borh-bryce
A pledge-breaking, violation of a bail ⬩ fidejussionis violatio
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In. 31; Th. i. 122, note 20. Borg-bryce, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 19
Linked entry: borges bryce
ge-dál-land
Partible land ⬩ land belonging to several proprietors ⬩ sepărābĭlis terra
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In. 42 ; Th. i. 128, 6 v. note. Híd gedǽllandes, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. 6, 11
ge-efesian
To cut in the form of eaves ⬩ to round ⬩ shear ⬩ clip ⬩ crop ⬩ tondēre
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To cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear, clip, crop; tondēre Ne he næs geefesod ne bescoren he was not clipped nor shorn, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 20. Ic næs nǽfre geefsod ne nǽfre bescoren ferrum nunquam ascendit super caput meum, Jud. 16, 17
ge-sibbsum
Peaceful ⬩ pācātus
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Peaceful; pācātus Salomon is gecweden gesibbsum on Englisc Salomon is in English 'peaceful,' Swt. A. S. Rdr. 67, 353. Sint to manienne ða gesibbsuman the peaceful are to be admonished, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 351, 3; Hat. MS. 66 b, 27.
súþan-eástan
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Th. 56, 15; Cri. 901. in phrases marking position, to the south-east Be-súþaneástan ( ad Eurum ) dæm porte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 9. On-suðaneástan ðissum lande, Chr. 449; Erl. 13, 5
sulh-gang
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Cf. for a similar use of gang in measurements Icel. sólar-gangr = a day) Æt heáfde peninc, æt sulhgange peninc, Wulfst. 170. 37
un-gebrosnod
Uncorrupted ⬩ undecayed
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His handa siondan ungebrosnode in ðære cynelícan ceastre, 114, 1: Chr. 641; Erl. 27, 11: Homl. Th. ii. 568, 24
wer-tihtle
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In. 71; Th. i. 148, 1-4
Linked entry: tihtle
wiþ-feohtan
to fight against ⬩ contend with
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to fight against, contend with Hé gefeaht mid ða ǽ ðæs módes, ðære wiþfeaht (wiðflát, v. l.) seó ǽ ðe on his limum wæs pugnabat legi mentis, cui lex, quae in membris est, repugnabat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 39. Wiðfeohtan certare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 17
Linked entry: wiþ-flítan
wítnung-stów
A place of punishment
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A place of punishment Seó micele byrnende dene is wítnungstów, in ðære beóð manna sáwla gewítnode and geclǽnsode, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 20.
Linked entry: wítung-stów
Wir-healh
Wirral ⬩ the peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey
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Wirral, the peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey Fór se here of Wírheale (-healan, v. l.) in on Norð-Wealas, Chr. 895; Th. i. 170, 171.
Linked entry: healh
án-tíd
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Add:as an alternative meaning: An appointed hour, time when something is due Ymb ántíd óðres dógores wundenstefna gewaden hæfde þæt þá liðende land gesáwon, i. e. the boat was in sight of land at the time when it was due to be so. Cf. án-daga
belgan
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Þára wóhnes bealh for þám þeáwum his riht-wísnysse quorum tortitudo in norma ejus rectitudinis offendebat, Gr. D. 104, 14. Hiá bulgon bituih him seolfum indigne ferebant intra semel ipsos, Mk. L. R. 14, 4
earning-land
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Cf. the expression in the same charter: Wé wrítað him ðone croft . . . ðæt hé hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclonde, swá hé ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, C. D. iii. 258, 27
efen-gelíca
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(In Dict. under efen-gelíc.)
Linked entry: ge-líca
feþe-leás
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Ac hé gecreáp in þæs eádgan Berhtinus ciricean . . . Þá meahte hé gehýran and gangan, Shrn. 126, 22. For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to walk, and add
fnæd
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D. in, 28: Hml. Th. ii. 160, 23. Heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu, 394, 12. Fnæda, Hml. 8, 31, 570. Sume heora fnada (fimbrias) gemiccliaþ, R. Ben. 135, 26. Add
ge-grindan
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Tuu wíf gegrundon on coernæ duae molentes in mola, Mt. L. 24, 41. Gegrunden fressa, i. molita, fracta, divisa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 68.
ge-hréran
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Dó méle fulne buteran on, and gehrére tógædere, 86, 18. of the operation of natural forces, to set in violent motion Þurh winda gryre wolcn wæs gehréred, Dóm. L. 8
geó-dæg
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See geó in Dict., and cf. ǽr-dæg