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ge-sceádlíce

(adv.)
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Ðú mid geþeahte þínum wyrcest þæt ðú þǽm gesceaftum swá gesceádlíce mearce gesettest, Met. 20, 88. discreetly, with discrimination Wé scylon gesceádlíce (-scáde-, v.l. ) tðdǽlan ylde and geogoðe, Ll. Th. i. 412, 9.

þeód-sceaþa

(n.)
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þeód-sceaþa, an; m.

A criminal against the community, ⬩ a spoiler of the community, ⬩ a great criminal or spoiler

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Ðonne móton ða hyrdas beón swíðe wacore, ðe wið ðone þeódsceaðan folce sceolon scyldan, L. C. E. 26; Th. i, 374, 22-28: Wulfst. 191, 6-13. Þeódsceada, fýrdraca, Beo. Th. 5369; B. 2688: 4545; B. 2278. Se þeódsceaða (famine), Andr.

hearpe

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Scyl wæs hearpe, hlúde dynede, Reim. 27. Hearpan stapas cerimingius, hearpan stala ceminigi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 40, 66.

gífer-nes

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Scyldað eów wið gítsunga and wið gífornessa . . . Scyldað eów wið gálscipas. . . and wið oferfylle beorgað eów, Wlfst. 40, 6-13. ¶ In Bl. H. 163, 12 2

lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
lícettan, p. te

To feign ⬩ pretend ⬩ simulate

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To feign, pretend, profess falsely, simulate Forðam seó orsorge wyrd simle líhþ and lícet ðæt mon scyle wénan ðæt beó is sió sóþe gesǽlþ illa [prospera fortuna] enim specie felicitatis, cum videtur blanda, mentitur, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 30.

Linked entry: líccettan

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhþ, Txts. 176, 10; Rtl. 114, 23: Exon. Th. 345, 13; Gn. Ex. 187. Týhþ, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581. Ic eom unscyldig æt ðære tihtlan ðe N. mé tíhþ (týhþ, MS. B.), L. O. 5; Th. i. 180, 16.

teohhian

(v.)
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teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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MS.) ðæt hió scyle winnan wiþ hire Scippendes willan ...

crisma

(n.)
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crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατος ⬩ χρίσω ⬩ the chrism ⬩ unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism ⬩ oleum chrismatis ⬩ the white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism ⬩ chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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Mid ðam háligan ele, ge scylan ða hǽðenan cild mearcian on ðam breóste, and betwux ða gesculdru, on middeweardan, mid róde tácne, ǽrðanðe ge hit fullian on ðam fantwætere; and ðonne hit of ðæm wætere cymþ, ge scylan wyrcan róde tácen uppon ðæm heáfde

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

willes

(adv.)
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willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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Ne scylan hyg ǽnig unriht willes geþafian, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 18. Hé willes deáð þrowade, R. Ben. 26, 15. Geneádod tó ánre míle gange, gang willes twá, 28, 3. Hwílum willes, hwílum geneádode, Homl. Ass. 145, 45.

mál

(n.)
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mál, es; n.

an action ⬩ suit ⬩ cause

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Eádwerd scylode ix scypa of mále ( = Icel. skilja af máli) put an end to the agreement with, paid off, nine ships, 1049; Erl. 174, 38. Hé sette ealle ða litsmen of mále, 1050; Erl. 176, 13.

hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.

Plotting against the life of a king or lord

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Gif hwá ymb cyninges feorh sierwie, síe hé his feores scyldig and ealles ðæs ðe hé áge of plotting against a lord. If any one plot against the king's life, let him forfeit his life and all that he owns, L.

Linked entry: hláford-swice

FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGER ⬩ digĭtus

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Rand sceal on scylde, fæst fingra gebeorh a boss shall be on the shield, the sure protection of fingers, Menol. Fox 535; Gn. C. 38: Elen. Kmbl. 239; El. 120.

Linked entry: fincer

fremman

(v.)

To advance ⬩ get on ⬩ prevail ⬩ to advance ⬩ further ⬩ promote ⬩ to perform ⬩ commit a crime

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Þæt hé gewyrce, ǽr hé on weg scyle, fremman on foldan. wið feónda níð that he succeed by his labours, ere he must depart, in prevailing on earth against the fiends' malice, Seef. 75.

HEFIG

(adj.)
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HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVY ⬩ weighty ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ serious ⬩ grieved ⬩ important ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus

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Hit swíðe hefegu scyld is it is a very grievous crime, L. E. I. 27; Th. ii. 422, 36. Bútan hefegum gefeohte without heavy fighting; sine ullo prælio, Bd. 1, 3; S. 473, 11.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

dǽd-bétan

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Be þám dǽdbétendum ( poenitentibus ), on hwylcum tíman him man forgifnysse dón scyle, Ll. Th. ii. 170, 23. Be ðám ðe . . . wið ðá dǽdbétendan ðeódað de is qui . . . junguntur excommunicatis, R. Ben. 50, 9, 17.

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Ic wolde witan hwæþer ðæt áuht sié ðæt wé oft gehióraþ ðæt men cweþaþ be sumum þingum ðæt hit scyle weás gebyrian. ...

gnornan

(v.)
Grammar
gnornan, gnornian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To grieve ⬩ mourn ⬩ be sad ⬩ bewail ⬩ lament ⬩ mœrere

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Ne scyle nán wís monn forhtigan ne gnornian no wise man ought to fear or lament, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8: Cd. 219; Th. 281, 19; Sat. 274.

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
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mǽrlíce, adv.

Magnificently ⬩ excellently ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ with distinction

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Swá hé ús mǽrlícor gifeþ swá wé him mǽrlícor þancian scylon the more excellent his gifts are, the more excellent ought our thanks to be, Wulfst. 261, 20

ge-liger

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ge-liger, l. ge-ligere (ge-ligre),
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Diernes gelíres scyldig adulterinae cogitationis reus, Past. 143, 2. Ealra þára Rómána wíf þe hé mehte, hé tó geligre geniédde, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 29.

hwílum

Grammar
hwílum, In l. 3 for quandam l.
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Voc. ii. 61, 43. of more or less repeated action, sometimes, at times Ðá ðe hwílum (cf. hwíltídum, 3) gedúfað on ðǽm miclum scyldum qui aliquando in gravibus noxis demerguntur Past. 437, 33 : Bt. 24, 4; F. 84, 33: 39. 9; F. 226, 12 : Bl. H. 227, 7.