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sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón wǽre, ǽr ðæt frið geset wǽre . . . nán man ðæt ne wræce ne bóte ne bidde L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 288, 1.

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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<b>I a.</b> in an indefinite sense :--- On healfa gehwǽr, sume hyder, sume þyder, Elen. Kmbl. 1093; El. 548. as antecedent Ðá ferede hine Godes hand þider, þǽr hine men siððan áredon, Shrn. 57, 5.

Linked entry: þyder

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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to track, go in a track (v. spor, spyreman), follow, make a journey in search of something Deáð spyraþ (spyreþ, Met. 27, 9) ǽlce dæge æfter fuglum and æfter diórum and æfter monnum, and ne forlǽt nán swæþ, ǽr hé geféhþ ðæt, ðæt hé æfter spyreþ, Bt. 39

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

ge-streón

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<b>IV a.</b> of costly things, as collective, treasures, wealth, treasure.

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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And séce man hundred-gemót swá hit ǽr geset wæs; and hæbbe man þríwa on geáre burh-gemót; and túwa scír-gemót; and ðǽr beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruld-riht and let the hundred-moot be attended as

deófol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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Mid wealhr(e)ówre, deóflicere mihte tyrannica potestate, An. Ox. 1157. Þone deófollicon abbod þe cwæð ꝥ úres Drihtenes líchama and his godcundnes wǽre ánes gecyndes, Ll. Th. ii. 374, 23.

Linked entry: deófel-lic

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Ap. 3, 24: Blickl. Homl. 211, 16: Andr. Kmbl. 528; An. 264

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.
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Mid fúlustre gewilnunge turpissimo desiderio, Angl. xi. 117, 29. (1 a) guilty of a charge :-- Be þisum þeófum þe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg, and man eft geáxað þe hé fúl bið and scildig, . . . þá menn þe æt ordále fúle weorðað, Ll.

cirr

(n.)
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Bestǽlon hié hié upp æt sumum twám cirron (cyrrum, v. l.), æt óþrum cierre (cyrre, v. l. ) beeástan Wæced, and æt óþrum cierre æt Portlocan, 918; P. 98, 26-29. Add

Linked entries: cerr cier cyrr

scyld-hata

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hata, an; m.
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One who hates wrongfully, an enemy Scyldhatan, ealdgeníðlan, Andr. Kmbl. 2095; An. 1049. Scyldhatan, egle ondsacan, 2295; An. 1149. v. next word

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Gefrætwed in eádwelum, Ph. 586. marking a whole where the parts forming it are stated Þrý sind in naman ryhte rúnstafas, Rä. 59, 14. in a book, in a company, where the subject matter of a book, or a member of a company, is referred to Þæne heriað in

ge-met

(adj.)
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III. a measure, an instrument for measuring :-- False gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll. Th. i. 310, 13. a vessel Éghuælc án wæs tuisestre gemet, Jn.

heals-fang

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Substitute: A legal payment of varying amount according to the status of a person, to be paid by him as a due or fine, or to be received by him or on his account for injury done to him, to be paid as a due Medemra þegna heregeata: hors and his gerǽda

breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chestthoraxthe stomachwomba breastmammamamilla

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Sceal mon þis wrítan and dón þás word on þá winstran breóst, Lch. ii. 140, 27. Breóstum pipillis, papillis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 54. Brióst mamillas, Lch. i. lxxii, 2. breast as seat of feeling, &amp;amp;c.

efen-etan

(v.)

to eat as much as any one

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to eat as much as any one

betweohs-fæc

(n.)

an interval

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an interval Betwyxfæce intervallo, An. Ox. 3861

ofen-raca

(n.)
Grammar
ofen-raca, an; m.

An oven-rake, an instrument for clearing out an oven or furnace

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An oven-rake, an instrument for clearing out an oven or furnace Ofenraca rotabulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 34 : 27, 10

Linked entry: hláf-ræce

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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A nyð ðat weldeþ al his sið, Gen. and Ex. 274.] denoting that which occurs to a person, how a person fares, the course of events in the case of a person, lot, condition, fate, experience Secgan hwelc siððan wearþ herewulfa síþ to say what happened afterwards

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Ic sceáwade on ða swýðran considerabam ad dexteram, Ps. Th. 141, 4. Æt swýþrum þearfan a dexteris pauperis, Ps. Spl. 108, 30. Fram swýðrum ðínum a dextris tuis, 90, 7

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Hé slát stán interrupit petram 77, 18. to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, etc. Similar entries v. slite II., slítung Fótum ic fére, foldan slíte Exon. Th. 393, 17; Rä 13, 1.