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fæsten-dæg

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Gif hit fuguldæg sié; gif hit festendæg sié C. D. i. 293, 10. Gif hit fæstendagas beón si jejunii dies fuerint, R. Ben. 67, 3.

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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D. knighten-gild), C. D. B. ii. 128, 32. add. Gif cniht ǽpen bréde, gilde se hláford án pund. Cht. Th. 612, 23: 28: 32. ( The guild in this case was &#39;þegna gild. &#39;)

mis-bysnian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-bysnian, p. ode

To set a bad example

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To set a bad example Gif ða láreówas wel tǽcaþ and wel bysniaþ ðonne beóþ hí gehealdene; gif hí mistǽcaþ, oððe misbysniaþ, hí forpǽraþ hí sylfe, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 3-5

in-bestingan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bestingan, p. -stang

To piercepenetrate

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To pierce, penetrate, make a thrust which enters but does not go quite through Gif hé þurhstinþ .vi. scill. gebéte. Gif man inbestinþ .vi. scill. gebéte, L. Ethb. 64; Th. i. 18, 12

fléc

(n.)

flesh

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flesh, Chr. 1137; Gib. 239, 27

sorhleást

(n.)
Grammar
sorhleást, e; f.

Security

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Security Gif ðú gesihst ðæt ðú on wætere fægere in gá oððe ófer gá, sorhleáste getácnaþ. Gif ðú gesihst ðæt ðú mid swurde bist begyrd, sorhleáste hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 212, 30-33

sinc-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gifu, e ; f.
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A gift of treasure, costly gift Ðú golde eart, sinc*-*gife sýlla, Andr. Kmbl. 3016 ; An. 1511

Al-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
Al-wealda, -walda, an; m.

All-rulerGodthe Almightyomnium rectorDeusomnipotens

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Gif ðé alwalda scirian wille if the Almighty will give [grant] thee, Cd. 136; Th. 171, 10; Gen. 2826

Linked entry: eall-wealda

wearglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wearglíce, adv.

Vilely, meanly, wretchedly

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Vilely, meanly, wretchedly Gif ðú ðé wilt dón manegra beteran and weorþran, ðonne scealt ðu ðé lǽtan ánes wyrsan.

Linked entries: wærelíce wearg-líc

þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrel, adj.

Perforatedhaving a hole or holespierced through

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Gif ðegna hwelc ðyrelne kylle bróhte tó ðýs burnan, béte hine georne, 65; Swt. 469, 10. Heáfodwunde tó bóte. Gif ða bán beóð bútú þyrel (þyrle, MSS. B. H.) ... Gif ðæt úterre bán bið þyrel..., L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 14. Gif bútú þyrele sién, L.

mígan

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Gif hé gemían ne mæge, and gif hé blóde míge, 8, 24

scearp-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-síne, -siéne,-sýne; adj.

Sharp-sighted

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Sharp-sighted Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne (-siéne, Cott. MS.) . . . swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte stánas þurhseón . . . gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpsiéne, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 19-23

a-cwolen

died

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died, Chr. 918; Gib. 105, 37, note a

fót-setla

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setla, an; m.
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, an inferior member of a company Gif cniht binnan stig sitte, gylde ánne syster huniges: and gif hwá fótsetlan haebbe, do ꝥ ylce, Cht. Th. 612, 34. Cf. fót; I. ¶

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, p. ode.

to namemention the name ofmentionto nameappoint by name to a particular dutynominateto namegive a name to

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Æðelst. v. 10; Th. i. 240, 6. to name, give a name to Hwí namode Crist Abel rihtwísne? Boutr. Scrd. 18, 6

blód-dolg

(n.)
Grammar
blód-dolg, (-h), es; n.
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A cut from which blood flows Gif monnes blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 4) yfelige . . . Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 6) áwríþan . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh, Lch. ii. 148, 7-15

un-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-scyld, e; f.

A grievous fault

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A grievous fault Gif míne fýnd ne rícsiaþ ofer mé, ðonne beó ic unwemme, and beó geclǽnsod fram ðǽm mǽstum scyldum; ac gif hí mé ábysgiaþ, ðonne ne mæg ic sneágan míne unscylda, Ps. Th. 18, 12

mis-fadian

(v.)

to misconductorder wrongly

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to misconduct, order wrongly Gif hé his líf misfadige if he do not order his life aright, L. Eth. ix. 29; Th. i. 346, 20. Gif preóst ordál misfadige, L. N. P. L. 39; Th. ii. 296, 9

un-bunden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bunden, adj.

Not bound

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Gif hé hine bescire unbundenne ... Gif hé hitte gebinde and ðonne bescire, L. Alf pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7

Linked entry: un-bindan

be-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fylgan, be-fyligan; p. de

To follow uppersevere with

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To follow up, persevere with Gif þú him (a medicine) ǽnige hwíle befylgest, þú ongitst ꝥ hé ys frymful tó begánne, Lch. iii. 60, 2. Gif mon þisum lǽcedóme befyligð, þonne biþ se man hál, ii. 88, 12

Linked entry: be-filgan