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swǽs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs-líc, adj.
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Hé sylþ ðam, ðe on hine gelýfaþ, goldes and seolfres genyhða, Wulfst. 196, 21

cræt-wǽn

(n.)
Grammar
cræt-wǽn, es; m. [wǽn a waggon]

A chariotwain currus

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A chariot, wain; currus Crætwǽn mid seolfre gegyred a chariot mounted with silver Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 14. Mid crætwǽne with a chariot 2, 4; Bos. 43, 6. Sceoldon senátas rídan on crætwǽnum the senators must ride in chariots 2, 4; Bos. 43, 9

ofer-wyrcan

(v.)

to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay

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Nǽfre nǽnig man ða lǽstas sylfe ufan oferwyrcean ne mihte, ne mid golde, ne mid seolfre, Blickl. Homl. 125, 35. Hús (the temple) oferworht mid golde and mid hwítan seolfre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 35: Blickl. Homl. 125, 25.

hýpe

(n.)
Grammar
hýpe, an; f.

A heap

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Goldes and seolfres ungeríme hýpan, i. 450, 21

gold

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Twá and twéntig þúsend punda goldes and seolfres mon gesealde þám here wid friðe, 288, 12. Hí mid nánum þingum ne gebicge, ne mid golde ne mid seolfre, 380, 12

be-bycgean

(v.)
Grammar
be-bycgean, -bycgan ; part. -bycgende ; p. -bohte; pp. -boht

To sellto set or put to salevendere

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Iudas bebohte bearn wealdendes on seolfres sinc Judas sold the child of the Almighty for a heap of silver, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 5; Sat. 577 : Ps. Th. 43, 14 : 104, 15 : Beo. Th. 5591; B. 2799

Linked entries: be-bohte bi-bycgong

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, (e ; f. ?)

weight

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Má hundred punda seolfres; ðet hé nam be wihte, and mid mycelan unrihte, Chr. 1086; Th. i. 355, 31. Genim of ǽlcere ðisre wyrte .xx. penega wiht, Lchdm. i. 374, 21

hyge-teóna

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-teóna, an; m.
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Deliberate injury or offence Ic him hygeteónan hwítan seolfre béte with white silver will I make reparation to him for injury, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 13; Gen. 2731: 69; Th. 83, 16; Gen. 1380.

Linked entry: teóna

toln

(n.)
Grammar
toln, e; f.

Toll

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Toll Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan and mid his golde and seolfre eall dyrnunga æt Steorran, ðe ðá wæs ðæs kinges rædesman, ðæt him gewearð se þridda pænig of ðære tolne on Sandwíc, Chart. Th. 339. 13: 340; 35.

Linked entry: tolnere

rúwa

(n.)
Grammar
rúwa, an; m.

A rug, covering, tapestry

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Ðeáh ðe ða rícestan hátan him reste gewyrcan of marmanstáne and mid goldfrætwum and mid gimcynnum eal ástǽned and mid seolfrenum rúwum and godwebbe eall oferwrigen, Wulfst. 263, 4

Linked entry: reówe

weorold-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríca, an; m.
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Unrihtwíse déman and geréfan and ealle ða wóhgeornan woruldrícan mid heora golde and seolfre and godwebbum and eallum ungestreónum. Wulfst. 183, 8. v. next word

geara

(adv.)
Grammar
geara, adv. [gearo? ready]

Utterlyaltogetherwellenoughvery muchpĕnĭtusprorsusbĕnesătisvalde

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Ðonne mon me geofe geara þúsende goldes and seolfres sŭper millia auri et argenti, 118, 72

weorold-gleng

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gleng, es or e; m. or f.
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Worldly pomp Se blinda ne bæd goldes, ne seolfres, ne worldglenga, Blickl. Homl. 21, 6. Se snotera wer ne gewilnaþ ðara woruldglenga, ne ðæs líchaman wlite, ac gewilnaþ ðære sáwle, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 52, 14.

frum-mynetslege

(n.)
Grammar
frum-mynetslege, es; m.
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A first minting Feówer síðon man áwende mynetísena on his dagum . . . and on þám frummynetslæge wǽron twá and sixtig penega gewihte seolfres on ánum penege, and on þǽm æftran em sixtig, and on þǽm þryddan . . . and on þám feórþan . . .

mære

(adj.)

pure

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With this may be compared the following passage For his lícweorðan feó, ðæt is ii pund mérehwítes seolfres. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 255, 12

synlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
synlíce, adv.

Sinfully, wickedly

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Se cyng and ða heáfodmenn lufedon swíðe and oferswíðe gítsunge on golde and on seolfre and ne róhtan hú synlíce hit wǽre begytan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 6, 12

swíþ-feorm

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-feorm, adj.
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abounding in substance Him ðá Abraham gewát ǽhte lǽdan golde and seolfre swíðfeorm and gesǽlig (cf. gewiton him ǽhta lǽdan, feoh and feorme, 99, 22; Gen. 1650), Cd.

yntse

(n.)
Grammar
yntse, yndse, an; and ynts (?), e; f.
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Fíftig yntsena seolfres quinquaginta siclos argenti, Deut. 22, 29. Þreóra yntsena gewihte . . . six yntsena . . . þreóra yntsena (yntsa, v. l. ), Lchdm. i. 150, 16-18

Linked entries: entse yndse

fæt

a vesselutensila receptacleboxcasketa compartment

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Hí geáfon him manega gærsama on gyldenan faton and on seolfrenan, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 33. Þá gersuman . . . on golde and on seolfre and on faton, 1086; P. 222, 16. a receptacle, box, casket.

ge-cost

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cost, adj. [cost tried]

Triedprovedchosenprobātus

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Ða ðe seolfres beóþ since gecoste qui probāta sunt argento, Ps. Th. 67, 27. Ðæt sind ða gecostan cempan these are the proved champions, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 21; Gú. 62

Linked entry: -cost