ealdor-mann
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Déma ł ealdorman preses, 45, 1. Cempena ealdormon tribunus scutariorum, Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 5. Ðe aldormon tribunus, Jn. L. 18, 12: archetriclinus, 2, 9.Ealdermen preside, i. judice, An. Ox. 3453. Ðám haldormenn centurioni, Mt. L. 8, 13.
feoh
cattle ⬩ property ⬩ wealth ⬩ money ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ bribe ⬩ gift ⬩ metal ⬩ coin
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Se yfela déma onféhð medmycclum feó and onwendeþ þone rihtan dóm for þæs feós lufon, Bl. H. 61, 31: 43, 10. Hié feoh sealdon þǽm weardum they bribed the keepers, 177, 28. Ꝥ feoh þe mon ðám ferdmonnum sellan sceolde, Bt. 27, 4; F. 100, 14.
on-sacan
to attack, strive against ⬩ to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand ⬩ to declare that one has no knowledge of a person ⬩ to refuse a person what he wants ⬩ to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge ⬩ to make excuse ⬩ to sacrifice
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Th. 3889 ; B. 1942. to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand Ðeáh ðú onsóce ðæt ðú sóþ godu lufian wolde though you have refused to love the true gods, Exon. Th. 254, 8; Jul. 194.
gleáw
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Ne eom ic déma (dóma?) gleáw, wís for weorude, Hy. 4, 81. Gleáwum úþwitum gymnosophistis, An. Ox. 3095. Þurh gleáwe glígmen per gymnosophistas, 39.
on-cnáwan
To know ⬩ noscere, cognoscere, agnoscere ⬩ to know, recognise, ⬩ to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguish ⬩ to recognise a fact ⬩ to know, understand, attain to a knowledge of ⬩ to know, learn by observation, observe, perceive ⬩ to acknowledge ⬩ make acknowledgment of a fault ⬩ to acknowledge a greeting ⬩ to acknowledge the power of another
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Ðá se déma ðæt oncneów and ongæt persensit ðæt hé hine oferswíðan ne mihte, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 1: 5, 9; S. 623, 21. Ðá cwæþ eal folc ðæt hé Godes sunu wǽre, and ðæt fulfremedlíce oncneówan, Blickl. Homl. 177, 20.
ge-weorþian
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. ¶ geweorþod adorned with, decorated with, endowed with, made splendid by :-- Sum bróðor mid godcundre gyfe gemǽred and geweorþad (-wurðod, v. l. ) frater quidam diuina gratia insignis, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 2.Sit se heofonlica déma on his heáhsettle
BRECAN
to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; ⬩ frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere ⬩ to press, force, urge; ⬩ urgere ⬩ to rush into ⬩ take ⬩ by storm ⬩ in locum irrumpere, expugnare, ⬩ erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere ⬩ to break ⬩ burst forth ⬩ make a noise ⬩ crash ⬩ to sail; ⬩ navigare ⬩ To retch; ⬩ screare
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Him egsa becom ðá déma duru in helle bræc dread came over them when the judge burst the doors in hell. Cd. 221; Th. 288, 15; Sat. 381.
wísian
shew ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ to shew ⬩ shew ⬩ point put ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ indicate
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(or clause) of what is pointed out Hálgan heápe hlýt wísode ðǽr hié Dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon, Apstls. Kmbl. 18; Ap. 9. Mé ða treahteras tala wísedon on ðam micelan béc, Salm. Kmbl. 10; Sal. 5
Linked entry: riht-wísian
ge-streón
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Þá unriht-wísan déman him of hira ceasterwarena forþrycnesse gestreón gaderiað, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 23. Hé sécð ðisses middangeardes gestreón (lucrum) . . . Hé scolde his gestreón (lucrá) tóweorpan, Past. 55, 9-11. Gestreón emolumenta, i. lucra, An.
ge-feallan
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Lagu land gefeól ( of the water of the Red Sea when it fell upon the Egyptians trying to follow in the track of the Israelites ), Exod. 482: 491. to cause by falling Hit is on leóðum gesungen hwelcne demm hie Rómánum gefeóllan ( quantam reipublicae orbitatem
múþ
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Of þínum múðe ie ðé déme, Lk. 19, 22. ꝥ in múte twégen oþþe þreó gewitnesse stonde gehwilc word, Mt. R. 18, 16. (2 a) Of ánum múðe with one voice :-- Hí sungon þysne sang swylce of ánum múðe, Hml. S. 11. 164. <b>III c.
scrífan
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Man sceal ðam unstrangan men líðelícor déman and scrífan ðonne ðam strangan . . . Man sceal on godcundan scriftan ge on woruldcundan dóman ðás þingc tósceádan, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 5.
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þreát
a troop ⬩ band ⬩ crowd ⬩ body of people ⬩ swarm ⬩ press ⬩ throng ⬩ violence ⬩ compulsion ⬩ force ⬩ oppression ⬩ punishment ⬩ ill-treatment
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Ðæs déman cempan gegaderodon ealne ðone þreát (ðreád. Lind. cohortem ), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 27. Þicfealdum þreátum eóroda spissis legionum cohortibus, Hpt. Gl. 413, 1. violence, compulsion, force, oppression, punishment, ill-treatment.
cuman
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Hira demm ðe him of ðǽm gestreónum cymð oððe coom (cóm, v. l. ), 345, 2. to leave Wilnian æt þám cásere ꝥ hé of þám campdóme cuman móste, Hml. S. 31, 100. to escape from Of þám cnihtum þe cómon of þám hungre, Ælfc. T.
heá-líc
High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound
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Swá heálícne dem his ágnes hryres alta ruinæ suæ damna, Past. 58, 2; Swt. 441, 26. Hafaþ heálíce stefne hath an excellent voice, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 31; Crä . 93. Heálíce bodan archangels, Homl. Th. i. 342, 26: L. Eth. vii. 2; Th. i. 330, 6.
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sóþfæstness
truth ⬩ faithfulness ⬩ good faith ⬩ sincerity ⬩ truth ⬩ righteousness ⬩ justice ⬩ truth of speech or thought
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Se Hǽlend hym andswarode and cwæþ: 'Begým hú ryhte dómas ða démon ðe on eorðan syndon and anweald habbaþ, Nicod. 9; Thw. 5, 5. Se ðe wæs sóþfæstnesse bysen and cining ealre clǽnnesse forlét mid him beón ðone godwracan þeóf, Blickl. Homl. 75, 25.
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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Biþ se maga onwent and tóbrocen, Lchdm. ii. 218, 18. to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert Se yfela déma onwendeþ ðone rihtan dóm for ðæs feós lufon, Blickl. Homl. 61, 31. Hié ( bribes ) wísra monna word onwendaþ, L.
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nán
not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing
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Seó leáse wyrd ne mæg ðam men dón nǽnne dem, forðam heó nis nánes lofes wyrðe, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 22-24. Ne cyning næ bisceop ne nánes hádes man nullus rex aut episcopus, vel aliquis alius potens, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 218, 28.
wiþer-weard
contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite
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IV.) déman út of ðam mynstre, Chart. Th. 446, 7.
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hwæþer
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Hwæþerne woldest þú déman wítes wyrþran, ðe [þone þe] þone unscyldgan wítnode, þe ðone þe ꝥ wíte þolode?, Bt. 38, 6; F. 208, 15. Hueðerne ( quem ) wallas gié hic forléto iówh, Barabban ł ðone Hǽlend?, Mt. L. 27, 17. Hwæþer wénst þú nú?