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rǽding

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Th. ii. 180, 24-34. add Man rǽdde þá nigoðan rǽdinge on Crístes godspelle, Shrn. 126, 26. Wé rǽdaþ ðǽs rǽdinge æt þǽra hálgena mæssan þe wé hátaþ Confessores, Hml. A. 50, 26. Nú cwyð sum man ongeán ðǽs rǽdinge ( this text), Hml.

riht-hamscyld

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Th. i. 12, 1-3, [In the note to these laws a passage from the Lex Saxonum is quoted giving two articles: I. 6. Si gladio uestem seu scutum alterius incideret . . . 7. Si per capillos alium comprehenderit . . .

Linked entries: hám ham-scyld

scín-cræft

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, Hml.

scóh

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Þá þwangas þára scóna ongunnon heom sylfe tóslupan . . se deófol him hýrde þá scós of dónne, Gr. D. 221, 22-25. Gescód mid gehammenum (geclútedum, v. l. ) scón, 37, 13. Gescrýd mid gyldenum cynehelme and mid goldfellenum sceón, Hml. S. 31, 752.

synderlíce

(adv.)
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Se here þe Grantanbrycge hiérde hine gecés synderlíce him hláforde (the Danes of Cambridge acted by themselves ), Chr. 921; P. 103, 19

for

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:-- For án to the extent of one, only, tantum, Chrd. 115, 2. See other examples under for án. <b> E.</b> as conjunction :-- Nú ú Hé féng on his gebedo ... for þǽr wæs án forehús, Vis. Lfc. 33

gærs-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-irþ, e; f.

Ploughing done by the gebúr for his lord as an equivalent for an allowance of pasturage

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Ploughing done by the gebúr for his lord as an equivalent for an allowance of pasturage Of ðám tíman ðe man ǽrest ereð oð Martinus mæssan se gebúr sceal ǽlcre wucan erian .I. æcer . . .: tóeácan ðám .III. æceras béne, and .II. gærsyrðe.

Linked entries: irþ gærs-yrþ

gýmeleást

(n.)
Grammar
gýmeleást, gímelíst, gémelést, e; f.

Carelessnessnegligenceneglectnegligentia

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Þurh preósta gýmeléste through the negligence of priests, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 349, 6. Se Hǽlend ne forlét to gýmeleáste his gelufedan apostol the Saviour did not leave his beloved apostle to neglect, Homl. Th. 1. 58, 33

hǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlþ, e; f.

Health, healing, curesanitas, salus

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Úre líchamana hǽlþe wé áwendaþ we pervert the health of our bodies, 540, 9. Ealle ða wundra and hǽlþa áwrítan to write down all the miracles and cures, 28, 10

hatung

(n.)
Grammar
hatung, e; f.

Hating, hate, hatredæmulatio

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Hé becom on hatunga his herges he came to be hated by his army, Blickl. Homl. 193, 2. Bánu sume handlian hatunge getácnaþ to handle bones betokens hate, Lchdm. iii. 208, 24

ofer-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-bregdan, -brédan.

To overspread, cover, draw a covering overTo break out over a surface

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To break out over a surface Scamoniam geceós ðus brec on dó hwón on ðine tungan gif hió hwíte oferbregdeþ swá meluc ðonne hió biþ gód choose scammony thus; break it in two, put a bit on your tongue, if it breaks out all over white as milk, it is good

stíp

(n.)
Grammar
stíp, stiép,es;m.

Deprivation (?), overthrow (?)

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Th. 4, 27; Gen. 60. The passage refers to the expulsion of the angels from heaven. Cf. steóp-., á-stépness orbitatio, á-stýpan in Wulfst. 252, 11: Wé wǽron ástýpede (bedǽled, MS. D. : ástýpte, Blickl. Homl. 107, 4) ðæs heofenlícan ríces.

Linked entry: stúpian

stirn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stirn-líc, adj.

hard, harshHard, unpleasant, severe

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Hard, unpleasant, severe (of weather) Hwíltídum ðeós woruld is gesundful and myrige on wunigenne, hwílon heó is eác swíðe styrnlíc and mid mislícum þingum gemenged, swá ðæt heó biþ swíðe unwynsum on eardigenne, Homl. Th. i. 182, 35.

Linked entry: styrn-líc

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ða tácna ðe hé worhte ofer ða untruman men the miracles he wrought upon the sick, Homl. Th. i. 182, 1. Eftwyrd cymþ ofer middangeard, Cd. Th. 212, 17; Exod. 540. Se tán gehwearf ofer ǽnne ealdgesíþa, the lot fell upon Andr. Kmbl. 2209; An. 1106.

cinnan

(v.)
Grammar
cinnan, ic cinne, ðú cinnest, he cinneþ, cinniþ, cinnaþ; ic, he can, ðú cunne, cunnon; cunnen

To generate, procreategenerare, procreare

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For cúðe the weak p. of cunnan, v. the inf. cunnan. Exon. 94b; Th. 354, 28; Reim. 52

eornoste

(adv.)
Grammar
eornoste, eorneste; adv.

in earnest, earnestly, seriously, courageously, stronglysērio, strēnue, sēdŭlo, vĕhĕmenter

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Th. 140, 1; By. 281: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 39; Jud. 231. Hió onginþ eorneste racentan slítan she will begin in earnest to sever her chains, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 56; Met. 13, 28: 16, 44; Met. 16, 22

folc-néd

(n.)
Grammar
folc-néd, e; f.

A people's needpŏpŭli necessĭtas

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Th. 77, 16

for-brittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brittan, p. -britte; pp. -britted, -britt

To break in piecessmashbruiseconfringĕrecontĕrĕre

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I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5

fóre-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gangan, part. -gangende; p. -geóng, -géng, pl. -geóngon, -géngon; pp. -gangen

To go beforeprecedepræcēdĕre

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To go before, precede; præcēdĕre Hí wǽron fóregaugende in ðone leg they were going before into the flame, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 31. Hine sóþfæstnes fóregangeþ justĭtia ante eum ambŭlābit. Ps. Th. 84, 12.

Linked entry: fóre-gán

fór-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-weard, adj.

Forwardforeantĕrior

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Forward, fore; antĕrior Is se fugel fæger fórweard hiwe the bird is fair of hue in front [forward ]. Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 8; Ph. 291. Fórweard heáfod the forehead; frons [obcăput, Wrt. Voc. 64, 26].

Linked entry: fore-weard