swiftness
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Gewunelíce wé singað mid micelre swif(t)nysse consuete canimus nimia uelocitate, Angl. xiii. 370, 75. Add
riht-gewitt
Right mind
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Right mind Ðá wæs heó of hyre ryhtgewitte she was out of her mind, Shrn. 141, 18
gúþ-weard
A war-guard ⬩ a king
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A war-guard, a king, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 26; Exod. 174; Elen. Kmbl. 27; El. 14
or-dál
- L. Edg. C. 24 ;
- Th. ii. 248, 28 .
judicial decision, judgment ⬩ a decision which follows an appeal to the Deity
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Among those who were to be subjected to this form of trial are mentioned convicted perjurors, who after conviction are not : the man who was charged with plotting against his lord, or with being guilty of cyricbryce, or with practising witchcraft and
Linked entries: ísen-ordál wæter-ordál
be-leán
To hinder by blame ⬩ reprehend ⬩ reprove ⬩ forbid ⬩ prohibere ⬩ reprobare ⬩ reprehendere
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To hinder by blame, reprehend, reprove, forbid; prohibere, reprobare, reprehendere We lǽraþ ðæt preostas oferdruncen beleán óðrum mannum we enjoin that priests reprehend drunkenness in other men L. Edg. C. 57; Th. ii. 256, 14.
Iclingas
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Guthlac belonged Hé was ðæs yldestan and ðæs æðelstan cynnes ðe Iclingas wǽron genemnede he [Guthlac's father] was of that chiefest and noblest race that were called Iclings, Guthl. 1 ; Gdwin. 8, 4. [Icelingtun (Ickleton in Cambridgeshire?)
big-wist
Food, nourishment, provision ⬩ pabulum, alimentum, commeatus
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We lǽraþ, ðæt hí habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum bíwiste he must have provisions for the three classes, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 3, 4
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ge-lecgan
To lay ⬩ pōnĕre
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He wæs unscyldig ðæs ðe him geléd wæs he was guiltless of that which was laid to him, Chr. 1053; Erl. 187, 21
un-áteorigendlíc
indefatigable ⬩ unwearied ⬩ that shall not fail ⬩ unending ⬩ imperishable
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Wé habbaþ unáteorigendlíce sáule, 96, 18. Wé ðe sind éce on úrum sáwlum, and eác beóð on líchaman unáteorigendlíce æfter ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste, ii. 462, 30
un-gesceádwíslíce
Indiscreetly ⬩ unreasonably ⬩ foolishly
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Ðonne wé biddaþ ongeán úre ágenre þearfe, ðonne forwyrnð God ús ðæs ðe wé ungesceádwíslíce biddaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 528, 9. Ongesceádwíslíce inrationabiliter, R. Ben. Interl. 61, 11
ge-hala
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One who shares another's secrets, a confidant Gehala vel gerúna sinmistes vel consecretalis, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 18.
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wamm-dǽd
An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime
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An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime Swá swá wé forlǽtaþ leahtras on eorðan ðám ðe wið ús oft ágyltaþ, and womdǽda wítan ne þencaþ 'as we forgive them that trespass against us,' Hy. 6, 25.
hearm-stæf
Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction
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Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction Wé nú gehýraþ hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan we now hear whence troubles arose for us, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 1; Gen. 939.
a-hénan
To humble ⬩ abase ⬩ tread down or under foot ⬩ humiliare ⬩ calcare
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War. 21, 24
andgete
Manifest ⬩ manifestus
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Manifest; manifestus,Exon. 26a; Th. 76, 22; Cri. 1243; [perhaps we should read or-gete: v. l. 1238.]
a-stífian
To stiffen ⬩ grow or wax stiff ⬩ obrigere
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To stiffen, grow or wax stiff; obrigere,Cot. 146. His sine astífode His sinew stiffened. Gen. 32, 32
cwoellan
to kill ⬩ necare, interficere
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War. 5, 18
fóre-warde
An agreement ⬩ pactum
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An agreement; pactum Seó fórewarde ǽr wæs gewroht the agreement was formerly made, Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 34
hyrw-ness
Contempt ⬩ reproach
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Gefylled wé synd hirwnesseum repleti sumus despectione, 122, 4
mæsse-þegen
A mass-priest
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Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10
Linked entry: mæsse-preóst