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freóls-man

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-man, gen. -mannes; m.

A freemanlīber

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A freeman; līber Ic wylle, ðæt ða ðe to mínre áre fón ðæt hí fédon twentig freólsmanna I will, that those who succeed to my property feed twenty freemen, Cod. Dipl. 694; Kmbl. iii. 295, 6

mán-full

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-full, adj.

Evilwickedflagitiousproducing an evil effectdire

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Evil, wicked, flagitious, producing an evil effect, dire Mánful profanus, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 101; Wrt. Voc. 49, 8: infandum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 2: flagitiosus, criminosus, 149, 27. Mánfull nequam, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 30: Mt. Kmbl. 6, 23. Mánful

mán-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-scyldig, adj.

Guilty of crime

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Guilty of crime Mé mánscyldigne ( Cain ), Cd. 49; Th. 63, 7; Gen. 1028: 50; Th. 64, 11; Gen. 1048

birigh-man

(n.)

a city officerædilis

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a city officer; ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 29

bryst-man

Grammar
bryst-man, l. brystnian,
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and see brytsnian

burg-man

Grammar
burg-man, (burh-).
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Hé wæs ánes burhmannes sunu on Ysrahéla lande, Hml. A. 181, 10. Hí wendon him tó þǽre burge ( Dover ) weard and ofslógon má þanne .xx. manna, and þá burhmen ofslógon .xix. men on óðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 4. Lǽde hine sum ealdormann hine geond

ceáp-man

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Ceápmanna del, C. D. vi. 41, 18. Add

ge-man

(n.)
Grammar
ge-man, the hollow of the hand.
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Dele, and see ge-mána

gió-man

Similar entry: geó-man

mán-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
mán-dǽda, an; m.
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An evil-doer, one that works iniquity Morðslagan and mándǽdan. . . and wiccan and unlybbwyrhtan, Nap. 65, 36

mán-wræc

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-wræc, adj.
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Wicked Þæt mánwræce, mánful infandum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 55. Cf. sceþ-wræc

hægsteald-man

(n.)
Grammar
hægsteald-man, = hægsteald, q. v.
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Cd. 151; Th. 190, 1; Exod. 192 : Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 18; Rä. 55, 3

cope-man

(n.)

a merchant

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a merchant Som. Ben. Lye

híre-man

Linked entry: hére-man

bǽr-man

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Hé hreopode ðá bǽre, and þá bǽrmenn ætstódon, Hml. Th. i. 492, 25: ii. 150, 13. Hé beád him ꝥ hí ꝥ deófolgild ne bǽron ná furðor . . . and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæst stódon, Hml. S. 31, 374. Add

mán-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
mán-swerian, p. swór; pp. -sworen

To swear falselycommit perjuryforswear

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To swear falsely, commit perjury, forswear Gif man wát ðæt óðer mánsweraþ (or mán sweraþ, cf. se man ðe swereþ mán, v. 2), Lev. 5, 1. Be mánsworum. Ða ðe mánsweriaþ, L. Edm. S. 6; Th. i. 246, 14. Ne swerige hé ðýlæs hé mánswerige, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii

Linked entry: swerian

fóster-man

(n.)

a foster-manbondsmansecurity

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a foster-man, bondsman, security

æcer-man

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-man, æcer-mon; g. æcer-mannes; m.

A field-manfarmeragricola

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A field-man, farmer; agricola, Ælfc. Gl. 5

freó-man

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For last passage substitute Hwæt gifest þú me, gásta Waldend, freómanna tó frófre ... ne sealdest þú mé sunu ... Gǽð geréfa mín fægen freóbearnum what freeborn children wilt thou give me, Ruler of spirits, for my comfort? ... Thou hast not granted me

freót-man

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Sceóte man æmessan be þám þe man þonne tóþearfe gerǽde . . . hwílum be teóþunge, hwílum be mannes efenwihte, hwílum be freótmen, hwílum be healffreón, Wlfst. 171, 4. Hé geann Gode his sáwelscættas, ꝥ is .i. híd and .i. pund penega and .vi. and twéntig