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ofer-stǽlan

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Se dóm þurh þone byþ oferswíþed and oferstǽled ꝥ hlúde geflit þæs folces sententia per quam tumultuosae turbae seditio comprimatur, Gr. D. 265, 2

fremu

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Ðæt hé sumne hearm geswigode ðǽr ðǽr hé freme gecleopian meahte that he had done harm by silence where he might have got profit by calling out, Past. 49, 22

ge-wýscendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wýscendlíce, adv.

By adoption

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By adoption God Fæder Ælmihtig hæfþ ǽnne Sunu gecyndelíce and menige gewíscendlíce God, the Father Almighty has one Son naturally and many by adoption, Homl. Th. i. 258, 26

Linked entry: -wýscendlíce

fylling

(n.)
Grammar
fylling, e; f.

fillingcompletion, complement

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D. 250, 27. completion, complement vi fliccen and óþer vi tó fyllincge, Nap. 55, 33. v. bytt-, cyll-, ge-fylling

Linked entry: fyllung

ofer-cýðan

(v.)

to bring stronger testimony than another

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to bring stronger testimony than another Wé cwǽdon be mannum ... gif áþ burste oððe ofercýðed wǽre if the oath were not supported by a sufficient number of compurgators, or were disproved by testimony more strongly supported by oath.

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]
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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22

droppetung

(n.)
Grammar
droppetung, e; f.

A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop stillicĭdium

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A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop; stillicĭdium Swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung droppende ofer eorþan as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth, Ps. Lamb. 71, 6

Linked entry: dropung

for-sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sǽtian, p. ode

take by surprise

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To catch by lying in ambush, take by surprise Hé forsǽtade hié ðǽr ðǽr hié geþóht hæfdon ꝥ hié hiene besǽtedon insidiantes insidiis capit. Or. 3, 11; S. 146, 10

á-lǽtnes

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Add: loss. v. á-lǽtan, <b>II </b>Gif him þince ꝥ his earm sý of áslegen, ꝥ byþ his góda álǽtnes, Lch. iii. 170, 17. remission Synna álǽtnes, Nar. 47, 12

eáþ-begeáte

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-begeáte, (? cf.
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Easy to get Gyf þý æfteran dæg sunne scýneþ, þonne byð on Ængelcynne gold eáðbegeáte, Lch. iii. 166, 1. Þás wýrta sindon betste tó þon and eáðbegeátra[n], ii. 226, 25

un-þæslic

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Swýðe unþæslic (inconveniens) mæg beón geþúht ꝥ sé nyte Drihtnes andgit, sé ;Þe mid him byð geworden án gást, Gr. D. 136, 21. ;Þá cwæð se hálga wer ;ꝥ Add

fæstes

(adv.)
Grammar
fæstes, adv.

By chance forte

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By chance; forte, Cot. 88

á-hredding

(n.)
Grammar
á-hredding, e; f.
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Ús tó fullan fultume and tó áhreddingge gyf ús neód byð, Cht. E. 230, 11

Linked entry: hredding

regol-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
regol-bryce, es; m.

A breach of rule, v.

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Þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce through the breach of their rule by clerks and the breach of the law by laymen, Wulfst. 166, 22

wæl-rest

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rest, -ræst, e; f.

The rest or bed of the slain

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Th. 99, 8; Gen. 1643: Byrht. Th. 135, 5; By. 113. Sceal fǽge flǽschoma foldærne biþeaht wunian wælræste (inhabit the grave), Exon. Th. 164, 3; Gú. 1006. Sió ród foldan getýned wunode wælreste (lay buried), Elen. Kmbl. 1444; El. 724

Linked entry: wǽl-bed

wæl-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-wulf, es; m.

a war-wolf, one who is as fierce to slay as is a wolfa fierce cannibal, one who preys on the dead like the wolf

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as an epithet of a warrior, a war-wolf, one who is as fierce to slay as is a wolf Wódon wælwulfas, wícinga werod, Byrht.

fyrn-geár

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-geár, es; n.

A former or by-gone yearpriscus vel prætĕrĭtus annus

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A former or by-gone year; priscus vel prætĕrĭtus annus Fyrngeárum fród old with by-gone years, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 3; Ph. 219: Menol. Fox 483; Gn. C. 12

fynig

(adj.)
Grammar
fynig, fini; adj.

Mouldymustydampmūcĭdusuligĭnōsus

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Mouldy, musty, damp; mūcĭdus, uligĭnōsus Gyf ðæt húsel byþ fynig if the housel be mouldy, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 8, 13. Fynig alluginatus [ = ulīgĭnōsus ], Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 48; Wrt. Voc. 57, 29

wícing

(n.)
Grammar
wícing, es; m.
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Hé stang wlancne wícing, Byrht. Th. 135, 56; By. 139. Ðá flotan, wícinga fela, 133, 60; By. 73: 134, 40; By. 97. Ðý geáre gegaderode ón hlóþ wícenga (-inga, v. l. ), Chr. 879; Erl. 80, 28.

Linked entry: scegð-mann

geár-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
geár-gerím, es; n.

A year-nurnbernumber of yearsnumbering by yearsannōrum nŭmĕrus

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A year-nurnber, number of years, numbering by years; annōrum nŭmĕrus Ymb þritig geárgerímes after thirty, numbering by years, i. e. after thirty years, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 59; Met. 28, 30

Linked entry: geár-rím