DÉMA
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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Gif hwá him ryhtes bidde befóran hwelcum scírmen oððe óðrum déman, and abiddan ne mǽge, and him wedd mon sellan nelle, gebéte xxx scillinga, and binnan vii nihton gedó hine ryhtes wierþne if any one demand justice before a sheriff or other judge, and
swín
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The value of swine, as compared with other domestic animals, is determined by the passages (v. infra) in the laws where the various animals are mentioned together.] Swín porcus vel sus. Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 36. Swín sus, 286, 43.
þeóden
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</b> referring to other than men :-- Fuglas þringaþ ymbe æþelne, ǽghwylc wylle wesan þegn and þeów þeodne mǽrum ( the Phenix ), Exon. Th. 209, 4; Ph. 165. referring to the Deity, to God Wæs freá eallum leóf, þeóden his þegnum, Cd.
efne
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Uton ús gesettan efne nú ( even now, at once ) heretogan, Num. 14, 4. just, only, no other than Wundurlic wíse and efne heofonlic mira res et non nisi caelitus facta, Bd. 4, 11; Sch. 408, 11.
heofon-lic
chaste
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Óþer dǽl sceal beón geclǽnsod on þám heofonlicon fýre, 38, 4; F. 204, l. Ic eów freoþige tó Fæder ꝥ hé eów gehealde þurh ꝥ heofenlice anwald, Bl. H. 135, 26. Wealdend þé gife heofonlicne hláf, An. 389.
múþ
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</b> in other phrases: to shut the mouth, keep silence Ðeáh hié ðæs líchoman múð belúcen, Past. 271, 23. to put words in another's mouth, tell him what to say Sete mín word on his múð, and ic beó on þínum múðe and on his múðe, Ex. 4, 15. to seek
swá
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Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán ; ac him forwyrnde sum óþer swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte, Hml. S. 31, 154: 32, 207. Hafa hine swá swilce ðín ágen lim, Hex. 46, 3. 4. Add Swá cenlic percommoda, Txts. 85, 1534.
útan
from without ⬩ without ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ outwardly ⬩ about ⬩ round ⬩ out ⬩ away from land
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Ǽghwilc óþer útan ymbclyppeþ, Met. 11, 35: Exon. Th. 423, 2; Rä. 41, 15. Hí hine útan ymbðringaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 256; Sal. 127. where action takes place outside an object Hí bedícodon ða burh útan, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 11.
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Óþer næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, and wilnaþ þeáh tó farenne the other has not the use of his feet so that he can walk, and yet wants to make the journey Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. [On my]nster tó ganganne oðða súð tó faranne, Txts. 447, 17.
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ÁGAN
OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere
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inflections, are taken from the p. of a strong verb, ascertained from áh [Goth, áih], which shews the á of the p. singular in the eighth class of Grimm's division of strong verbs [Grm. i. p. 837; Koch i. p. 253], and requires by analogy, with other
Cynewulf
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This I found to be the case; for, on taking the Runes out of the context, using them as single letters and uniting them in one word, they supplied me with the name CYNEWULF, undoubtedly no other than the author of the poems.
CUNNAN
to be or become acquainted with, to know ⬩ noscĕre, scire ⬩ CAN ⬩ scire, posse
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inflections, are taken from the p. of the strong verb cinnan, ascertained from can, pl. cunnon, which shews the ablaut or internal change of the vowel in the p. tense of the twelfth class of Grimm´s division of strong verbs and requires, by analogy with other
swingan
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Mid monnum ne biþ swungne cum hominibus non flagellabuntur; they are not plagued as other men, A. V. Ps. Surt. 72, 5. to give a blow with the hand Ðæt deófol cwæð: Swingaþ hine (St. Andrew) on his múð (cf. Sleáþ synnigne St.
ge-rǽcan
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L. 24, 33. (2a) with immaterial object to give, yield, grant :-- þte clǽnegirýno ús smyltnisse girǽce (tribuat), Rtl. 31, 30. to succeed in touching by stretching the hand or some other part of the body Se hróf hæfde mislice heáhnysse; on sumere stówe
ge-rýman
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To make or leave the way clear to (tó) a place, condition, object, make way for a person :-- Hé óðtrum gerýmeð wyrmum tó wiste he leaves the way clear for other worms to get food, Seel. 123.
á-wendan
To turn. ⬩ to give a certain direction to ⬩ to return ⬩ to reduce ⬩ bring into subjection ⬩ to turn aside, ⬩ to remove ⬩ divert ⬩ to avert ⬩ to pervert ⬩ to change ⬩ to turn into something else ⬩ transform ⬩ to translate ⬩ reproduce something with other material ⬩ to exchange ⬩ To turn ⬩ take a certain direction
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Cweð tó ðisum stánum þæt hí beón áwende tó hláfum, 166, 14. to translate, reproduce something with other material. of language Sé þe áwent of Ledene on Englisc, ǽfre hé sceal gefadian hit swá ꝥꝥ Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 8.
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folc-land
the land of the folk or people
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The possessors of folk-land were bound to assist in the reparation of royal vills, and in other public works. They were liable to have travellers and others quartered on them for subsistence.
grétan
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Siððan wæs eallum ðám óðrum swá mycel ege fram him, ðǽt hí hine grétan ne dorstan afterwards the others were in so much fear of him, that they durst not attack him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 3.
meaht
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L. ) and on mægene unclǽnun. gástum bebýt in potestate et uirtute imperat spiritibus immundis, Lk. 4, 36. power over others, dominion, authority, used of persons or things Wælhreówre mihte tyrannici potentates, An. Ox. 1592.
heáfod
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Ðæt hálige heáfoð (-od, v. l. ) ðǽre hálgan gesomnunge, ðæt is Dryhten, 101, 22. one who is more intelligent than others, who can instruct others Is ðearf ðæt ðæt dúst ðisse eorðlican giémenne ne áðísðrige ðæt eáge ðæs recceres, for ðǽm ealle ðá ðe ofer