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þegnisc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þegnisc, (? cf. -ska nouns in Icelandic(?); or see þegnest(?))
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service Þat sáwulgesceot sceulon ða canonicas habban, and swilce þénisce dón for hig swilce hig ágon tó dóne, Chart. Th. 609, 16

Linked entry: þénisc

clynan

(v.)
Grammar
clynan, l. clynnan, clynian; p. ede.
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To cause to sound, knock at a door Clyniga ðæt dor pulsare ostium, Lk. R. 15, 25

HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUNDa dog

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Wið hundes slite for the bite of a dog, Herb. 177, 2; Lchdm. i. 310, 8. Of ðæs hundes handa de manu canis, Ps. Th. 21, 18. Ðone hǽðenan hund the heathen dog [Holofernes ], Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 7; Jud. 110. Swá hundas ut canes, Ps. Th. 58, 6.

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes

norþ-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ-lang, adj.
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Having its length extending northwards, running north and south Tó ðon norðlangan gráfette, C. D. v. 195, 6. On ðone norðlangan hlinc, iii. 135, 24

wearg-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-treów, es; n.

The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross

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Doð up and waritreo, þer on heo scullen winden (hongy, 2nd MS.), 5714. Me ledde him uorte hongen o waritreo, A. R. 122, 8. Let heom don adun of þe waritreo, Misc. 51, 491

Linked entries: treów wearg-ród

slǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽtan, p. te [causative of siítan; cf. bait an animal, and bite]
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B. 17 the form is sleat. ], bait, set dogs on, hunt with dogs Man slætte ǽnne fearr, and se fear arn him tógeánes, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 72

ge-hréran

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méle fulne buteran on, and gehrére tógædere, 86, 18. of the operation of natural forces, to set in violent motion Þurh winda gryre wolcn wæs gehréred, Dóm. L. 8

carful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
carful-líce, adv.
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CAREFULLY, diligently; sollicite, diligenter Se sacerd sceal dón carfullíce Godes þénunga the priest shall carefully do God's services, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 25.

Linked entry: cearful-líce

un-álífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álífed, adj.

Unallowedillicitunlawful

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Ne sceal hé náht unáliéfedes dón, ac ðæt ðætte óðre menn unáliéfedes dót hé sceal wépan qui nulla illicita perpetrat, sed perpetrata ab aliis deplorat, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 14. Eall ðæt hié unáliéfedes ðenceaþ, 21; Swt. 155, 12.

Linked entry: á-lífan

þóht

(n.)
Grammar
þóht, es; m.
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In alle ðóht ðínne in tota mente tua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 37. In ðon ilco ðócht in eundem sensum, p. 9, 18. Unstaðolfæstnis ðóhta instabilitas mentium, Rtl. 192, 21

grafet

(n.)
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ðon lytlan grafette úp an wuncges dúne; and ðér west hwón tó ðon norðlangan grafette, 195, 5-7. On ðone miclan hæslwrið wiðneoðan ðæt grafet, 194, 14. Cf. stán-híwet

háwere

(n.)
Grammar
háwere, es; m.

An observer, a spectatorspies

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An observer, a spectator Ðýlæs hie síen tó óðerra monna gefeohte holde háweras, and dón him selfe náwuht lest they be friendly spectators of other men's struggle, and themselves do nothing; ne, si in hoc præsentis vitæ stadio ad certamen alienum devoti

torhtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
torhtlíce, adv.

Splendidly

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Splendidly Ðæt is sigedryhten ðe ðone selc frætweþ, timbreþ torhtlíce, Exon. Th. 450, 25; Dóm. 93. His mildheortnyss is ofer ús torhtlíce getrymed, Ps. Th. 116, 2: Andr. Kmbl. 3358; An. 1683

esn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
esn-líce, adv.

Manfully, valiantly vĭrīlĭter

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Hwæt gé, bróður, dóþ esnlíce what ye do, brother, do manfully. Past. 47 ; Hat. MS. Hopa nú to Drihtne, and esnlíce expecta Dŏmĭnum, et vĭrīlĭter ăge, Ps. Th. 26, 16: 30, 28

Linked entry: esne

medumung

(n.)
Grammar
medumung, e; f.

the fixing of the measure of anything

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the fixing of the measure of anything Á sceal dóm æfter dǽde and medemung be mǽðe ever shall doom be according to deed, and fine be fixed with fair measure, L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 342, 5: L. E. B. 10; Th. ii. 242, 11. ?

web-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
web-wyrhta, an; m.

A fuller

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Swylcne gerelan swylcne nǽnig fulwa, ðæt is nǽnig webwyrhta, ðæt mihte dón, Shrn. 56, 10. Ðone Iacóbum Iudǽa leorneras ofslógan mid webwyrhtan róde, 93, 12

Linked entry: fulwa

be-hlǽnan

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Wlfst. 137, 15) ðone Metod, Dóm. L. 116

þurh-seón

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Hé þurhseah swá þone preóst for ðon gesealdne deófle, gif hé gedyrstlǽhte ꝥ hé underféngce ðone hálgan sácerdhád perspexit hunc clericum idcirco diabolo traditum, ne ad sacrum ordinem auderet accedere, Gr. D. 136, 6. Add

carles wǽn

(n.)
Grammar
carles wǽn, [gen. of carl]
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the churl's wain, the constellation of the Great Bear; Ursa Major Carles wǽn ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ the churl's wain never goes down under this earth, as other constellations do, Bd. de nat.