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æl-tǽwlíce

(adv.)
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Ðone mon ðú meaht gelácnian æltǽwlíce, Lch. ii. 348, 16, 22. Add

hinder-hóc

(n.)
Grammar
hinder-hóc, es; m.

A stratagem, artifice, snare,

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A stratagem, artifice, snare, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 20; Mód. 34

Linked entry: HÓC

Tófe-ceaster

(n.)

Towcester

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Towcester Mon worhte ða burg æt Tófeceastre, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 26

freó-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
freó-dóm, frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; m.

FREEDOMlibertylībertasemancĭpātio

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FREEDOM, liberty; lībertas, emancĭpātio Ðæt is se freódóm, ðætte mon mót dón ðæt he wile that is freedom, that a man may do what he will. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 4, MS. Cot. Freódóm emancĭpātio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2.

under-þeód

(adj.)
Grammar
under-þeód, adj. (ptcpl.) used substantively.

Subjectsubordinate

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MSS.) mon sceal lǽran ðæt hié elles ne sién genǽt aliter admonendi sunt subditi, atque aliter praelati. Illos ne subjectio conterat, Past. 28; Swt. 189, 14. Ðonne ðæt mód ðara underðiédra (-ðiéddra, Cott.

Linked entry: þeódan

ge-metlic

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verbi) ðý lǽs hira mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge, Past. . 159, 13. gentle, mild. v. ge-metfæst, Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð nó gestiéred bútan miclum ðreán; ðá scamfæstan beóð oft mid gemetlicre láre gebetrode impudentes ab impudentiae

Linked entry: ge-métednes

mealm-stán

(n.)
Grammar
mealm-stán, es; m.

Maum-stone

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It is not so white as chalk, and is much more brittle.' -Mon heardlíce gníde ðone hnescestan mealmstán, Ors. 4, 13; Swt. 212, 28

Linked entry: cealc-stán

býcniend-líc gemet

(n.)
Grammar
býcniend-líc gemet, es; n.
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The indicative mood; indicativus modus, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 18, MS. C

deáþ-scúa

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-scúa, an; m. [scúa a shade]

The shadow of death, death mortis umbra, mors

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The shadow of death, death; mortis umbra, mors, Beo. Th. 322; B. 160

Linked entry: dǽd-scúa

leóþ-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
leóþ-cræftig, adj.
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Skilled in poetry Leóþcræftig mon, Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 28; Deór. 40

biorg

(n.)

a hill, mountaincollis, mons

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a hill, mountain; collis, mons,Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 20; Gú. 146

un-landágende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-landágende, adj.

Not owning land

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Not owning land Gesíðcund mon unlandágende, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 9

heard-sǽlness

Grammar
heard-sǽlness, (heartsǽlnes, v. l.
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see Mod. Lang. Rev, viii. 60, 25). After heardsǽlnes in l. 2 add:

nearu-wrenc

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Æfestum onǽled oferhygda ful, níðum, nearowrencum, Mod. 44

á-dysigian

(v.)
Grammar
á-dysigian, p. ode

To become foolish

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To become foolish Manna mód syndon earmlíce áþýstrode and ádysgode, Wlfst. 185, 12

Linked entry: dysegian

cræftgast

most skilful

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most skilful sup. of cræftig. Bt. Met. Fox 30, 4; Met. 30, 2

ge-leccan

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Geleht lyftum, Met. 20, 98. to moisten the lips of a person, give drink to a person Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnysse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde

wer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wer-tihtle, an; f.
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Gif mon sié wertyhtlan betogen . . . bíde mon mid ðære wíterǽdenne óþ ðæt se wer gegolden sié, L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 1-4

Linked entry: tihtle

cæmpa

(n.)
Grammar
cæmpa, an; m.
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Moys. Lamb. 186 b, 3

þreágan

(v.)
Grammar
þreágan, þreán, and þreáwian (v. þreápian); p. þreáde [in Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7 a form occurs that might be a strong past of þreán, on the analogy of þweán, sleán Ðæt gewit wæs swíþe sorgiende for ðám ermþum ðe hí ðrógan; cf. the rendering of the same passage in the metres: Ðæt mód wæs swíðe sorgum gebunden for ðǽm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton,
  • Met. 26, 97.
But, perhaps, drugon should be read, as, Latin is:]; pp. þreád.

to reproverebukereproachto punish one who deserves punishmentto chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amendto chastencorrectto torturetormentafflictdistressvexoppress

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to reprove, rebuke, reproach Ic hine þreáge (ðreá, Lind.: ðriá, Rush.) and forlǽte corripiam illum et dimittam, Lk. Skt. 23, 22. Ne þreáge (drégu, Surt.: þreá, Spl. C.: þrǽwie, Spl. T.) ic eów non arguam te, Ps. Th. 49, 9. Þreáge (ðréu, Surt.: ðreáge

Linked entries: þreán þreiga ðrogan