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níd-þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
níd-þeówian, p. ode

To reduce to servitudeto compel service from

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To reduce to servitude, to compel service from Gif man cirican nýdþeówige (cf ǽnig man heonan forþ cirican ne þeówige, L. Eth. v. 10; Th. i. 306, 27 : vi. 15; Th. i. 318, 26), L. N. P. L. 21; Th. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: þeówian

ge-fædere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fædere, ge-federe, an; f.

A godmothercommatersusceptrix

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A godmother; commater, susceptrix Ǽfre ne geweorþe, ðæt Cristen man gewífige on his gefæderan let it never be that a Christian man marry with his godmother, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 17 : L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22

Linked entry: ge-federe

scip-forðung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-forðung, -fyrðung, e; f.
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Preparation of ships Burhbóta and bricgbóta and scipforðunga (-fyrðunga, MS. B.) áginne man georne (cf. wærlíc biþ ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3), L. C. S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27

Linked entries: scip-fyrðrung fyrþung

stefnian

(v.)
Grammar
stefnian, p. ode
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To cite, summon (with dat.) Stefnode man God wine eorle and Harolde eorle tó ðon gemóte ... Ðá hí ðider cómon, ðá stefnede heom man tó gemóte, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 3-6. Se cing him steofnode tó Glóweceastre, 1093; Erl. 228, 33

Linked entry: stefn

gum-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
gum-rinc, es; m.

A man

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A man Gódlíc gumrinc a goodly man, Exon. 129a; Th. 495, 7; Rä. 84, 4. Dysiges folces gumrinca gyden a goddess of the foolish people, of men, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53; Cd. 75; Th. 93, 27; Gen.1552

ge-teáma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teáma, -týma, an; m.

An advocateavouchera warranteradvŏcātusqui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat

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An advocate, avoucher, a warranter; advŏcātus, qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat Ic wille ðæt gehwilc man hæbbe his geteáman I will that every man have his warranter, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 9: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16

Linked entry: ge-týma

wígbed-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-bót, e; f.

A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders

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A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders Gif man preóst gewundige, gebéte man ða wyrdlan, and tó weófodbóte for his háde sylle .xii. ór.; æt diácone .vi. ór. tó weófodbóte, L. N. P. L. 23; Th. ii

carl

(adj.)
Grammar
carl, adj.
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Male, masculine; masculus. Used in compounds, as carl-cat, -fugel, -man

féster

(n.)

foodnourishment

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food, nourishment, foster-, in the compounds féster-bearn, -fæder, -man, -módor

beorm-teág

(n.)
Grammar
beorm-teág, e; f.
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A yeast-box Man sceal habban . . . bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20

Linked entry: bearm-teág

dǽd-bétere

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bétere, es; m.
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A penitent Ne mæg man ná dǽdbéterum þis dón, Nap. 16

Linked entry: bétere

hǽr-sife

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr-sife, es; n.
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A hair-sieve Man sceal habban . . . hérsyfe, Angl. ix. 264. 14

heals-ome

Grammar
heals-ome, l. heals-óme (or -óman; pl., only plural forms of the simple word seem to occur. v. -óman),
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Se man sé ðe biþ on healsóman nime healswyrt. and add

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple)an apple-shaped objectan eye-ball

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Add: an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) Æppel pomum, Ælfc. Gr. 31, 4. Ęppel malum, Kent. Gl. 962. Scoldon hangigan reáde apla mala punica Hwæt is getácnod ðurh ðá reádan apla (appla, l. 13)? Se æppel bið betogen mid rinde,

bendan

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Add: to bend Þonne bende ic mínne bogan, Wlfst. 229, 8. Hí bendað. Ps. Th. 10, 2: 36, 13. Bogan bendan oððe flán ásendan geswinc getácnað. Lch. iii. 198, 19. Bendende, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 12. to bind Hý hergiað and heáwað, bændað and bismriað. Wlfst. 163

feorm-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
feorm-fultum, es; m.

Food-supportpurveyancevictus auxĭliumcommeātusprōcūrātio

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Food-support, purveyance; victus auxĭlium, commeātus, prōcūrātio Ðæt him nán man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that no man need give him anything as purveyance, unless he himself be willing, L. C. S. 70; Th. i. 412, 22

fligel

(n.)
Grammar
fligel, es; m.

A flail

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A flail Man sceal habban tó odene fligel, Angl. ix. 264, 8

fram-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
fram-rinc, (from-), es; m.
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A chief man, prince, v. fram, Fromrincas principes, Ps. Rdr. 282, 115

wíf-leás

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Wífleás man agamus antropus, sine coniuge homo, Hpt. 31, 15, 403. Add

æx

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Cnocie man þá bán mid æxse ýre, Lch. iii. 14, 12. Add