mæðel
an assembly ⬩ a deliberative or judicial meeting ⬩ council ⬩ speech ⬩ address ⬩ harangue ⬩ conversation
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Icel. heyja þing) : -- Ðá módigan mid him mæðel gehédon (took counsel together ), Andr. Kmbl. 2100; An. 1051.
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á-lísan
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</b> to make free in respect to a person or thing (wiþ, for) :-- Nú álýse ic mé sylfne wið God I will free myself in relation to God, Hml. S. 17, 75. For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33. [Goth. us-lausjan: O. Sax. á-lósian: O. H.
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ge-dragan
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to draw, drag Gedrah þú þín swurd, Hml. A. 178, 305. Wæs gedragen traheretur, An. Ox. 4467. ¶ Wíf ðin blódes flóuing geðolade ł gedróg (patiebatur), Mt. L. 9, 20.
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spæc
A thin twig ⬩ tendril ⬩ runner ⬩ sarmentum, cremium, fasciculus ex siccis lignis, malleolus, ramus
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A thin twig, tendril, runner Twig ramus, spæc framen (cf. framen streáberie-wísan, 31, 70), Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 81 : ii. 36, 57: cremium (cremia ligna tenuia et arida), 151, 2.
hréman
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Substitute: <b>hréman;</b> p. de To vaunt, boast Nó þæt þín aldor ǽfre wolde Godes goldfatu in gylp beran, ne þý hraðor hrémde þeáh þe here brohte Israéla gestreón in his ǽhte geweald, Dan. 756.Hár hilderinc hréman ne þorfte mecga gemánan
sceanca
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Add Gyf þú hosa habban wylle, þonne stríc þú uppweard on þinum sceancum mid þínum twám handum, Tech. ii. 127, 13. add: a leg His scanca (þeóh, v. l. coxa) wæs tóbrocen, ꝥ ꝥ bán wæs tódǽled on twá stycca, Gr. D. 81, 26.
ge-wunelic
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Ben. 95, 17. in accordance with the natural order of things Hit nis náuht gecynde ne náuht gewunelic ꝥ ǽnig wiþerweard þing bión gemenged wiþ óðrum wiþerweardum oþþe ǽnige geférrædenne wið habban neque sibi solent adversa sociari, Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 11
weorold-geflit
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A secular dispute Gif him þince ðæt hé æt woruldgeflitum sí, ðæt tácnaþ him ádl tówerd. Lchdm. iii. 174, 19
earmella
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A sleeve Wege þú þínne earmellan, Tech. ii. 127, 16. Hý habbaþ síde earmellan ( fluxas manicas ), R. Ben. 136, 23
fird-fór
military service
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Going on the fird, military service Ǽlces þinges freóh búton ferdfóre and walgeweorce and brycgeweorce, C. D. iii. 20, 4
morþ-cræft
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deadly art Hwæt is seó micele miht þínre morð-cræfte, ꝥ þú þyllic gefremast þurh feóndlicne drýcræft, Hml. S. 35, 173. (?)
cépa
A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator
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Cépena þinga gewrixle the interchange of merchants' goods, commerce; commercuim, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 53; Wrt. Voc. 21, 41
ge-dwol-godas
False gods ⬩ idols ⬩ falsi dei ⬩ īdōla
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Ne dear man gewanian on hǽðenum ǽnig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum [MS. -an] broht biþ ne ausus est quispiam e păgānis eōrum quidquam commĭnuĕre quæ deōrum simulacris allāta fuĕrant, i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. l00, 6, 11
yfel-lic
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Hé wæs swíðe yfellic (wáclic, v. l. vilis ) on his gegerelan, 34, 1. of things Hé wæs swíðe yfellices híwes and forsewenlices ( exili forma et despecta ), Gr. D. 45, 30. On yfellicum (wácum, v. l.) wísum rebus vilibus , 70, 19
heán-líce
Ignominiously, ingloriously, disgracefully, miserably,
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Ne lǽt swá heánlíce ðín haudgeweorc forwurþan let not thine handiwork so miserably perish, Hy. 7, 111; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 111: Exon. 8 a; Th. 3, 4; Cri. 31: 13 a; Th. 23, 21; Cri. 372
slidor
a slippery, miry place ⬩ lubricum ⬩ labina ⬩ a myre
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In a list giving names of things connected with ships slidor glosses pulvini(pulvini machinae quibus naves deducuntur et sub-ducuntur in portumDu Cange) 56, 54
ge-sión
to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre
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to see, behold; videre Wénaþ ða dysgan ðæt ǽlc mon síe blind swá hí sint; and ðæt nán mon ne mǽge seón [gesión, note] ðæt hí gesión ne mágon the foolish think that every man is blind as they are; and that no man is able to see what they cannot see, Bt
þencan
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fear, and few will think what to say to Christ, Rood Kmbl. 228; Kr. 115
ólehtung
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flattering, adulation Þám móde, þe biþ ábysgod in manigum þingum, swíþe undercreópeð seó leáse ólehtung (liffetung, v. l.) occupato in multes animo adulatio valde subrepit, Gr. D. 35, 15.
ge-cnǽwe
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S. 30, 274. cognizant of Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt, Cht. Th. 313, 18.