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be-heáfdian

(v.)
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Hí beheáfdodon þone cempan, Hml. S. 19, 123: Hml. Th. i. 402, 17. Beheáfdian hine [geseón] gestreón getácnað to see one's self beheaded in a dream betokens gain, Lch. iii. 212, 13. ꝥ hí í Hí lǽdan tó beheáfdianne, 75, 23. Tó beheáfdigenne, Hml.

be-swincan

to labour at

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Gedafenað esnum þám orpedan, þonne hé gód weorc ongynð, ꝥ hé ꝥ geornlíce beswynce, Angl. viii. 324, 18. to till land :-- Hé seów hwǽte on be-swuncenum lande, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 10

be-nemnan

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L. 9, 9, to appoint, settle On þám mónðe hý bleóton á; ꝥ is þæt hý betǽhton and benemdon (-nemn-don, v.l.) hyra deófolgyldum þá neát þá þe hý woldon syllan, Mart. H. 198, II.

cost

(n.)
Grammar
cost, es; m.
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Þár þegen áge twégen costas, lufe oþþe lage, and hé lufe geceóse where a thane has two ways of settlement open to him, by amicable agreement or by appeal to law, and he choose the former, Ll. Th. i. 298, 5

gild-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
gild-rǽden, gyld-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

The relation involved in membership of a guild

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The relation involved in membership of a guild Gif he nele to bóte gebúgan þolige he ðære gefér-rǽdene and ǽlcere óðre gyldrǽdene if he will not submit to make amends let him forfeit the fellowship and every other interest in the guild, Th.

gíslian

(v.)
Grammar
gíslian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To give hostages or security

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To give hostages or security; obsides dare He gíslode and hine man ðeáhhwæðere ofslóh he gave hostages and yet he was slain, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 11.

-incel

(suffix)
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a diminutive suffix, e. g. ráp-incel, scip-incel, hús-incel

mis-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gelimp, es; n.

Mishap ⬩ misadventure

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Mishap, misadventure Hé sende misgelimpu on manna bearn, Wulfst. 211, 30

Linked entry: ge-limp

gang

Grammar
gang, <b>; II.</b>
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Hé betýneð ... þá fét fram gange, Verc. Först. 90, 7. Add

Súþ-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-geweorc, es; n.
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Southhwark Ðá cómon hý tó Súþgeweorce, Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 3

un-lǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽde, adj.

Stray

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Ðá forstæl hé ða unlǽdan oxan, Chart. Th. 172, 21

Linked entry: un-lǽttu

un-lífes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lífes, adv.

Not alive

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Not alive Hé is nú unlífes, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 203

Linked entry: un-líf

wuldorfullian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldorfullian, p. ode

To glorify

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To glorify Hí wuldorfulliaþ (glorificabunt) naman ðínne, Ps. Spl. 85, 8

ǽ-þrýtness

Grammar
ǽ-þrýtness, l. ǽ-þrytness,
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and add Ǽþrytnesse tedium, Hy. S. 133, 28. Ǽþretnysse, 25, 24

druncen-wille

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Hé drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add

fæger-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fæger-líce, adv.

Splendidly ⬩ sumptuously

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Splendidly, sumptuously Hé gehriordade fegerlíce epulabatur splendide, Lk. L. 16, 19

Linked entry: fægere

firen-tácnian

(v.)
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to pollute with sin Hý fyrentácnodon conpulluerunt, Ps. Rdr. 288, 21

Linked entry: firen-tácn

grammatic

(adj.)
Grammar
grammatic, adj.
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Grammatical, of grammar Hé leornode grammatican cræft, Hml. S. 35, 14

Linked entries: gramatic grammatisc

here-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
here-beorg, e; f.

Harbour ⬩ shelter ⬩ lodgings ⬩ quarters

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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam hé þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82

hundnigontig-wintre

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þá hé wæs nigon-and-hundnigon*-*ligwintre, Gen. 17, 1. Add