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fild-cumb

(n.)
Grammar
fild-cumb, es; m. [cumb II. a liquid measure]

A milk-pail ⬩ mulctrāle ⬩ mulctrum

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A milk-pail; mulctrāle, mulctrum Gif meoluc síe awyrd, bind tosomne wegbrǽdan and giþrifan and cersan, lege on ðone fildcumb, and ne sete ðæt fæt niðer on eorþan seofon nihtum if milk be spoilt, bind together waybroad and cockle and cress, lay them on

blód-læswu

(n.)
Grammar
blód-læswu, blód-lǽs, e; -lǽswu, e; f.

Blood-letting

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Blood-letting Blódlǽs is tó forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr Hláfmæsse, Lch. ii. 146, 8. Frægn hé hwonne hyre blódlǽs (-lǽswu, v. l.) ǽrest wǽre . . . þæt þǽre tíde blód-lǽs (-lǽsewu, -lǽswu, v. ll.) wǽre frecenlic, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 563, 10-564, 11.

for-hátan

to renounce ⬩ outlaw ⬩ proscribe

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Ne lyst mé náwiht ðára metta þe ic forhátan habbe ea quae statui non edere nihil me commovent, Solil. H. 37, 4. to declare criminal, outlaw, proscribe (? cf. þú hine héte flýman, Cht.

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not still ⬩ unquiet ⬩ not at rest ⬩ moving ⬩ liking movement ⬩ unquiet ⬩ restless ⬩ unruly ⬩ unquiet ⬩ disturbed ⬩ not at peace ⬩ troubled

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Nánwuht nis on ús unstilre and ungestæððigre ðonne ðæt mód nil in nobis est corde fugacius, Past. 38; Swt. 273, 11. unquiet, disturbed Ðæt mǽden hæfde unstille niht, Ap.

Linked entry: stille

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
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Mon sceal þá sylfan sealmas ǽlce niht geedlǽcan, R. Ben. 44, 5. Geydlǽcan, Hpt. 31, 13, 317. Þæt fers sý geedlǽht, R. Ben. 60, 6. Wund geedléht uulnus iteratum, Scint. 48, 18. Sealmas beón geedleehte (repetantur), R. Ben. I. 51, 3. <b>Ia.

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.
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Ne bið nán niht. . . for ðám ðe seó sunne byð þonne swá feorr norð ágán, Lch. iii. 260, 6. Wǽron norð of ðǽm stáne áwexene bearwas, Bl. H. 209, 32. Mid fleáme cóm on his cýþþe norð Costontinus, Chr. 937; P. 108, 19.

scíma

(n.)
Grammar
scíma, an; m.

Splendour ⬩ brightness ⬩ light

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Niht ne genípþ ðæs heofenlícan leóhtes scíman nox nulla rapit splendorem lucis amoenae, Dóm. L. 16, 254. Þýstro hæfdon bewrigen Wealdendes hrǽw, scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54

Linked entry: scímian

mæssian

(v.)
Grammar
mæssian, p. ode

To say mass

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For hreówsigendne man man mót mæssian ymb. xxx nihta, L. Ecg. C. 36; Th. ii. 160, 21. Hý mihton wel habban wíf on ðám dagum forðan ðe hý nǽfre ne mæssodon, L. Ælfc. C. 7; Th. ii. 346, 8.

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slaying ⬩ homicide

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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and hé weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe hé ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, L.

Linked entry: slege

un-geníd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geníd, un-genídd; adj.

Unforced ⬩ uncompelled

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Unforced, uncompelled Ne mæg ic náne cwica wuht ongitan ... ðe ungenéd lyste forweorþan nihil invenio, quod, nullis extra cogentibus, abjiciat manendi intentionem, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 14.

Harþacnut

(n.)
Grammar
Harþacnut, Hardacnut, es; m.

Hardacnut, son of Cnut

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Hardacnut, son of Cnut On ðís ilcan geáre com Hardacnut cyng tó Sandwíc vii nihtum ǽr middan sumera. And hé wæs sóna underfangen ge fram Anglum ge fram Denum in this same year king Hardacnut came to Sandwich seven days before midsummer.

eorþ-lic

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Similar entries cf. eorþe, V, 4 Úre eorðlice niht cymð þurh ðǽre eorðtan sceade, Lch. iii. 240, 13

reáfere

(n.)
Grammar
reáfere, es; m.
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Gif hwilc þeóf oððe reáfere gesóhte ðone cyning, ðæt hé hæbbe nigon nihta fyrst, L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 222, 26.

ge-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beorgan, to -beorganne; p. ic, he -bearg, -bearh, ðú -burge, pl. -burgon; pp. -borgen [ge-, beorgan to save]

To save ⬩ protect ⬩ defend ⬩ secure ⬩ spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ servāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ arcēre ⬩ parcĕre

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Áge he þreóra nihta fierst him to gebeorganne let him have a space of three days to save himself, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 2. Ðú him yfele dagas ealle gebeorgest mītĭges eum a diēbus mălis, Ps. Th. 93. 12.

Linked entries: ge-bearg ge-borgen

þífþ

(n.)
Grammar
þífþ, þiéfþ, þýfþ, þeófþ, þeóft, e; f.

theft ⬩ act of thieving ⬩ what is stolen ⬩ theft

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theft, act of thieving Be ánre nihtes (nihte,) (MS. B.) ðiéfðe (þýfte,) (MS. B.): (þýfðe,) (MSS. G. H.). Gif hit bið nihteald þiéfð(þýfð,) (MS. H.) if a day has elapsed since the theft was committed, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 10.

un-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fyrn, adv.

not long ago ⬩ before long

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of past time, not long ago Weorþodan wé nú unfyrn for tén nihtum ðone symbeldæg foran tó ðyssum ondweardan dæge not long ago now, ten days from to-day, we celebrated the festival, Blickl.

Linked entry: un-gefyrn

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte the day would seem delightful to none, if the dark night did not bring terror over men, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 32; Met. 12, 16.

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 329. anything done by stealth Ðæt scs Petrus on dæge folce be Criste sǽde, ðonne wrát scs Marcus ðæt on niht, and hé ðæt hæl sce Petre; for ðon his godspell is swá cweden, furtum laudabile, hergendlíco stalo, Shrn.

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledge ⬩ to confess ⬩ to admit for oneself ⬩ concede, allow ⬩ to confess, declare one's belief ⬩ to confess ⬩ acknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith in ⬩ to make acknowledgement of a benefit ⬩ give thanks ⬩ praise

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On niht árísan and Drihtne geandettan, R. Ben. 40, 14

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Sió niht getácnaþ ða ðístro ðære blindnesse úrre tídernesse per noctem caecitas nostrae infirmitatis exprimitur, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 13. Tiddernysse fragilitatis (humanae ), Hpt. Gl. 437, 31. Tédernise, Rtl. 45, 16: 46, 32.