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mis-fón

(v.)

to fail to taketo mistake

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Wín gedéþ, ðæt furþon witan oft misfóþ and fram rihtum geleáfan búgan, 65, 5. Ðý læs ǽnig ðære tale brúce ðæt hé ðý dæge misfénge ( mistook the day), Lchdm. iii. 442, 3.

Linked entries: mis-cirran fón

wiþ-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl.-scufon; pp. -scofen

To push backawayrepeldrive awayrefuterepellereexpellerepraecipitare

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Wiþscúfan (refutare ) ða ðe gedyrstigedon, ðæt hí Eástran heóldan bútan heora rihtre tíde, 5, 21; S. 642, 39. Fultum tó wiþscúfanne hergunge (ad repellendas inruptiones), 1, 14; S. 482, 37

hǽþen-dóm

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Hú hé of hǽþendóme mæge tó crístendóme ðurh rihtne geleáfan and ðurh fulluht cuman, Wlfst. 32, 10. Ǽnne crístendóm ánrǽdlíce healdan and ǽlcne hǽðendóm georne forbúgan, Ll. Th. i. 314, 9. Ǽlcne hǽðendóm oferhogian, 350, 12.

Linked entry: hǽþen-nes

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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This reckoning seems to be taken in earlier times. v. riht-scilling and Ex. 21, 10.

beódan

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Ǽnig man óðrum ne beóde bútan riht; þæt is, þæt gehwá óðrum beóde þæt hé wille, þæt man him beóde, Wlfst. 29, 4-6: 112, 5: 179, 28. Gif hwá ǽnigum preóste ǽnig wóh beóde. Ll. Th. ii. 290, 2. ꝥ hé bude ut (virgini spurca ludibria) inrogaret, An.

æt-sacan

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Rihte ðú hyt ongytst, ne mæg ic þæs ætsacan. Shrn. 182, 7. with clause Ætsace (oð-, v. l. , neget ) sé, sé þe dyrre, þæt þæt angin nǽre gestilled for Code, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 4. <b>I a.

mǽd

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D. iii. 52, 15, and add: meadow*-*land Ðára oxena wíc and seó mǽd ðe ðǽr mid rihte tó gebyreð . . . and seó meád benorðan eá, C. D. v. 383, 14-18. Feówer æceras mǽde bewestan eé, i. 175, 2. [On hreódmǽde lace, vi. 153, 9.

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Gíf þú swá gewlǽtne mon métst . . . ne miht ðú hine ná mid rihte nemnan man, ac neát (hominem aestimare non possis), Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 13. add: to mention a subject (person or thing) Þonne ðú gehýrst nemnan þone Fæder, þonne understenst ðú þæt hé hæfð

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, -hæld, es; m. [?] n. [?]

a holdingkeepingguardobservingobservantiaa keeperguardianprotectioncustostūtēla

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a holding, keeping, guard, observing; observantia He sende him stafas and gewrit be gehealde rihtra Eástrana he sent him a letter and epistle about the holding of right Easters, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 8. Habbaþ gé gehæld habetis custodiam, Mt. Kmbl.

ge-niwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niwian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To renew, make new, changerenovare, innovare

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To renew, make new, change; renovare, innovare Gást rihtne geniwa spiritum rectum innova, Ps. Spl. 50, 11. Biþ geniwod renovabitur, 102, 5.

lácnung

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Wite hé þæt hé þá gýmenne þára umtrumra sáula tó rihtre lácnunge underféng noverit se infirmarum curam suscepisse animarum, R. Ben. 51, 12.

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Riht is ðæt mynecena mynsterlíce macian it is right that nuns that should practise the rules of their monasteries, L. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 322, 32.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Gif hwilc man ꝥ wǽpn gelæcce and hwylcne hearm gewyrce, þonne is ꝥ riht ꝥ sé þe þone hearm geworhte, ꝥ sé þone hearm gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 418, 7-10. Hé unc þisne hearm gerǽd. Gen. 797. Hearma calamitatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 61.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Hí námon ðone sceatt, and swá þeáh on synderlícum rúnungum ðæt riht 3 Q 2eall rǽdon, Homl. Ass. 79, 156-161. private, without distinction, ordinary :-- On synderlícum dagum (cf. on weorcdagum in contrast to freólstídum, R.

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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And séce man hundred-gemót swá hit ǽr geset wæs; hæbbe man þríwa on geáre burh-gemót; and túwa, scir-gemót, and ðǽr beó on ðære scire bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruld-riht and let the hundred-moot be attended as it

Linked entry: ge-mét

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Ne wandige ná se mæssepreóst nó for ríces mannes ege, ne for feó, ne for nánes mannes lufon, ðæt hé him symle riht déme, Blickl.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

be-weddian

(v.)

to betrothpledgeplight

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., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen ii. 300, 13 Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí, i. 24, 5. Ácenned of beweddodan mǽdene, Hml. Th. i. 196, 7. used of a married woman: Beweddod nupta, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 34.

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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. :-- Ne beó ǽnig metegyrd lengre þonne óðer, ac be þæs scriftes gemete ealle gescyfte, and ǽlc gemet and ǽghwilc gewihte beó be his dihte gescyft swíðe rihte, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 5-8

Linked entry: ge-scyftan

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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Rihte út þurh ðone sceagan óþ ða lége, 406, 27. Of ðære byrig þwyres ofer ðane sceagan, 460, 2. Þurh Beaddes scagan, v. 166, 10. At a schaȝe syde, Gaw. 2161.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Sceall ǽghwylc ðǽr riht gehýran dǽda gehwylcra, þurh ðæs déman múþ there shall every one hear the right of all his deeds, through the judge's month, Elen. Kmbl. 2564; El. 1283: Exon. 69 b; Th. 257, 33; Jul. 256.

Linked entries: dǽma doema