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fýlþ

moral impurity, foul practice

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Þás fúlan wuhta þú sceoldest áwurpan of ðínum ríce, ðý lǽs þe hí mid heora fýlðe ús ealle besmíton, Hml. Th. ii. 488, 13. Ic ætwand þæs deófles fýlðe, Hml. S. 7, 229: 23, 174.

hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽl, e; f.

Health, safety, salvation, happinesssalusgood, luck, happinesssalus

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Brúc ðisses beáges mid hǽle use this collar with good fortune, Beo. Th. 2438; B. 1217. Héht hé Elenan hǽl ábeódan he bade them greet Elene, Elen. Kmbl. 2004; El 1003 : Beo. Th. 1311; B. 653. Ðíne hǽle syle salutare tuum da, Ps. Th. 84, 6

Wiltún-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Wiltún-scír, (Wiltúnes-), e; f.

Wiltshire

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Sum ungerád mann wæs mid Ælfstáne bisceope on Wiltúnscíre on híréde, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 42. Brihtwold biscop féng tó ðam ríce on Wiltúnscíre, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 2.

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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Ðá ongann hé tó éðele ðæs upplícan lífes mid eallum gewilnungum orþian then began he to pant for the country of the life above with all his desires, ii. 118, 26. Orþiende swétnyssa spirans balsama, Hymn. Surt. 98, 19

Linked entry: oreþian

snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
snǽd, e; f.

A cut, slice, morsel, bit a slice

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Heorotes horn gebærned tó ahsan . . . and mid hunige gewealcen tó snǽdum 238, 2. Genim þreó snǽda 52, 23. Genim fǽttes flǽsces, sele twá snǽda 268, 31. Nim of ðam gehálgedan hláfe feówer snǽda iii. 290, 27. Ðás sweartan snǽda atras offulas Wrt.

tucian

(v.)
Grammar
tucian, (or túcian ?; in Piers P. (v. infra) touked occurs, but the form of the noun is tokkere as well as touker, Prol. 100 A-text, and Halliwell gives tucker = fuller as a western word); p. ode

To treat illto afflictharassvex

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Hí man tó wæfersýne tucode mid gehwilcum witum, ii. 28, 129. Swingan and tó ealre sorge tucigan, i. 23, 715.

Linked entry: ge-tucian

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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S. 31, 857. expressing fixity of intention, attention or purpose: Geréfa mín fæste mynteð þæt mé æfter sié eaforan síne yrfeweardas my steward quite means his children to be heirs after me, Gen. 2182.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Ic gesette míne hyht on þec þæt hió fæstlíce stonde gestaðeled, Hy. 4, 38. Þæt sí þín nama in úrum ferhðlocan feste gestaðelod, 6, 5.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Beó ðú be ðínum and lǽt mé be mínum be thou with thine, and leave me with mine, Lchdm. iii. 288, 8. Gif hé tóþ of ásleá lǽt hig frige dentem si excusserit, dimittet eos liberos, Ex. 21, 27. Lǽte hig frige, 26.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Ðæt sáwul mín wilnaþ (concupivit), ðæt ic ðín word móte healdan, Ps. Th. 118, 20. Ealle hié ðæt wilnodan, ðæt hié his word gehýran móston, Blickl. Homl. 219, 35.

Linked entry: willnian

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.

wantinglackingabsentto be wantingwanting for the completion of a number

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Mé synd wana penegas desunt mihi nummi, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 202, 13.

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Gif ðú in heofonríce habban wille eard mid englum if thou wilt have in heaven's realm a dwelling with angels, Elen. Kmbl. 1240; El. 622: Andr. Kmbl. 1197; An. 599: 3440; An. 1724. Mid hys englum cum angelis suis, Mt. Bos. 16, 27.

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay formake goodrepayrequiterecompenserewardreddĕreexsolvĕrecompensāreretrĭbuĕre

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Gif ðú gód dést, hit biþ ðé mid góde forgolden; gif ðú ðonne yfel dést, hit biþ ðé mid yfele forgolden if thou doest good, it shall be repaid thee with good; but if thou doest evil, it shall be repaid thee with evil, Gen. 4, 7: Cd. 35; Th. 47, 6; Gen.

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

hrýman

(v.)
Grammar
hrýman, hréman; p. de

To callcry outto cry outboastexultlamentmurmur

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Mid micelre stemne hrýmende crying with a loud voice, Homl. Th. i. 46. 33

Linked entry: hríman

loc

(n.)
Grammar
loc, es; n.

A lockboltbarenclosurefoldA closeconclusionsettlement

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Mid ðám trumestum locum getimbrade seris instructa ftrmissimis, 1, 1; S. 473, 27.

Linked entries: loca fulloc

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANYmany a

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Mid manegum máne, 1; Fox 2, 10. Manegum men þuhte, 11, 1; Fox 32, 24. Swíðe manigne hláford and swíðe manigne mundboran, Shrn. 35, 32. Mid monige wíte, 101, 23. Ðé biddaþ manega þeóda, Deut. 28, 12.

menigu

(n.)
Grammar
menigu, <b>mengu,</b> menigeo; indecl.: also gen. e; f.

A manymultitudecrowdgreatnumber

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Mid manigeo, Rood Kmbl. 300; Kr. 151. From mengu a multitudine, Ps. Surt. 63, 3: Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 16; Jul. 45. Mid mengo, Elen. Kmbl. 754; El. 377. For ðære meniu, Gen. 16, 10. For ðære miclan menige, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 124, 36.

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buyprocurepurchaseredeememereredimere

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Nǽnig usic mið leáne gebohte nemo nos conduxit, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 20, 7. Geboht þeówa emptitius, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 33; Wrt. Voc. 50, 16 : Gen. 17, 12

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot, -ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.
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Service; in an unfavourable sense, servitude, bondage, slavery Is óðer ðeówt neádunge búton lufe, óðer is sylfwilles mid lufe, se gedafenaþ Godes ðeówum, Homl.

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Þríste sceal mid cénum, Exon. Th. 337, 8; Gn. Ex. 61. Gewát hé ( Andrew ) þríste on geþance, Andr. Kmbl. 473; An. 237. Elene, þríste on geþance, Elen. Kmbl. 533; El. 267. Eorl unforcúð, elnes gemyndig, þríst and þrohtheard, Andr.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste