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bel-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bel-hús, bell-hús, es; n.

A BELL-HOUSEcampanile vel campanariumturris in qua pendent tintinnabulum vel tintinnabula

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tower in the castle of a Thane, generally built between the kitchen and porter's lodge, where was a bell or bells to summon the inhabitants to prayers, and for other purposes; Du Cange, fol. 1681, col. 712; CAMPANA, col. 708 Gif ceorl hæfde fíf hída ágenes

Linked entry: bell-hús

for-scyldigian

(v.)
Grammar
for-scyldigian, -scyldegian, -scyldgian; p. ode; pp. od [scyldigian accūsāre]

To make guiltyto criminatecondemnreum făcĕredamnāre

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Wurdon hí deádlíce and forscyldegode þurh ágenne cyre they became mortal and guilty through their own choice, Homl. Th. i. 112, 16. He wæs forscyldgod he was guilty, i. 12, 21.

mis-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-wendan, p. de.

To pervertapply to a wrong useabuseTo turn in a wrong direction, be perverted

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To pervert, apply to a wrong use, abuse Ðá miswendon sume ða englas heora ágenne cyre, and hý sylfe tó deóflum geworhton then some of the angels made an ill-use of the choice that was theirs, and made themselves devils, Homl. Th. i. 112, 7.

nám

(n.)
Grammar
nám, e; f.

Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another

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Ne nime nán man náne náme, ne innan scíre ne út of scíre, ǽr man hæbbe þríwa on hundrede his rihtes gebeden; (but on the failure of legal means ) nime ðonne leáfe ðæt hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 9-17. Cf.

deór-wyrþe

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He his ꝥ deórwyrðe blód ágeát, Bl. H. 97, 12. Glengas deórwyrþra hrægla, 99, 19. þincg dýrwyrþe res pretiosas, Coll. M. 26, 33. ꝥ is ꝥ eallra deórweorþeste feoh pretiosissimum divitiarum genus, Bt. 20; F. 72, 26. v. diór-, dýr-wurþe in Dict

þe

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Add Gif hwylc abbod mæssepreóstes behófige, geceóse hé of his ágenum geférum þe þæs hádes wurðe sig, R. Ben. 110, 18. Hwæt gebyrað ús embe þis tó smeágenne? Þis sceolon smeágan þe þæs gíman sceolon, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 31. 1.

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.

upon, onbesides, over and above

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Th. ii. 292, 4. besides, over and above Hé hét ácwellan ða rícostan witan, and onuppan ágenne bróðor and his módor ofbeátan, Met. 9, 28

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ELE

(n.)
Grammar
ELE, es; m.

OIL ŏleum

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OIL; ŏleum Eles gecynd is ðæt he wile oferstígan ǽlcne wǽtan: ageót ele uppon wæter oððe on óðrum wǽtan, se ele flýt bufon: ageót wæter uppon ðone ele, and se ele abrecþ up and swimþ bufon it is the nature of oil that it will rise above every fluid:

Linked entries: æl ole

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Hé hét ofsleán ealle þá witan, ge furþon his ágene móder, and his ágene bróðer; ge furðon his ágen wíf hé ofslóg mid sweorde, Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 6-8. Ge furðum ðára scylda ðe openlíce beóð gesewena . . . hié beládian, Past. 241, 1.

furþor

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Hwá mæg ǽfre óðrum furðor freóndscipe gecýðan, þonne hé his ágen feorh gesylle and ðurh ðæt his freónd wið deáð áhredde ( majorem hac dilectionem nemo habet ut animam suam quis ponat pro amicis suis, Jn. 15, 13), Wlfst. 111, 4.

of-gán

(v.)

to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exactto require what is not due, to exact with violence, extortto require what is not one's due but is granted as a favour or for a fair equivalent, to obtain, hold by allowance of anotherto start of, make a beginning of anything.

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Ic wolde mín ágen ofgán mid ðam gafole, ii. 554, 9. Ofgán exigere, Wülck.

Linked entry: of-eode

mis-faran

(v.)

to go astrayto errtransgressto fare badlyhave ill success

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Th. i. 100, 31. þurh deófol fela þinga misfór by the devil's agency many things have gone on badly, Wulfst. 104, 22. Se ðe Gode nele hýran, witod hé sceal misfaran, 178, 21

Linked entry: mis-féran

bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung, bledsung, e; f.

A BLESSINGbenedictio

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Him se beorn bletsunga leán ageaf the prince gave him the gift of his blessings, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 2; Gen. 2120

Linked entry: bledsung

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, -nóh; adj.

ENOUGH, sufficient, abundantsatis, sufficiens, abundans

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ENOUGH, sufficient, abundant; satis, sufficiens, abundans He hæfþ on his ágenum genóh he has of his own enough, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 8. Ðǽr wæs genóg drinc sóna gearu there was soon drink enough ready, Andr. Kmbl. 3067; An. 1536.

Linked entries: ge-nóh ge-nóh

þegen-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-riht, es; n.
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Gif ceorl geþeáh ðæt hé hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes ... and sundernote on cynges healle, ðonne wæs hé ðononforð þegenrihtes weorðe, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 18.

Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer

under-þeód

(adj.)
Grammar
under-þeód, adj. (ptcpl.) used substantively.

Subjectsubordinate

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Landfranc wæs geháded on his ágenum biscopsetle fram eahte biscopum his underðióddum, Chr. 1070; Erl. 206, 5

Linked entry: þeódan

el-þeód

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On elþeóde ádrǽfan in exilium agere, Ors. 5, 9; S. 232, 20. Hé hét þá crístnan . . . gebringan on elþeóde . . . Þá hét hé þæt mon þá crístnan eft gebróhte on heora earde (de exsiliis revocavit), 6, 30; S. 282, 17.

fóþer

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Man ágeaf of six túnan æt ǽlcere sylh án fóðer cornes, C.D.B. iii. 367, 24. Án fóðer gyrda, C.D. iii. 451, 1. iiii. fóðra weada, i. 297, 2. iiii. fóðera áclofenas gauolwyda, v. 147, 20.

Linked entry: ge-féþrian

íþ-ness

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Hié for hira ágenre iéðnesse ðæt fleóð quietem propriam spectando refugiunt, Past. 41, 10.) Þára þe ǽrest on earfoðum byð and eft on éðnesse, Ps. Th. 40 arg.: Solil. H. 44, 13, Hí maciað eall be luste and be éþmesse, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 25.

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Mé míne ágen word sylfne sócon verba mea execrabantur, Ps. Th. 55, 5. Monige cýðnisse leóse hiǽ gicwédun tó sacanne wið him multi testimonium falsum dicebant aduersus eum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 56.