un-gilde
Not entitled to wergild
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Not entitled to wergild Gif se friðman fleó oþþon feohte, and nelle hine cýþan, gif hine man ofsleá, licge ungylde, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 14. Homo qui aliquem innocentem affliget in via regia, si jaceat, jaceat in ungildan ækere [as the technical
án-gilde
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To be compensated for, for which ángilde (q.v.) is to be paid Búton hiora hwæðer ǽr þingode ꝥ hé hit ángylde healdan ne þorfte unless either of them previously made the condition that he was not to be liable to make compensation for damage done to the
endleofan-gilde
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Entitled to elevenfold compensation Is arcebiscopes feoh endlifangilde, Ll. Th. i. 330, 19. Biscopes feoh .xi. gylde, 2, 4
fore-gísel
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A hostage given as security for the performance of a promise Eást-Engle hæfdon foregísla .vi. geseald and þéh ofer þá treówa . . . fóron hié, Chr. 894; P. 84, 20. Hié him þǽr foregíslas saldon, swá fela swá hé habban wolde, and micle áþas swóron, and
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hrá-gífre
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Substitute for citation Þá wælhreówan oððe þone hrágífran funestam (cf. þæs réþan and þæs deádberendan funesti, 34, 12: þá deádlicostan funestissima, 36, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 21
nigon-gilde
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With ninefold compensation Gif frig man cyninge stele, .IX. gylde forgylde, Ll. Th. i. 4, 3. Cf. án-, twi-gilde
ander-gilde
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Substitute: adv. In repayment, in compensation Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó þæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde never let things come to so ill a pass for you, that you don't hope for better times to make amends, Prov. K. 41. (Cf. án- gilde, ¶.)
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wæl-gífre
eager to slay ⬩ eager to prey on the dead
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eager to slay, of persons Ðá com hæleða þreát (those who wished to kill St. Andrew) wadan wælgífre, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Deáð, wiga wælgífre, Exon. Th. 231, 8; Ph. 486: 162, 7; Gú. 972. of things Wǽpen wælgífru, Exon. Th. 292, 16; Wand. 100.
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or-gilde
Unpaid for, applied to one for whom the wergild is not paid
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Unpaid for, applied to one for whom the wergild is not paid Gif hine (the man who has broken his pledge, and will not submit to the penalty) mon ofsieá, licgge hé orgilde, L. Alf. pol. I; Th. i. 60, 15
orlæg-gífre
Eager to cause death
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Eager to cause death (?) Ismahel biþ unhýre orlæggífre wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, Cd. Th. 138, 6; Gen. 2287
æ-gilde
Without compensation ⬩ sine compensatione
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Without compensation; sine compensatione Gif he gewyrce ðæt hine man afylle, lícge ægilde if he so do that any man fell him down, let him be without compensation, L. Eth. vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 24: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170,13: L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 14:
a-giéta
A spendthrift ⬩ prodigal ⬩ prodigus ⬩ profligator
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A spendthrift, prodigal; prodigus, profligator, Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 a, 26
a-gilde
Without compensation
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Without compensation,L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 14 [MS. A] : L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 12
feoh-gífre
Greedy of money ⬩ avaricious ⬩ covetous ⬩ pĕcūniæ ăvĭdus ⬩ ăvārus
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Greedy of money, avaricious, covetous; pĕcūniæ ăvĭdus, ăvārus Wita sceal ne tó feohgífre >the sagacious must not be too greedy of money, Exon. 77 b; Th. 290, 21; Wand. 68
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heoru-gífre
Greedy ⬩ eager to destroy
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Greedy, eager to destroy, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 29; Cri. 977: 23 b; Th. 65, 25; Cri. 1060: 74 a; Th. 276, 16; Jul. 567: Th. 277, 25; Jul. 586: Beo. Th. 3000; B. 1498
hrá-gífre
deadly
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Greedy for corpses, deadly Hrágyfra funestus, Cot. 90, Lye
friþ-gísel
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In l. 3 for 'allowed' l. 'delivered to'
sunn-gihte
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A solstice On ðone ylcan dæg ( June 24) byþ solstitia, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde, sungihte, forðon ðe seó sunne standeþ on mydre lyfte. . . . Ðonne gelympeþ ðæt wundorlíce on ðæs sumeres sungihte on mydne dæg, ðonne seó sunne byþ on ðæs heofones mydle, ðonne
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twi-gilde
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To be paid double Cyricfrið ii-gylde, m[ynster]frið ii-gylde, L. Ethb. 1; Th. i. 2, 6. ii-gelde seó mund sý, 76; Th. i. 20, 13