feoh-gód
cattle
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Property consisting of cattle, cattle considered as property Mid .ix. sciłł. gebéte, and ꝥ sié on cwicǽhtum, feógodum, and mon nǽnigne mon on ꝥ ne selle (i. e.the fine was to be paid in live*-*stock, but cattle only, not human beings (slaves)), Ll.
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ge-neán
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L. 90, lo. to be attached to, fixed to. Cf. ge-neálǽcan ; IV b Ðá sóðfæstnesse ðínes trumlícor gineá ðú dóst láre eos veritatis tuae firmius inherere facias documento, Rtl. 34, 28
ge-wearmian
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Nǽfre hé his þá wǽtan hrægl and þá cealdan ásettan wolde oððæt hí of his seolfes líchaman gewearmedon ( calefierent ) and ádrúgedon, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 633, 6. Tó þæs eald ꝥ hé ne mihte gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 15. Add
ge-wilde
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Take here <b>ge-wylde</b> in Dict., and add: Perhaps the three passages, Ors. 3, 9; S. 133, 22: Guth. 56, 23: Ps. Th. 59, 7, at the end of <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict. might be taken here
Linked entries: wilde ge-wylde un-gewilde -wilde
hafenian
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Add: The meaning 'grasp, hold' seems supported by 0. H. Ger. hebinóa tractare, inthepinót pin sustentor, but in later English heven means to raise, a sense which would suit the passages. v. N. E.
helle-duru
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Bd. 5, 14; Sch. 644, 21. Add
ísern
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Add: iron Hé bið ðǽm íserne (ísene, v./. ) gelíc, Past. 268, 5: 267, 18, 21. an iron tool or implement ísern chalibem (chalybem prolapsum gurgite Gothi, Aid. 159, 32. v. Gr. D. 113, 26 under ísen; II. ), Wrt.
ísern-gelóman
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D. 201, 19. p him mon íserngelðman (issern-, v. l. ) bróhte, Bd. 4, 28; S. 520, 20. Ðæt wǽron mi stáncræftigan . . . hý gesénedon ǽlce morgen heora ísern-gelóman, Shrn. 146, 15. v. í-gelóma
lencten-tíma
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Ox. 3837. the season of Lent Lǽsse pleoh bið þám Crístenan men þæt hé flǽsces brúce on Lenctentíman, þonne hé wífes brúce, Hml, Th. ii. 608, 18
sceaþan
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The form corresponding to the Gothic is sceþþan with a strong past tense, but in English a new infinitive sceaþan seems to be developed to suit the strong conjunction, and a new weak past tense to suit the infinitive sceþþan.
sellend-lic
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To be given; dandus Ðá ðe nǽfre gystas on húsærne onfóð, búton sellendlices gysthúses méd ǽr ápinsod sý ( nisi prius dandi hospitii merces compensetur), Chrd. 102, 1.
sundor-cræft
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Seó heáfodstów sundorcræfte (sundurcræftiglíce, v. l.) gemeten and geworht and gescyrpendlíce gehíwod ætýwde tó þám gemete hyre heáfdes locus capitis seorsum fabrefactus ad mensuram capitis illius aptissime figuratus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 18.
wrixl
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Add: office taken in turn, place, v. ge-wrixl; <b>V., V a.</b> Be þám þe wrixl ealdordómes (uicem prelatorum) on geférrǽdene habban sceolon, Chrd. 53, 9. Ic geseó ꝥ Benedictus hæfde Paules gewixle (wrixle, v.l. vicem), Gr. D. 141, 12.
wundian
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Add: where injury is caused Bið ðæt mód on sume healfe open tó wundianne, Past. 431, 9. where a curative effect is intended Se lǽce hýt his lǽceseax under his cláðum oð ðæt hé hine wundað: wile ðæt hé hit gefréde ǽr hé hit geseó, Past. 187, 10
sám-wís
Dull, foolish
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Dull, foolish Wénaþ sámwíse (cf. ða dysegan men, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 22) ðæt hí on ðís lǽnan mǽgen lífe findan sóþa gesǽlþa. Met. 19, 34. Ða sámwísan (hebetes) sint tó manianne ðæt hié wilnien tó wiotonne ðæt ðæt hié nyton, Past. 30, l ; Swt. 201, 7
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wæl-gim
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4
wel-gedón
well done ⬩ The word also glosses beneficium:
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well done Gif hwæt welgedónes bið si qua bene gesta sunt Past. 17; Swt. 111, 3. Suíðe suíðe wé gesyngiaþ, gif wé óðerra monna welgedóna dǽda ne lufigaþ valde peccamus, si aliena bene gesta diligimus 34; Swt. 231, 1.
ǽrend-wreccan
To deliver a message
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intravit quasi nuntium domini sui referens; et cum simulatam legationem ore astuto volveret, Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 23
ǽror
earlier, before ⬩ rather
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Grn. 4, 15. rather Ðaacute; óðre þrý godspelleras áwriton ǽror be Crístes menniscnysse, Hml. Th. i. 70. 3
Gyrwas
The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated
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The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated Se wæs of Gyrwa mǽgðe de provincia Gyrviorum, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 22.