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wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes búndan húse, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 36. to camp, encamp, v. wíc, to stop in the course of an expedition or march Hé ástyrede his fyrdwíc forð Iordanen and wícode þreó niht wið ða eá movit castra, veneruntque ad Jordanem

Linked entry: ge-wícian

for-speca

(n.)
Grammar
for-speca, fore-speca, -spreca, -spræca, an; m.

One who speaks for anothera defenderadvocateadvŏcātuspatrōnus

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Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, and the advocate to the kinsmen, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14, 15, 16. Ðe hire forsprecan [-specan MS. B.] synd who are her advocates, L.

Linked entry: for-spreca

FYLL

(n.)
Grammar
FYLL, fill, fyllu, fyllo, e; f.

The FILLfulnessplentyplēnĭtūdosatŭrĭtas

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The FILL, fulness, plenty; plēnĭtūdo, satŭrĭtas Drinc nú ðíne fylle drink now thy fill, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 36. Gé etaþ to fylle comĕdētis in satŭrĭtāte, Lev. 26, 5. Fylle gefrægnod known by its plenteousness, Beo. Th. 2670, note; B. 1333.

Linked entries: fill fyllu

leáf-full

(adj.)
Grammar
leáf-full, adj.

Believingfaithful

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Th. ii. 196, 18

un-ceás

(n.)
Grammar
un-ceás, -ceást, es (but ceás and ceást are both fem.)

Absence of quarrelinhostility

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H.) áð the kinsmen of the dead man shall swear to the slayer an oath that they will have no quarrel with him, L. M. 35; Th. i. 124, 8.

écelíce

(adv.)
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Th. i. 440, 26, 28. Sý him wuldor á on ealra worulda woruld écelíce, Hml. A. 72, 181. Beóð welige hwílwendlice, þæt gé écelíce wǽdlion, Hml. Th. i. 64, 16

mennisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mennisc, adj.
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. ¶ used substantively :-- Ðú tíhst ðis mennisce ðǽre ýdelan láre, Hml. Th. i. 588, 5. Add

un-wita

(n.)
Grammar
un-wita, an; m.

A foolish, stupid, witless persona fool

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Th. 433, 21; Rä. 50, 11. Gebíg fram unwitan (insensato) and ðú ná wiþerast on stuntnysse his, Scint. 188, 11. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc sinoðe gefædne man cnihte and nǽnigne unwitan ðe disig lufige, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14.

hreów-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
hreów-cearig, adj.

Troubledanxioussorrowful

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Hreówcearigum help help to the troubled, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 11; Cri. 367

sweord-hwíta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-hwíta, an; m.
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-Gif sweordhwíta óðres mannes wǽpn feormunge onfó (cf. Si quelibet arma politori vel emundatori commissa sunt, L. H. I. 87, 3; Th. i. 593, 15), L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes, Chart. Th. 561, 22

Linked entry: hwíta

ge-líðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðan, p. -láþ, pl. -lidon; pp. -liðen, -liden

To gomovesailadvanceproceedcomeīremeāreadvĕhiprofĭciscivĕnīre

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, they move in a less, that sport about the end of the axis, Bt.

Linked entries: ge-liden ge-lyðen

eást-weard

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Th. i. 262, 5. Wende þé eástweard . . . and cweð . . . 'Eástweard ic stande,' Lch. i. 398, 26-28. middes mergenes stande hé eástweard, ii. 116, 8

sangere

(n.)
Grammar
sangere, es; m.

a singera poet

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Wé witan ðæt þurh Godes gyfe ceorl wearþ eorle, sangere sacerde, and bócere biscope, L. Eth. vii. 11; Th. i. 334, 8. Bútan Jacobe ðam sangere, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 37.

ge-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allureenticeincitepersuadeinducedrawallicereillicereincitarepersuadereinducere

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To allure, entice, incite, persuade, induce, draw; allicere, illicere, incitare, persuadere, inducere Ðe hine to ðæm unfriðe gespón who had allured him to a violation of the peace, Chr. 905; Th. 182, 7, col. 1.

Linked entries: ge-speón ge-spón

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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T. 13, 6. intrans. to separate, divide, part Tigelum sceádeþ hróstbeáges hróf (róf, MS.) the woodwork of the roof parts from the tiles. Exon. Th. 477, 29 ; Ruin. 31.

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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Nis ná máre betwyx mæsse-preóste and bisceop, búton ðæt [Th. ii. 348, 24] se bisceop is geset to máran bletsunge ðonne se mæsse-preóst sý; ðæt is, circan to hálgigenne, and to hádigenne preóstas, to bisceopgenne cild [Th. ii. 348, 26: MS. men to biscopienne

hete

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Th. 54, 12. Ne teó ic N. for hete ne for hóle, Ll. Th. i. 180, 10. Hé nam Malche fulne graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, Hml. S. 23, 695. Hine þurh hete héngon fæderas ússe, El. 424.

hlyt

(n.)
Grammar
hlyt, [or hlýt?], es; m.

A lot, portion

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P. iv. 19; Th. ii. 210, 11

á-lecgan

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T. Grn. 11, 24: Hml. S. 16, 200: 25, 660. Hé ne mihte ꝥ gafol álecgan þe heó gelǽstan sceolde he could not remit the tax that she had to pay, 3, 181. Álédum sedato, An. Ox. 50, 46

Linked entry: á-licgan

byrgea

(n.)
Grammar
byrgea, byrigea, byriga, berigea, an; m. [borh, borg a pledge, security]
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Mid lx scillinga gebéte ðam byrgean let amends be made to the surely with sixty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 12, 15, 16: L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 6. Se man ðam óðrum byrigean geselle let the man give surety to the other, L. H.