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lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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The term 'lád,' it will be seen from the following passages, does not, as Schmid observes, occur in the laws before Ethelred's time, canne and andsæc being used previously : -- Gyf mon ðone hláford teó ... nime him fíf þegnas tó and beó him sylf syxta

Linked entry: ládian

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Lét, Dóm. L. 18, 294. Se ðe nimeþ ł lǽdeþ synne middangeardes qui tollit peccatum mundi, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 29. Gé cunnon hwæt se hláford is se ðisne here lǽdeþ, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 11; Cri. 574.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Dóþ dǽdbóte: sóþlíce geneálǽceþ heofona ríce pœnitentiam agite: oppropinquavit enim regnum cœlorum, Mt. Bos. 3, 2: L. M. I. P. i; Th. ii. 266, 5. Þurh dǽdbóte through penance, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 19: L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 3.

forþ-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cuman, he -cymeþ, -cymþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, pl. -cómon; subj. pres. -cume, -cyme, pl. -cumen, -cymen; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come forth or forwardproceedsucceedarriveprocēdĕrepervĕnīreadvĕnīre

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Ðonne forþcumaþ fyrenfulra þreát híge onlíc cum exŏrientur peccātōres sicut fēnum, Ps. Th. 91, 6. Siððan hit forþcume after it is come forth; postquam nātus sit, L. M. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 268, 6.

tiht-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
tiht-bisig, adj.
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Gif hwylc man sý swá tihtbysig and hine ðonne þreó men ætgædere teón, ðonne ne beo ðár nán óðer búton ðæt hé gange tó ðam þryfealdan ordále, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 392, 22 ( and see the whole section for the penalties). Be tihtbysigum.

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, floodthe sea,

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an incoming tide, flood (as opposed to ebb) Grécas hátaþ malina sǽflód ðonne hyt wixst, and ledon ðonne hyt wanaþ (cf. ledona népflód vel ebba, malina heáhflód,Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 11-12), Anglia viii. 327, 29.

ge-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽre, -þwére; adj.

Unitedagreeingconsonantharmoniousaccordantconcordantmildgentlepeacefulconcorscongruusconsŏnusmansuētuspācĭfĭcusplăcĭdus

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Ðonne hit ǽfre geþwǽrust sý ondrǽt ðé ðonne ungeþwǽrnisse when things go most smoothly, then expect trouble, Prov. Kmbl. 75

Linked entries: ge-hwǽre ge-þwére

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Ðeós mennisce tyddernes biþ swá slídende swá glæs, ðonne hit scínþ and ðonne tóbersteþ, Shrn. 119, 22. Sió niht getácnaþ ða ðístro ðære blindnesse úrre tídernesse per noctem caecitas nostrae infirmitatis exprimitur, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 13.

a-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogode; pp. [ge]-hugod

To devisesearchinventexcogitareperscrutariinvenire

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To devise, search, invent; excogitare, perscrutari, invenire Leóhtor ðonne hit men mǽgen módum ahycgan more clearly than men may in mind devise it, Exon. 21 a; Th. 56, 20; Cri. 903.

Linked entry: a-hicgan

án-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
án-wealda, án-walda, an; m. [án one, sole; wealda, walda a ruler]

The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universea sovereigngovernormagistratea powerqui solus dominaturmonarchadominusgubernatormagistratuspotestas

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Ðonne híg lǽdaþ eów to ánwealdum cum inducent vos ad potestates, Lk. Bos. 12, 11

Linked entries: án-walda wealda

a-tiefran

(v.)
Grammar
a-tiefran, -tifran; p. ede; pp. ed

To paintdescribe by paintingdepingere

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C. atifreþ] ðæs þinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe he ðonne ymbsmeáþ in corde depingitur quidquid fictis imaginibus deliberando cogitatur, Past. 21, 3 ; Hat. MS. 30 b, 27: 30 b, 26

dryht-folc

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-folc, driht-folc, es ; n. [folc a people]

A nation, multitudepŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo

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A nation, multitude; pŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo Micel aríseþ dryhtfolc to dóme a great multitude shall arise to judgment, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 23; Cri. 1042. Dryht-folca helm a protector of nations, 107 a; Th. 408, 24; Rä. 27, 17.

Linked entry: driht-folc

furður

(adv.)
Grammar
furður, adv.

Furthermoreultĕriusultra

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Ðæt ðé cyning engla gefrætwode furður micle ðonne eall gimma cynn that the king of angels adorned thee much more than all the kinds of gems, 3035; An. 1520

hengen-wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
hengen-wítnung, e; f.

The punishment of imprisonment

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The punishment of imprisonment Gif forworht man friþstól geséce and þurh ðæt feorh geyrne ðonne sý þreóra án for his feore búte man bet geárian wille wergild éce þeówet hengenwítnung if a man who has forfeited his life gain a sanctuary, and thereby secure

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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C.] ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan Fabius oblatum sibi a senatu triumphum suscipere recusaret, quia luctus potius debebatur, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 20. Heóf mínne planctum meum, Ps. Spl. 29, 13 [heáf, Ps. Th. 29, 11]

Linked entry: heáf

in-fiht

(n.)
Grammar
in-fiht, -feoht, es ; n.
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attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis qui in domo

innung

(n.)
Grammar
innung, e ; f.

A puttinggetting in

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A putting or getting in, what is put or got in Se heofon is betera and fægera ðonne eall his innung búton monnum ánum the heaven is better and fairer than all it includes, except men only, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 10.

Linked entry: innian

land-mann

(n.)
Grammar
land-mann, es; m.
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Gyf se landman ǽniges fácnes gewita sý ðonne sý hé wítes scyldig, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 23-7. Landmanna cyme the coming of the men of the country, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 4; Exod. 179

lid

(n.)
Grammar
lid, es; n.

A vesselship

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Seó [the dove] eft ne com tó lide [the ark ] fleógan, Cd. 72; Th. 89, 11; Gen. 1479. Lǽt nú geferian flotan úserne, lid tó lande, Andr. Kmbl. 795; An. 398

reádian

(v.)
Grammar
reádian, p. ode
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Æppel ðe ðonne gyt ne reádige, Lchdm. i. 330, 22. Smire ða ófras ðǽr hit reádige, ii. 108, 20. Reádian rubescere, Hymn. Surt. 49, 17. Reádiendum rubente, 91, 33