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ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creature ⬩ creātio, creātūra ⬩ a decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shape ⬩ fātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕcies ⬩ the privy members ⬩ vĕrenda, pŭdenda ⬩ creature ⬩ decrees of fate

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Ðissesgisceppes hujus creationis, Rtl. 21, 10. a decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shape; fātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕcies Ðæt ic sceolde wið gesceape mínum on bonan willan búgan that I must submit to a murderer's

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

Óðen

(n.)
Grammar
Óðen, es; m.
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Odin (the Scandinavian form of the word which appears in Anglo-Saxon as Wóden) Ðes gedwolgod Mercurius wæs árwurðe betwux eallum héðenum on ðám dagum, and hé is Óðon geháten óðrum naman on Denisce wísan.

Linked entries: Ówðen Wóden

Satan

(n.)
Grammar
Satan, es; m.

Satan

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The Greek form Satanas with acc. Satanan also occurs, Mk. Skt. 3, 23: Lk. Skt. 10, 18; and Satanus, Cd. Th. 287, 22; Sat. 371: 292, 27; Sat. 447

frosc

(n.)
Grammar
frosc, forsc, frox (q. v. in Dict.), frocx, es; m.
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A frog Forsc luscinius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 31. Frocx, 51, 28. Regnwyrm lumbricus, frox luscinus, ýce rana, 71, 13-15. Frosc ranam, An. Ox. 54, 2. Frox, Bl. Gl. Forsc, Ps. Srt. 77, 45. Forscas ranas, 104, 30. ¶ in local names :-- Forscaburna, C.

Linked entries: frox forsc

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Swá hwæt swá ic for unwísnesse and for tyddernesse ( fragilitate ) ágylte, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 29: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 17. Ðú wást, Drihten, ða menniscan tyddernysse, Blickl.

un-trymig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trymig, -trymmig; adj.

Weak ⬩ sick ⬩ infirm

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Fore untrymigum pro infirmis, Rtl. 177, 19

Linked entry: trymig

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ox 1403. used reflexively, to join together for a common purpose to associate for common action Hié móton hié gesomnian, gif hié willað, tó þám were.

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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Sihhem geniédde ðæt mǽden Sichem forced the maiden, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 22; Hat. MS. Genéddon Simon angariaverunt Simonem, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 21.

Linked entries: ge-nídde ge-niédde ge-nýdan

clǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽne, adv.
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Ǽlcere synne swá clǽne ámerede, swá ǽfre ǽnig gold mæg clǽnost ámerod weorðan, Wlfst. 96, 14. in full, without reservation Man sealde Godwine clǽne his eorldóm, swá full and swá forð swá hé fyrmest áhte, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 29. [O. H. Ger. chleino.]

níd-fara

Grammar
níd-fara, nýd-fara, an; m.

One who journeys under compulsion ⬩ who is forced to march

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One who journeys under compulsion, who is forced to march, Cd. Th. 191, 1; Exod. 208

Linked entries: -dǽda þearf be-héfe neód-

níd-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gilda, an; m.

One who is forced to pay

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One who is forced to pay Neádgilda debitor i. obnoxius, reus, Writ. Voc. ii. 139, 74

heofon-wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-wlitig, adj.
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Of heavenly beauty Wé magon gedón þæt eorðcundlice men magon gewiorðan hiofonwlitige, Forst. Verc. 115, II

swǽr

(n.)
Grammar
swǽr, swár, es; n.
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Först. 173

þúr

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Först. 123, 20. Add

hand-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gesceaft, e; f.

That which is formed by the hand, a creature

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That which is formed by the hand, a creature, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 24; Gen. 455

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to care ⬩ be anxious ⬩ feel anxiety or care ⬩ absolute ⬩ to sorrow ⬩ grieve ⬩ be sorry ⬩ for, on ⬩ absolute ⬩ to be anxious; to sorrow

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, ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð the wolf will be sorry for his journey, Lchdm. i. 360, 22.

ge-búan

(v.)
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Hié ne dorston forþ bí þǽre eá siglan for unfriþe, for þǽm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe þǽre eás. Ne métte hé ǽr nán gebún land ... Þá Beormas hæfdon swíþe wel gebúd (-bún, v.l. ) hira land, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 22-28.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

mægen-þyse

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þyse, an; f.

Violence ⬩ force

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Violence, force Sóna ðæt onfindeþ se ðe mec féhþ ongeán and wið mægenþisan mínre genǽsteþ ðæt hé hrycge sceal hrusan sécan soon doth he find that fights against me, and with my force comes into conflict, that with his back he must visit the earth, Exon

Linked entry: þyse

cép-man

(n.)
Grammar
cép-man, -mann, es; m.

A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator

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A chapman, merchant; mercator Híg fóron mid óðrum cépmannum they went with other merchants, Gen. 42, 5

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