þeów
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A female servant or slave Seó foresprecene Cristes þeówe praefata Christi famula, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 13: 4, 10; S. 578, 5: 4, 23; S. 592, 36. Seó Cristes þeówe, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 92, 2. Án menen ł þeówæ (ðíua, Lind.) ancilla, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 69. Ðínre
nídþearfness
necessity ⬩ compulsion ⬩ necessity ⬩ need ⬩ need ⬩ trouble ⬩ distress
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necessity, compulsion Mid rihtre nýdþearfnysse gebǽded justa necessitate compulsus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 27. necessity, need (for something) Mycel nýdþearfnys is ðæt ðæt gesceád ... necessaria est magna discretio, 1, 27; S. 497, 17. need, trouble, distress
ge-spanan
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To allure, entice, incite, persuade, induce, draw; allicere, illicere, incitare, persuadere, inducere Ðe hine to ðæm unfriðe gespón who had allured him to a violation of the peace, Chr. 905; Th. 182, 7, col. 1. Gif he ða cwéne gespanan [gespannan, MS
Gallias
The Gauls ⬩ the Franks ⬩ Galli ⬩ Galliæ
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The Gauls, the Franks; Galli, ōrum; Galliæ, ārum; Ðǽr wæs Gallia ofslagen twá-hund þúsenda ducenta millia Gallōrum interfecta sunt, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 33; Hav. 329, 8 : 4, 7; Bos. 89, 7. Gefeaht wið Gallie adversum Gallos conflixit, 4, 7; Bos. 89,
Linked entries: Galleas Gallia ríce Gallie Galwalas
á-faran
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Hé of ðǽre wícstówe áfor, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 13. Hé þonan áfór . . . and him from áfaran hét ealla þá burgware, 2, 5; S. 80, 29. Áfór Alexander þonan on Frigam, 3, 9; S. 124, 22. Þæt hié from þǽm fæstenne áfóren, 4, 11 ; S. 206, 17. Siþþan Gallia út
lícham-
Bodily ⬩ corporeal ⬩ material ⬩ carnal
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Bodily, corporeal, material, carnal, not spiritual Seó [heofene] is geháten firmamentum seó is gesewenlíc and líchamlíc it [heaven] is called the firmament; it is visible and material, Lchdm. iii. 232, 14. Hyre líchomlíce dóhtor filia ipsius carnalis
munuc-líf
the monastic life ⬩ the place in which the monastic life is lived ⬩ a monastery
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the monastic life Monige of Breotone for intingan munuclífes (monachicae conversations gratia) gewunedon sécan Francna mynstro, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 17. Hé in heardnesse munuclífes lifde in monachica districtione vitam duxit, 4, 26; S. 602, 40. Man on munuclífe
æf-weard
Absent ⬩ distant ⬩ absens
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Absent, distant; absens Lícumlíce æfward corporaliter absens, Bd. 3,15 ; S. 542, 6
Linked entries: æfter-wearþ of-weard
ælmes-feoh
Alms ⬩ alms' money ⬩ pecunia eleemosynæ
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Alms, alms' money; pecunia eleemosynæ, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432,13
Linked entry: feoh
a-fǽded
Fed ⬩ nourished ⬩ brought up ⬩ educated ⬩ nutritus
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Fed, nourished, brought up, educated; nutritus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 37
ánfeald áþ
simple oath
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simple oath, L. C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 11, note b
Linked entry: ÁÞ
Angel-þeód
The English people ⬩ Anglorum gens
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The English people; Anglorum gens, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 34, 37
Linked entry: Angol-þeód
cefes
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A concubine, L. C. S. 55; Th. i. 406, 16, note 26B
fongen
taken
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taken: — Ælas fongene beóþ anguillæ căpiuntur, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 5;
suster
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a sister, sustras, L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 436, 2, sutel
un-gebrosnendlíc
Incorruptible
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Incorruptible Ða ungebrosnendlícan limo incorrupta membra, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 29
willung
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Desire Ðurh unrihte willunge per ambitionem Bd. 4, 5; S. 573) II
æle-grǽdig
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Very greedy, ravenous Gezabel sceolon etan ælegrǽdige hundas, Hml. S. 18, 213
Linked entry: grǽdig
an-weald
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Powerful Hi wuldrodon þá anwaldan and hergendlican þrynysse, Hml. S. 30, 452
á-þynnian
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Nihte is áþinnod sceadu noctis tenuatur umbra, Hy. S. 8, 19. Add