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samod-fæst

(adj.)
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samod-fæst, adj.

Fast joined together

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Fast joined together Sceal onettan, se ðe ágan wile líf æt Meotude, ðenden him leóht and gǽstsomodfæst seón, Exon. Th. 96, 28; Cri. 1581

webbung

(n.)
Grammar
webbung, e; f.

A spectacle

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A spectacle Uuebung scena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 13. Gereónedes geltes wæbbunge Arsenius geypte concinnati sceleris scenam Arsenius prodidit (ostendit ), Hpt. Gl. 474, 65

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, a piece of enclosed land, a ham (v.
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D. v. 374, 14-32. v. fleax-hamm, flód-hamm, mint-hamm, mylen-hamm, sceáp-hamm, stigel-hamm, wæter-hamm. See Midd. Flur, s. v

niht-nihstig

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Hine mon scel neahtnestigne tyhtan tó spíwanne, Lch. ii. 184, 1.

wordlian

(v.)
Grammar
wordlian, wurdlian; p. ode

To talkdiscourse

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Se sceop in gebringþ ððre hádas, ðe wið hine wurdlion swylce hig him andswarion, 330, 43. Uton nú on Englisc ymbe ðys be dǽle wurdlian, 303, 14. [Gewurdlud vel gesprecen, 320, 16.] Wordlian sermocinari, Hpt. Gl. 461, 38

hreóh

(n.)
Grammar
hreóh, hréh; n.

stormtempest

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Sumne sceal hungor áhíðan sumne sceal hreóh fordrífan famine shall waste one man, a storm drive another to destruction, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 10; Vy. 15.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Rǽd sceal mid snyttro . . . til sceal mid tilum. Exon. Th. 334, 26; Gn. Ex. 22. Wita sceal geþyldig, ne sceal nó tó hátheort, 290, 15 ; Wand. 65. Hige sceal þe heardra, mód sceal ðe máre, ðe úre mægen lytlaþ, Byrht. Th. 140, 62 ; By. 312.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

be-hlýðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlýðan, p. de; pp. ed

To depriveprivarespoliare

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To deprive; privare, spoliare Ic sceal heáfodleás behlýðed licgan I must lie deprived of head Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 20; Rä. 15, 10

ge-arnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-arnian, p. ode; pp. od [earnian to earn]

To earnmeritmĕrēri

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To earn, merit; mĕrēri Sceal mon lofes [MS. leofes] gearnian a man shall merit praise, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 9; Gn. Ex. 140

god-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
god-scyld, e; f.
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A sin against a god, impiety Ic nýde sceal godscyld wrecan I needs must avenge impiety, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 29; Jul. 204

ge-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnígan, p. -hnáh, -hnág, pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen

To bowbow the headinclinareinclinare se

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To bow, bow the head; inclinare, inclinare se Heán sceal gehnígan the humble shall bow, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 28; Gn. Ex 118

un-geþwǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽrlíce, adv.

Ungentlycrossly

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Ungently, crossly Ðá andswarode heó hire ungeþwǽrlíce: 'Ðeáh ðe God ðínne wer æt ðé genáme, hwæt sceal ic ðæs dón?' Homl. Ass. 121, 153

Linked entry: ge-þwǽrlíce

bletsung-sealm

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung-sealm, es; m.

The Benedicite

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The Benedicite Æfter þisum mon sceal singan þone bletsingsealm, þæt is 'Benedicite' inde benedictiones (i. e. canticum trium puerorum) dicantur, R. Ben. 36, 18

cyfel

(n.)
Grammar
cyfel, (cýfel?), es; m.
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Man sceal habban cyflas, Angl. ix. 264, 11

Linked entry: cufel

cirn

(n.)
Grammar
cirn, cirin, e; f.
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Man sceal habban . . . cyrne, cýsfæt, Angl. ix. 264, 11. v. ceren in Dict

Linked entries: cyrin cyrn

gearn-winde

(n.)
Grammar
gearn-winde, an; f.
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sceal habban fela towtóla spinle, reól, gearnwindan, Angl. ix. 263, 11. Add

méle

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Man sceal habban bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. [v. N. E. D. meal.] Add:

on-fæstan

(v.)
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to make fast, fix On ðǽre ylcan circan wǽron onfæste þá eówestran þára bróðra sceápa eidem ecclesiae caulae inhaerebant ovium, Gr. D. 224, 16

hindrian

(v.)
Grammar
hindrian, p. ede

To hinder, obstruct, keep back, repress

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To hinder, obstruct, keep back, repress Á hé sceal hǽðendðm hindrian he must always repress heathenism, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 7

be-fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fæstnian, ; p. ode.

to fixto pledgebetroth

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to fix Búton gé ðá heáfodleahtras him on befæstnian, ne sceal hé for ðám lǽssan losian, Hml. Th. ii. 336, 21. to pledge, betroth