fore-spræc
A speaking for ⬩ a defence ⬩ an assenting ⬩ agreement ⬩ defensio ⬩ excūsātio ⬩ astipŭlātio
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A speaking for, a defence, an assenting, agreement; defensio, excūsātio, astipŭlātio Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads
for-yldan
To put off ⬩ defer ⬩ differre ⬩ sŭpersĕdēre
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To put off, defer; differre, sŭpersĕdēre Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ no one may put of the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 721; Sal. 360.
heofon
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Grein translates heofon lamentation and druron mourned; but may not hergas be from hearg q. v. and parallel to deófolgyld, and the passage be translated the idols and false gods fell to hell and heaven came there?
Hreopa-dún
Repton
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Gúþlác férde tó mynstre ðe ys gecweden Hrypadún and ðǽr ða gerýnelícan sceare onféng Sce Petres Guthlac went to a monastery that is called Repton and there received the mystical tonsure of St. Peter Guthl. 23; Gdwin. 16, 20
níd-þeówetling
One who is forced into slavery
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One who is forced into slavery (for an unsatisfied claim) Hér kýð on ðissere béc ðæt Ælfríc wolde þeówian Putraele him tó nýdþeówetlinge (the enslavement was abandoned at the intercession of Bora, Ælfric's brother, on payment to Ælfric of eight oxen;
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rásettan
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To move impetuously, to rage (of fire) Hé ( Nero) wolde fandian, gif ðæt fýr (at the burning of Rome ) meahte swá longe reád rásettan, swá hé secgan gehérde, ðæt Troia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost, Met. 9, 14.
ge-yrsian
to anger ⬩ make angry ⬩ to be angry
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to anger, make angry Hý geyrsedon irritaverunt, Ps. Lamb. 105, 7. Irtacus ðá wearþ swíðe geyrsod Irtacus then became very angry, Homl.
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ge-beorg
A defence ⬩ protection ⬩ safety ⬩ refuge ⬩ præsĭdium ⬩ refŭgium ⬩ tutāmen ⬩ tuĭtio
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Britwalum to gebeorge for the protection of the Brito-Welsh, Chr.189; Erl. 9, 26 : Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 32
ge-hǽlan
To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ save ⬩ sanare ⬩ salvare
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To heal, cure, save; sanare, salvare Untrume gehǽlan to heal the sick, Lk. Bos. 9, 2. He gehǽlde manega folc he saved much people, Gen. 50, 20.
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úht-líc
of early morning ⬩ matutinus ⬩ of matins
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Tó úhtlícum lofsangum ad matutinales laudes, Anglia xiii. 382, 243
un-tǽlwirðlíce
Blamelessly ⬩ laudably
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., laudabiliter) ondréd tó underfónne, ðæt ilce se óðer swíðe hergeondlíce (laudabiliter ) gewilnode, Swt. 49, 18
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ge-dreóglǽcan
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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.
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ge-wésan
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Mid ecede gewésede, 200, 9. to dye Flýs deáge gewésan uellera furn inficere, An. Ox. 5196
hǽðung
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Óðer ðing déð seó hǽtu, and óðer seó beorhtnys, belimpð seó hǽðung tó ðǽre hǽtan, and seó onlíhting belimpð tó ðǽre beorhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 284, 34-286, 4
hecge
an enclosure ⬩ a fence ⬩ hedge
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, hedge On Beówanhammes hecgan . . . tó ðǽre rúwan hecgan, C. D. ii. 172, 28, 32. Tó rúgan hegcan; swá andlang hegerǽwe, 137, 14. Ǽrest of þám gáran innan þá blacan hegcean; of þǽre hegcean innan þone fúlan bróc, C. D. B. ii. 259, 7
munt
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Chr. 1095 ; P. 231, 23. special, the Alps Tó Longbeardna londe and tó þǽm londum on þá healfe muntes regnum Longobardorum et alias terras quae sunt ultramontana, Chr. 887 ; P. 80, 26
sceáp-wæsce
A place for washing sheep
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Andlang sceápwæscan tó sceápwæscan forda, 174, 11. Tó ðære sceápwæscan, 298, 4. Juxta fluvium qui dicitur Stúr, ad uadum nomine Scépesuuasce, i. 155, 23
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scearfian
To scrape,
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To scrape, cut into shreds Genim ða ylcan wyrte, scearfa hý ðonne, and gníd swýðe smale tó duste, Lchdm. i. 70, 14: 80, 16: 344, 13 note. Scearfa smæle, ii. 322, 25. Scearfaþ succidite . . . gescearfa ðú succides, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 7, 9.
á-dwellan
to lead astray, seduce ⬩ to retard, impede, obstruct, hinder ⬩ torpere ⬩ to delay
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to lead astray, seduce Ðá ðe galdorcræftas begangaþ and mid ðǽm unwære men beswícaþ and ádwellaþ, Bl. H. 61, 24. Hý deófol ádwealde, Wlfst, 11, 8.
hand
also
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Hí férdon swá tó Sandwíc and dydon hand ðæt sylfa they went to Sandwich and did just the same, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 5