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ge-litlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-litlian, p. ode; pp. od

To diminishlessenmĭnōrāre

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Ic beóde mínum erfeweardum ðæt heo nǽfre ðis feoh gelitlian I enjoin my heirs that they never diminish this money, Th. Chart. 168, 22

sǽ-lác

(n.)

a gift or present or offering

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a gift or present or offering that comes from the sea or from a lake Beowulf maþelode: Hwæt wé ðé ðás sǽlác ( what B. had brought to Hrothgar from Grendel's lake-dwelling ) brohton tíres tó tácne, Beo. Th. 3308; B. 1652: 3253; B. 1624

ge-sóþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sóþian, ic -sóþige; p. ode; pp. od

To prove the truth ofbear witnessprobaretestari

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To prove the truth of, bear witness; probare, testari Gif man ðæt gesóþige if that be proved, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13. Menigo of hláfe and líchoma his gesóþade plurima de pane et carne sua testatur, Jn. Skt. p. 5, 2

Linked entries: ge-séðan sóðian

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 32. Ne mehte se níþ betux him twǽm gelicgean the enmity between the two could not die out, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 152, 14.

wíc

Grammar
wíc, <b>.
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</b> add Þá cóm him fǽringa tó micel folc manna . . . wǽron ealle hǽdena, and þone Hǽlend ne cúþe nán man of þǽre wíc þe hí of wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1016.

heorþ-pening

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m.

A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]

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Th. 432, 24

den-bera

(n.)
Grammar
den-bera, pl. n.
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Þis synt þá denbǽra on wealda, 216, 4. Þá denbǽro, 265, 33. Mid ðǽm denbǽrum in Limenwero wealdo and in burhwaro wealdo and in bócholte, C. D. B. i. 344, 10. ¶ Add: to the Latin forms given in Dict. :-- Adiectis IIII daenberis in commune saltu, C.

fær-riht

(n.)
Grammar
fær-riht, es; n.

fare

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: "If you have the fare, not one of them will refuse you."

Linked entries: fær-eht fær-sceat

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, to relate.
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his earfoða tó Rómána witum, þǽr hié æt hiera gemóte wǽron, hwý hié hiene swá unweorðne on his ylde dyden ; and ácsade hié for hwý hié nolden geþencan ealle þá brocu and þá geswinc þe hé for hira willan fela wintra dreógende wæs; and hú hé hié ádyde of

fæt-fellere

(n.)
Grammar
fæt-fellere, fæt-fyllere, es; m.
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Th. 568, 3. Substitute:

Linked entry: fyllere

ge-wénan

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Ox. 803. to think probable, expect Ne ꝥ gewoene ꝥ mæge styrnisse giworða that a tumult need not be expected; ne forte tumultus fieret, Mk. R. 14, 2. to hope for Þá hwíle ðe ðǽr bið gewéned ǽnig behreówsung, Hml. Th. ii. 340, 6

heáfod-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-burh, gen. -burge; f.

Chief town, capital, metropolismetropolis

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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31.

á-solcennys

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Th. ii. 554, 3. Þæt ðú mid þínre hýrsumnesse geswince tó Gode gecyrre þe þú ǽr fram buge mid ásolcennysse (per desidiam) ðínre unhýrsumnesse, R. Ben. 1, 5. Náht ásolcenysse (ignavia) fúllícor, Scint. 98, 1. Synna on ásolcennyssa, Angl. xi. 102, 83.

pistol-rǽdere

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Substitute: A subdeacon, who reads the epistle in the service Gescrýdde mid mæssehacelum sácerd, diácon and pistelrǽdere (subdiaconus) ádreógan þénunga hyra . . .

cantel

(n.)
Grammar
cantel, a piece of wood placed obliquely to support a rafter ( ? v. cantle, cant
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Ǽrest man ásmeáð þæs húses stede, and eác man ꝥ timber beheáwð, and þá syllan man fægere gefegð, and þá beámas gelegð, and þá ræftras tó þǽre fyrste gefæstnað and mid cantlum underwriðað, Angl. viii. 324, 10. [From Low Lat. cantellus.]

betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTERmelior

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BETTER; melior Ðæt hý wǽron beteran þegnas that they were better thanes, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 92, 23. Ða betran tída the better times, 4, 9; Bos. 92, 18. To beteran tíde to a better time, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 39. Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera?

Linked entry: betre

hwettan

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Z. 167, l. to sharpen the edge of an imple-ment (lit. or fig.) Se lǽce hýt his seax and hwete (hwæt, v. l. ), Past. 166, 6. Þá undeádlican wyrmas hwettað hyra téð tó þon ꝥ hig. . . úrne líchoman slítan, Ll. Th. ii. 396, 6.

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an; m.

A species of money introduced by the Danes

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Eth. iii. 1 ; Th. i. 292, 11. Ita quod xv. (xvi?) ore libram faciant, iv. 9; Th. i. 303, 9. In the Law of the Northumbrian Priests, Th. ii. 290 sqq. this money is often mentioned. Óro mnas, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 13: Rush. 19, 16

cyne-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-róf, adj. [róf famous]

Royally famous, noble nobilis

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Cirdon cynerófe the noble ones turned, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 6; Jud. 312: 11; Thw. 24, 21; Jud. 200

ge-twífyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twífyldan, -twýfyldan

to double

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to double Seó eahteoðe præteritum getwýfylt ðæt æftre stæfgefég the eighth preterite doubles the second syllable, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 8; Som. 33, 1. Hí beóþ getwyfylde they are doubled, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 35