wær-wyrde
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
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
To thin ⬩ lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ dispel ⬩ attenuāre
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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
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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
a person without means ⬩ a needy person ⬩ a person who cannot maintain himself ⬩ one 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
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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 . . .
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Pater-noster
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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
to dishonour ⬩ treat 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
A seat ⬩ bench
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Man sceal habban . . . hlýdan, sceamelas, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Substitute:
mǽl-tíd
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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
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Hé sceal habban . . . race, geafle, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Gæfle forcelle Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 17
fela-leóf
Much-beloved ⬩ valde 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
To come to pass ⬩ posthac 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
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
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
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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
love, favour ⬩ A bride's love ⬩ sponsæ 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
Belonging to a bear ⬩ ursine ⬩ ursinus
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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