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un-swiciende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swiciende, un-swicigende; adj.

Unfailingthat does not deceiveloyal

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Ðæt ðú wið Waldend heólde fæste treówe; seó ðé freoðo sceal weorðan áwa tó aldre unswiciendo, Cd. Th. 204, 25; Exod. 424

Linked entry: swician

cyning-ǽþe

(adj.)
Grammar
cyning-ǽþe, adj.
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Sé þe onsacan wille þæs sleges mid áðe, þonne sceal bión on þǽre hyndenne án kyningǽðe (-ǽde, v. l. ) (cf. ládige hé hine mid .xi. his gelícena and mid ánum cyninges þægne, 154, 9), Ll. Th. i. 136, 12

Linked entry: -ǽþe

adesa

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sceal habban æcse, adsan, bil, Angl. ix. 263, 1. Add

ge-þaca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þaca, an; m.

A thatchercoverertector

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A thatcher, coverer; tector Sceal ðis sáwel-hús fǽge flǽschoma leomu lámes geþacan wunian wælreste this soul-house, the doomed flesh-covering, the limbs, coverers of the earth [lying upon the earth], must inhabit the mortal resting-place, Exon. 47 b;

Linked entry: þaca

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Ic ( Beowulf) sceal fón wið feónde and ymb feorh sacan, Beo. Th. 883; B. 439. Gód sceal wið yfele, líf sceal wið deáþe, leóht sceal wið þýstrum, fyrd wið fyrde, feónd wið óðrum, láð wið láðe ymb land sacan, Menol. Fox 568; Gn. C. 53.

mæsen

(adj.)
Grammar
mæsen, [for (?) mæseren]; adj.

Of maple

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Of maple Vi mæse[r]ne sceala vi vessels of maple, Chart. Th. 429, 29. Chron. 641; Erl. 27, 8.]

níd-wædla

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wædla, an; m.

A needy person

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A needy person Ðú scealt on wræc hweorfan nacod niédwædla, neorxna wanges dugeþum bedǽled, Cd. Th. 57, 16; Gen. 929

Linked entry: wǽdla

sceandlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceandlíce, adv.

disgracefully, shamefully, infamouslyopprobriously, reproachfully, insultingly

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Nán cristen man ne sceal sceandlíce flítan, 13, 122. Him wand út his innoþ æt his setle, and hé sceandlíce sáwlode, Homl.

atol

(n.)
Grammar
atol, es; n.

Terriblenessterrorhorrorwretchednessdiritasterrorhorrormiseria

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Terribleness, terror, horror, wretchedness; diritas, terror, horror, miseria Sceal atol þrówian must suffer terror, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 10; Sat. 395.

Linked entry: atelíc

lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
lǽca, an; m.

A leechdoctorphysician

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A leech, doctor, physician Se lǽca ðe sceal sáre wunda wel, gehǽlan hé mót habban góde sealfe ðǽrtó the doctor who has to make a good cure of painful wounds, must have good salve for the purpose, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 15: 5; Th. ii. 278, 20

mǽd-mǽwect

(n.)

the mowing of a meadow

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the mowing of a meadow Eác hé sceal hwíltídum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan tóeácan . . . mǽdmǽwecte also he shall at times be ready for labour of many kinds at his lord's pleasure, besides . . . mowing his meadows, L. R.

Linked entry: mǽwect

ealu-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-gafol, es; n. [gafol tax, tribute]

Tribute or excise paid for alecervĭsiæ trĭbutum

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Tribute or excise paid for ale; cervĭsiæ trĭbutum On sumen lande gebúr sceal syllan hunig-gafol, on suman mete-gafol, on suman ealu-gafol in one place a boor shall give honey-tribute, in another meat-tribute, in another ale-tribute, L. R.

þeów-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-boren, adj.
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Slave-born, born of parents in slavery Ne sceal hé (the abbot) ðone æþelborenan settan beforan ðane þeówborenan, gif se þeówborena ǽr on ðæm mynstre wæs, bútan hé for hwylcum gesceáde hit dó non preponatur ingenuus ex servitio convertenti nisi forte

un-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
un-lúcan, p. -leác

To uncloseopen

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Hostiarius is ðære cyrcean durewerd, se sceal ða cyrcan unlúcan geleáffullum mannum, and ðám ungeleáffullum belúcan wiðútan, L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii, 346, 29. Nán man ne dorste ða duru unlúcan, Homl. Ass. 113, 360

dréfan

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sceal dréfan dimne and deópne hellewítes grund he shall be plunged into hell's dim and deep abyss, Wlfst. 48, 2: Ll. Th. ii. 320, 5. Dréfende turbulentus, R. Ben. I. 61, 6: R. Ben. 120, 12. Dréfende turbida (aequora turgida, Ald.), Wrt.

ymb-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-trymian, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne sceal hé his ágene weorc mid deádum fellum ymbtrymman, Hml. Th. ii. 532, 32

carful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
carful-líce, adv.
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CAREFULLY, diligently; sollicite, diligenter Se sacerd sceal dón carfullíce Godes þénunga the priest shall carefully do God's services, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 25.

Linked entry: cearful-líce

fulteman

(v.)
Grammar
fulteman, fultemian

to assisthelpsupportjŭvāreauxĭliāri

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to assist, help, support; jŭvāre, auxĭliāri Sió womb sceal fulteman ðǽm hondum the belly must support the hands, Past. 34, 3; Hat. MS. 44 a, 21. For ðæm ánwalde ðe ánra gehwilc fultemaþ through the power which each one supports, Bt. Met.

wiþ-gangan

(v.)

to go againstto go offwithdrawfail

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to go against Ic ne meahte mægnes cræfte gúðe wiðgongan (I could not go and meet the foe in fight ), ac ic sceal sécan cempan sǽmran, Exon. Th. 266, 4; Jul. 393. to go off, withdraw, fail Byð mé eágon wiðgangen defecerunt oculi mei, Ps. Th. 68, 3

fann

(n.)
Grammar
fann, e; f.
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Man sceal habban . . . fauna, trogas, æscena, Angl. ix. 264, 14. Add: