swica
a deceiver ⬩ one who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor
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Th. ii. 392, 25. one who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor Him man wearp on, ðæt hé wæs ðes cynges swica and ealra landleóda that he was a traitor to his king and country, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 4.
Linked entry: ǽ-swíca
tungol-wítega
One who prophesies by means of the stars ⬩ an astrologer
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Hé clypode on sundersprǽce ða tungelwítegan, 2, 7: Homl. Th. i. 78, 17
scín-feld
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The beautiful, Elysîan field, applied to Tempe Hwæt synt ða twegen men on neorxna wange? Enoch and Helias. Hwǽr wuniaþ hý? Malifica and Intimphonis (in Ternpis?), ðæt is on sunfelda and on sceánfelda (sceón-?), Salm. Kmbl. 202, 2.
Linked entries: sceán-feld scén-feld
þegnung-bóc
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A service-book, a book giving the religious services that were to be performed Leviticus on Grécisc and ministerialis on Lýden, ðæt ys þénungbóc on Englisc, for ðam ðara sacerda þénunga sind ðár áwritene, Lev. pref.
el-lende
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On ellende færende peregre proficiscens, 25, 14
sceard
A gap,notch
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A gap,notch Dó of ðam feórþan deále eall ðæt seó sǽ his ofseten hæfþ and eall ða sceard ðe heó him on genumen hæfþ subtract from this fourth part (of the earth) all of it that the sea has covered, and all the gaps (bays and creeks) it has taken ; huic
Crécas
The Greeks ⬩ Græci
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The Greeks; Græci Fór on Crécas he went against the Greeks Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 15, 31.
eówde
A flock, herd ⬩ grex
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Sceal beón án eówd and án hyrde there shall be one fold and one shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 244, 1, 3. Ic hæbbe óðre scep ðe ne sind ná of ðisre eówde I have other sheep which are not of this fold. Homl. Th. i. 242, 35: 244, 6: ii. 114, 21
wadan
To go ⬩ pass ⬩ proceed.
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Ða ðe on eallum ðingum wadaþ on hiora ágenne willan, and æfter hiora líchoman luste irnaþ, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 23. Ða men ðe on eallum þingum wadaþ on heora ágenum willan, and on heora lustum heora líf áspendaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 239.
Linked entry: ge-wadan
ge-laðung
A congregation ⬩ assembly ⬩ church ⬩ congrĕgātio ⬩ convŏcātio ⬩ ecclēsia
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On gelaðunga háligra in ecclēsia sanctōrum, Ps. Spl. 88, 6. On gesamningum oððe on gelaðungum ic bletsige ðé in ecclēsiis bĕnĕdīcam te, Ps. Lamb. 25, 12
Linked entry: laðung
hǽlu
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. ¶ in forms of greeting or address on coming to or meeting a person Sié þé éce hǽlo and in eorðan lof, Cri. 411. Him hǽlu and lof secgean laudent eum, Ps. Th. 106, 31. Hé hǽlo ábeád Maria mycle, Men. 50. Mé Gabrihel hǽlo bodade, Cri. 202.
ell
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Uelim on ánum elle . . . uellem on twám ellum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 200, 5, 6
meolcian
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Hí on þǽm mónðe þriwa on dæge mylcedon heora neát, Shrn. 78, 1. Add
eorþ-styrung
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Wæs mycel eorðstyrung wíde on Englalande (on Wygracestre and on Wíc and on Deórbý and elles gehwǽr, v. l.), Chr. 1048; P. 166, 24: 1089; P. 225, 11: Hml. S. 15, 60. Hé sǽde ꝥ his hús feólle fǽrlíce mid eorðstyrunge, 25, 842.
for-fleón
to avoid ⬩ to avoid ⬩ abstain from
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Th. ii. 146, 30. to avoid intercourse with a person, keep out of the way of Hí God lybbende forfleóð Deum uiuendo refugiunt, Scint. 152, 13. Þíne deórlingas þé sylfne forfleóð, Hml. S. 23, 148.
ge-sceapennys
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Th. ii. 206, 22. disposition, ordering of events Nán yfel þing næs on þám englum, ne nán yfel ne cóm þurh Godes gesceapennisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 28
bí-rihte
Near, close by ⬩ juxta
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Near, close by; juxta Geseh he on greóte gingran síne bíryhte [Kmbl. birihte] him swefan on slǽpe he saw his disciples near him slumbering in sleep on the sand, Andr. Recd. 1699; An. 850
ge-strúdian
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To commit rapine, prey on Þá biód þǽr on mǽstre nearonesse forþylmed þá þe hér hiora líchaman mid mǽstum unrihtum byldað and ꝥ on óðrum mannum mid wó gestrúdiaþ, Nap. 32. See next word
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ge-wita
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Gewuta (-wiota, v. l. ), 145, 13. one having knowledge in common with another; conscius. one cognizant of a matter (gen.) Hálge wítgan . . . mid Háliges Gástes geofum onlýhte . . . wǽron gewitan ealra Gódes dégolra dóma, Bl.