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el-þeódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódgian, -þeódian; p. ode
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Wilnade elðiódgian (-þeódigan, -þeódian, v. ll.) cupiens peregrinari, Bd. 5, 7; Sch. 585, 15

Linked entries: -þeódgian -þeódgian

for-liger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liger, adj.
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Swá hwá swá his ǽwe forlǽt and óðer genimð, bið þonne eáwbrǽce and eác forligr, Hml. Th. ii. 322, 34. (Perhaps the last two examples belong to previous word.) Add

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ge-wringan

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Ðysse wyrte wós wel gewrungen, i. 274, 18. to squeeze together, press into a shape mæg ealla gesceafta on his ðǽre swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Sal. K. p. 150, 34

lor

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þæs scipes geþrowode æfwyrdlan and lore (lyre, v. l.) ealra þára þinga þe in him wǽron navis rerum omnium jacturam pertulit. Gr. D. 141, 14. [v. N. E. D. lore.] Add: —

manna

Grammar
manna, man.
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Sió ungeðyld geniét ðone monnan ðæt geopenað all his ingeðonc, Past. 220, 9. 'Ne hera ðú nǽnne man on his lífe'. . . Sé ðe herian wille háligne mannan, herige hine. . . æfter his geendunge, Hml. Th. ii. 560, 18. 'Þú ácenst sunu.'

níwan

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Ic þé andette þæt ic þat wilnode oð mé nú áðreáð swíðe níwan fateor eos modo, ac pene his diebus, cupere destiti, Solil. H. 35, 23. Add

riht-ǽw

(n.)
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Add Gif cyfesan hæbbe and náne rihtǽwe si concubinam habeat, et nullam legitimam uxorem, Ll. Th. ii. 186, 3. Heródes ðá áwearp his rihtǽwe, and forligerlíce mánfulles sinscipes breác, Hml. Th. 478, 28

riht-gelífed

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monige gemetgunge þára rihtgelýfedra . . . Angelcynnes cyricum bróhte . . .

þæder

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And ǽlc preóst ... þæder (ad ipsum hospitale ) his teóðunga dó, Chrd. 51, 12-15. to a matter ꝥ tó þám gódan gewilnungum cume, þe þæder þurh méda gelaðod næs, Chrd. 61, 28

Linked entry: þadder

ǽ-breca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-breca, (ǽw-breca,) (q. v. in Dict.), an; m.

An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy

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An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy Se man ðe his rihtǽwe forlǽt and óðer wíf nimð, bið ǽwbreca, adulter Ll. Th. ii. 184, 22. Ðá ǽwbrecan ðe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan, and syððan ðæt ábrǽcan, 334, 14.

ǽ-mód

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Wǽron ðá synna ealle ádílegode bútan ánre; seó wæs seó mǽste, and heó wearð ðá ǽmód, Hml. S. 3, 553. Man sceal lǽwedum mannum secgan be heora andgites mǽðe, swá ðæt ne beón ðurh ðá deópnysse ǽmóde, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8. Add

ornest

(n.)
Grammar
ornest, es; n.

Trial by battle

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Trial by battle Gif Englisc man beclypaþ ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste for þeófte . . . oððe for ǽnigan þingan ðe gebyrige ornest for tó beónne . . . hæbbe fulle leáfe swá tó dónne.

slincan

(v.)
Grammar
slincan, p. slanc, pl. sluncon.

to crawl to slink away repere, reptare

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to crawl Eodon ða wyrmas and scluncon wundorlíce; wǽron him ða breóst up gewende Nar. 14, 8. Slincendes reptantis Hymn. Surt. 28, 17.

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Hit (land) becwæð sé þe hit áhte swá swá hit his yldran mid feó and mid feore (feorme?) rihte begeáton, Ll. Th. i. 184, 2. Ꝥ áðer oþþe feó oþþe feorme (freme, v. l.) þá wyrse sý that he be injured in respect to anything that is his, 384, 24.

deór-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-wyrþe, -wurþe; adj. [deóre dear, weorþe worth]

Precious, dear, of great worth or value prĕtiōsus

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wurdon gehwyrfede to deórwurþum gymmum they were turned to precious gems, Homl. Th. i. 64, 5. nǽtre swá deórwurþe gymstánas ne gemétton they have never before met with such precious gems, i. 64, 10.

Linked entry: diór-wyrþe

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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ðære eádigan Marian fultumes and ðingunge bæd, Homl. Th. i. 448, 19. Gif wé for synfullum mannum gebiddaþ and ðære ðingunge unwurðe synd, ii. 528, 12, Biddaþ eów þingunge æt ðysum martyrum, i. 88, 33: ii. 110, 30.

sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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bebohte bearn Wealdendes on seolfres sinc, 301, 7 ; Sat. 578. beágas dǽlde, sinc æt symle, Beo. Th. 162 ; B. 81. Ðone hring hæfde Higelác nýhstan síðe, siððan under segne sinc ealgode, Beo. Th. 2413 ; B. 1204.

wiþerweard-ness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-ness, e; f.

hostilitycontentionoppositionperversityfrowardnessdepravityarroganceunfavourable conditionadverse circumstanceadversitycontrarietydiversity

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wearð grǽdig ðæs gódan deáþes bútan ǽlcre scylde and ǽlcre wiðerweardnesse wið hine he (David) was greedy for the death of the good man (Uriah), who was without any crime against him and had shewn no hostility to him, Past. 3; Swt. 37, 2.

hrínan

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Add: [a pp. hríned occurs. ] to touch with the hands hrán ꝥ ceiste, Lk. L. 7, 14. Duru sóna onarn siððan hire folmum hrán, B. 722. Ðá hrínendo him tangentes eum, Lk. p. 5, 5. <b>I a.

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Hml. S. 26, 256-258. Nú cwæð se hálga Béda . . . ꝥ . . . 272. (5 b) inserted parenthetically with similar force :-- Þeáh nú máran wilnige, ne mæg furðum ðæt forðbringan, Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 23.