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sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Mænig welig man is ðe wolde mycelne scet and ungerím feós syllan, gif hit gebicgan mihte, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 101. Gif hit fácne is him man his scæt ágefe if the marriage-contract be fraudulent, what he has paid shall be returned to him, L.

Linked entry: sceat

ÁD

(n.)
Grammar
ÁD, aad, es; m.

A funeral pilepileheaproguscongeries

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A funeral pile, pile, heap; rogus, congeries Ðá on-bærnde he ðone ád then kindled he the pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 25. Ád stód onæled the pile was [stood] kindled, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 35; Gen. 2922.

Linked entry: aad

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.

iron

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hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan he bade stretch him on an iron bed, and roast him alive, Shrn. 116, 2. Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470.

neádung

(n.)
Grammar
neádung, e; f.

Force or violence used against any onecompulsionnecessity

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nolde geniman ús neádunge of deófles anwealde, i. 26, 30. Hine betellan swilce neádunge gefremode ðæt fácn to excuse himself, as if he committed that crime of necessity, H. R. 105, 26. Neádunge vim, Hpt. Gl. 435, 70

Linked entry: níding

þrǽl-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl-riht, es; n.
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Frige men ne mótan wealdan heora sýlfra, ne faran ðár willaþ, ne áteón heora ágen, swá swá willaþ; ne þrǽlas ne móton habban ðæt ágon on ágenan hwílan mid earfeðan gewunnen, ne ðæt ðæt heom on Godes ést góde men geúðon and tó ælmesgife for Godes

burg-geat

Grammar
burg-geat, (burh-).
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[He wende to þan burhȝate þer þe king on bure lai, Laym. 17670.] a town-gate (v. burg, II) férde on ðá burg Ambinensus ... þá sæt þǽr sum þearfa æt ðǽm burggeate, Bl. H. 213, 33

fæsting

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wilnode ꝥ befæste þám biscope his óðerne sunu . . . Þá gefylledre þæ-acute;re fæstinge wæs forðféred episcopo filium suum commendare curavit . . . Qua commendatione expleta defunctus est, Gr.

ge-clystre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clystre, es; n.
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eóde in þone wíngeard and gesomnode þá geclystru þára byrgena ... hét hine wringan þá feáwa geclystru þǽra byrgena, and of ðám ylcan geclystrum út áþýde lytelne dǽl wínes, 58, 9-20

gilpen

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Ðǽm gielpnan (gilpnan, v. l.) bið leófre ðæt secge on hine selfne gif hwæt gódes wát eligit arrogans bona de se jactari 217, 14

sǽl-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl-wang, es; m.

A fertile plainplain

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A fertile plain, plain be wealle geseah wundrum fæste under sǽlwange sweras unlytle by the wall he saw huge pillars with their bases wondrous fast underground. Andr. Kmbl. 2984; An. 1495.

Linked entry: sál-wang

hám-sittende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
hám-sittende, part.

Sitting, dwelling at home, resident

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Sitting, dwelling at home, resident Wé beódaþ se mon se ðe his gefán hámsittendne wite ðæt ne feohte ǽrðam ðe him ryhtes bidde we command that the man who knows his foe to be dwelling at his home fight not before he demand justice, L.

ge-tengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tengan, p. de; pp. ed [tengan to hasten, rush upon]

To hastenjoindevote one's self toinjungĕredēdĕre

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He sóna getengde wiþ ðæs drýs he at once hastened towards the magician, 374, 4. Se þeign ðá ðǽr to geteingde the servant then hastened thither, Shrn. 14, 27

Linked entries: tengan ge-tenge

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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is ordfruma and láreów ealre clǽnnesse he is the origin and teacher of all purity, Blickl. Homl. 13, 21. Heó æfter ðon wæs magister and láreów ðæs mynstres deinde magistra exstitit, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 5.

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Sý ðé þanc and lof ðínre mildse, Hy. 7, 58; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 58. Ðǽr biþ gehýred ðín hálige lof, 7, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 32. Ðis lof hic pean, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 11; Som. 9, 21.

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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Ðonne lytlaþ him se tóhopa ðe hæfde ðá synful wæs spem, quæ esse potuit de peccatore, subtraxit, Past. 58, 10; Swt. 447, 14.

seht

(n.)
Grammar
seht, es ; m. : e ; f.
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móston mid ealle ðæs cynges wille folgian, gif woldon land habban oððe wel his sehta, 1086 ; Erl. 222, 35

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Voc. ii. 138, 48. to close, shut, a place betynde his eágan, Bl. H. 231, 12. Betýned wæs se hefon clusum est coelum. Lk. L. R. 4, 25. Beóþ his eágan betýnede, Bl. H. 153, 19. a passage, door, etc. (protan) betýnde (gurguliones) oppilavit, Wrt.

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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Wæterscipes hús colimbus, i. aquaeductus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 56. Ðá cwómon ðǽr scorpiones swá hié ǽr gewunelíce wǽron ðæs wæterscipes scorpiones consuetam petentes aquationem, Nar. 13, 11.

lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Fewlittle

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on folce lyt freónda hæfde. Cd. 124; Th. 158, 32; Gen. 2626. Cyning hæfde wígena tó lyt, Elen. Kmbl. 126; El. 63. mid lyt wordum ac geleáffullum his hǽle begeat he obtained his salvation with words few but full of faith, Dóm. L. 6, 61.

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Se wæs mid his dǽdum snelra ðonne mæ[ge]nes hæfde he was quicker in his actions than in proportion to the force he had; celeritate magis quam virtute fretus, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 27.

Linked entry: mægn