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leógan

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Légende, 77, 36. (1 a) leógan on to make a false charge against :-- Se cniht leáh on hine sylfne the lad accused himself falsely, Hml. S. 12, 247. Gif ðé mon on leóge, fægena þæs, Prov.

wil-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wil-síþ, es; m.

A desired journey,a wished for, welcome journey

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Ðæs sǽs smyltnys eów blíþe on eówerne willsíþ hám forlǽteþ serenitas maris vos cupito itinere domum remittet, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 36. Gewát Matheus menigo lǽdan on gehyld Godes, weorod on wilsíð (he was leading them out of prison), Andr.

friþ-bræc

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-bræc, -brec, e; f.

A peace-breakingbreach of the peacepācis violātio

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A peace-breaking, breach of the peace; pācis violātio Gyf binnan byrig gedón biþ seó friþbræc if the breach of the peace be committed within a city, L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 286, 30. Is ðæt friþbrec that is a breach of the peace, ii. 5; Th. i. 286, 26

fyrst-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrst-gemearc, es; n.

An appointed timespace of timetempus con-stĭtūtumtempŏris spătium

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An appointed time, space of time; tempus con-stĭtūtum, tempŏris spătium Ne biþ ðæs lengra swice sáwelgedáles ðonne seofon niht fyrstgemearces there will be no longer evasion of the soul-separation than seven nights of time's space, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164

dǽglan

(adj.)
Grammar
dǽglan, secret, hidden, unknown, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 26; acc. pl. def.
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of dǽgol = dígol

dóende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
dóende, doing, Ps. Spl. 102, 6, = dónde;
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part, of dón

eástron

(n.)
Grammar
eástron, dat. pl.
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of eáster, eástor

eregende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
eregende, ploughing, Lk. Bos. 17, 7, = erigende; part.
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of erian, erigan

ergende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ergende, ploughing, Chr. 876; Th. 144, 32, col. 1, = erigende; part.
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of erian, erigan

ealdor-leás

deprived of parents

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deprived of parents

eal-íren

all of iron

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all of iron

Linked entry: íren

lang

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length of time

þegen-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
þegen-boren, adj.
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Of gentle birth

mága-þíht

(adj.)
Grammar
mága-þíht, adj.
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Strong of stomach

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Swíðe welig on golde and on seolfre and on orfe and on geteldum Gen. 13, 5. Forseó ðysse worulde wlenco, gif ðú wille beón welig on ðínum móde Prov. Kmbl. 50. Ðes and ðeós welega hic et haec diues Ælfc. Gr. 6, 2; Zup. 18, 12.

Linked entry: wealig

ge-hlýd

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Ox. 3811. excessive speech, garrulity Wordig gehlýd uerbosa garrulitas An. Ox. 1417 : 1612. of inopportune speech Rǽde hé swá, þæt hé óþre mid gehlýde ne geunstille, R.

BORH

(n.)
Grammar
BORH, g. borges; d. borge; acc. borh; pl. nom. acc. borgas; g. a; d. um; m.

a security, pledge, loan, bailfœnusa person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtorfidejussor, debitor

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On his ágenon borge on his own security, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 10. Gif ðú feoh to borge selle if thou give money on loan, L. Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 21. Be borges andsæce concerning a denial of a bail, L.

Linked entries: an-burge borg

á-bítan

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[Þu starest so þu wille abiten al þat þu miht mid clivre smiten, O. and N. 77. O. H. Ger. ar-pízan percutere, occidere.]

fram

away fromapart fromabsent fromfromalien frombybecause ofon account ofas a result ofofde

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From (fram, v.l.) þám hit naman onfeng, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 10, 13. denoting ground, reason, cause, because of, on account of, as a result of Lǽcedóm is álýfed from líchamena týddernysse, Hml. S. 17, 213.

beorn-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-cyning, es; m.

A king of menvirorum rex

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A king of men; virorum rex Máðmas ic ðe, beorncyning, bringan wylle I will bring thee treasures, king of men Beo. Th. 4302; B. 2148