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morgen-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-gifu, e; f.

The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage

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Hit (five hides of land) wæs hire morgengifu ðá heó ǽrest tó Aðulfe com, Chart. Th. 170, 24. Gif heó(a widow) binnan geáres fæce wer geceóse, ðonne þolige heó ðære morgengyfe, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 8 (cf. 522, 3: 576, 2).

norþ-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-dǽl, es; m.

a northern partthe north

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Th. i. 10, 25 : Cd. Th. 3, 8; Gen. 32. Norþdǽl aquilonem, Ps. Th. 89, 11. Hé wæs mid firde farende on Sciþþie on ða norþdǽlas, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 7. Peohtas ongunnon eardigan ða norþdǽlas ðysses eálondes, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 18.

ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasantpleasinggratefulacceptablefitjŏcundusgrātusplăcĭtuscomplăcĭtusacceptus

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Ðǽr is bráde land in heofonríce Criste gecwémra there is a spacious land in heaven's kingdom of the grateful to Christ, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 5; Sat, 217. Gecwémre complăcĭtior, Ps. Spl. 76, 7. Swá him gecwémastwæs as was most pleasing to him, H.

ge-félan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-félan, p. de; pp. ed

To feelperceivesentīre

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To feel, perceive; sentīre Ðæt hit man gefélan mihte that it might be felt, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 4 : Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 33; Cri. 1130 : 25 a; Th. 72, 28; Cri. 1179.

ge-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hrínan, -rínan; he -hríneþ, -hrínþ; p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touchtake hold ofseizeaffecttangĕrecontingĕrerăpĕreaffectāre

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To touch, take hold of, seize, affect; tangĕre, contingĕre, răpĕre, affectāre Ne ofer ðæt syððan hine ówiht gehrínan dorste neque umquam exinde cum audēret contingĕre, Bd. 3,12; S. 537, 14, MS. B : 3, 17; S. 544, 28.

þweorness

(n.)
Grammar
þweorness, e; f.

crookednessoppositionperversityiniquityevildepravity

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Th. i. 72, 10. perversity, iniquity, evil, depravity Mycel is seó þwyrnes (cf. abundabit iniquitas, 8), Wulfst. 82, 17. Fram þwyrnysse a prauitate, Scint. 32, 3. For heora lífes ðwyrnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 24.

þider-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-weard, adv.
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Thitherward, in that direction, towards that place or point Iosue férde mid his fyrde þiderweard ascendit Iosue et omnis exercitus cum eo, Jos. 10, 7. Ðá hé þiderweard seglode as he sailed towards that port, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 24.

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, adj.

Not criminalinnocent

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Se ðe hit áwende æt unforworhtum þingum he who sets aside the grant when there is no criminality on the part of the grantee (cf. the phrase frequent in Oswald's charters: Gif hwá búton gewyrhtum hit ábrecan wille, iii. 21, 30, and often.

Linked entries: for-wyrcan fór-wyrcan

un-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gilde, adj.

Not entitled to wergild

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Homo qui aliquem innocentem affliget in via regia, si jaceat, jaceat in ungildan ækere [as the technical name of the crime here referred to was forsteal (cf. si in via regia fiat assaltus super aliquem, forestel est, L. H.

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un-rím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rím, and un-ríme; adj.

Innumerableincalculablenot to be numberedan immense, incalculable good

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) þrymfæste twá þeóda áwócon, Cd. Th. 158, 9; Gen. 2614. Werod, mægen unríme, Elen. Kmbl. 121; El. 61. Hyra fromcynn swá unríme weorðan sceolde, Exon. Th. 188, 4; Az. 40: 187, 26; Az. 36. Ðǽr is máðma hord, gold unríme, Beo. Th. 6016; B. 3012.

wíde-ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíde-ferhþ, -ferþ, long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative, alone or with eall, with adverbial force,
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Th. 10, 36; Cri. 163. Hafast ðú geféred, ðæt ðé feor and neáh ealne wídeferhð ( through all time ) weras ehtigaþ, Beo. Th. 2448; B. 1222. Wese swá, wese swá þurh eall wídeferhð ( through all ages ), Ps. Th. 105, 37. v. two preceding words

dropa

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Genihtsumnysse blódes and dropena and manega seócnyssa metta of rúmgyfulnysse wé þoliað abundantiam sanguinis et colerarum (cf. colera, umores, Corp. Gl. H. 34, 619) et plurimas egritudines escarum largitate patimur, 56, 4. gout. (? v. N. E.

forþ-genge

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Cf. forþ, 1 b Hú mæg se geleáfa beón forðgenge, gif seó lár and ðá láreówas áteoriað?, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 3, 8. Hé mid his bénum fylste þæt ðǽra bydela bodung forðgenge and Gode wæstmbǽre wurde, Hml.

hefe-lic

heavygraveseriousgrievousoppressivehard to dolaboriousgrievous

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Add: of fighting, heavy Similar entries (cf. hefig; III), with great bodies of troops, Chr. 868; P. 70, I. (in Dict.). grave, serious Hefolices gyltes gravioris culpe, R. Ben.

Linked entries: hefig hefig-lic

ísen

(n.)
Grammar
ísen, n.
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Hé teáh ꝥ ísen (cf. þás hringan, 66) úp, Hml. S. 21, 69. Hét se kyning lecgan háte ísena under his nacodum fótum, ac arn wæter úp and célde þá ísena, 36, 392

ofer-stígan

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Gif hwilc gedwola wyle þæt anginn oferstígan (cf. wylle gít stígan ufor, 23), Hml. S. 1. 20. [Ꝥ flod wex . . ..

of-stígan

(v.)
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Ofstág (ástág, R.) mið him descendat cum eis, Lk. L. 2, 51. Ofstág ádúne, 19, 6. Ðá ðe from Hierusalem ofstigon (ástigun, R.), Mk. L. 3, 22. Ofstigon on eorða, Jn. L. 21, 22. Ofstíg ł ástíg (ástíg, R.) of róde descende de cruce, Mt. L. 27, 40.

Linked entry: stígan

sceáwung

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Add Bysceopas mid folcum bútan ǽnigre áre sceáwunge ætgædere fornumene wǽron praesules cum populis sine ullo respectu honoris absumebantur, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 43, 18.

sígan

(v.)
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Add Þá sáh him on ꝥ cyrlisce folc swíðe wédende (cf. gearn mycel menigeo tó him and ealle swíðe erre wǽron, Bl. H. 223, 5), Hml. S. 31, 466. Bellatores . . . healdað úrne eard wið þone sígendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 24. <b>II a.

sirwan

Grammar
sirwan, <b>. II.</b>
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Heó serewede moliretur (evertere), 3446. (3 b) add :-- Hé wæs mid hlóþum on hí hergende, and onbútan sierwende, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 19. (3 c) add :-- Þá Iúdéiscan þe syrwdon be Críste, Hml.