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irfe-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-gewrit, es; n.

a willtestament

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; then no man made known to me any testament or any witness that it was any other than as we two before with witness agreed, Chart.

fór-word

(n.)
Grammar
fór-word, es; n.

A fore-wordstipulationagreementpræcautiopactum

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Ðis synd ða fórword ðe Æðelréd cyng and ealle his witan wið ðone here gedón habbaþ these are the agreements which king Æthelred and all his counsellors have made with the army, L. Eth. ii. prm; Th. i. 284, 6

hæbbenga

(adv.)
Grammar
hæbbenga, adv.

With constraint, constrainedly

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With constraint, constrainedly

be-stéman

(v.)
Grammar
be-stéman, -stýman; p. de; pp. ed

To BESTEAM, bedew, make damp, make wethumectare, madefacere, circumfundere

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Hú ðú wǽgflotan wǽre bestémdan sund wisige how thou directest the sailing of the wave-floater [ship] wetted with the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 974; An. 487. Dreóre bestémed wet with blood, 2949; An. 1477

Linked entries: stíman be-stýman

lah-slit

(n.)
Grammar
lah-slit, n[?]; -sliht, -slite, es; m; -slitt, e: f.
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Gebéte ðæt be ðæm ðe seó dǽd sý swá be wíte swá be lahslitte [lahslite, MS. B.] let him make'bot' for that according to what the deed is, either by 'wite' [if English] or by 'lahslit' [if Danish], L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 6.

Linked entries: slite -slitt

be-ládian

(v.)
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Ðára scylda hié wilniað ðæt hié scylen hié beladian, Past. 241, 2. with (neg.) clause Hé mæg hine ðý lǽs beládian ðæt hé næbbe wíte geearnod. inexcusabiliter merebitur supplicium, 347, 19

ge-þafa

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Hí nyllað geðáfan beón óðerra monna geðeahtes alienis consiliis non acquiescunt, Past. 305, 15. with gen. and clause Gif his wolde mínra þegna hwilc geþafa wurðan þæt hé úp heonon mihte cuman, Gen. 414. with dat.

bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, trafficemptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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us, or we with them, with cattle and with goods, that is to be allowed, L.

Linked entry: byge

ádl-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
ádl-wérig, adj.

Weary with sicknessmorbo fatigatus

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Weary with sickness; morbo fatigatus Fonde his mon-dryhten ádlwérigne he found his master weary with sickness, Exon. 47b; Th. 162, 25; Gú. 981

beáh-hroden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beáh-hroden, [hroden ; pp. of hreóðan]

Crown-adornedadorned with braceletsarmillis vel diademate ornatus

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Crown-adorned, adorned with bracelets; armillis vel diademate ornatus Beáh-hroden [MS. beághroden] cwén a queen adorned with bracelets, Beo. Th. 1251; B. 623

Linked entry: hroden

ge-hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To lie withcohabitcommit fornicationconcumbĕre

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To lie with, cohabit, commit fornication; concumbĕre Gif he mid gehǽme if he lie with her, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 16

Linked entry: hǽman

gereord-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
gereord-gleáwness, e; f.
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Skill with the voice Singað him on gehreordgleáwnesse psallite ei in uociferatione; play skilfully with a loud noise (A. V. ), Ps. L. 32, 3

ǽ-smæl

(n.)

a contraction of the pupil of the eye

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a contraction of the pupil of the eye Wiþ ǽsmælum and wiþ eallum eágna wærce, Lch. ii. 338, 1 : 2, 9 : 36, 16, 19

Linked entry: smæl

ge-þafung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þafung, e; f.

Permissionallowanceassentconsentpermissioassensusconsensus

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Permission, allowance, assent, consent; permissio, assensus, consensus Mid Earnulfes geþafunge with Arnulf's permission, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 3. Be his geþafunge gecyrde se apostol by his permission the apostle returned, Homl. Th. i. 60, 6: Th.

Linked entry: þafung

un-lust

(n.)
Grammar
un-lust, es; m.

absence of desiredisgustdisinclinationwant of appetitedisinclination to actionlistlessnesswant of pleasurejoylessnesswearinessan evil pleasurelust

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Wiþ metes unluste, 184, 15: 28, 5. Wiþ unluste and wlætan þe of magan cymð, 158, 12. Wiþ sáre and unluste ðæs magan, se ðe ne mæg ne mid mete ne mid drincan beón gelácnod, 158, 17. Hié þrowiaþ ormǽtne þurst and metes unlust, 230, 19.

friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been madepācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

á-nægled

(adj.)
Grammar
á-nægled, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Covered with that which is nailed on Þá wágas wǽron mid gyldnum þelum ánæglede the walls were covered with golden plates nailed on to them, Nar. 4, 25

Linked entry: næglian

innan-fortog

Grammar
innan-fortog, v. for-tog,
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where read Wiþ innanfortoge

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Gl. 843. with a non-material object, to break power, &c., destroy Hié Judéa blǽd forbrǽcon, Dan. 709. in a moral sense, to break a promise, command, &c. Wit Waldendes word forbrǽcon, Gen. 798

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Th. i. 220, 4. to bear with patiently, without getting angry, put up with, not to resent, not to punish Forberet dissimulat (injuriam), Kent. Gl. 411.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran