un-wyrd
Bad fortune ⬩ misfortune
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Bad fortune, misfortune Gyf him þince ðæt hé leád habbe, sum unwird him byð tóweard, Lchdm. iii. 170, 5. Ðæt mé nú þyncþ ðætte ic ðás unwyrd áræfnan mæg ðe mé on becumen is ut jam me imparem fortunae ietibus non arbitrer, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 13
hand-gewrit
What is written by the hand, a deed, contract ⬩ chirographum
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Sum man wrát his handgewrit ðam áwyrgedan deófle a certain man put his hand to a contract with the accursed devil
heáhdeór-hund
A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game
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A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game Twegen hafocas and ealle his heádórhundas two hawks and all his deer-hounds, Chart. Th. 501, 7. Twegen and twegen fédan ǽnne heádórhund duo et duo pascant unum molossum, L. R.
brægd-boga
to draw, bend, ⬩ deceit ⬩ a bow ⬩ A drawn ⬩ bent bow ⬩ a deceitful or fraudulent bow ⬩ arcus incurvatus vel fraudulentus
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A drawn or bent bow, a deceitful or fraudulent bow; arcus incurvatus vel fraudulentus He in folc Godes forþ onsendeþ of his brægdbogan biterne strǽl he [the devil] sendeth forth, amongst God's people, the bitter arrow from his deceitful bow, Exon. 19
of-dæl
Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior
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Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior Hit biþ ámerred mid ðám lǽnum gódum forðam hit biþ ofdælre ðǽrtó it is led astray by the transitory goods, because it is more inclined to them; ad falsa devius error abducit, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 2.
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heard-lic
bold ⬩ warlike ⬩ resolute ⬩ stern ⬩ dire ⬩ grievous ⬩ harsh ⬩ severe ⬩ pitiless
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Heom þúhte heardlic (durum) ꝥ hí wǽron genýdede on ealdum móde ꝥ hí scoldon níwe wísan hycgan. Gr. D. 104, 21. Silla wið Marius heardlice gefeoht þurhteáh and hiene gefliémde Sulla gravissimo praelio vicit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 236, 21.
sǽ-líc
Of the sea
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Hí fixodon on sǽlícum ýðum, i. 576, 21. Gedréfed on ðám sǽlícum ýðum ðyssere worulde, ii. 388, 7. On sǽlícum in glarigeris, Hpt. Gl. 465, 3: in marinis, 473, 71. Ðæt hí Seaxna þeóde ofer ðám sǽlícum (?
ǽw
Lawful ⬩ legitimate ⬩ related by the law of marriage ⬩ married ⬩ legitimus ⬩ nuptus ⬩ germanus
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Lawful, legitimate, related by the law of marriage, married; legitimus, nuptus, germanus Mid his ǽwum wífe with his lawful wife, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 26, 29.
arce-bisceop
The chief bishop ⬩ ARCHBISHOP ⬩ archiepiscopus
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The chief bishop, ARCHBISHOP; archiepiscopus [ = ἀρχι-επίσκοπος from ἀρχι = ἀρχός a leader, chief; επίσκοπος v. bisceop] Honorius se arcebysceop gehálgode Thoman his diácon, to bisceope archbishop Honorius consecrated Thomas his deacon, as bishop, Bd
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bærnet
a combustion ⬩ burning up ⬩ combustio ⬩ arson ⬩ incendium
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a combustion, burning up; combustio He wudu gelogode to his sunu bærnytte he laid in order the wood for the burning of his son, Gen. 22, 9. arson; incendium Húsbryce and bærnet ... is bótleás bootless is ... house-breaking and arson, L.C.S. 65; Th.
Beornice
The Bernicians ⬩ Bernicii
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The Bernicians; Bernicii Man gehálgode twegen biscopas on his stal, Bosan to Derum and Eátan to Beornicum two bishops were hallowed in his stead, Bosa over the Deirians and Eata over the Bernicians Chr. 678; Th. 61, 17, col. 1 : Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 45
beótung
A threatening ⬩ raging ⬩ comminatio ⬩ minæ
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Ðá wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebreged then was his mind frightened by the threatenings, 2, 12; S. 513, 14 : 1, 7; S. 477, 23
em-leóf
Equally dear ⬩ æque cārus
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Equally dear; æque cārus -Him wearþ emleóf, ðæt hý gesáwon mannes blód agoten, swá him wæs ðara nýtena meolc it was equally dear to them to see man's blood shed, as it was [to see] the milk of their cattle, Ors. 1. 2; Bos. 26, 32
geap-scipe
Craft ⬩ cunning ⬩ deceit ⬩ fraud ⬩ astūtia ⬩ fraus
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Þurh his geapscipe he begeat ðone castel through his cunning he obtained the castle, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 25
land-gafol
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Hé sceal ... his láforde wyrcan ... ne þearf hé landgafol syllan he must work for his lord, then he need not pay rent, 3; Th. i. 432, 23
neód-laðu
Earnest, hospitable invitation
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(cf. him wæs ful boren and freóndlaðu wordum bewægned, 2389; B. 1192), Beo. Th. 2644; B. 1320
ge-unsóþian
To disprove ⬩ refute ⬩ prove false ⬩ refellĕre
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To disprove, refute, prove false; refellĕre Gif se óðer ðæt geunsóþian mǽge ðæt him man onsecgan wolde if the other can disprove that which any one would charge to him, L. Edg. ii. 4; Th. i. 266, 24; L. C. S. 16; Th. i. 384, 22
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stirnlíce
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sternly, hardly, harshly Hé him ondwyrde and him suíðe stiernlíce stiérde fregit eos responsionibus, Past. 28, 6 ; Swt. 197, 19.
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Wir-healh
Wirral ⬩ the peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey
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Hié fóron ðæt hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum; seó is Légaceaster geháten, 894; Th. i. 170, 171
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fnæd
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Þone munuc sum sweart cniht teáh út be þám fnæde his hrægles (per vestimenii fimbriam), Gr. 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