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wær-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
wær-wyrde, adj.

Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words

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Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words Wærwyrde sceal wísfæst hæle breóstum hycgan, nales breahtme hlúd, Exon. Th. 303, 22; Fä. 57

abbod-hád

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Sé ðe tó abbodháde sceal qui ordinandus est, 118, 3. Add

bóc-cræftig

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Bóccræftige weras (scholars) secgað ꝥ ꝥ syxféte vers sceal habban feówer and twéntig tíman, Angl. viii. 335, 13. Dele 'learned in the Bible,'and add

winter-steall

(n.)
Grammar
winter-steall, es; m.

A yearling foal

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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł., myran mid .xx. sciłł., and wintersteal ealswá, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 3

Linked entry: -steall

ge-þinnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þinnian, -þinngian, -þynnian; p. ode; pp. od

To thinlessendiminishdispelattenuāre

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To thin, lessen, diminish, dispel; attenuāre Ic hie sceal ǽrest geþinnian [geþinngian, MS. Bod.] I must first dispel them, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 19

Linked entry: ge-þynnian

sehtan

(v.)
Grammar
sehtan, p. te
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Bisceop sceal beón symle ymbe sóme and ymbe sibbe . . . Hé sceal georne saca sehtan and friþ wyrcan, L. I. P. 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 14

un-maga

(n.)
Grammar
un-maga, an; m.: un-magu; f.

a person without meansa needy persona person who cannot maintain himselfone who is dependent upon others

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Ðú ne scealt nǽfre gelíce déman ... ðam strangan and ðam unmagan, L. de Cf. 3; Th. ii. 260, 25. Ðearfan and unmagon pauperem et inopem, Ps.

Linked entry: un-mægness

wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
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Se gebúr sceal his riht dón; hé sceal erian healfne æcer tó wiceweorce . . ., Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 35. Cf. Hér synd gewriten ða gerihta ðe ða ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan . . .

Linked entry: wice-weorc

Pater-noster

(n.)
Grammar
Pater-noster, m. n.
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Ǽlc crísten man sceal cunnan ǽgðer ge his Paternoster ge his Crédan. Mid þám Paternostre hé sceal hine gebiddan . . . Wé habbað gesǽd embe þæt Paternoster, Hml. Th. i. 274, 19-22: ii. 604, 15-16: Hml. S. 12, 261: Wlfst. 33, 2.

mis-weorðian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-weorðian, -wurðian

to dishonourtreat disrespectfully

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to dishonour, treat disrespectfully Gif preóst circan miswurðige, ðe eal his wurðscipe of sceal árísan, gebéte ðæt, L. N. P. L. 25; Th. ii. 294, 10

hléda

(n.)
Grammar
hléda, hléda, an: hléde, es; m.

A seatbench

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Man sceal habban . . . hlýdan, sceamelas, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Substitute:

mǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-tíd, e; f.
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Meal-time Hé sceal hyne gebiddan on ásettum tídum, and ǽr mǽltídum (-tíman, v. l. Nap. 84) metes ne ábítan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 7

geafel

(n.)
Grammar
geafel, es; m. geafel, e (and ? geafle, an) ; f, and add
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sceal habban . . . race, geafle, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Gæfle forcelle Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 17

fela-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-leóf, adj.

Much-belovedvalde cārus

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Much-beloved; valde cārus Sceal ic mínes felaleófan fǽhþu dreógan I must endure enmities for my much-loved [friend], Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 6; Kl. 26

forþ-steallian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-steallian, p. ode; pp. od

To come to passposthac lŏcum hăbēre

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To come to pass; posthac lŏcum hăbēre Sceal seó wyrd swá ðeáh forþsteallian that event shall yet come to pass, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 15; Gen. 2390

Linked entry: steallian

lufen

(n.)
Grammar
lufen, e; f.

Hope

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Sceal eall éðelwyn eówrum cynne lufen álicgean [lufena licgean, MS.] all delight in their country and hope shall fail your kin, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886

mete-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
mete-gafol, es; n.

Tax or rent paid in food

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Tax or rent paid in food On sumen lande gebúr sceal syllan huniggafol, on suman metegafol, on suman ealugafol, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 32

self-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
self-cwalu, e; f.
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Self-slaughter, suicide Sum sceal ful earmlíce ealdre linnan . . . and hine tó sylfcwale secgas nemnaþ speak of him as committing suicide, Exon. Th. 330, 24; Vy. 56

brýd-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-lufe, an; f.

love, favourA bride's lovesponsæ amor

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[lufe love, favour] A bride's love; sponsæ amor He ða brýdlufan sceal sécan he must seek a bride's love, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 20; Jul. 114

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, byren; adj. [bera a bear]

Belonging to a bearursineursinus

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Belonging to a bear, ursine; ursinus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan berenne cyrtel [kyrtel MS.] oððe yterenne the richest must pay a bear - or otter-skin vest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37