nǽnig
not any ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ no one ⬩ not any one
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Him ðæs nǽnige bót dydon, Blickl. Homl. 201, 23. Grammar nǽnig, with other negatives Nǽnig mon ne sceal lufian ne ne géman his gesibbes, 23, 16. Ðæt wíte ðe nǽfre nǽnig ende ne becymeþ, 51, 31.
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gód
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;c.) pund tó bóte mid godcundan scrifte in the next six paragraphs ), Ll.
ge-reccan
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Geselle him mon . c. sciłł. tó bóte, búton him witan máre gereccan, 100, 14. Is ciépemonnum gereht . . . 82, 10, Ðonne wille wé cweðan ðæt hé sié genóg ryhtlíce his bróðor deáðes scyldig . . .
ge-bídan
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Ic mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, B. 934. Sé þe áh lífes wyn gebiden in burgum, Seef. 28. (1 b) to endure, undergo, suffer ill :-- Fela ic weána gebád, Fins. 25. Myccle scipbrocu hé gebád, Bl. H. 173, 6. Hé oft gebád ísernscúre, B. 3116.
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Hié heora land oferhergodan, and him ðæs nǽnige bóte dydon, búton ofermódlíce wíg and þreátunge, Blickl. Homl. 201, 24. Abraham sealde wíg tó wedde, nalles wunden gold, Cd. Th. 124, 29; Gen. 2070. Oft ic (a shield) wíg seó, frécne feohtan. Exon.
yfel
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Hié nǽnige bóte dón noldan, ah hié on heora yfelum þurhwunedon, Blickl. Homl. 79, 8: Ps. Th. 105, 25. Ic ðé þreáge and ðé cýðe eal ðás yflu, 49, 23. what is hurtful, grievous Hú mycel yfel ðé gelamp for ðínre gítsunge, Blickl. Homl. 31, 13.
full
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S. 16, 285. complete, perfect, whole (said both of material and immaterial things) God is þæt fulle gód and ꝥ fullfremede, ꝥ nánes willan wana ne biþ . . .
georne
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Beó man georne ymbefriðes bóte, Ll. Th. i. 310, 22: 278, 13: ii. 290, 2. Swá hé geornor and gelómor Godes hús séce, Wlfst. 155, 8. Godes grið is ealra griða geornost tó healdanne, Ll. Th. i. 330, 3: 358, 18.
ge-riht
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VII. right, lawful procedure :-- Gif hwá búton gerihtum hit ábrecan wille God hine tó rihtere bóte gecerre, C. D. iii. 5, 19
hwæþere
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Gif se hund losige, gá þeós bót hwæðere forð, Ll. Th. i. 78, 6. by a particle expressing time Syþþan hié ðæt feoh onféngon, ne mihtan hié hweðre forswígian, Bl. H. 177, 31.
gif
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An. 344, with gif þú þegn sié . . . 417, the evidence of thaneship is the same in both cases . Gif ceorl búton wífes wísdóme deóflum gelde . . . Gif bútwú deóflum geldað. . . Ll. Th. i. 40, 4-6.
for-gildan
to pay back ⬩ restore ⬩ pay damages ⬩ to pay for ⬩ buy off ⬩ to repay ⬩ pay out ⬩ requite ⬩ to pay ⬩ perform
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Hit weorþeþ forgolden, 195, 23. the object a clause: Hé ús forgyldeþ swá wé nú hér dóþ ge gódes ge yfeles he will requite us for both the good and the evil that we do here, Bl.
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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Cyninges botl a king's dwelling, palace, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 18. Cyninga [MS. cininga] bóoc the book of kings, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 38 : 8, 3. Cyninga [MS. kyninga] byrgen a burying-place of kings; mausoleum, bustum, Ælfc. Gl. 85 ; Som. 74, 3; Wrt.
FÆÐM
the embracing arms ⬩ brachia amplexa, circumdăta ⬩ A lap, bosom, breast ⬩ quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectus ⬩ FATHOM = six feet ⬩ spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentum ⬩ An embrace, protection ⬩ amplexus, complexus, protectio ⬩ Grasp, power ⬩ pŏtestas, dĭtio ⬩ An expanse, abyss, deep ⬩ expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum
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And ðú getíhst his heáhnisse togædere on ufeweardum to ánre fæðme et in cŭbĭto consummābis summĭtātem ejus, Gen. 6, 16. both the arms extended, now a FATHOM = six feet; spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentum, Cot. 162?
níd
necessity ⬩ inevitableness ⬩ necessity ⬩ need ⬩ urgent requirement ⬩ a necessary business ⬩ duty ⬩ need ⬩ what one wants ⬩ necessity ⬩ need ⬩ difficulty ⬩ hardship ⬩ distress ⬩ force ⬩ compulsion
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Seó þearlwísnes ðæs heardan lífes him ǽrest of nýde becom for bóte his synna ac forþgangendre tíde ðæt hé ðæt nýd on gewunon gecyrde ... ex necessitate obvenerat, sed ... necessitatem in consuetudinem verterat, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 32, Nabbaþ hí neóde tó
gelíce
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Þǽr gǽð gelíce bót tó eallum compensation is made to the same amount in all the cases, Ll. Th. i. 98, 16. Ealle cyrcan godcundlíce habban hálgunge gelíce, 340, 27. For hwám nǽron eorðwelan ealle gedǽled leódum gelíce?
heáfod
HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.
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Æt ðam óðran cyrre ne sý ðǽr nán óðer bót bútan ðæt heáfod the second time let there be no other reparation than the head, i. 1, 2; Th. i. 282, 2, 23. Heáfdas feónda capita inimicorum suorum, Ps. Th. 67, 21.
findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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Hí æt þám bisceope bóte fundon, El. 1217.
wénan
to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for
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Th. 3212; B. 1604. with infinitive Ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan 1870; B. 933
sél
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Bóþ his sylfes swíðor micle ðonne se sélla mon, Exon. Th. 315, 11 ; Mód. 29. Him wearþ sélle líf bihýded, 227, 3 ; Ph. 417. Wé sculon ídle lustas forseón and ðæs séllran gefeón, 47, 19 ; Cri. 757.
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