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mann-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
mann-sliht, -slieht, -slæht, -sleht, es; m.

Manslaughterhomicidemurder

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Be ðám monnum ðe heora wǽpna tó monslyhte lǽnaþ. Gif hwá his wǽpnes óðrum onlǽne ðæt mon mid ofsleá, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 1-4. Manslyht gewyrcan to commit murder, Mk. Skt. 15, 7.

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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beád, ðæt nán his bearna ðæt menster leng mid preóstan gesette, ac ðæt hit éfre mid munecan stóde, Chart. Th. 227, 17. sende Godes þeów Agustinum and óðre monige munecas. Bd. 1. 23; S. 485, 27

Linked entry: munec

ge-wis

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, -wiss; adj.

Certainsureknowingforeknowingcertus

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Certain, sure, knowing, foreknowing; certus Gewis be heora gerihtnesse certus de illorum correctione, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 45. Ðæt is gesægd ðæt he wǽre gewis his sylfes forþfóre qui præscius sui obitus exstitisse videtur, 4, 24; S. 599, 14.

Linked entry: ge-wiss

stocc

(n.)
Grammar
stocc, es ; m. I.
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gehæfte hí on ánum micclum stocce and mid ísenum pílum heora ílas gefæstnode . . . Hí stódon stille on ðam stocce gefæstnode, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 386-402. Ic hæbbe of ðam stocce ðe his ( Oswald's ) heáfod on stód, ii. 26, 260.

under-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
under-gitan, p. -geat, pl. -geáton; pp. -giten

To understandperceiveknow

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A.) ðæt tealde him God tó fæder non cognouerunt quia patrem eis dicebat, Jn. Skt, 8, 27. Ne undergéton (-geáton, MS. A.) ( cognouerunt ) hys leorningcnihtas ðás þing ǽrest, 12, 16.

ge-dwola

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ge-dwola, one who errs.
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Sé þe him (the apostles and wise teachers) wiðcwyð and heora gesetnessum, byð gedwola, 22, 199 : Hml. S. l, 19. Valens wæs on Críste gefullod, ac ne cúþe his geleáfan, ac folgode gedwylde . . . Se gedwola, 3, 299.

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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Ne þúhte him nó innon swá fæger swá útan þúhte. Þeáh ðú nú hwam fæger þince, ne biþ hit nó ðý raþor swá, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 24. He ðúhte him selfum suíðe unlytel se parvulum non videbat, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 12.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Heó nam raðe ( cito ) hyre wǽfels, Gen. 24, 65. Cwelle hig man raðe ( statim ), L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 1.

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR iărāre

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Ðæt lytle ðæt he erede, he erede mid horsan the little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses. Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 31. Era mid ðínum oxan plough with thine ox. Prov. Kmbl. 67. Hit is tíma to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.] tempus est ărandi, Ælfc.

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fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish forgaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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Ðeáh he ðæs fægnige though he rejoice at this, 30, 1; Fox 108, 11

líf-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-dæg, es; m.
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him lífdagas leófran ne wisse ðonne hýrde heofoncyninge no pleasanter time in his life did he know, than when he obeyed heaven's king. 162; Th. 203, 25; Exod. 409. Oflét lífdagas died, Beo. Th. 3248; B. 1622

tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
tyhting, e; f.
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micclum mid his bénum and tihtingum fylste he helped much with his prayers and exhortations, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 29. Se ðe óðerne tó leahtrum forspenþ, is manslaga, ðonne ðæs óðres sáwle forpǽrþ þurh his yfelum tihtingum, 226, 32.

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yfelness

(n.)
Grammar
yfelness, e; f.
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Sume burgon heora feore and ámeldodon heora cristenan mágas . . . Ðeós yfelnys bið eác on Antecristes tócyme, ii. 542, 24. Bydelas ðæs écan yfeles, ðe yfelum mannum becymð for heora ánwillan yfelnysse, 538, 24.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, es; n. l. e; f., but also gen. andlifenes, acc. ondlifen,
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Þigede þæs (þás?) andlyfene þe big leofode, Guth. 26, 18. Hí him andlifene (-lyfne, v. l.) and áre (debita stipendia ) forgeáfon, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 41, 12.

á-geótan

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Add: to pour out a liquid Gif ( a priest) his calic ágýt (effundat), Ll. Th. ii. 128, 20. ꝥ wæter ic niðer ágeát (effudi ), Nar. 8, 10. Þá fatu þe ǽr on ágeát litelne dǽl þæs wǽtan, Gr. D. 59, 13. Ág(e)át exsicat , Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 23.

bismerian

(v.)
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hí tintrade and bismrade, oþ hié mid ealle wǽron fordón and forhiéned cruentissimam victoriam exercuit, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 25. þá biscepas for þǽre sægene swíþe bismrade irridens eos, 3, 10; S. 140, 2.

bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

afflictionlabourmiseryafflictiontroublediseasehurt

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H. 59, 33. disease, bodily trouble or hurt Ǽlc broc cymð of deófle and nán bót . . . sent on unwære menn oððon on heora yrfe sum swíðlic brocc . . . byð þæt brocc líðre, Wlfst. ll, 15-12, 5. Þæt broc þæt áræfnode, Gr. D. 22, 5.

Linked entry: bróc

ge-wealdan

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</b> where the subject is a passion :-- Gif yrre ne lǽteð ǽfre gewealdan if he never lets anger have the mastery, Fä. 83. of official authority Ðás gewældes ðǽm hi dominantur eis, Mk. L. R. 10, 42. ríces geweóld, Hml. S. 26, 46

Eald-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eald-Seaxe, Ald-Seaxe; gen. -Seaxa; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m: Eald-Seaxan; pl. m.

The Old-Saxonsantīqui Saxŏnes

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The Old-Saxons; antīqui Saxŏnes; the German or continental Saxons occupying the territory between the Eyder and the Weser Hér Eald-Seaxe [Ald-Seaxe, Th. 92, 29, col. 1] and Francan gefuhton in this year [A.D. 779] the Old-Saxons and the Franks fought

Linked entry: Ald-Seaxe

líhting

(n.)
Grammar
líhting, e; f.

Lightingshiningillumination

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Se móna næfþ náne líhtincge the moon shall not give her light, Wulfst. 137, 12. Ðæt swearte fýr him náne líhtinge ne déþ 'from those flames no light,' Homl. Th. i. 132, 17.

Linked entries: a-líhting leóhting