. Sóðadon probarunt, Jn. Skt. p. 7, 2
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Hwý nelt ðú géman ðæt mín sweostor mé lǽt áne þegnian why dost thou not heed that my sister leaves me to serve alone? Blickl. Homl. 67, 31.
Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt
búte
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Met. Fox 18, 20; Met. 18, 10. Búte ic nát but I know not, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 16. Búte ge to him gecyrren nisi convertimini, Ps. Th. 7, 12
cépa
A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator
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Met. Fox 8, 58; Met. 8, 29. Ne geseah nán cépa eáland no merchant visited an island, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 13. Cépena þinga gewrixle the interchange of merchants' goods, commerce; commercuim, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 53; Wrt. Voc. 21, 41
clǽn-georn
puritatis amans
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Ne mágon ná swilce men macian wununge ðam clǽn-geornan Gode on clǽnre heortan no such men can make a dwelling in a pure heart for a God desirous of purity, Basil, admn. 7; Norm. 48, 19
dómere
A judge ⬩ jūdex
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MS. 26 a, 6
ellen-wyrt
Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder ⬩ sambūcus ĕbŭlus
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Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder; sambūcus ĕbŭlus, Lin Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man ĕbŭlum, and óðrum naman ellenwyrte nemneþ, and eác sume men wealwyrt hátaþ take this herb, which is named ĕbŭlum, and by another name elderwort, and some men also
eornostlíce
Therefore, but ⬩ ergo, ĭgĭtur, ĭtăque
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Eornostlíce ealle cneóressa fram Abrahame óþ Dauid synd feówertyne cneóressa omnes ĭtăque genĕrātiōnes ab Abraham usque ad David, genĕrātiōnes quatuordĕcim, Mt. Bos. 1, 17. Beóþ eornustlíce gleáwe estōte ergo [οὖν prūdentes, Mt.
fracoþ-líc
Heinous ⬩ ignominious ⬩ shameful ⬩ turpis
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Ðæt wíte ðæs fracoþlícostan [fraceþlécestan MS. Hat.] deáþes he geceás he chose the punishment of the most ignominious death, Past. 3, 1; Cot. MS
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ful-wíde
Full widely ⬩ all around ⬩ round about ⬩ circumcirca
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Met. Fox 9, 10; Met. 9, 5
hwealf
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Met. Fox 10, 13; Met. 10, 7. Hwalf clima, Cot. 56, Lye
lád-leás
Innocent ⬩ harmless
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Innocent, harmless, free from harm or annoyance Gif hé láðleás [MS. H. ladleas] beó séce swylcne hláford swylcne hé wille forðý ðe ic an ðæt ǽlc ðara ðe láðleás [MS. H. ladleas] beó folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum hé wille, L.
racsan
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He ( sloth ) his brest knocked and roxed (raxed, MS. W.: roskid, MS. B.) and rored, Piers P. 5, 398. Scott. rax to stretch the limbs.]
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ge-gaf-sprǽc
Idle ⬩ wanton ⬩ scoffing speech
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Men willaþ bysmorlíce plegian and mid gegafspræcum Godes hús gefýlan men will play shamefully and defile God's house with wanton speeches, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 357 note, 3
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swerian
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-Oft ic fróde men gehýrde secgan and swerian ymb sume wísan hwæðer wǽre twegra strengra wyrd ðe warnung I have often heard wise men speak and talk (or ?
weorc-mann
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A workman, labourer Wercmonn operarius, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 10. Woercmonn (werc-, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 7. Wercmenn operarii, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 37. Woercmenn, 20,1: Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 2.
bod
a command ⬩ a message ⬩ preaching
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R. 19, 14. preaching :-- Ðæs godspellesca bodes euangelicae praedicationis, Mk. p. 1, 11
fǽred-lic
Sudden
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Sudden Wundrodon ealle men ꝥ on swá lytlan fæce hine nán man findan mihte . . . and se cásere and his þegnas wǽron sárie for his fǽredlican (cf. fǽrlican, 225) áweggewitennysse all men wondered that all of a sudden nobody could find him . . . and the