medume
middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy
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middling, moderate, common Medeme mediocer, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 67. Gif hwylc man forstele deórwurþe þing ... Gif hwylc man medeme þing ( rem mediocrem ) stele, L. Ecg. P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 17-20. occupying the middle or mean position as regards
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sár
pain, suffering, soreness ⬩ a pain, pang, sore, wound ⬩ grief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrow ⬩ a grief, sorrow, pain, wound
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referring to the body, pain, suffering, soreness Mé sár gehrán, wærc in gewód, Exon. Th. 163, 28; Gú. 1000. Sár gewód ymb ðæs beornes breóst, Andr. Kmbl. 2494; An. 1245. Mid sáre geswenced, mid mislícum ecum and tyddernessum, Blickl. Homl. 59, 7. On
wær
ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning
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ware, aware, having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his (a band of Danes) ware and him wiþ gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 17. Hé eode nihtes, ðæt hé his lífe geburge, ac ða hǽðenan wurdon wære his fare, Homl
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þeón
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; p. þáh and þeáh, pl. þigon and þugon; p. pr. þíende and þeónde; pp. þigen and þogen To thrive, grow, flourish, prosper Þíhþ cluit, pollet, viget, nobilitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 75. Þáh pubesceret, 66, 22. Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in
heáfod
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Add: A head Heáfod caput, heáfud cephal, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 40, 41. the head of a living creature. of a human being Bróht wæs heáfud (-od, L. ) his on disce, Mt. R. 14, 11. Þeáh him mon sleá mid sweorde wiþ þæs heáfdes though one strike at his head with
ge-hátan
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Add: to order, command Gehátes jubet, Mt. p. 14, 13. Mið ðý gehéht ł gehátend wæs cum jussisset, Mt. L. 14, 19. to give orders to a person In mæhte geháteð gástum unclǽnum in potestate imperat spiritibus immundis, Lk. L. 4, 36. to command, order something
infangeneþeóf
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'the right to judge one's own thief when taken within the jurisdiction, and the privilege consequent upon that jurisdiction, viz. the receiving of the mulct, or money-payment for the crime,&' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. i. xlv. The word, which does not occur
leód-scipe
A people ⬩ nation
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A people, nation, country occupied by a people Ðe ðes leódscype longe bieode whom this people have long worshipped, Exon. 68 b; Th. 255, 2; Jul. 208. Of ðam leódscipe ðe is Siria geháten from the country that is called Syria, Homl. Th. i. 400, 7: Exon
lutian
lurk ⬩ skulk
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To lie hid, be concealed, lurk, skulk, be latent Sum gedwyld lutaþ ðǽr aliquis latet error, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 46. Of ðam fýre ðe him on lutaþ from the fire that is latent in it, Lchdm. iii. 274, 4. Hú moniga dígla costunga ðæs ealdan feóndes lutigeaþ
mægþ
A maid ⬩ virgin ⬩ girl ⬩ maiden ⬩ woman
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A maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman (almost confined to poetry) Gif man mægþ gebigeþ ceápe geceápod sý gif hit unfácne is if a man make terms for his marriage with (lit. buys with a price, cf. Icel. kona mundi keypt) a woman, let the bargain stand, if
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myntan
to mean ⬩ intend ⬩ purpose ⬩ determine ⬩ to think ⬩ suppose
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to mean, intend, purpose, determine, Grammar myntan, with infin. Se ðe Gode mynteþ bringan beorhtne wlite, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 22; Cri. 1058. Mynte ic hié háton yflian I had a mind to order them to be punished, Nar. 25, 27. Heó hí mynte for hý tó abbudissan
gift
a gift; as a technical term ⬩ the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife ⬩ marriage ⬩ nuptiæ
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a gift; as a technical term, the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife Gif mon wíf gebycgge and sió gyft forþ ne cume if a man buy a wife and the sum agreed upon be not forthcoming, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 5. See
stenc
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a smell, scent, odour Ic eom on stence strengre ðonne rícels, Exon. Th. 423, 18; Rä. 41, 23. Stencas sapores, Kent. Gl. 1178. Mid ðære nose wé tósceádaþ ða stencas, Past. 11, 2;Swt. 65, 21. Góde stencas and yfele, 56; Swt. 433, 22. <b>I a.</
þrǽl
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A thrall, slave, servant Ðe yfle ðrael malus servus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 48. Allra ðrǽl ł esne omnium servus, Mt. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 44. Se ðe dóeð synne ðrǽl is synnes, Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 34. Ne cweðo ic iów ðrǽlas (ðrǽllas, Lind.), for ðon ðrǽl (ðrǽll
un-gelimp
Misfortune ⬩ mishap
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Misfortune, mishap Ǽlc ungelimp cymð of deófle omne infortunium venit a diabolo, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 26. Ðonne mé hwylc ungelimp becymð, Ps. Th. 39, 18. Him cymð ege and ungelimp, 13, 9. Wæs swíðe hefelíc geár and swíðe sorhfull geár ...
un-hál
In bad health ⬩ sick ⬩ weak ⬩ infirm ⬩ unhealthy ⬩ unsound
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In bad health, sick, weak, infirm, unhealthy, unsound, in reference to persons Ðǽr ðæt heáfod bið unhál languente capite, Past. 18; Swt. 129, 7. Ic eom unhál infirmus sum, Ps. Th. 6, 2. Unhál debilis, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 43. Ðe unhála languidus,
á-lífan
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in Dict.). to permit Álýfde concessit, i. permisii, concedit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 9. to permit a person (dat. ) to do something Þæt hié him ǽlce geáre gesealden swá fela talentena swá hié him þonne áliéfden that they should pay them each year as many
eardian
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Add: intrans. of human beings. to live, dwell, be inhabitant of a country, city, &c. Seó mégð þe nú eardaþ on Wiht, Chr. 449; P. 13, 18. On þǽm mórum eardiað Finnas (cf. the word used for less permanent dwelling On feáwum stówum styccemǽlum wíciað
eorþ-lic
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Add: Similar entries cf. eorþe, I, 3, 3a Seó culfre ne leofað be wyrmum, ac be eorðlicum wæstmum, Hml. Th. ii. 44, 26. Þá gewideru ealle eówre wæstmas and eorðlice tilþa gebétað, Wlfst. 132, 14. Gescóp se Ælmihtiga God sǽ and eorþan and ealle eorðlice
fremming
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Add: progress, advance, v. fremman; I Hé ne mihte wiðwiþerian þæs hálgan mannes fremmingum ( profectibus ), Gr. D. 117, 20. a doing, accomplishing, v. fremman; II. 2. the doing, operation of an agent Swá hwæt swá on ðám húsle is þe ús lífes edwist forgifð