plega
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Th. 12, 17
be-nugan
To need ⬩ want ⬩ require ⬩ enjoy ⬩ indigere ⬩ frui
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Kmbl. 1233; El. 618 : Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 12; Bo. 46. Gif hí ðæs wuda benugon if they enjoy [have enjoyment of] the wood Bt. 25; Fox 88, 19. Wið ðan ðe mín wíf ðǽr benuge inganges dummodo uxor mea fruatur ingressu Hick. Thes. ii. 55, 32.
fealo
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Nim þonne ꝥ seax þe þæt hæfte sié fealo hryþeres horn, Lch. ii. 290, 22. Þæs fealewan flava, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 39. Gyf him þince ꝥ hé on fealawan horse ríde . . . oððe grǽgan, Lch. iii. 172, 29. Licgende on fealwum ceósle, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 14.
ge-sceádlíce
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Ðú mid geþeahte þínum wyrcest þæt ðú þǽm gesceaftum swá gesceádlíce mearce gesettest, Met. 20, 88. discreetly, with discrimination Wé scylon gesceádlíce (-scáde-, v.l. ) tðdǽlan ylde and geogoðe, Ll. Th. i. 412, 9.
on-efn
by, near
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by, near Hí gemétton fýr, and hláf onem they found a fire, and bread close by, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 5. Onefen ðone hagan . . . norþ onefen ðæt gelád, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 150, 10-13. Onemn ðæm at the same time, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 33.
Linked entry: efen
be-ceorfan
to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting
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Hát mé heáfde beceorfan . . . hé þá sceolde beón heáfde becorfen, Bl. H. 183, 16-20. Hé wæs heáfde becorfen, 173, 5: Shrn. 123, 6: Hml. Th. i. 420, 4
hýrig-mann
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A person hired to work Ðá gewearþ ðam hláforde and ðam hýrigmannum wið ánum peninge an agreement to work for a penny was made between the lord and the workmen he had hired, Th. An. 73, 30
lim-lǽw
mutilation
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Injury to the limbs, mutilation Bendas oððe dyntas ... hwílum lim-lǽwa and hwílum líflǽsta bonds and blows ... at times mutilations of the limbs, and at times deprivation of life, L. Pen. 3, note; Th. ii. 278, 27
Linked entry: lǽw
un-hár
Very grey
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Very grey (un- seems to have here the unusual force of an intensive) Hróðgár, eald and unhár (cf. the epithets elsewhere applied to him, gamolfeax, 1220; B. 608: blondenfeax, 3586; B. 1791), Beo. Th. 719; B. 357
Linked entry: un-
wrítan
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Add Þonne mon þá hláfas wrát tó þicgeanne, þonne orn þǽr blód út cum panes per convivia frangerentur, cruor e mediis panibus fluxit, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 5. Add Hé Cristes róde tácen þǽr tóweard wrát signum crucis edidit, Gr. D. 105, 9
neoþe-
Low ⬩ situated beneath ⬩ bottom of
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Fram his hnolle ufewerdan óþ his ilas neoþewerde from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 27
deáþ-berende
Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortĭfer
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Death-bearing, deadly; mortĭfer Eue sealde deáþberende gyfl Eve gave the deadly fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 8
Linked entry: deád-bǽrende
dǽd-béta
A deed amender, penitent ⬩ maleficii compensator
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A deed amender, penitent; maleficii compensator Se dǽdbéta the penitent, L. M. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 266, 16
Linked entry: béta
deoreþ-sceaft
A dart-shaft, a spear ⬩ hasta
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A dart-shaft, a spear ; hasta Under deoreþsceaftum amid the dart-shafts, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 23; Gen. 1984
Linked entry: sceaft
fetel-hilt
A belted hilt ⬩ căpŭlus baltĕo instructus
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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563
fýr-gebræc
A fire-crash ⬩ ignis frăgor vel strĕpĭtus
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A fire-crash; ignis frăgor vel strĕpĭtus Ðæt fýrgebræc the fire-crash, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 24; Gen. 2560
Linked entry: ge-bræc
earcnan-stán
A precious stone, gem ⬩ gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa
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A precious stone, gem; gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa Se earcnanstán the precious stone, Exon. 253; Th. 73, 27; Cri. 1196
húsel-bearn
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A person who may partake of the Eucharist Hálig húsulbearn [Guthlac] Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 28; Gú. 531
morgen-seóc
Sick in the morning
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Sick in the morning Him biþ á sefa geómor, mód morgenseóc, Exon. 119a; Th. 458, 4; Hy. 4, 95
nunn-scrúd
The habit of a nun
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The habit of a nun Finde Æþelflæd án hyre nunscrúde, lóce hwæt hió betsð mǽge, Chart. Th. 538, 12