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FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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fácen and unriht acwǽdon lŏcūti sunt nēquĭtiam, Ps. Th. 72, 6: 94, 9. Ðæt he him nán fácn mid nyste that he knew of no guile in him, L. C. S. 29; Th. i. 392, 16: L. O. 9; Th. i. 182, 3.

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Th. 50, 3; Cri. 794. hit swíðe unáberendlíc talaþ, Past. 33; Swt. 226, 18. ofslægenne talaþ, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 29. talaþ hine sylfne wísne, Wulfst. 52, 29. Ða ðe sylfe wáce taliaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 374, 29. Ðæt hié taliaþ hálig, R.

ge-hergian

(v.)
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<b>I a.</b> with on, to make predatory attacks upon :-- Se here oft gehergode on Pehtas and on Strætlæd-Wealas, Chr. 875 ; P. 75, 2.

ge-hínan

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Þá þá seó sáwl on líchoman wæs gehæfdand gehýned (geeáðmódad, v. l. humiliata), Gr. D. 173, 22. <b>I a.</b> to humle an enemy, defeat, subject :-- þone ealdor ealra þeóstra geband and gehýnde, Bl. H. 85, 6.

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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On þone sídan healh; of þám sídan heale á be þám héhhylte, C. D. B. iii. 517, 36. with gen., or as second part of a compound. gen. of person Æt Iddes hale, C. D. i. 315, 22. On Oddan heal; of Oddan heale, v. 270, 8. On Beocces heal, vi. 94, 15.

magan

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For 'does not occur in W. S. but' substitute: magan = posse occurs in Angl. xiii. 389, 337 : Scint. 46, 6 : 159, 6; in 1. 8 for mágon l. magon. add Ne magon ús þonne ǽnige góde, Wlfst. 122, 7.

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Voc. 1. 46, 40. Wonn, ii. 12, 58. Won, 127, 28. Ða sweartan lurida, wan and flæc luridus, 53, 16. Ða wannan libida (but the Latin is livida (vibe x), Ald. 77-8), 88, 3: 50, 33. Ðære wannan cerula, 24, 58.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

ídel

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Onǽled mid ídele gefeán, Bt. 14, l; F. 40, 29. For þínum ídlan gilpe (v. ídel-gilp). Bl. H. 31, 14. Ymb ídelne gilp, Past. 85, 7. Mid ídelum gescotum iactibus uacuis An. Ox. 49, 2. Be ídelstum wordum de otiosis uerbis, Scint. 217, 2. <b>II a.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Voc. ii. 99, 17: cura, 19, 62. Mec sorg dreceþ on sefan, ic ne mæg rǽd áhycgan, Cd. Th. 131, 21; Gen. 2179. Nis ðæs deáþes sorg death causes me no anxiety, Exon. Th. 125, 7; . 350.

Linked entry: sorg

eorþ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-cyning, es; m. [cyning a king]

An earthly king, king of the land terræ rex

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He eorþcyningas yrmde and cwelmde he oppressed and slew the kings of the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 93; Met. 9, 47: Ps. Th. 88, 24

feówertig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówertig, gen. feówertigra; dat. feówertigum, feówertig; adj.

FORTY;quadrāginta

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[μάννα; n; ןמָּהַ־טאֶ ] quadrāginta annis, Ex. 16, 34: Gen. 32, 15: 50, 3. Feówertig [feówertigum MS. B.] scillingum gebéte let him make amends with forty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 68, 11

Linked entries: feówrtig feówurtig

for-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scrífan, p. -scráf, pl. -scrifon; pp. -scrifen [scrífan to judge] ,

to condemnproscribecondemnāreproscrībĕreto writecut intocut downincīdĕresuccīdĕre

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to condemn, proscribe; condemnāre, proscrībĕre He ðæt scyldige werud forscrifen hefde he had proscribed the guilty host, Cd. 213 i Th. 267, 5; Sat. 33.

Linked entries: screón fer-scrifen

fromlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fromlíce, framlíce; adv.

Stronglystoutlyboldlystrenuouslypromptlyspeedilyaudācĭterstrēnueprŏpĕre

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Ic sceal fromlice féðemundum þurh steápne beorg strǽte wyrcan I shall strenuously work with my feet a road through a steep mountain, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 9; . 16, 17: Cd. 95; Th. 123, 23; Gen. 2050: Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 41.

here-wæsmun

(n.; adv.)
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ic méan herewæsmun hnágran talige gúþgeweorca ðonne Grendel hine, Beo. Th. 1358; B. 677. Thorpe reads wæstmum [see the use of wæstm in the plural] and translates 'in martial vigour.'

Linked entry: wǽsma

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, e; f.

An island

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-11; .1, 4-6.

méd

(n.)
Grammar
méd, e; f.

Meedreward

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Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 25: Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 45: merx, ii. 58, 41. Ðín méd byþ swíðe micel, Gen. 15, 1: Lk. Skt. 6, 35. Hwæt byþ ús méde, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 27: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 59; Jud. 335. Elles næbbe méde mid eówrum fæder ðe on heofenum ys, Mt.

mundbyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
mundbyrdness, e; f.

protectionA protectorpatronadvocatea protection of rights granted by charter

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Frag. 106, 24. in a personal sense (v. mund, III. b), A protector, patron, advocate Ic ðé mundbyrdnysse geceóse wið ðín ágen bearn I choose thee for my advocate with thy own child, 106, 19.

ge-wǽde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽde, -wéde, es; n.

A garmentclothingvestimentum

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A garment, clothing; vestimentum Saga hwæt ðis gewǽde [gewædu, MS.] say what this vestment is, Exon. 109 a; Th. 418, 5; . 36, 14. He nywolnessa him to gewǽde woruhte abyssus amictus ejus, Ps. Th. 103, 7.

seowian

(v.)
Grammar
seowian, seówan, siwian; p. ode; pp. od, ed. id
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To sew Sióuu sarcio , Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 52. Ic siwige sarcio , Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2 ; Zup. 190, 6. Ic sywige (siwige, MS. R.), 28, 3; Zup. 167, 6. Heó siwaþ (seowaþ, MS. U.) illa suit , 15; Zup. 97, 6. Siwaþ (siuieþ, Lind.: siowes, Rush.) assuit , Mk.

Linked entries: siwian supe

bold-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, housedomicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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Alf. pol. 37; Th. i. 86, 2; that is, If a person who had commended himself, wished to take his name off the manor-roll of one lord, etc. Thorpe's Laws, vol. i. p. 86, note a