frum-gild
A first payment or compensation ⬩ the first payment or instalment of the price [wer] at which every man was valued, according to his degree, to be paid to the kindred, or guild-brethren, of a slain person, as compensation for his murder ⬩ prīma compensātio
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Gylde man ðæs weres ðæt frumgyld let the first payment of the valuation be paid, L.
un-tweógende
Undoubting ⬩ unhesitating ⬩ unwavering ⬩ certain
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Ðæt wé ðý untweógendran be ús gelýfden ðæt wé be ðǽm leorniaþ, Shrn. 67, 24
leófan
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It may be noted that Israéla occurs 12 times in this poem, but only in this instance does it seem to form a half line.
dǽl
- Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
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Be dǽle somewhat, in some measure Bútan hit gelimpe þæt man be dǽle (aliquid ) rǽdinga gescyrte, R. Ben. 36, 4: 94, 6. Hí be dǽle hí gereordodon, Hml. S. 23, 240. Nim hunig be dǽle take a little honey, Lch. iii. 58, 30.
wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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Th. 200, 8 ; Ph. 37 : Beo. Th. 2732 ; B. 1364. Be wuda bærnette. Gif mon óðres wudu bærneþ oþþe heáweþ, L. In. 12 ; Th. i. 70, 3. Of ðæs wuda midle, Exon. Th. 202, 6; Ph. 65. Anlanges wudes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 173, 33.
cwic-ǽht
Live stock, cattle ⬩ pecus
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B.] let amends be made in live stock, L. Alf. pol. 18 ; Th. i. 72, 12
feorþ
The soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ life ⬩ anĭma ⬩ vīta
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The soul, spirit, life; anĭma, vīta Feorþ biþ on síþe his soul shall be on its journey, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 32; Vy. 26
firnum
Fearfully ⬩ intensely ⬩ formīdŏlōse ⬩ immānĭter
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Fearfully, intensely; formīdŏlōse, immānĭter Nǽre firnum ðæs deóp merestreám the sea-stream would not be so fearfully deep, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 26; Gen. 832
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fram-anýdan
To force from or away ⬩ drive away ⬩ repellĕre
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To force from or away, drive away; repellĕre Ða feforas beóþ framanýdde the fevers will be forced away, Herb. 143, 4; Lchdm. i. 266, 13
frohtian
To fear ⬩ to be in danger
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To fear, to be in danger From frohtendum, a periclitantibus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 18. Frohtende timidi, Lind. 8, 26. Frohtade timuit, Rush. 14, 30
in-feccan
to fetch in
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to fetch in Ðá héht hé ðone drý infeccan beforan hine he ordered the sorcerer to be fetched into his presence, Blickl. Homl. 175, 1
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land-hæfen
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Property in land Be Wilisces monnes londhæfene. Gif Wylisc mon hæbbe híde londes, his wer bip cxx scill., L. In. 32; Th. i. 122, 8
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líf-fadung
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The ordering or regulating of one's life Be gehádodra manna líffadunge of the ordering of the life of men in orders, L. Wilk. 82, 22
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Norþ-Engle
The inhabitants of the north of England
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The inhabitants of the north of England On Norþ-Engla lage stent ... be Norþ-Engla lage, L. Eth. vii. 13; Th. i. 332, 7-10
gramlíce
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Hostilely, evilly, fiercely Gramlíce be Gode sprǽcan male locuti sunt de Deo, Ps. Th. 77, 20: 105, 12: Cd. 210; Th. 260, 23; Dan. 714
ge-londa
A fellow-countryman ⬩ compatriota ⬩ patriota
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A fellow-countryman; compatriota Be ðám monnum ðe hiora gelondan bebycgaþ of those men who sell their countrymen, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 1
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un-ásecgendlíce
Unspeakably ⬩ in a way that cannot be told ⬩ ineffably
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Unspeakably, in a way that cannot be told, ineffably Háligne Gást forþleórendne of Fæder and of Suna unásecgendlíce ( inenarrabiliter ), Bd. 4, 17; S. 586, 14
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wiþer-sínes
Withershins ⬩ backwards
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Withershins Similar entries (v. widder-sinnis in Jamieson's Dictionary), backwards Steorran yrnaþ wiþersýnes the course of the stars shall be reversed, Blickl. Homl. 93, 19
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blód-þigen
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Tasting blood Be blódþigene de esu sanguinis (cf. Gif wíf þicgð (gustaverit) hire weres blód for hwylcum lǽcedóme, 156, 13), Ll. Th. ii. 130, 18
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coc-ród
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A cock-road, a clearing in a wood where woodcocks could be netted Oð ðá cocródæ; swá of ðǽre cocród, C. D. v. 346, 26