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weorold-déma

(n.)
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weorold-déma, an; m.
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A secular judge Be eorlum. Eorlas and heretogan and ðás worulddéman ágan nýdþéarfe ðæt hí riht lufian, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 318, 20. Bisceop sceall saca sehtan mid ðám worulddéman ðe riht lufian, 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 15, 36

bóc-tǽcing

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bóc-tǽcing, -talu.
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Teaching or direction contained in books Godcunde bóte séce man georne and symble be bóctǽcinge (bóctale, v. l.) according to the directions contained in books (e. g. Theodore's Liber Poenitentialis) (or as books tell), Ll. Th. i. 398, 22.

burg-gemet

(n.)
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burg-gemet, es; n.
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Measure used in a town Ne sceall bisceop geþafian wóh gemet, ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽlc burhgemet (cf. gange án gemet swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, i. 270, 1), Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20

elnung

encouragementcomfortzeal

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Add: encouragement, comfort Hé æfter þysum geþance teáh him elnunge tó be dǽle after this thought he took comfort to himself in some measure, Hml. S. 23, 524. zeal Hé mid geornfulre elnunge úp árísende wæs, Hml. S. 31, 251

faðu

(n.)
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Be Tassillan mínre faðan de Tharsilla amita mea, Gr. D. 286, 8. Dele e ; f. : and add

meltan

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perhaps some of the forms given here should be taken under miltan, q. v. II. Add Geríst ꝥ him mon lytlum þá mettas selle þá þe late melten, leax, and þá fixas þá þe late meltan, Lch. ii. 176, 22-24

út-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lende, adj.

Foreignstrangenot native

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Hé mǽnde be his feóndum ǽgðer ge inlendum ge útlendum, Ps. Th. 2, arg

Linked entry: út-lenda

út-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
út-scyte, es; n.

An out-shootoutletplace where a stream or road runs into another

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An out-shoot, outlet, place where a stream or road runs into another Be bróce óð Pippelriðiges útscyte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 330, 20. 'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14

hand-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
hand-scyldig, adj.

Liable to the penalty of losing the hand

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Liable to the penalty of losing the hand Se ðe gewundaþ man binnan ciricwagum se biþ handscyldig he that wounds a man within church walls shall be liable to lose his hand, L. Eth. vii. 13; Th. i. 332; 9

for-strogdness

(n.)

dispersion

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T. 51, 4: could for-strogdnis be an error for this form?

stód-fald

(n.)
Grammar
stód-fald, es; m.

An enclosure for a stud of horses

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Be norðan stódfaldan, iv. 66, 8

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 5: Beo. Th. 3076; B. 1536. Hwæt gif ic bíde merigenes se ebréisca cwæþ ne biþ hit swá langsum 'What if I last till morning?' The Jew said 'It will not be so long,' Homl. Skt. 3, 585.

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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Mæg unfǽge eáðe gedígan weán and wræcslít, Beo. Th. 4573; B. 2292

ge-wil

(adj.)
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Ben. 118, 13. with dat. of person Þone þe byð heora leahtrum geþafa and him on gewill gancge consentientem personam, R. Ben. 118, 7.

ciric-griþ

(n.)
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ciric-griþ, cyric-griþ; es; n.

Church-peace, right of sanctuaryecclesiæ pax

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Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgriþ swá abrece, ðæt he binnon ciricwagum mannslaga weorþe, ðonne síg ðæt bótleás if any man so break God's church-peace, that he be a homicide within church-walls, then let that be bootless, L. C.

Linked entry: cyric-griþ

cýs-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-wuce, an; f. [cýse cheese, wuce a week]

Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ

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In the Greek church quinquagesima Sunday is the last day on which cheese may be eaten till Easter. The same rule prevailed in monasteries of the Benedictine order, which only were known in England before the Conquest.

middel

(adj.)
Grammar
middel, superl. midlest; adj.

Middle

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Middle Be midelen streáme in mid stream, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 385, 15. Se midlesta finger the middle finger, L. Alf. pol. 58; Th. i. 96, 3. Be ðam midlæstan ( the third in a list of five names ) is nú tó secgenne, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 15.

ge-untrumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untrumian, p. ode; pp. od.

To enfeeble make weak or sickinfirmāredebĭlĭtāreTo be enfeebledbe sickinfirmāriægrōtāre

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To be enfeebled, be sick; infirmāri, ægrōtāre Hí geuntrumiaþ infirmābuntur, Ps. Spl. 9, 3. Ða geuntrumade he mid ðære mettrymnesse podagre then he was ill with the gout, Shrn. 100, 18

Linked entry: un-trumian

weorold-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíse, an ; f.
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If any man in great need shall be mindful of thee . . . I will perform that man's need, Shrn. 77, 1-9

wrǽc

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽc, e; f.

Vengeance

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This form seems to be implied by later English forms, e. g.