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notere

(n.)
Grammar
notere, es; m.

One who makes notes

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One who makes notes Notera ł wrítera notariorum, Hpt. Gl. 473, 12

Linked entry: not-wrítere

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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Ben. l01, 24. Nota ðenna neód sig use the medicine when need be, Lchdm. i. 378, 18. to discharge an office Búton hé forworhte, ðæt hé ðære hádnote notian ne móste, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 16

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.

Usefulprofitableadvantageousbeneficial

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Ðæt land hyre nytt gedóe, Chart. Th. 470, 8 : 472, 10. Nǽron Metode wíd lond ne wegas nytte, Cd. Th. 10, 13; Gen. 156 : Beo. Th. 1592; B. 794. Nis nǽnig mǽre mægen, ðisse menniscan tydernesse nyttre, Blickl. Homl. 31, 30.

or-wéna

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéna, adj. with gen.
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Hopeless, despairing Ðá wearþ his agen sunu yfele geuntrumed, and orwéna lífes læg æt /orþsíðe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 301: Beo. Th. 2008 ; B. 1002 : 3134; 6. 1565: Exon. Th. 329, 27; Vy. 40. Friþes orwéna, 261, 25 ; Jul. 320. Ic eom orwéna, ðæt. . .Cd.

Linked entry: -wén

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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læg his lífes orwéne, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 301: Glostr. Frag. 6, 18: Chart. Th. 339, 22. Hié ðæs écan lífes orwéne wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 85, 27. Huí wǽron orwéne hwæðer. . .

Linked entries: wéne orenum

óþ-beran

(v.)
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Mec sǽ óþbær on Finna land the sea bore me forth to the land of the Fins, Beo. Th. 1163; B. 579 : Exon. Th. 404, 20; Rä. 23, 10. Sumne fugel óþbær (bore off) ofer heánne holm, 291, 13; Wand. 81

óþ-clífan

(v.)
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Th. 78, l; Cri. 1267

óþ-feallan

(v.)
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to fall away, cease to have connection with Óþ-fealle se wer (in the case of a man who, upon a charge of theft, being forsaken by his kinsmen, forfeits his freedom) ðám mágum the kinsmen shall have no further concern in the 'wer' L.

óþ-flítan

(v.)
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to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23

óþ-hleápan

(v.)
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to run away, escape Gif hé út óþhleápe, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, ii. Cf. æt-hleápan

Linked entry: hleápan

óþ-irnan

(v.)
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Gif hé óþierne, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120, 7

Linked entry: óþ-yrnan

óþ-sacan

(v.)
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Nán mon ne mæg óþsacan ðæt sum gód ne síe ðæt héhste, 34, l; Fox 134, 9. to deny (an obligation, a charge, etc. ) Gange feówra sum tó and óþsace ( deny a charge of robbing), L. Eth. ii. 4; Th. i. 286, 18.

óþ-spurnan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-spurnan, -spornan
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Ðé læs ðín fót óþsporne, Blickl. Homl. 27, 14. Næs gecweden ðæt his fót æt stáne óþspurne, 29, 3— Cf. æt-spurnan

óþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-standan, I.
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Ðæt is lang tó sæcganne, hú ða wurdon generede in ðære Noes earce, ða ðe ðǽr tó láfe ófstódon. Wulfst. 206, 30. to remain standing and so prove an obstacle Ðæt swefn swíðe óþstód manegum mínra leóda ( the dream interpreted by Daniel), Cd.

óþ-swerian

(v.)
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B. ) wille, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 16;. Gif mon tó ðam men feoh getéme ðe his ǽr óþswaren (ætsworen, MS. B. ) hæfde, and æft óþswerian wille, ðþswerige (æt-, MS. B. ) be ðam wíte . . . Gif hé óþswerian nylle . . . . L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 10-12

oððe

(con.)
Grammar
oððe, conj. I.
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Hié óðer forleósan woldon, oððe hira ágen líf oððe Porsennes, 2, 3; Swt. 68, 28. Nú ðonne óðer twega, oððe ðara nán nis, oððe hí nánne weorþscipe nabbaþ, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 16. Gif onfunden biþ ðæt héáðer oððe... oððe..., L. E.

Linked entry: eðða

Peác-land

(n.)
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the Peak of Derbyshire Eádweard cyning fór ðonan ( from Nottingham) on Peácland tó Badecan wiellon (Bakewell ), Chr. 924; Erl. 110, 11. v. next word

pening-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
pening-sliht, es ; m.
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The striking of money Gæfil ł penningslæht tributum vel censum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 25

Linked entry: sliht

pinn

(n.)
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[From Latin pinna.] an instrument for writing, a pen Mið pinn ł urittsæx calami, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 17

pinsian

(v.)
Grammar
pinsian, p. ode
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Hé holrede ł pinsode pensavit, cogitavit, Hpt. Gl. 443. 76. Hé sceáwode hine selfne and pinsode he observed and weighed himself, Past. 7, 2; Swt. 51, 15. Pinsige ǽlc mon hiene selfne georne, 10, 2 ; Swt. 63, 18. Pinsiende inquirendo, scrutando, Hpt.

Linked entry: pís