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stede-leás

(adj.)
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stede-leás, adj.
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Without stability, unsteady, without power to retain one's place Ðonne biþ hé ðam men gelíc, ðe árǽrþ sume heáge hlǽddre and stíhþ be ðære hlǽddre stapum, óð ðæt hé ðæm ænde becume, and wylle ðonne git stígan ufor; ástíhþ ðonne búton stapum, óð ðæt

þegen-lagu

(n.)
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þegen-lagu, e; f.
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Thane-law, the legal rights and privileges which attached to the rank of thane Se (the priest) ðe ðæs (concubinage) geswícan wille and clǽnnesse healdan, hæbbe hé Godes miltse, and woruldwurðscipe sí hé þegenlage wyrðe as regards worldly dignity let

Linked entry: þegen-riht

un-treówfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-treówfæst, adj.

Unfaithfuluntrustworthy

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Hí cwǽdon ðam Hǽlende: 'Wé wyton ðæt ðú of forlygere wǽre ácenned; and óðer ys, ðæt ðýn cynn ys on Bethleem swýþe untreówfæst; and þrydde ðæt ðýn fæder and ðýn módor flugon of Egiptan lande for ðam ðe hig nefdon nánne trúwan nánum folce;' Nicod.

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á-barian

(v.)
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Add: to make bare, strip Stówe róde ábarude locum cruce denudatum, Angl. xiii. 427, 894. to lay bare, expose, disclose Ælfremeda wunda ná ábarian ( detegere ) and geswutelian, R. Ben. I. 80, 12. Gylt ábarian delictum denudare, Scint. 195, 2.

amer

(n.)
Grammar
amer, (?), es; n.
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Could the omer in either case correspond to O. H. Ger. amer far, ador?: cf. O. H. Ger. place-names Amar-lant, -feld. Or is the form to be identified with amore? (v. next word)

be-smiþian

(v.)
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to work in metal. Nim þás næglas and heó besmiþian hát on þínes sunu brídle take these nails and order them to be set in thy son's bridle (cf. þú þás næglas hát . . . on his brídels dón, El. 1175.

blótan

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Swelce hwá wille blótan ðǽm fæder ðance and lácum his ǽgen bearn quasi qui victimat filium in conspectu patris sui, Past. 393, 9. Add: [a weak past seems used (ofredon and blótten (-on. Th., blóten, S. 162, 30)) in Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 18; cf.

brosnung

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Se cwyde úre brosnunge the sentence that declared us to be dust, Hml. Th. i. 300, 6. Oferfæreld of brosnunga unáwem*-*mednysse, Angl. viii. 330, 10. Ne forrotige on brosnunge þeós hand, Hml. S. 26, 101.

cræft-lic

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Vulgaris vel artificales dies est, ꝥ byþ ceorlisc dæg oððe cræftlic, fram þǽre sunnan anginne ꝥ heó setle gá and eft cume mancynne blisse, Angl. viii. 317, 11. skilful, skilled Ðá óðre cræftigan sægdon ꝥ hý þurh drýcræft dydon ðá cræftlican weorc

dol

(n.)
Grammar
dol, es; n.
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Sé ðe eall his mód bið áflogen gæglbǽrnesse and dole qui totis cogitationibus ad lasciviam defluit, Past. 73, 12. Gif se gilda mid dysie and myd dole stleá, bere sylf ꝥ hé worhte, Cht. Th. 612, 2

druh

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druh, dust.
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cf. drúgoþ(a)) something dry Spreceð grimlíce se gást ðám duste: 'Hwæt! druhðu dreórega (drúguþu dreórega, Exon. Th. 368, 5) ... eorðan fúlnes eal forwisnad, lámes gelícnes' fiercely the spirit speaks to the dust of the body, 'Ah!

earm-heort

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Substitute: poor-spirited, faint-hearted On óðre wísan sint monianne ðá ofermódan and ðá úpáhæfenan on hira móde, on óðre wísan ðá earmheortan and ðá wácmódan ( pusillanimes ), Past. 209, 2. pitiful, tender-hearted Hé wæs þám earmheort (swá mildheort

Francan

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Ongunnon þá Francan (Franci ) gangan in cyrican, Gr. D. 16, 8-16. Far ðǽra Francena ríce, Hml. Th. i. 560, 4. Florus wæs fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, Hml. S. 6, 140. Hé mid þám Francum wunode, 29, 164. Mid Froncum ic wæs, Víd. 68: 24: B. 2912.

ge-gíman

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., and add: to take care with, correct Gegémes corrigens, Mt. p. 12, 13. to take care of medically, cure Alle in untrymnisse gegémde cunctos infirmitate curavit, Mk. p. 2, 13: Lk. p. 6, 9: p. 8, 9. Monigo gegémed woeron multi curantur, p. 4, 19

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ge-mǽdan

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Add: pp. ge-mǽd. to make insane Gemǽd amens (puer . . . vertitur in rabiem fraudatus mente sagaci, bacchatur . . . amens, Aid. 176, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 4: 5, 59. to make foolish Gemǽdid ineptus, Wrt. Voc. ii. in, 70. Gemaeded vanas, 123, 13.

ge-onet

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onet, ge-ónétan (?).
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Substitute: <b>ge-ónettan;</b> p. te To get by hastening, seize, occupy huon eorðo giónetað quid terram occupat, Lk. L. R. 13, 7. Geónette (geom-, MS.) occupavit (cf. ónete occupavit, 712), Txts. 82, 717.

ge-scínan

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L. 9, 29. to shine on Swá se fiicbeám ofersceadað ðæt lond ðæt hit under him ne mæg gegrówan, for ðǽm hit sió sunne ne mót gescínan, Past. 337, 12

ge-scrincan

(v.)
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Add: To contract (intrans.) Gif sino gescrince . . . monegum men gescrincað his fét his homme, Lch. ii. 68, 1 — 2. Hond gescruncan (arida), Lk. L. 6, 6. Þ wíf gescryncan áhóf mulierem curuatum trigens, p. 8, 4.

ge-bryttan

(v.)
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ge-bryttan, p. te
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To break to pieces, crumble up Gebrytte frico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 75. Gif þá finde fisc on óþrum fisce innan, genim þone and gebrǽd swíþe, and gebryte on drincan and sele þám seócan drincan, Lch. ii. 90, 10.

Linked entries: bryttan ge-brittan

geanðe

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Has the glosser taken deorsum = de adversum and glossed it by from geán, and written both word, ðe = or, and symbol, ł, to connect this gloss with an alternative one, which, however, seems to render seorsum (cf. sundrig seorsum 6, 31) ?), Mk.