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ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuse ⬩ clear ⬩ exculpate ⬩ defend

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Gif hé hine ládian wille gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ ðæt hé ðæt fácen mid worhte if he be willing to clear himself, then let him undergo the ordeal by hot iron, and therewith clear the hand with which he is accused of committing

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

sunn-ganges

(adv.)
Grammar
sunn-ganges, adv.
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So Spenser, 'She turned her contrary to the sunne . . . for she the right did shunne.' Cf. Icel. sólar-sinnis with the sun :-- Þeir höfðu gengit sólarsinniss um goðahús, Droplaugarsona Saga 11, 4.

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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</b> add :-- Hé sang beforan þám kásere scandlicu leóþ and plegode scandlice plegan, Shrn. 121, 10. Æfter þisum forlét Apollonius þá hearpan and plegode, and fela fægera þinga forðteáh, Ap. Th. 17, 12. <b>II b.

predician

(v.)
Grammar
predician, p. ode
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To preach Hé férde Godes ríce prediciende ( euangelizans ), Lk. Skt. 8, 1

gicel-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gicel-stán, es; m.

A piece of ice ⬩ hailstone

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A piece of ice, hailstone He sent gicelstán mittit chrystallum, Blickl. Gl

Linked entry: gycel-stán

ge-myntan

Grammar
ge-myntan, <b>; (2 a)</b>
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Án gealga ... þe hé gemynt hæfde Mardecheo, Hml. A. 100, 280. Add

gállíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gállíce, adv.
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Wantonly, licentiously Gif hé gállíce ( luxuriose ) his líf drohtnað, Chrd. 108, 18

wiþ-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-hindan, prep. (adv.)

Behind

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Behind Hé feaht him wiðforan and his geféran wiðhindan, Jos. 8, 22

be-wlátian

(v.)
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Hé bewlátode ofor ealle respexit super omnes, Ps. L. 32, 14. Add

efen-ámeten

(part.)
Grammar
efen-ámeten, ptcpl.
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Compared Efenámeten hé is neátum comparatus est jumentis, Ps. Srt. 48, 13

Linked entry: á-metan

flǽsc-ness

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Þætte flǽscnesse (incarnationem) Drihtnes úres hé gelýfe, Angl. ii. 363, 2. Add

Linked entry: flǽscen-ness

friclan

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Þæt hé geóce fricle, Hpt. 33, 73, 15. v. next word. Add

frum-sceat

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Hé ofslóg ǽlcne frumsceat percussit omne primogenitum, Ps. Rdr. 104, 36. Add

gifa

Grammar
gifa, Add: <b>gefa</b>
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Hé cuæð ðætte ðone gladan giefan ( datorem ) God lufode, Past. 323, 12

leáse

(adv.)
Grammar
leáse, adv.
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Falsely Hé leáse fleswede (leáslíce ongann), Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 147, 1

súþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-weard, adv.
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Hé gewende súðweard mid fulre fyrde, Chr. 1013; P. 143, 20. Add

swíþ

Grammar
swíþ, <b>. II 2.</b>
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Hé beféng mínne swíðran mid deórwurðum stánum, Hml. S. 7, 32. Add

tó-scendan

(v.)
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to destroy Hé tóscende ꝥ deófolgyld contrivit idolum, Gr. D. 121, 24

un-andgitol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andgitol, adj.
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Unintelligent Gif hé sý unandgyttol si est minus intelligens, Chrd. 42, I

Linked entry: and-gitol

á-wóh

(n.)
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Beorge ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 8. Add

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