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ge-bǽran

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Hé ongan biterlíce wépan . . . þá ꝥ his geféra geseah, hé hine ácsade, hwæt him wǽre, and for hwon hé swá gebǽrde (quod intuens comes, quarefaceret, inquisivit), Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 498, 8. Hé hreówlíce beforan Gode gebǽrde, Hml. S. 23, 396.

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, to determine.
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D. 206, 15.] to appoint to an office Hraðe sóna wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1938. to assign an office to a person Seó heordelice gýming tó þám beran wæs geþungen (for a similar incorrect

ge-wítigian

(v.)
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Án gedæfneð ꝥte sié deád for ðǽm folce gewítgade unum debere mori pro populo prophetizat, 6, 11. Gewítga ( prophetizo ) huælc is sé ðe ðec slóg, Lk. L. 22, 64: Mk.

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
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ofsleá his þone néhstan þurh searwa si quis per industriam occiderit proximum suum et per insidias, 46, 26. where what happens is the result of one's action Gif him ðonne gewealdes gebyrige oððe ungewealdes ( whether he is responsible or not for

hana

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. ¶ The word is given by runes contained in the text of Rä. 43, which has a cock for part of its subject. Add: —

nosu

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Is sió lytle nosu ðæt mon ne sié gescádwís; for ðǽm mid ðǽre nose wé tósceádað ðá stencas, 65, 19-21. Nosa habbað nares habent, Ps. Vos. 113, 6 second: 134, 17. substitute: <b>nóse,</b> an; f, taking it as a separate word

on-cirran

Grammar
on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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. ¶ figurative :-- Micel bið se Meotudes egsa, for ðon hí seó molde oncyrreð (cf, a cujus conspectu fugit terra, Apocalypsis, 20, 11), Seef. 103. Add On midde niht oncierde ꝥ scip on wónne síðfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8. <b>B.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, (I b)
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D. 28, 23. (. 3) to keep a vigil for prayer or religious observance :-- Hí hyre líc bebyrigdon . . . and þǽr gelóme wacodon, Hml. S. 7, 249. Hí wacodon þá niht wið þá byrgene biddende God, 21, 120

sáwel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sáwel-leás, adj.

without life ⬩ without soul

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Similar entries (v. sáwel, II.) without soul On ðæs mannes sáwle is Godes anlícnyss, for ðam is se mann sélra ðonne ða sáwulleásan nýtenu, ðe nán andgit nabbaþ embe heora ágenne Scyppend, Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 22. Similar entries (v. sáwel,II.)

wearg-cwedol

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-cwedol, -cwidol; adj.

Given to evil speaking or cursing

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M. 356, 26) Godes ríce gesittan ne magon, hwæþere is gelýfed ðæt ða ðe be gewyrhtum wyrgede wǽron for heora árleásnysse, ðæt hí hraðe ðurh Drihtnes wræc heora scylde wíte ðrowedon quamvis maledici regnum Dei possidere non possint, creditum est tamen quod

cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
cóðu, e; f; cóðe, an; f; cóða, an; m.

A disease ⬩ sickness ⬩ pestilence ⬩ morbus

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Wið wambe cóðum for diseases of the stomach L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 1

slide

(n.)
Grammar
slide, es; m.

A slip, fall ⬩ lapsus ⬩ of an actual slip ⬩ a slip into misfortune or error

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Gr. 11;Zup. 79, 9. of an actual slip Ðá wearþ mé slide and ic him (the horse)of áfeóll lapsus decidi Bd. 5, 6;S. 619, 18. fig. a slip into misfortune or error Forðæm hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan wið unnyt word, hit sceal ðonne niédinga áfeallan for ðæm

swinsung

(n.)
Grammar
swinsung, e ; f.

melody, harmony ⬩ sound that is not harmonious

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Wið eárena swinsunge and ungehýrnesse for singing in the ears and hardness of hearing, Lchdm. iii. 70, 23

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.

free ⬩ exempt from jurisdiction

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Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám hí sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll. Th. ii. 314, 11. of places, exempt from jurisdiction, c.

stóc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-líf, es; n.

A town, habitation

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Cf. cot-, mynster-líf for words in which líf is similarly used;

Linked entry: stóc

Affric

(adj.)
Grammar
Affric, def. m. Affrica; adj.

AFRICAN ⬩ Afer ⬩ Africanus

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Fóron Rómane on Affrice, acc. pl. the Romans went against [upon] the African people, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 24: 5, 4; Bos. 105, 2: 5, 7; Bos. 106, 22. On Africum among the African people, 6, 1; Bos. 115, 31

Linked entry: Æffric

ASCE

(n.)
Grammar
ASCE, æsce [g. æscean], acse, ahse, axe, axse, æxe, an; f.

ASH ⬩ ashes ⬩ cinis

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Gebreadad weorþeþ eft of ascan it becomes formed again from [its] ashes, 61a; Th. 224, 9; Ph. 373. Ascan and ýslan ashes and embers, 64a; Th. 236, 18; Ph. 576: 65a; Th. 240, 33; Ph. 648

ende-mes

(adv.)
Grammar
ende-mes, endemest, ændemes, ændemest; adv.

Equally, likewise, in like manner, together ⬩ părĭter

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Equally, likewise, in like manner, together; părĭter Forðon ic ne mæg eal ða monigfealdan yfel endemes areccan because I cannot equally reckon all the manifest evils, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 49, 11: 3, 10; Bos. 69, 36.

Linked entries: ændemes emdenes

freoðo-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-beácen, es; n.

A sign of peace ⬩ sign granting safety ⬩ pācis signum ⬩ signum incolumĭtātem præbens

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safety; pācis signum, signum incolumĭtātem præbens Hine Waldend on tácen sette, freoðobeácen, ðý-læs hine feónda hwilc mid gúþ-þræce grétan dorste the Lord set a token, a sign of peace, upon him [Cain], lest some enemy durst greet him with hostile force

lǽ

(n.)

hair

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'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster, contained 200 threads.' Halliwell gives as a northern word 'lea