heáh-biscop
An archbishop, chief bishop, pontiff
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Ath. prm; Th. i. 194, 13. Se heáhbiscop and se hálga Wilfriþ Antistes eximius Vilfrid, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 41. Heáhbiscop pontifex, 2, 3; S. 504, 44, note. Héhbiscop pontifex, Rtl. 72, 8 archiepiscopus, 194, 27
friþ-gegilda
A member of a peace-guild ⬩ congildo ⬩ sŏdālis ⬩ sŏcius
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Ath. v. prm; Th. i. 228, 6-9
Linked entries: friþ-gild fryþ-gegylda
be-spirian
To inquire, trace ⬩ inquirere, investigare
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Ath. iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 13.
Linked entry: be-spyrigan
ge-strínan
To obtain ⬩ get ⬩ acquire ⬩ beget ⬩ procreate ⬩ acquīrĕre ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ procreāre
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Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 16. Se ðe bearn gestriéneþ he who begets a child, L. In. 27; Th. i. 120, 2: L. Alf. pol. 8; Th. i. 66, 19. Ðe hit on fruman gestríndon who first acquired it, 41; Th. i. 88, 19
Linked entries: ge-streónan ge-strínian ge-strýnan
sweoloþ-hát
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Burning hot Swoloð[át] squalida, fýrh[át] torrida, sunh[át] soliflua, An. Ox. 56, 202-205
Frig-dæg
FRIDAY ⬩ Friga's day ⬩ dies Vĕnĕris
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Ath. iv. 3; Th. i. 222, 18. Ǽlces Frige dæges fæsten every Friday's fast, L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264. 23: L. C. E. 16; Th. i. 368, 25. Fæstan ǽlce Frige dæg to fast every Friday, L. Eth. v. 17; Th. i. 308, 23: vi. 24; Th. i. 320, 22.
for-swerian
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. ¶ for-sworen forsworn, perjured :-- Fela synd forsworene, Wlfst. 268, 27. to constrain by swearing, to bewitch Forsuór defotabat (v. áþ-swerian, wirgan), Txts. 57, 660.
geárlíc
Yearly ⬩ annual ⬩ annuus
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Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 194, 17. Geárlícne tíman annuum tempus, Hymn. Surt. 106, 33. Geárlíc wuldor annuam glōriam, 79, 34. Geárlíce tída gesette wǽron the yearly seasons were fixed, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 25; Lchdm. iii. 246, 23
IC
I
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Ath. 1; prm; Th. i. 194, 2. Ic hyt eom it is I; ego sum, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 27. Ic sylf hit eom ipse ego sum, Lk. Skt. 24, 39. Ic eom Gabriel ic ðe stande beforan gode ego sum gabrihel qui adsto ante deum, 1, 19.
be-tíhtlian
To accuse, charge ⬩ accusare, criminari
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Ath. i. 7; Th. i. 202, 25. Ǽlc mynetere ðe betíhtlad sí every moneyer who is accused, L. Eth, iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 15. Gif he betýhtlad wurðe if he should be accused, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 8, 16
Linked entry: be-týhtlian
torfung
a throwing of stones, ⬩ stoning ⬩ a throwing, ⬩ casting, ⬩ hurling
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Ath. v. 6, 3; Th. i. 234, 8. Cf. Si fur servus homo sit, eant sexaginta et viginti servi et lapident eum, iii. 6; Th. i. 219, 13. v. Grmm. R.
ge-fér-scipe
Society ⬩ fellowship ⬩ brotherhood ⬩ sŏciĕtas ⬩ cŏmĭtātus ⬩ clērus
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Ath. v. § 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 20. Se cræftga geférscipas fæste gesamnaþ the artificer firmly unites societies, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 185; Met. 11, 93. Of hiora gefoerscipe de eorum societate, Rtl. 75. 28
Linked entries: ge-fǽrscipe ge-fér-rǽden
spor
a trace, track, spoor ⬩ a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. ⬩ a wound ⬩ tracing, tracking
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Ath. v. 4; Th. i. 232, 11. Befæste mon ðæt spor landes mannum, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 5
forad
Broken ⬩ weakened ⬩ void ⬩ fractus ⬩ lăbĕfactus
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Ath. i. 23; Th. i. 212, 9: iv. 7; Th. i. 228, 1
pliht
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Ath. iv. 6 ; Th. i. 226, 6. Plihtas pericula, Ps. Surt. 114, 3
Linked entry: pleoh
ge-gilda
A person who belongs to a guild, club, or corporation ⬩ a guild-brother ⬩ a companion ⬩ fellow ⬩ congildo ⬩ socius ⬩ sodalis
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Ath. v. § 8, 6; Th. i. 236, 36 : Hick. Thes. ii. Dis. Epist. pp. 20-21
Linked entries: gilda friþ-gegilda ge-gylda
swaru
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Forrhwi ȝho ȝaff swillc sware onnȝæn, Orm. 2422.] swearing, oath, Similar entries v. áþ-, mán-, mánáþ- (be mánáþsware de perjurio, L. Ecg. C. tit. 34; Th. ii. 130, 24) swaru. [Mid false sware, O.E. Homl. ii. 259, 35.
et-néhstan
At nighest, at last, lastly ⬩ postrēmo, novissĭme
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At nighest, at last, lastly; postrēmo, novissĭme, Som. Ben. Lye
hláf-leást
Lack of bread
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Lack of bread For ðære hláfleáste ða eorþan ǽton for lack of bread they ate the earth, St. And. 34, 20
Acemannes burh
Bath, Somersetshire
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At Acemannes beri at Akeman's bury, Ing. 158, note g