licgan
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Th. i. 434, 12. of material things, to be at rest on the ground or other surface On eorðlicere cyrcan líð stán ofer stáne, Hml. Th. ii. 582, 17. On meoxes gelícnysse þe líð under fótum, Hml. S. 8, 38. Licgað æfter lande loccas tódrifene, An. 1428.
ende-byrdnes
a row ⬩ series ⬩ a rank ⬩ grade ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ position ⬩ degree ⬩ an order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ method ⬩ regulation ⬩ ordering ⬩ an injunction ⬩ ordinance
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Bútan þám ánum þe of hyra endebyrdnysse útor áscofene synd, oðþe innor genumene, ǽlc óþer healde his endebyrdnesse, R. Ben. 115, 5-11. Ne stande hé on his stede and endebyrdnesse, ac stande hé ealra ýtemest, 68, 10.
CLǼNE
CLEAN, pure, clear ⬩ mundus, purus, merus, serenus ⬩ chaste, innocent ⬩ castus, innoxius
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Beón ða óðre ciǽne let the others be innocent, Gen. 44, 10. Sint spræcu Drihtnes spræcu clǽne sunt eloquia Domini eloquia casta, Ps. Lamb. 11, 7. Seó clǽneste cwén the most chaste woman, Exon. 11b; Th. 17, 26; Cri. 276
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Ðá com sum óðer and beád máre ðonne ðe óðer ǽr sealde and se cyng hit létt ðam menn ðe him máre beád then some other man came and offered more than the other had before given, and the king let it to the man that offered more, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 10.
Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt
út-gang
A going out ⬩ exit ⬩ egress ⬩ Exitus ⬩ finis ⬩ effectus ⬩ terminus ⬩ egressus ⬩ a going out of a place ⬩ egress, exit ⬩ the right of egress ⬩ a coming out from a position within a body ⬩ evacuation of the body ⬩ the going out of a period ⬩ the conclusion ⬩ end ⬩ an exit ⬩ passage ⬩ a privy ⬩ an evacuation
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Næs þurh ða micgean áne ac eác þurh óþerne útgang, 250, 11
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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Gif hí (birds) ðæs wuda benugen . . . þincþ him wynsumre ðæt him se weald oncweþe, and hí gehíran óþerra fugela stemine si nemorum gratas viderit umbras . . . silvas tantum moesta requirit, silvas dulci voce susurrat, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 20: Met. 13, 92.
Linked entries: weald-leþer geald wealda wilde
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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Eth. iii. 16; Th. i. 298, 14: vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 24. of all forfeits the king had one half — to healfum Fó se cyng to healfum, — to healfum ða men ðe on ðære ráde beón let the king take possession of half, of [the other] half the men, who may be in
worþig
enclosed homestead ⬩ a place surrounded by buildings ⬩ place ⬩ street ⬩ platea
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Other instances of the use of the word in reference to localities are the following Unam mansam loco qui celebri æt Monowyrðige appellatur. . . . Ðis synd ðære ánre hýde landgeméru tó Monawurðige. Ǽrust on Monawurðiges forde, vi. 57, 9-15.
ealdor-mann
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H. 77, 7. used of the holder of a particular office. referring to other than English officials; or in glossaries, of secular office Ealdorman judex vel consul, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 4: pretor, ii. 95, 26: comes, An. Ox. 4712.
ge-sprecan
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Þá þá hí umbe óþer þing gesprecon hæfdon, Chr. 1070; P. 206, 9. (2 c) to speak to or with some one about something :-- Tó faeder of brehtnise his gespræc, Jn. p. 7, 18. Ðá ilco gesprécon him bituih of ðǽm allum, Lk. L.
be-werian
prohibit ⬩ forbid ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend
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Nán bróðor ne gedyrstlǽce þæt hé óþerne mid wordum bewerige (defendere), R. Ben. 119, 5. His ágenne rǽd tó bewerigenne, 15, 13.
fægnian
to rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ welcome
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Ic lǽre ꝥ ðú fægenige óþerra manna gódes, Bt. 30, 1; F. 108, 30. Ðæt hié fægenigen (fægenien, v. l.) óðra monna gódra weorca ut alienis bonis congaudeant, Past. 229, 13.
ge-timbran
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Ne mæg ǽnig mann óþerne getimbrian búton hé hine sylfne gelómlíce behealde, 77. Ic wolde eów áne race gereccan, seó mæig eówer mód getimbrian, gif gé mid gýmene hí gehýran wyllað, Hml. Th. i. 412, 36. [Goth. ga-timrjan: O. H.
welig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ opulent
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Babylonia ðe ðá welegre wæs ðonne ǽnigu óþeru burg Babyloniam, urbem tunc cunctis opulentiorem, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 26.
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syndrig
separate, alone, not joined with others ⬩ standing apart, not accessible ⬩ special, set apart for a particular purpose ⬩ special, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual quality ⬩ for the unusual degree in which some quality exists ⬩ of that which concerns a single person, private, own ⬩ proprius, privatus ⬩ separate, several, sundry, each separately ⬩ one a-piece, one each
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separate, alone, not joined with others Ic mé syndrig eom singulariter sum ego, Ps. Th. 140, 12. Wiþ fefre hylpþ syndrigo marubie tó drincanne to drink marrubium alone, Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Heáfdehtes porres [croppan] syndrigne sele þicgan, 230, 11.
HÚ
How
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Th. 1962; B. 979. with a comparative [cf. þý, swá] Lufade hine lenge hú geornor, Exon. 34 b; Th. 110, 18; Gú. 109. qualifying, or in combination with, other words Hú mycel scealt ðú quantum debes? Lk. Skt. 16, 5.
teohhian
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Gif hé hit ne tiohchode eall tó anum si utraque unum esse non decerneret, Past, 49; Swt. 385, 34. in other ways Teohgaþ decreverit, cogitaverit, Hpt. Gl. 412, 48. Ne biþ hé swá brád swá hé teohhaþ (tihhaþ, Cott.
Linked entries: tihian tyhhian fore-geteohhian
fæste
shaken ⬩ firmly ⬩ fast ⬩ urgently ⬩ strictly ⬩ solemnly ⬩ securely ⬩ fast ⬩ fast ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once
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Þá þing þe wé handledon and fæste ymbe wǽron the matters that we handled and with which we were diligently engaged, Angl. viii. 304, 24. expressing vigorous action or thoroughness of condition: Hí fæste tógedere féngon they attacked each other vigorously
Linked entry: fæstlíce
fæsten
firmament ⬩ citadel ⬩ fort ⬩ a fortification ⬩ entrenchments ⬩ fastness ⬩ stronghold ⬩ a prison ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ Hell ⬩ claustrum
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Hí ymbsǽton ðá ceastre and worhton óþer fæsten ymb hié selfe . . . se here forlét þæt geweorc, Chr. 885; P. 78, 11. ¶ a siege (?): Fæstenne obsidione (cf. in arta Betuliae obsidione, Ald. 76, 25), Wrt.
feoh
cattle ⬩ property ⬩ wealth ⬩ money ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ bribe ⬩ gift ⬩ metal ⬩ coin
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Sume hí gebycgaþ hlísan mid heora ágnum deáþe, for þǽm hí wénaþ ꝥ hí næbben nán óþer fioh ðæs hlísan wyrþe búton hiora ágnum fiore nonnulli venerandum nomen gloriosae pretio mortis emerunt, 39, 11; F. 228, 29. property given as wages, bribe (v. feoh-fang