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riht-gifu

(n.)
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a lawful gift, a gift that is rightfully made. The word occurs in a section of Cnut's laws headed 'De officiis domino debitis', but what was the nature of the obligation to which it is applied is nowhere explained Hláfordes rihtgifu

wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpnung, e; f.

Armourarms

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Armour, arms [Gástlí]cere weápnunge spiritalis armaturae, Hpt. Gl. 423, 65. Ymbscrýdaþ eów mid Godes wǽpnunge induite vos armaturam Dei (Eph. 6, 11), Homl. Th. ii. 218, 2. Næs Petrus gewunod tó nánre wǽpnunge, 248, 3. Golias gearu tó ánwíge mid orméttre

hǽðen-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater

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A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater Hé is gehiwod tó cristenum men, and is earm hǽðengylda he is in appearance a Christian, and is a miserable heathen, Homl. Th. i. 102, 16. Se yldesta hǽðengylda the chief idolater, 72, 9. Se ofslóh ðæs hǽðengyldan

of-lícian

(v.)

to displease, be displeasing

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to displease, be displeasing Gode swýðe oflícaþ heora ceorung, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 240. Swá hwæt swá him oflícaþ ðeáh hit hálig sý hié hit lǽtaþ unálýfed whatever they do not like, though it be holy, they profess that it is not permitted R. Ben. 9, 19.

Linked entry: lícian

CNOTTA

(n.)
Grammar
CNOTTA, an; m.

A KNOTfasteningknitting; nexus

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A KNOT, fastening, knitting; nexus Cnotta nexus Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 10. Gyt hér is óðer cnotta ealswá earfoðe there is yet another knot equally difficult Homl. Th. ii. 386, 22. To onlýsanne MS. onlýsenne ða fæstan cnottan MS. cnotten to loosen the

sliccan

(v.)
Grammar
sliccan, (?)

to strike, slap

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to strike, slap Se ðe his wiel slicþ slieþ (?), slihþ (?) mid girde qui percusserit servum suum virga Ex. 21, 20. Gif men cídaþ and hira óðer his néxtan mid fýste slicþ (?), and hé dead ne biþ . . . hé biþ unscildig, ðe hine slóh 21, 18-19. Gif hwilc

Linked entry: slic

smittian

(v.)
Grammar
smittian, p. ode

To smear, pollute, defile illitus, unctus

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To smear, pollute, defile Smittodan funestavere, maculavere Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 60. Smittud cacabatus Hpt. Gl. 514, 47. [ Smitted contaminata Ps. 105, 39. As reignes shall ben flitted Fro folk to folk, or whan they shal ben smitted Chauc. T. and C. v.

Linked entry: be-smittian

for-syngian

(v.)

To make sinfulto sinburdened with sinsinful

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Substitute: To make sinful ; reflex, to sin Gif hé hine sylfne wið God forsyngað, Wlfst, 280, 8. ¶ forsyngod burdened with sin, sinful Swá se man sý swýðor forsingod, swá he geornor Godes hús séce, Wlfst. 155, 8. Wearð þes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod

Linked entry: for-singian

á-singan

to recite verseto compose verse

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Add: to recite verse Hé þý betstan leóðe geglenged him ásong and ágeaf þæt him beboden wæs, Bd. 4, 34;Sch. 485, 22. Ðá se wísdóm and seó gesceádwísnes þis leóð þus ásungen hæfdon, Bt. 13;F. 36, 30(and often). to compose verse Wrát hé bóc and þá meterfersum

á-solcennys

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is ásolcennyss oþþe slǽwð on Accidia Englisc, Hml. S. 16, 296. Hí ne wandiað tó licgenne on stuntnysse heora ásolcennysse, Hml. Th. ii. 554, 3. Þæt ðú mid þínre hýrsumnesse geswince tó Gode gecyrre þe þú ǽr fram buge mid ásolcennysse (per desidiam) ðínre

a-drigan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drigan, -drygan, -drygean, -drugian, -druwian; p. de, ode; pp. ed, od

To drydry uprub drywitherabstergeresiccareexsiccare

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To dry, dry up, rub dry, wither; abstergere, siccare, exsiccare Hlúde streámas on Æthane ealle ðú adrigdest tu exsiccasti fluvios Ethan, Ps. Th. 73, 15

an-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-bryrdan, p. -bryrde; pp. -bryrded, -bryrd; v. a.

To prickgoadvexcompungerestimulare

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To prick, goad, vex; compungere, stimulare He héhtende wæs menn wanspendinne, and anbryrdne heortan persecutus est hominem inopem, et compunctum corde, Ps. Spl. 108, 15

æt-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feallan, p. -feól, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen

To fall awaycadere

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To fall away; cadere Healf wér ðǽr æt-fealþ one half of the wer there falls away, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 21

ǽ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wita, an; m. [æ lex, wita gnarus homo, sapiens]

One skilled in the lawa counsellorlegis peritusconsiliarius

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One skilled in the law, a counsellor; legis peritus, consiliarius Ealdum ǽwitan ageaf andsware gave answer to the old counsellor, Elen. Kmbl. 907; El. 455

Linked entry: wita

and-bídian

(v.)
Grammar
and-bídian, p. ode; pp. od

To expectexpectare

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To expect; expectare Ðe andbídiaþ ðé qui expectant te, Ps. Spl. 68, 8. Andbídiaþ wíldeór on þurste heora expectabunt onagri in siti sua, 103, 12

ágend-freán

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-freán, acc. f.

A mistressdominam

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A mistress; dominam Heó [Agar] onganæfþancum ágend-freán herian she [Hagar] began to vex her mistress with insults, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 4; Gen. 2237

a-rǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-rǽrnes, -ness, e; f.

A raisingan exaltationexaltatio

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A raising, an exaltation; exaltatio Heora hrýre wearþ Athénum to arǽrnesse their fall was the raising of the Athenians, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 42

ár-wiððe

(n.)
Grammar
ár-wiððe, an; f? [ár an oar, wiððe withe]

An oar-withea willow band to tie oars withstruppus

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An oar-withe, a willow band to tie oars with; struppus Árwiððe vel strop struppus, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 117; Wrt. Voc. 56, 37

a-singan

(v.)
Grammar
a-singan, p. -sang, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen [a, singan]

To singcanere

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To sing; canere Ðæt man asinge that a man sing, Ps. Th. 91, 1 : Beo. Th. 2323; B. 1159 : Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 12

Linked entry: a-sungen

be-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-irnan, impert. be-irn; p. -am, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To come or run intoincurrere

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To come or run into; incurrere Ne be-irn ðú on ða inwitgecyndo do not run into their guilty nature Salm. Kmbl. 660; Sal. 329

Linked entry: be-yrnan