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mæðel-hégende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mæðel-hégende, part. pres.

Attending, holding or addressing an assembly or councilconsultingconversing

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Hwæt se manna wæs meðelhégendra who of men that speak was he, 524; An. 262. Héht gebeódan meðelhégende on gemót cuman, ða ðe deóplícost Dryhtnes gerýno reccan cúðon, Elen. Kmbl. 557; El. 279

brigdan

(v.)
Grammar
brigdan, (?); p. de
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To seize property improperly held by another Ðus man sceal swerigean, ðonne man hafð his ǽhte gebryid ( =-brigd ?) (cf. ꝥ orf ꝥ ic mid N. befangen hæbbe, l. 15). Ðæs óðres áð ðe mon his orf æt bryideð ( = brigdeð?) . . .

burg-geat-setl

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R.A. 804) Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes, cirican and kycenan, bellhús and burhgeatsetl, Ll. Th. i. 190, 16

ge-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremman, p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To promoteperfectperformcommit

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Ðás ongunnenan ðing ðurh Godes fultum gefremmaþ perform the things begun with God's help, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 4. Swá hwæt swá he on mycclum gyltum gefremede whatsoever he bath committed in great sins, Blickl, Homl. 107, 14 : 189, 22.

hlyst

(n.)
Grammar
hlyst, es; m: e; f.

The sense of hearing, hearing, listening

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Gif se hlyst óþstande ðæt ne mǽge gehiéran if the hearing be stopped so that he cannot hear, L. Alf. pol. 46; Th. i. 92, 23. Ðá wearþ hæleþa hlyst then was there listening of men, Cd. 181; Th. 226, 28; Dan. 178: Exon. 55 b; Th. 196. 5; Az. 169.

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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[He let him fordéme lif and lime, O. and N. 1098.] to give judgement on, decide, determine ǽr on him fordéme gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslic ante in se discutiat si uita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5.

grasian

(v.)
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to graze Oxan grasiende gesihþ if he sees oxen grazing, Lchdm. iii. 200, 9

sceþness

(n.)
Grammar
sceþness, e; f.
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Hurt, harm eft férde bútan sceþnysse ǽniges sáres, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 27

ge-hrif

(n.)
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a womb Gemétte hí bearn hæbbende on hire gehrife, Hml. A. 134, 595

ge-mǽre

Grammar
ge-mǽre, <b>; I 1.</b>
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æt Somnite gemǽre and Rómáne gesæt, Ors. 3, 7; S. 110, 7. Add

twéntig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
twéntig-wintre, adj.
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Twenty years old Óð sý twéntigwintre oð;ðe gyt yldra, Wulfst. 3, 1

þri-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-geáre, adj.

Three years old

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Three years old Se onféng fulwihte ðá wæs þrigeáre cniht, Shrn. 119, 19

Linked entry: ofer-geáre

þrinna

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrinna, This seems a Scandinavian form
[cf.
Icel. þrennar tylftir three twelves; e.g. þrennar tylftir eigu at dæma málit, Njála c. 144
]
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Ládige hine mid þrinna .xii., L. Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 296, 29

un-earhlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earhlíc, adj.

Intrepiddauntless

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Intrepid, dauntless cwæð tó ðam cásere unearhlícere stemme, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 164

un-beboht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beboht, adj.

Unsold

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Unsold hæfde tamra deóra unbebohtra syx hund, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 10

Linked entry: be-bycgan

un-swǽslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swǽslíc, adj.

Unpleasantungentle

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Unpleasant, ungentle hæfde his ende gebidenne unswǽslícne, Judth. Thw. 22, 17; Jud. 65

Linked entry: swǽs-líc

word-loca

(n.)
Grammar
word-loca, an; m.

The storehouse of words

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The storehouse of words Ongan reordigan, wordlocan onspeónn, Andr. Kmbl. 940; An. 470

burg-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
burg-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a city fulluht underféng æt þám burhbiscope, H.R. 15, 16

fore-þingere

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wæs getreówe on neóde and strang fore*-*þingere, Hml. S. 5, 6. Add

fore-déman

(v.)

to pre-judge

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to pre-judge Ne ne foredéme nec prejudicet, R. Ben. I. 105, 6

Linked entry: déman