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Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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Th. 22, 1: of legal proceedings, L. E. G. 9; Th. i. 172, 10-15. Theft on Sunday incurred a double fine, L. Ælf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 22-25.

lufian

(v.)
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. ¶ in the legal formula :-- Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe, and eal lufian ꝥ hé lufað, and eal áscunian ꝥ; he áscunað, Ll.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Þá flugon Péne, and his wundredan, þæt hió ǽr flugon ǽr hié tógædere geneálǽcten, Ors. 4, 6; S. 170, 23. where legal process is to be executed: Gif se friðman fleó oþþon feohte. Ll. Th. i. 286, 13.

ge-mót

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Monge beóð on gemót lǽded fýra cynnes: wile fæder engla seonoð gehégan, déman mid ryhte, Ph. 491. a popular assembly for voting Gemoot contio, convocatio populi, Txts. 53, 584. used to denote the meetings in England at which legal, administrative, and

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Th. 3558; B. 1777. as a legal term, frequently in connection with sacu. Kemble says: 'Sócn is inquisitio, the preliminary and initiative in Sacu, in other words the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea,' Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnantremainsrelicremainderrestlavelegacyheirlooma relictwidow

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Th. 5651; B. 2829: Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 14; Rä. 6, 7: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 6; Æðelst. 6. what is left as an inheritance, legacy, heirloom [of armour or weapons: 'das schwert ist des mannes grösztes kleinod, das nur auf seinen nächsten männlichen erben

Linked entries: lǽf

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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Æt ðæm feórðan cirre hié sendon Hannan heora ðone unweorðestan þegn, and hé hit ábæd novissime Annonis, minimi hominis inter legatos, oratione meruerunt, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 13.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Gif ðé heora þeáwas líciaþ, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 5-7. referring to all created things God gesette unáwendendlícne sido and þeáwas eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 1: Met. 11, 12. a practice of religion, method of belief, way of thinking, legal usage

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Hí cwǽdon gefeoht tógeánes ðære burhware they declared war against the citizens, i. 504, 13. marking time, on the approach of, towards Tógeánes Eástron com ðæs pápan sande the pope's legate came towards Easter, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 27. marking comparison

friþ

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, state in which law and order are maintained, absence of disorder and crime Þú scealt féranand frið lǽdan þǽr sylfǽtan éðel healdað morðorcræftum you shall go and introduce law and order among the murderous cannibals, An. 174. (2 a) in a technical legal

gifu

(n.)
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</b> as a legal term, gift, transfer of property :-- Hláfordes gifu þe hé on riht áge tó gifanne, Ll. Th. i. 292, 16. Riht gifu, 422, l : ii. 302, 7. <b>I c.</b> a giving in marriage, a wedding, v. gift ; <b> III. 2.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Th. 9, 4. as a legal term Ðæt ðis ǽfre gesett sprǽc wǽre that this for ever should be a settled suit, Chart. Th. 203, 4: 172, 2. Ongan ðá tó specenne on ðat land ... óð ðæt seó sprǽc wearð ðam cynge cúð, 302, 15. Be dóme and sprǽce. ...

ge-setnes

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A. 8, 198. a settlement, an order with respect to property, in pl. a will Heáhgeréfan gesetnysse legatum testamentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 38.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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. ¶ of legal procedure, to prove a point by performing the prescribed formalities :-- Gekýþe hé in wiófode . . . ꝥ hé ꝥ feoh undeornunga . . . gebohte . . . gif hé ꝥ ne mæge gecýþan mid rihtre canne . . . . Ll. Th. i. 34, 8-12.

Linked entry: cýþan

gildan

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II. to pay a legal exaction (wergild, wíte, &amp;c.) Mana þone þæs ángyldes; gif hé næbbe, gyld (gild, v. l. ) þú ꝥ ángylde. Ll. Th. i. 116, II. Gielde hé fut wíte, 128, 18.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Hié ne úþon ꝥ hiera fiénd tó hiera eald-gestreonum féngon, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, ll. to take what is forfeited or comes as a legal right Ágife mon þám mǽgum ǽ treów . . . oþþe him fó sé tó sé þe þone wudu áge, Ll. Th. i. 70, ii.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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B. 19, 256. as a legal term, vouching to warranty.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Gescádwís geréfa sceal witan ge hláfordes landriht ge folces gerihtu, Angl. ix. 259, 4. the lord of a manor in legal relations: Fó se hláford (landhláford, v.l.) tó healfan, tó healfan ꝥ hundred, Ll. Th. i. 268, 20: 258, 12-13.

hand

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. ¶ The hand was used in various ways in formal proceedings. legal, v. Grmm. R. A. 137 sqq. Cliroc feówra sum hine clǽnsie (and áne his hand on wiófode . . . ), Ll. Th. i. 40, 17. Ic hebbe tó heofena míne hand and ic swerie, Deut. 32, 40.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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For ðon is ðæs wyrðe, ðæt ðú ðæs weres frige ne forlǽte, 248, 29; Jul. 103. mostly in a legal sense, having a right to, entitled to, properly qualified for, possessed of, with gen.