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wel-getýd

(adj.)
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well-instructed, well-educated In eallum þingum bið welgetýd, E. S. xxxix. 354

biddan

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biddan, <b>; II a</b> 2.
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bæd þone hálgan wer sumne dǽl eles, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16. Add

bismerian

(v.)
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He arn ... bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26

Saracenisc

(adj.)
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Saracenisc, adj.

Saracen

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Saracen gegaderode of ðám Saraceniscum swíðe micele fyrde, Jud. Thw. p. 162, 25

wel-dón

(v.)

to satisfyplease

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to satisfy, please walde ðæm folce weldón (satisfacere) Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 15

bismer

(n.)
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bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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Dracan ðú ðysne geheowadest, héte syððan him bysmere bráde healdan draco iste, quem formasti ad illudendum ei, Ps. Th. 103, 25. Ðæt he dóþ to bysmore ðínum feóndum he makes that for a reproach to thine enemies, 8, 3.

un-æþele

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþele, adj.

not nobleignoblemeaninfamous

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of persons, not noble, as regards birth Geðence simle, sié suá æðele suá unæðele, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 15.

hleahtor

(n.)
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hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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wæs heáfde becorfen for scondfulles gebeórscypes hleahtre he [John the Baptist] had his head cut off for the amusement of a shameful feast, Shrn. 123, 8. Be hleahtre ðe of milte cymþ of laughter that cometh from the spleen, L.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Náhwár eft his feorh gefare ne geyrne, 24

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-stíran

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Take here ge-steoran, ge-stióran, ge-stiéran, ge-stýran in Dict., and add: I. to guide, direct a person Meaht þú Adame gestyran . . . and he þínum wordum getrýwð, Gen. 568. Higo ðín rumlíce bihalda . . .

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.
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hét getimbrian cyrican of treówe, Chr. 626 ; Erl. 23, 40. of treówe (treó, Bd. M. 138, 21) cyricean getimbrede, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 26. Monige of ðam treówe (treó, Bd.

Linked entries: treó tréu trýw

óþ-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-fæstan, I.
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Heó hyre mægþhád Gode óþfæste, 40, 16. Gif hwá óþfæste his friénd feoh, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 50, 29: L. Alf. pol. 20; Th. i. 74, 15. Gif hwá óðrnm his unmagan óþfæste, and hine on ðære fæstinge forferie, 17; Th. i. 72, 4.

recene

(adv.)
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recene, adv.
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Ðæt recenust tó þrowunge becóme ad martyrium ocius pervenire, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 11

Linked entry: ricene

burg-waru

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þá twá burhwara, Sodomam and Gomorram, forbærnde, 246, 25. Hié þá burgware ( here? or under preceding word ?), Beneuentius and Sepontanus hátton þá twá leóde, hié þá ongunnon ánwigges biddan (cf.

ge-beórscipe

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Take here ge-bǽrscipe, ge-beárscipe in Dict., and add Singal gebiórscipe juge convivium, Kent. Gl. 521. Wearð seó þénung in geboren and æfter þám cynelíce gebeórscipe, Ap. Th. 14, 15.

gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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He him áðas swór and gíslas salde he swore oaths to them and gave hostages, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 28. Ðá gyrnde he griðes and gísla then he required protection and hostages, 1048; Erl. 180, 6

Linked entry: gýsel

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
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The word occurs in the following apparently corrupt passage Gif frigman mannan forstele gif eft cuma stermelda secge an andweardne gecænne hine gif mǽge if a freeman steal a man; if he (the man who has been stolen) come back to give information

Linked entry: melda

un-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
un-tíma, an; m.

a wrong timean improper timea bad timean unhappy condition of thingsa mishap

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wilnaþ hǽlo tó late and on untíman, ðonne ǽr nolde hié gehealdan, ðá dá hí hæfde salus infructuose ad ultimum quaeritur, quae congruo concessa tempore utiliter non habetur, 36; Swt. 249, 8.

Linked entries: un-tíme un-tímness

cæppe

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Placidus cwæð þæt gesáwe bufon his heáfde Benedictus cæppan (kæppan melotem, Gr. D. 116, 12), and him wæs geðúht þæt seó cæppe him átuge of ðám streáme, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 18. geann Eádwine mæssepreóst his kæppan (cope), Cht. Crw. 23, 17.

drohtian

(v.)
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Git self drohtað on ðám eorðlicum tielongum si in terrenis negotiis ipse versatur, Past. 133, 4. Menn wéndon ðæt ǽfæsðlíce drohtode ( degere religiose ), 24. Lifde oððe drohtode degebat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 47.