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feoh-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
feoh-gífre, adj. [gífre greedy]

Greedy of moneyavariciouscovetouspĕcūniæ ăvĭdusăvārus

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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

Linked entry: gífre

fild

(n.)
Grammar
fild, es; m? n? e; f?

A milking, the quantity of milk drawn at one milkinglactis quantĭtas sĕmel mulcta

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A milking, the quantity of milk drawn at one milking; lactis quantĭtas sĕmel mulcta Gif fild sý awyrd if a milking be spoilt, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 14

folc-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht; adj.

According to folk-rightlawfulsecundum publĭcum juslēgālis

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G.] bóte let him be worthy of lawful compensation, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 25

gǽst-gemynd

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gemynd, es; n.

Thought of mind or spiritănĭmi cōgĭtātio

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Thought of mind or spirit; ănĭmi cōgĭtātio Ic him gǽstgemyndum wille wesan underþýded I will be subjected to him in my spirit's thoughts, Exon. 41 a; Th. 138, 11; Gú. 574

Linked entry: gást-gemynd

gamenung

(n.)
Grammar
gamenung, e; f.

A gamingjestingplayinglūsusjŏcus

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A gaming, jesting, playing; lūsus, jŏcus Hwǽr biþ his gaf spræc and ða ídelan gamenunga where will be his wanton discourse, and the idle jestings? Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 28

hræd-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd-wyrde, adj.

Quickhasty of speech

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Quick, hasty of speech Ne sceal nó tó hátheort ne tó hrædwyrde he must not be too passionate nor too hasty of speech, Exon. 77 b; Th. 290, 17; Wand. 66

Linked entry: wær-wyrde

hyld-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hyld-áþ, es; m.
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An oath of fealty or fidelity Ðus man sceal swerigean hyldáþas in this manner are oaths of fealty to be sworn, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 2: see 252, 5

Linked entry: hold-áþ

ge-fórword

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fórword, part.

Agreed uponcovenantedbargainedcompactus

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Agreed upon, covenanted, bargained; compactus Gif hit swá gefórword biþ if it be so agreed, L. Edm. B. 4; Th. i. 254, 14 : L. Eth. ii, 4; Th. i. 286, 19

stífian

(v.)
Grammar
stífian, p. ode
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To be or to become stiff Ic stífige rigeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 154, 15. Ic stífie obrigesco, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 32. Stífodan rigebant, durescebant, Hpt. Gl. 483, 68

Linked entry: stíf

wicu-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wicu-bót, e; f.
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A week's penance Mót tó bóte stíðlíc dǽdbót, and hit man mót sécan be ðæs mannes mihtum, sumon geárbóte . . . sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 13

eald-dagas

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Be ðám ðe hit of ealddagum witan gerǽddan, Angl. ix. 259, 6. ꝥ > On ealddagum wæs án hús árǽred Gode tó lofe binnan þǽre byrig Gerusalem, Wlfst. 277, 13. Add

fore-seón

to foreseeto despise

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Add: to foresee Be þám sáwlum þe foreseóð and forewiton monige wísan de animabus quae multa praenoscunt, Gr. D. 301, 14. Grammar fore-seón, = for-seón; P. 217, 7. to despise

nicor

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[The form crás should be deleted.]

Streónes-halh

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On Streónhalh; be Streónenhalæ, iii. 464, 8

un-tígan

(v.)
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The Latin original for Lch. iii. 198, 12 is: Asinos clamantes aut solutos currere, so that assan is plural, and for untíende untíede, not unti[g]edne. is to be suggested

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Kmbl. 453; Sal. 227: Beo.

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es; n.

a swine.the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.

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[As may be seen from the charters and the laws, swine were an important item in the livestock of the English.

Linked entries: swun swín-líca swýn

libban

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Sume leofodon be ágenum geswince. Hml. Th. i. 546, 4.

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Ꝥ sé ne durre beón wísdómes láreów óðres mannes, sé þe hine ǽr him sylfum ne geleornað, Gr. D. 12, 27.

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Th. 97, 2 ; Gen. 1606 : Beo. Th. 122; B. 61. Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 500; Gn. C. 20. Sum biþ beórhyrde gód, sum biþ bylda til hám tó habbanne, Exon. Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75. Till, Beo. Th. 5436; B. 2721.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc