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ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Án lufu is þe þú miht mé gegearwian there is one kindness that you may do me; unum est quod mihi impendere beneficium potes, 182, 6.

wer-lád

(n.)
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wer-lád, e; f. A 'lád' (q. v.) in which the number of those who supported the accused by their oaths is determined by the 'wer' of the accused. [See passages under wer, <b>IV,</b> wer-gild, <b>III,</b> and L. H. I. 64, 4; Th. i. 566, 18: Si quis de homicidio accusetur, et idem se purgare velit, secundum natale suum perneget, quod est werelada.]
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Búton hé geládige hine mid werláde, L. C. S. 39; Th. i. 400, 1. ¶ the equivalent Latin forms werelada negare or pernegare occur several times in L. H. I.; see 12, 3; Th. i. 523, 7: 66, 1; Th. i. 569, 4: 74, 1; Th. i. 578, 22: 92, 14; Th. i. 604, 14. Other

Linked entry: lád

ofer-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mete, es; m.

Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess

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Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess :— Se ofermete ne befæst ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 316, 19. Ofermettas commessationes Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13 note

gist

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Ne aron gié gestas . . . ah gié aron burgwaro háligra non estis hospites . . . sed estis cives sanctorum, Rtl. 82, 30. a guest, one who is entertained at another's house Si tertia nocte hospitatus fuerit . . . habeat eum ad rectum tanquam de propria

búende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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búende, part. búend, es; m.

Inhabiting or dwellinginhabitans inhabitants, thus used as a noun,

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Inhabiting or dwelling; inhabitans Búendra leás void of those inhabiting, [Cd. 5; Th. 6, 16; Gen. 89] or inhabitants, thus used as a noun, Mid búendum cum habitantibus, Ps. Lamb. 82, 8

Linked entries: búend bunda

æhte-mann

a serf

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Ánan esne gebyreð tó metsunge . . . Ðeówan wífmen. . . . Eallum ǽhtemannum gebyreð . . ., Ll. Th. i. 436, 25-33. Ðá wearð gefullod fæder and sunu mid heora innhýrede and heora ǽhtemannum, Hml. S. 5, 308

wráþ

(adj.)
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wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Ðe cynig wuráð wæs rex iratus est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 7. Wráð, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 21.

gímen

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Ðæt hé suá geornfullíce sié ymb ðá giémenne ðissa hwílendlicra ðinga suá suá hit niédðearf sié ut curae temporalis sollicitudinis et quantum necesse est prodeant 141, 4.

ídel

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Man byð merwe gesceaft, mihtum ídel homo vanitati similis factus est, 143, 5. of actions, feel-ings, thoughts, words, &amp;c., void of worth or usefulness, vain, ineffective, frivolous His ǽfæstnes bið suíðe ídlu hujus vana est religio, Past. 281

un-gewís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewís, adj.

Uncertainunknown

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q. v.) seó tíd ðære ylcan forðfóre eo quod certus sibi exitus, sed incerta ejusdem exitus esset hora futura, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 16

felasprecol-ness

(n.)
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felasprecol-ness, e; f.

Loquacity

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Loquacity Symle éstum felaspecolnyss (loquacitas) fyligð, Scint. 170, 18. Hwanne besmát hine seó scyld þǽre fealasprecolnesse? oþþe hú sceþede hine seó synn þǽre swígunge?, Bl. H. 169, 5.

be-lǽwan

(v.)
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be-lǽwan, p. -lǽwde; pp. -lǽwed; v. a.

To bewraybetraytradereprodere

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Ðæt Iohannes belǽwed wæs quod Ioannes traditus esset Mt. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entries: lǽwan be-lǽwing

Fornétes folm

(n.)
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Fornétes folm, e; f.

Fornet's palmFornēti palma

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Fornjóts, the name of an eóten, es; m. a giant. Fornjótr's three sons had control over air, fire, and wind. In the Gl. Cleop. folm is glossed mănus, the hand or palm.

edisc

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>edisc,</b> es; m. An enclosed pasture, a park Edisc, deórtuun broel, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 20. Broel, hortus cervorum deórtún vel edisc, 127, 23. Ad illum agellum qui dicitur Tatan edisc, C. D. iii. 383, 11.

un-gedyrstig

(adj.)
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un-gedyrstig, adj.

Faint-hearteddiffident

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Faint-hearted, diffident Ða unmódigan and ða ungedyrstigan wénaþ ðæt ðæt suíðe forsewenlíc sié ðætte hié dóð and forðon weorðaþ oft ormóde pusillanimes vehementer despecta putant esse, quae faciunt, et ideirco in desperatione franguntur, Past. 32; Swt

Linked entry: ge-dyrstig

ge-lísan

(v.)
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ge-lísan, p. de.
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Giléseno aron gié redemti estis, 24, 38

Linked entry: ge-lýsan

tó-sceádan

(v.)
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tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Tóscád decerne (quod justum est, Prov. 31, 9), 1134. Tósceád discerne i. dijudica, Wrt.

flǽsc-ǽt

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The eating of flesh Flǽscǽt (carnium esus) þám untruman sý geðafod; sóna swá hý geedwyrpte beóð, þám flǽscǽte (a carnibus) forhæbben, R. Ben. 61, 1-3. Ealle fram flǽscǽte hí forhæbben carnium quadrupedum ab omnibus abstineatur commestio, 64, 6.

un-áberendlic

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Quid esse intolerabilius potest, quam mors filii ante oculos patris?, Past. 343, 11. Add

riht-gewittig

(adj.)
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quis sanum sapiens esse spiritus corporeos dixerit?, 305, 2

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