hyrwan
blaspheme ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ treat ill ⬩ oppress ⬩ vex ⬩ harass
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Sceal wís cyning cristendóm miclian and mǽrsian and á hé sceal hǽðendóm hindrian and hyrwan a wise king must extend and magnify christianity, and ever must he hinder and harass heathendom, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 7
Linked entry: herwan
twi-hynde
a person, of a rank for which the wergild was two hundred shillings; ⬩ applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank.
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(the article then deals with the case of the former, and concludes: Eal man sceal æt cyrliscum were be ðære mǽðe dón, ðe him tó gebyreþ, swá wé be twelfhyndum tealdan.Cf. too: Ceorles wergild is. . . ii hund sciłł. be Myrcna lage, L.
a-cwician
To quicken ⬩ revive ⬩ to come to life ⬩ vivificare ⬩ reviviscere
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To quicken, revive, to come to life; vivificare, reviviscere On ðínre mild-heortnesse me scealt acwician in misericordia tua vivifica me, Ps. Th. 118, 159. Ðá acwicode ic hwon then 1 revived a little, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 29
fléma
A fugitive ⬩ profŭgus
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A fugitive; profŭgus Ðú fléma scealt wídlást wrecan thou shall go a fugitive into far exile, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 27; Gen. 1020: L. C. S. 13; Th. i. 382, 23: Obs. Lun. § 7; Lchdm. iii. 186, 23
un-fægere
Unpleasantly ⬩ ungently ⬩ terribly ⬩ cruelly
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Gripon unfægre under sceát werum scearpe gáras, 124, 16; Gen. 2063. Sampson hewis doun of þa hirdis, hurtis þam unfaire, Alex. (Sk.) 1224
weorold-déma
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Bisceop sceall saca sehtan mid ðám worulddéman ðe riht lufian, 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 15, 36
burg-gemet
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Measure used in a town Ne sceall bisceop geþafian wóh gemet, ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽlc burhgemet (cf. gange án gemet swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, i. 270, 1), Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20
searu-wundor
A wonderful thing in implements or engines
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The term is applied to Grendel's arm, which had been torn away by Beowulf) Eode scealc monig searowundor seón, Beo. Th. 1844; B. 920
self-ǽta
An eater of those belonging to its own species ⬩ a cannibal ⬩ anthropophagus
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An eater of those belonging to its own species, (applied to man) a cannibal, anthropophagus Ðú scealt féran . . . ðǽr sylfǽtan eard weardigaþ . . . swá is ðære menigo þeáw, ðæt hié uncúðra ængum ne willaþ feores geunnan, Andr. Kmbl. 350; An. 175
ymbren
- L. Eth. vi. 23 ;
- Th. i. 320, 20
- Wulfst. 272, 16
Ember (in Ember-day), Embring
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P. addit. 21; Th. ii. 234, 33) :-- Ðis godspel sceal on Wódnesdæg tó ðam ymbrene ǽr myddawyntran (cf. Ðys gebyraþ on Frigedæg tó ðam ylcan fæstene, v. 39), Lk. Skt. 1, 26 rubc.
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scearpian
To scarify,
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Ðú scealt ymb .iii. niht scearpian, 264, 1. Scearpigean, iii. 132, 31
CUMAN
COME ⬩ go, happen ⬩ venire, ire, accidere, evenire
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Com weorc sceá-wigan came to view the work, 80; Th. 101, 7; Gen. 1678
Linked entry: aweg-cuman
feorh-cwealm
A mortal pang ⬩ death ⬩ slaughter ⬩ mors ⬩ cædes
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Mín sceal golden wurþan feorhcwealm my slaughter shall be requited, Cd. 55; Th. 67, 19; Gen. 1103
syn-líc
Sinful
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Sinful Hé sceal scyldan cristenum mannum wið ǽlc ðara þinga ðe synlíc biþ, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 24. Anbúgan tó nánum fúllícum and synlícum luste, Past. 14; Swt. 83, 15. Fyrenlusta and synlícra dǽda á má and má, Wulfst. 56, 7.
ge-nægled
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Th. i. 82, 25. to fasten together by nails, construct by means of nails. v. næglian Scip sceal genægled, scyld gebunden, Gn. Ex. 94. (O. H. Ger. ge-nagalit, -negelit infixus, clavatus.)
herian
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On dægred man sceal God herian, Btwk. 194, JO
scrallettan
to make a loud sound
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Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan snere wrǽstan lǽtan scralletan one shall sit with a harp at his lord's feet, bend the strings, mate them send forth loud sound, 332, 10; Vy. 83
ge-wǽgan
to affect ⬩ weigh down ⬩ oppress ⬩ afficere ⬩ deprimere ⬩ vexare ⬩ to frustrate ⬩ frustrari ⬩ irritum facere
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Mid meteliéste gewǽgde oppressed with lack of food, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 27. to frustrate; frustrari, irritum facere Cúþ sceal geweorþan ðæt ic gewǽgan ne mæg that which I may not frustrate shall become manifest, Exon. 117 b; Th. 452, 3; Dóm. 115
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streówen
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B.) jussit sibi stratum parari, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 8. a place where anything rests Hord sceal in streónum bídan . . . hwonne hine guman gedǽlen treasure shall remain in its places of rest. . . until men distribute it, Exon. Th. 337, 22; Gn. Ex. 68
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circul
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Dele 'the zodiac,' and add: a cycle, circular arrangement for computing Sceal wintrum fród on circule cræfte findan hálige dagas, Men. 67.