ge-feohtan
to fight ⬩ pugnare ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ pugnando acquirere
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H.] he scyldig ealles his ierfes [yrfes MSS. B. H.] if any one fight in the king's house, let him be liable in all his property, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 2. Ðeáh hit sié on middurn felda gefohten though it be fought on mid-field, L.
lind
a shield
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Scyldas wégon, linde bǽron, Byrht. Th. 134, 45; By. 99: Beo. Th. 4719; B. 2365. Hwíte linde, Cd. 158; Th. 107, 4; Exod. 301
wecgan
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Hwý gé ǽfre scylen unrihtfióungum eówer mód dréfan, swá swá mereflódes ýþa hréraþ íscalde sǽ, wecggaþ for winde (cf. swá swá ýþa for winde ða sǽ hréraþ, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 25), Met. 27, 4. Hig wegdan, hrérdan heora heáfod moverunt capita sua, Ps.
of-þyncan
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Th. ii. 194, 15. to cause displeasure or offence: — -Ðonne him hira scylda ná ne ofþyncþ si minus contra culpas accenditur, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 2.
réðness
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Ðonne sió lár wint on réðnesse suíður ðonne mon niéde scyle cum sese increpatio, plus quam necesse est in asperitatem pertrahit, 21, 7; Swt. 167, 8
ǽfre
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Hwæt ðis ǽfre beón scyle? Hml. S. 23, 532. Hú hé ǽfre embe hý sceolde, 311. Ǽfre ðeáh ( any how ) for his hálgena earnunge, hé him ðis geþanc on móde ásende, 313. Ǽfre ǽlc dǽl his cynnes, 348.
ildan
To delay ⬩ tarry ⬩ defer ⬩ put off ⬩ postpone ⬩ procrastinate ⬩ connive at ⬩ dissimulate
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MS. ielde] and þafode ða scylda dissimulavit culpas, Past. 21, 1 ; Swt. 151, 22. Hé ða gewilnunge náht lange ne ylde he did not long delay that desire, Th. Ap. 1, 17. Ne ylde hé hit ðá leng nec exinde distulit, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 512, 34.
leóht
Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy
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Hwílum ða leóhtan scylda beóþ beteran tó forlǽtenne aliquando leviora vitia relinquenda sunt, Past. 62; Swt. 457, 7. Hý habbaþ swýðe lytle scypa and swíðe leóhte they have very little ships avid very light ones, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 8.
dígol-líce
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Hý swá díhlíce wuniende hý fram manna gesyhðe áscyriaþ, 134, 18. so as to confine an action to one's self Ðá scylda ðe hié diógollíce (diégollíce, v. l.) on him selfum forberað culpas quas in se tacite tolerari considerant, Past. 151, 15.
eallunga
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Ðætte ðá untruman mód mon ne scyle ellenga tó heálíce lǽran quod infirmis mentibus omnino nan debent alta praedicari, Past. 459, 4
ge-hreósan
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</b> of inconsiderate action :-- Ðonne ðaelig;t ierre hæfð anwald ðaelig;s monnes, ðonne gehrísð (-hriésð v. l. ) hé on sume scylde, Past. 288, 9
hreówsian
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Ðá ðe ðá gedónan scylda hreówsiað, . . . Ðæt mon hreówsige hit synna, 411, 24-29: 437, 21. Ðæt hié hira unryhtwísnesse hreówsian, 425, 24. Hé sceal his ágnu yfelu hreówsian, 461, 22: 421, 13. with gen.
ge-wyrht
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Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhð oððe on gewyrhtum oððe on gewitnesse if you know yourselves guilty as principals or as accessories Rtl. 114, 23. Be folcleásunge gewyrhtum. Gif mon folcleásunge gewyrce de publico mendacio conficto.
Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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offspring Scyldes eaferan widely spread Scede-landum in, in the Swedish lands.
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open
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Æt openre scylde, Ll. Th. i. 124, 23. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde gewyrce, 312, 8. Hí bégen nǽron geendode ðurh openne martirdóm, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 29.
miltan
To melt ⬩ to digest ⬩ to refine by melting ⬩ To melt ⬩ become liquid
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B. miltan) wið morðre ásceádan of scyldum by him who will refine his spirit from the dross of crime, separate it from sins, Salm. Kmbl. 111; Sal. 55. Grammar miltan, ( = meltan) intrans. To melt, become liquid Ic mylte liqueo, Ælfc.
full-fremed
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Ðonne hié ðenceað hú hié selfe scylen fullfremodeste (ful-, v. l. ) weorðan, 41, 23. in grammar applied to a tense which denotes a completed action Praeteritum perfectum ys forðgewiten fulfremed . . .
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scín-cræft
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Beó ic scyldig, gif ic his scýncræft ne mæg ádwæscan mid mínum drýcræfte, 14, 57. Hý wǽron tó sáre beswicene þurh ðæs sweartan deófles scíncræft, Wulfst. 198, 18. a magic art or trick Scíncræfte praestigia , Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 59.
ge-scildan
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Mid gebedum fram deáþe gescilded (-scylded, v.l.) orationibus a morte servatus, Bd. 3, 23 ; Sch. 305, 2. Gescilded fram ðǽre tíde his deáþes ab articulo mortis retentus, 20.
hefig
ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness
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Ðá ðe áfellað on hefegum scyldum (cf. on micla scylda, 7) qui gravibus noxis immerguntur, Past. 437, 3. Wið hefigum synnum, Angl. viii. 320, 1. Hí habbaþ sum yfel hefigre and frécendlicre þonne ǽnig wíte sié, Bt. 38, 3; F. 200, 27.
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