leásing
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A false person [cf. earming] Nǽfre ðú gelǽrest ðæt ic leásingum dumbum and deáfum deófolgieldum gaful onháte never shall thou persuade me to promise tribute to false creatures, to dumb and deaf idols [or is leásingum = with lies, falsely. v. leásung]
leód
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Fine for slaying a man [cf. leudus, id est weregildus; and see other passages in Grmm. R. A. 652] In xl nihta ealne leód forgelde let him pay the whole fine within forty days, L. Ethb. 22; Th. i. 8, 6. Healfne leód, 23; Th. i. 8, 7
múga
A mow
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A mow (as in barley- mow), a heap (of hay, corn) Múha aceruus, Wülck. 3, 10. Múwan acervum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 10. Múwan, hreácas acervos, 9, 55. Gif fýr bærne múgan oððe standende æceras si ignis comprehenderit acervos frugum sive stantes segetes in agris
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ge-weorþan
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III 2 a.</b> add Hæfð Ælfréd gehaldene Herewinne on ǽghwelcre wihte ðæs ðe hió an geworden wæs ðæs ðe hió seulf geðafigan wolde A. has maintained H. in every bit of what she had come to feel she would herself consent to, C.D.B. ii. 146, 29
be-wríðan
To bind, bind round, begird ⬩ ligare, redimire
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To bind, bind round, begird; ligare, redimire Meotud bewríþ mid his wuldre eall eorþbúend the Creator shall wreathe with his glory all earth's inhabitants, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 12; Cri. 718. Duru wundurclommum bewriðen the door bound with wondrous bands
ge-bind
A binding ⬩ fastening ⬩ ligātūra ⬩ strictūra
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A binding, fastening; ligātūra, strictūra Ofer waðema gebind [or waðema-gebind, cf. ýþ-gebland] over the watery band, i. e. the surface of the water Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 1; Wand. 24: 77 a; Th. 289, 32; Wand. 57. Gebynd strictura, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Wrt. Voc
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sin-híwan
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Members of a family united by the lasting bond of marriage, a married pair Sinhíwan ( Adam and Eve ), Cd. Th. 48, 19 ; Gen. 778 : 49, 9 ; Gen. 789 : Exon. Th. 153, 9 ; Gú. 823. Hyra somwist sinhíwan ( body and soul ) gedǽlden, 160, 10 ; Gú. 941 : 284
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þearl-mód
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Of severe mind, in a bad sense, stern, cruel Hæfde his ende gebidenne unswǽslícne, swylcne hé ǽr æfter worhte, þearlmód þeóden gumena ( Holofernes ), Judth.Thw, 22, 18; Jud. 66. in a good sense, severe in dealing with evil. v. þearl, I Þearlmód þeóden
þeów-hád
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The condition of a servant, service Heó háligryfte onféng and Godes ðeówháde she took the veil and accepted the condition of a servant of God; accepto velamine sanctimonialis habitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 42. Hé Godes ðeówháde and sceare onféng accepta
weorþung-dæg
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a day for the bestowing of honours or offices Árdagas vel weorðungdagas (weordung-, Wrt.) comitiorum dies, honorum dies Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 29. [ a day for worship or celebration Setteres dei wes heore Sunedei, and bet heo heolden heore wurðingdei þene
wering
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit fundaþ wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from com . . . Ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, oððe sió wering wirð tóbrocen, ðonne tófléwð hit eall, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 8. v. werian, <b>I a</b>; be-werung
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ge-dreóhlíce
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Substitute: in an orderly manner Gif man wǽpn gedreóhlíce (the Latin versions have discrete; in aliquo secreto loco ; pacifice) lecge þǽr hig stille mihton beón, gif hí móston, Ll. Th. i. 418, 6. [ in a seemly manner, respectfully Hire tó leát Malcus
in-wrítere
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A resident scribe (?), a private secretary (?) Inwrlíere antigraphus, cancellarius (cancellarius in ecclesiis cathedralibus dignitas cujus officium erat . . . litteras capituli facere et consignare, Migne), scriptor (cf. búrþén cancellarius vel scriniarius
fón
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III 1 a.</b> add Hí féngon him sóna on, Hml. S. 23, 607. <b>III 2 a.</b> add: to lay hold of :-- Þá féng se portgeréfa tó þǽre tége, Hml. S. 23, 764. Fóh tó þínum hóde, Tech. ii. 127, 17
heáhdeór-hund
A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game
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A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game Twegen hafocas and ealle his heádórhundas two hawks and all his deer-hounds, Chart. Th. 501, 7. Twegen and twegen fédan ǽnne heádórhund duo et duo pascant unum molossum, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 20
BRÉR
A BRIER, the bramble ⬩ tribulus, rubus fruticosus
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A BRIER, the bramble; tribulus, rubus fruticosus Genim brér ðe hiopan on weaxaþ take a brier on which hips grow, L. M. l, 38; Lchdm. ii. 96, 15. Sindon burgtúnas brérum beweaxene [MS. beweaxne] the city-dwellings are overgrown with briers, Exon. 115b
ge-síþscipe
A fellowship ⬩ society ⬩ societas
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A fellowship, society; societas Nam he twegen bisceopas of Britta þeóde on gesíþscipe ðære hálgunge adsumtis in societatem ordinationis duobus de Brittonum gente episcopis, Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 27. Sum swíþe eald wífman wæs in his gesíþscipe a very old
tó-efnes
On a level with, ⬩ abreast of, ⬩ alongside, ⬩ beside
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On a level with, abreast of, alongside, beside Andlang weges óð tóemnes ðære micelan díc the boundary runs along the road until it comes on a level with the great dike, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 251, 3. Ondlang bróces óð hyt cymþ tóemnes ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge
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sceaft
A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft ⬩ the shaft of a spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ the shaft of an arrow ⬩ a pole ⬩ a taper
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A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft. generally the shaft of a spear Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42. Gif se ord sié þreó fingre ufor ðonne hindeweard sceaft, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17, 18. His sceaft ætstód ætforan him,
-ing
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a patronymic suffix Sume naman syndon patronymica, ðæt synd fæderlíce naman, æfter Gréciscum þeáwe, ac seó Lédensprǽc næfþ ða naman; hí sind swá ðeáh on Engliscre sprǽce, Penda, and of ðam Pending, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Som. 4, 52-4. Ælfréd Æþelwulfing Alfred