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bringan

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Gif ðú wille ðín lác bringan (brengan, v. l.). . . lǽt inc geséman ǽr ðú ðín lác bringe (brenge, v. l.); brieng (breng, v. l. ) siððan ðín lác, Past. 349, 9-13. Hé þá sprǽce ne mihte bringan tó nánum ende, Bt. 41, 3; F. 246, 29.

fífteóða

(adj.)
Grammar
fífteóða, fíftéða, fíftegða, fýfteogeða; seó, ðæt fífteóðe; adj.

The FIFTEENTHquintus dĕcĭmus

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Under ðam fíftéðan dæge Kalendarum Octobris sub die quinta decĭma Kalendas Octobres, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 20. Heó leórde ðý fífteóðan dæge transīvit die quinta décíma, 4, 23; S. 592, 39. Ðý fíftegðan geáre in the fifteenth year, 4, 26; S. 602, 21

Linked entries: fíftegða fýfteógða

híd-gild

(n.)
Grammar
híd-gild, es; n.

A land taxtax paid on every hide

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A land tax, tax paid on every hide Ðis mycel is gegolden of ðære cyricean W. cyninge syððan hé ðis land áhte wíðútan ðam hídgelde ðe nán man wiðútan Gode ánum átellan ne mæg this much has been paid from the church [of Worcester] to king William since

un-gild

(n.)
Grammar
un-gild, -gilde, es; n.

An improper or excessive tax

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Ðis wæs swíðe geswincfull geár þurh manigfeald ungyld, 1098; Erl. 235, 11. Ús ungylda swýðe gedrehton, Wulfst. 159, 12. Ðis wæs swíðe hefigtýme geár ... on ungyldan ða nǽfre ne áblunnon, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 25

Linked entry: un-gyld

eág-sealf

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Ðis is seó séleste eáhsalf wið éhwærce, Lch. i. 374, 1. Ðeós eáhsealf mæg wiþ ǽlces cynnes broc on eágon, iii. 292, 1: 4, 4. His man brúceþ on eágsealfe, i. 334, 4. Ðis mæg tó eáhsalfe, 374, 14. Nim þǽr góde eáhsealfe, iii. 292, 15, 18.

ége

(n.)
Grammar
ége, n.

An eye

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Gif ðín ége if thine eye, Mt. Rush. War. 5, 29

land-gewyrpe

(n.)
Grammar
land-gewyrpe, es; n.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 453, 30. On ða landgewyrpu ... andlang ðara landgewyrpa, 434, 2-4

Linked entry: ge-wyrp

mýðe

(n.)
Grammar
mýðe, (?); pl.

The mouth of a stream

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 48, 25. v. ge-mýðe

scír-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
scír-þegen, es; m.
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Dip. B. i. 544, 8

freóls-bóc

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Ðis is seó freólsbóc tó Cheolcar and ealra ðáre landa ðe intó ðǽ mynechina lífe æt Wiltúne forgifene synt, C.D. iii. 117, 24. Add

ge-þenian

(v.)
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Add: ge-þennan 'Geðen bond ðín.' And geðenede 'extende manum tuam.' Et extendit, Mt. L. 12, 13. Geþen[ed] deductum, An. Ox, 28, 12

ge-cennes

(n.)
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Oð þone dæg his gerecenesse (gecænenisse, gecígednesse, gecígnesse, v.ll.) of middangearde usque ad diem suae uocationis, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 634, 8. (?)

Linked entry: ge-cænenis

on-clifiende

(adj.)
Grammar
on-clifiende, adj.

Sticking to, persistent

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Dip. B. i. 154, 37

Linked entry: clifian

híra

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Mid glædum gefance þá underþeóddan leorneras heora ealdrum hýran sceolan, for ðí þæne glædan hýran God lufað, R. Ben. 20, 24. Mid þám gecorenum Crístes hérum (hyrede, v. l.), Wlfst. 256, 19. Take here héra, hýra in Dict. and add

Linked entry: héra

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faithfaithlessnessperfidyfraud

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Bad faith, faithlessness, perfidy, fraud Mé ðás woruldsǽlþa blindne on ðis dimme hol forlǽddon, and mé ðá berýpton rǽdes and frófre for heora untreówum, Met. 2, 13.

leax

(n.)
Grammar
leax, læx, lex, es; m.

A salmonlax

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Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ... gesyllan ǽlce geare xv. leaxas this is the agreement ... that they give xv salmon every year, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 295, 34: L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 19

Linked entry: læx

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, e; þeówe, an; f.
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Án menen ł þeówæ (ðíua, Lind.) ancilla, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 69. Ðínre þeówan sunu filium ancillae tuae Ps. Th. 85, 15: 115, 6. On Marian ðínre þeówan, Blickl. Homl. 157, 3. Ðió famulam, Rtl. 103, 40. Ðióe, 104, 18.

wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deeda benefitfavourkindnessan officeservice

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Dip. B. i. 154, 38

ge-witnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witnes, -ness, e; f.

knowledgecognisancewitnesstestimonyused of persons

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At ðis gewitnesse wæs seo kining Offa at this witnessing was king Offa, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 12. used of persons Ic Æthelmǽr gewitnys I Æthelmær am witness, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 351, 12-18: iv. 206, 6-9.

Linked entry: witness

for-gyfendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gyfendlíc, -gyfenlíc; adj.

Forgivingpardonabletolerableremissus

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Sodomwara lande byþ forgyfenlícreon dómes dæg, ðonne ðé terræ Sŏdŏmōrum remissius ĕrit in die jūdĭcii, quam tĭbi, Mt. Bos. 11. 24: Lk. Bos. 10, 14