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eást-ríce

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H. 193, 10. a kingdom that lies to the east of another Fór se here of þǽm eástríce ( the kingdom of the East Franks ) westweard, Chr. 893; P. 84, 2

ést-mete

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Éstmettas þæs écan gereordes, ii. 372, 17. of other things 'Geoffra ðíne lác úrum godum, oððe ðú bist mid eallum ðisum pínungtólum getintregod. ' Se diácon cwæð: ' Þás éstmettas ic symle gewilnode,' Hml. Th. i. 424, 23

fífta

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Fífte dohter adneptis, i. 51, 76. in combination with another numeral wæs fífta eác feówertigum fram Agusto, Bd. 1, 13; Sch. 36, 9. fractional On þám fíftan dǽle healfum (cf. ofer þone teóþan dǽle, 25), Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 22.

fore-spreca

an advocatedefendera sponsor

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A. 101, 317. a sponsor Se godfæder wæs þæs cildes forspreca and borh wið God, Hml. Th. ii. 50, 17. Þá þe æt font*-*bæþe úre forespecan (-sprecan, v. l.) wǽran, Wlfst. 67, 9: 109, 16. Forespræcan, Ll. Th. ii. 338, 8

for-secgan

accuse

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Se cniht forsǽde hí bútá. ... 'Hwí woldest þú forsecgan unc unscyldige swá?', Hml. S. 12, 181-198. Biddað leáse gewitan ꝥ hí Naboð forsecgan ðus: 'Naboð wyrigde God,' 18, 191. ꝥ hig nellan nǽnnne sacleásan man for-secgean Ll. Th. i. 294, 5.

ge-máhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíce, <b>ge-máglíce, ge-málíce</b>
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Þá þearfan swýðe gemáhlíce (importune) bǽdon ꝥ se biscop him sum þing syllan sceolde. Gr. D. 63, 30 Sum fugel swíþe gemáglice (importune) gefeól on þæs hálgan mannes andwlitan, 100, 20

ge-midlian

(v.)
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ge-midlian, l. ge-mídlian,
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.), restrain þe gelustfullunge gemídlað (refrenat), Scint. 88, 7. Manige ge-mídliað hiera giéfernesse and átemiað hira líchoman carnem gulae refrenatione edomant, Past. 345, 23.

ge-þingþ

(n.)
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ge-þingþ, e; f.
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þe diernum geþingum (geþingðum, v. l. ) betygen sié, Ll. Th. i. 134, 11-12. a court where claims are settled (?)

Linked entries: burh-geþingþ -þingþ

ge-edcwician

(v.)
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Þa clypode se geedcucoda, 36, 131. Dóndum þám geedcukedan dǽdbóte, Gr. D. 90, 4. Mid geedcucedre rediuiua (sospitate), An. Ox. 4338. to recover consciousness, feeling Raþe wund geedcucað (reuiuescit) gif raþor lácnung byð gegearwud, Scint. 45, 8.

lícham-lic

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Add: bodily, corporeal, physical or material as opposed to spiritual or immaterial Nán líchamlic gesceaft næfð náne sáwle búton se man ána, Hml. A. 12, 294. Ic eom þurh míne gecynd Hchamlic man and þú eart éce God, 156, 123.

Linked entry: lícum-líc

scilling

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Se Godes wer þá sealde þám biddere and cwæð ꝥ hé ágeáfe his maniendum þá .xii. and þone ǽnne hǽfde him tó his ágenre nytte (In the story as told in Hml.

spornan

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Se flǽscbana spearn hine mid his spuran, and hét hine ꝥ hé árise hunc interfector calce pulsavit ut surgeret, Gr. D. 254, 27. Yfel bið ðé sylfum ꝥ ðú spurne ongeán ðá gáde, Hml.

swǽr

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add: — Sum mann wæs gebunden onbútan ꝥ heáfod for his hefigum gylte, cóm tó þám hálgan, and his swára heáfodbend sóna tóbærst, Hml. S. 21, 423.

sanct

(n.)
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sanct, es; m.

A saint

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The Latin forms sanctus, sancta (also sancte) are used before proper names :-- Sanctus Johannes, se mon Sancte Johannes, Sanctus Johanneslíf Blickl. Homl. 163. Sancta Maria, 5, 30. Sancta Marian (gen. ), 165, 27

ǽsce

question, inquirysearch for stolen cattle

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syþþan tó ðe ðæt land áge and hæbbe him ðá ǽscan, 352, 17

ofer-módigian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-módigian, -módgian, -módigan

to be proud or haughty, to be puffed up with pride

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to be proud or haughty, to be puffed up with pride:— Ðonne se unrihtwísa ofermódegaþ (-módgaþ, Ps. Spl. ) dum superbit impius, Ps. Th. 9, 21. Hwí ofermódige gé ofer óðre men for eówrum gebyrdum, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 15: 42; Fox 258, 15.

Linked entries: módigian ofer-módian

on-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-lǽnan, p. de; with gen. or acc.

of the loanto lend, grantto lease, let

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Se cræft ðe him Crist onlǽnþ, Met. 10, 37. Hé úre ðé onlǽnde æfter his bebodum tó brúcanne, Bt. 7, 5; Fox 24, 9. Gif hwá his wǽpnes óðrum onlǽne, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 3: L. In. 29; Th. i. 120, 10, 12, 14.

ge-þafung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þafung, e; f.

Permissionallowanceassentconsentpermissioassensusconsensus

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Be his geþafunge gecyrde se apostol by his permission the apostle returned, Homl. Th. i. 60, 6: Th. Ch. 526, 21. On húse Godes we eodon mid geþafunge in dŏmo Dei ambulāvĭmus cum consensu, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 15: Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 25.

Linked entry: þafung

hind

(n.)
Grammar
hind, e; f.

A hind, the female of the hart

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Ðá geseah se godes þeów wilde hinde melce then the servant of God saw a wild hind in milk, Shrn. 130, 3.

tó-féran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-féran, p. de.

to go in different directions,go off separatelyto disperse (intrans.)

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Ðá ðæt gafol gelǽst wæs, ðá tóférde se here wíde swá hé ǽr gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1012; Erl. 147, 27. Hí geswicon ðære getimbrunge and tóférdon geond ealne middangeard, Homl. Th. i. 22, 25: 318, 21.

Linked entry: tó-faran