ceorl-boren
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Country or free-born, common, low-born, opposed to þegen-boren noble-born Ne þearf he hine gyldan má, sý he þegen-boren, sý he ceorl-boren he need not pay more for him, be he born a thane, be he born a churl, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 20
cum-líðe
Kind to comers or strangers, hospitable ⬩ hospitalis
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Th. ii. 286, 14
dæftan
To make conveniant or ready, put in order ⬩ apparare, sternere
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To make conveniant or ready, put in order; apparare, sternere Ðæt he sceolde gearcian anddæftan his weg [MS. weig] that he might prepare and make ready his way, Homl. Th. i. 362, 8. Menn dæftaþ heora hús men put their houses in order, ii. 316, 7.
Linked entry: ge-dæftan
fóster-módor
A FOSTER-MOTHER ⬩ nurse ⬩ altrix ⬩ nutrix
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Ic gean mínre fósterméder ðæs landes æt Westúne I give to my mother the land at Weston, Th. Diplm. 560, 25
Linked entries: fǽster-módor féster-módor fóstor-módor
FRÁSIAN
To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ tempt ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ conquīrĕre ⬩ sciscĭtāri ⬩ tentāre
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To ask, inquire, tempt; interrŏgāre, conquīrĕre, sciscĭtāri, tentāre Frásiaþ [MS. frasias] conquīrĭtis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 16.
hryre
Falling ⬩ decaying ⬩ perishing
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Tó ðam hé wext ðæt hé fealle verily by these words is manifested that the fruit of this world is decaying [or a ruin (?) v. preceding word]. It grows that it may fall, Homl. Th. i. 614, 8
leás-bregd
Deceit ⬩ fraud ⬩ a trick ⬩ cheat ⬩ wile
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Mid leásbregdum earmum mannum derian to harm poor men with tricks, L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 25
mǽg-lagu
Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen
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Eth. ix. 25; Th. i. 346, 2
neom
am not ⬩ is not
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.: næm, Rush.) ic wyrðe tó berenne, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 11. Neam ic non sum, Ps. Surt. 118, 30. Sí eówer sprǽc: Hyt ys, hyt ys;nyt nys, hyt nys, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 37. Nis álýfed it is not allowed, Homl. Th. i. 94. 29
Linked entry: nis
ge-wuna
Accustomed
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Lind. 27, 15: Cd. 166; Th. 207, 27; Gen. 473
gewit-leás
Witless ⬩ foolish ⬩ mad ⬩ insanus ⬩ amens ⬩ stultus
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Wurde ðú ðæs gewitleás ðæt ðú waldende þonc ne wisses thou wast so witless that thou wast not grateful to the Lord, Exon. 29 b; Th. 90, 12; Cri. 1473: Bt. Met. Fox 19, 92; Met. 19, 46
Linked entry: wit-leás
bígan
To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn back ⬩ flectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere
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Bos. 27, 29: Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 23; Ph. 459: Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 8: Lev. 1, 15
ge-grápian
To grope ⬩ touch ⬩ palpāre
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To grope, touch; palpāre Sió gefrédnes hine mæg gegrápian the feeling may touch it, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 10 : Ps. Th. 113, 15 : 134, 18. Hand hí habbaþ and híg ne gegrápíaþ mănus hăbent et non palpābunt, Ps. Lamb. second 113, 7.
ge-lytlian
To diminish, lessen, humble ⬩ mĭnuĕre, hŭmĭliāre
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Ealle hire wæstmbǽro he gelytlade he lessened all her [the earth's] fruitfulness, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 8. Mín líf gelytlad is hŭmĭliāvit vītam meam, Ps. Th. 142, 3
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be-hamelian
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To mutilate Þá hét hé his leásere hig be-hamelian, Shrn. 154, 6. Hí áxodon hwæðer hé etan wolde ǽr ðan þe hé behamelod wurde they asked him, will thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member of thy body? (2 Maccabees 7, 7), Hml.
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costnung
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Þurh ðá fandunge hé sceal geðeón, gif hé þám costnungum wiðstent, Hml. Th. i. 268, 6-19. Oþer is seó fandung þe Jacob embe spræc, þæt is seó costnung þe gewemð þone man tó syngienne, Scrd. 23, 8. Add
gedwǽs-mann
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Ús sceamað tó secgenne ealle ðá sceandlican wiglunga þe gedwæsmenn (sotmen, v.l.) gedrífað . . . þonne hí hwæt onginnað, Hml. S. 17, 101
holian
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Th. ii. 144, 3
lǽswian
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Hé gewunode ꝥ hé lǽswode þám eówde his sceápa ovium suarum gregem pascere solebat Gr. D. 215, 5. intrans. of animals, to take food, graze, feed Þá leásiendan pascentes (agnos ), An. Ox. 5210
scimrian
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Add: to shimmer, shine with a flickering light as a mote in the sunlight Scimerað uibrat (minor . . . modico Phoebi radiis qui uibrat atomo, Ald. 272, 32), An. Ox. 23, 51. Þá se dægredleóma beorhte scymrode matutina luce radiante, Chrd. 26, 22.