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a-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen; v.a.

To swearjurare

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Ðæt he hine for hóle ǽr ne aswóre non frustrabitur eam, 131, 11

Linked entry: swerian

búta

(adv.)
Grammar
búta, adv.
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Without; foras, foris He eóde búta exiit forás, Mk. Lind. War. 14, 68. Petrus stód to dura búta Petrus stabat ad ostium foris, Jn. Rush. War. 18, 16

cép-sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
cép-sceamol, es; m.

A toll-booth, seat of custom, treasurytelonium = τελώνιον , gazophylacium = γαζοφυλάκιον

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A toll-booth, seat of custom, treasury; telonium = τελώνιον gazophylacium = γαζοφυλάκιον Ðás word he spræc æt cép-sceamole hæe verba locutus est in gazophylacio, Jn. Foxe 8, 20

deáþ-wang

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-wang, es; m. [deáþ death, wang a field, plain]

A death-plain mortis campus

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A death-plain; mortis campus swǽfon dreóre druncne, deáþwang rudon they slept drunken with blood, made the death-plain red or bloody, Andr. Recd. 2009; An. 1005

fór-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
fór-cuman, p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen [fór before; cuman to come]

To FORE-COMEgo beforepreventprævĕnīre

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To FORE-COME, go before, prevent; prævĕnīre Arís, Drihten, fórcum exurge, Dŏmĭne, prævĕni eos, Ps. Spl. 16, 14. Ic fórcom on rípunga prævēni in matūrĭtāte, 118, 147

Linked entry: fóre-cuman

forþ-gebrengan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gebrengan, p. -gebrohte; pp. -gebroht

To bring forth or forwardmake knownedūcĕreproferre

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To bring forth or forward, make known; edūcĕre, proferre se hlísa ne mæg forþgebrengan fame cannot bring them forward, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 124; Met. 10, 62

in-gelaðian

(v.)
Grammar
in-gelaðian, p. ode

To invite

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Ðá sǽde sum bigspel be ðám ingelaðudan dicebat ad invitatos parabolam, 7

in-stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
in-stæpe, es; m.

Entrance

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Entrance gemétton ðæt éce líf on instæpe ðæs andweardan lífes they found the life eternal at the entrance of the present life, Homl. Th. i. 84, 7

meldung

(n.)
Grammar
meldung, e; f.

Informationbetrayal

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Information (against a person), betrayal swýðe mánfullíce ácweald wæs þurh meldunga his ágenes wífes multum nefarie peremptus est proditione conjugis suæ, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 39

mór-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mór-fæsten, es; n.

A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country

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A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country (Alfred) lytle werede uniéþelíce æfter wudum fór, and on mórfæstenum. Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 34

níþ

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ, adj. (?)

Vexatiousrancorous

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[Cf. he fell off heffne dun Inntill niþ hellepine. Orm. 13677.]

gewin-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
gewin-woruld, e; f.

A world of toiltrībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus

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A world of toil; trībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus scofene wurdon on gewinworuld they were thrust into a world of toil, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 21; Gú. 829

sceót

(adj.)
Grammar
sceót, adj.
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. — Hweðer carful sý and sceót (gesceót, W. F.) tó godcundum weorce and tó hýrsumnesse si sollicitus est ad opus Dei, ad obedientiam

Linked entries: ge-sceót ge-sceót

seofon-tíne

(n.; num.; adj.)
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lyfode seofentýne gér, Gen. 47, 28. Seofontýne, Bd. 1. 5; S. 476, 7: 2, 15; S. 519, 13

BLÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BLÆC, es; n.

Inkatramentuminkinkinkinkatramentum

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Ink; atramentum Ðæt habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and parchment, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 11. Blæc atramentum, Wrt. Voc. 47, 3

ge-dyrstigan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dyrstigan, p. ede; pp. ed

To darepresumeaudērepræsumĕre

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To dare, presume; audēre, præsumĕre Ðe gedyrstigedon ðæt Eástran heóldan bútan heora rihtre tíde qui Pascha non suo tempŏre observāre præsumĕrent, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 40

Linked entry: dyrstigan

ge-eówan

(v.)

to shewdiscoverostendere

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to shew, discover; ostendere He hit eft gehýt and eft geeówþ it [the divine providence] again hides it and again discovers it, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 12

Linked entries: ge-eáwan eówan

ge-hámettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hámettan, p. te; pp. ed

To appoint a homedomiciledŏmum assignāre

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To appoint a home, domicile; dŏmum assignāre Ðæt hine to folcryhte gehámetten that they domicile him to folk-right, L. Ath. i. 2; Th. i. 200, 7

Linked entry: hámettan

steóp-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
steóp-sunu, a; m.
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ofslóh his steópsunu, Ors. i. 8; Swt. 42, 22

stæþhlíplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stæþhlíplíce, adv.
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At a steep inclination Wæs ðæt hús ... on scræfes onlícnesse...; and gelómlíce ða stánas swá of óðrum clife stæðhlýplíce út sceoredon, Blickl. Homl. 207, 20. v. preceding word