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frý

(adj.)
Grammar
frý, adj.

Free ⬩ líber

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Gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne frýne mon on eallon his ríce if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 25

liþ-seáw

(n.)
Grammar
liþ-seáw, es; n.

synovia

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The oily matter between the joints, synovia Gif mon biþ on eaxle wund ðæt ðæt liþseáw út flówe gebéte mid xxx sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 53; Th. i. 94, 22. Manegum men liþseáu sýhþ ... wið liþseáwe, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 10-13

Linked entries: liþule seáw

mægþa

(n.)
Grammar
mægþa, an; m.

Maithen ⬩ may-weed ⬩ anthemis cotula

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Him mon mægþan tó mete gegyrede, Lchdm. iii. 34, 11

Linked entry: mageþe

ge-nyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyht, es; n: e; f. [O. H. Ger. ganuht, f.]

An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment ⬩ abundantia, ubertas

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An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment; abundantia, ubertas Ðeáh mon nú anweald and genyht to twǽm þingum nemne though any one call power and abundance two things, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 20.

Linked entry: ge-niht

steóres-mann

(n.)
Grammar
steóres-mann, es; m.
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Be ðon ðe mon on scipe bereáfod sý. Gif man beó æt his ǽhtan bereáfod, and hé wite of hwilcum scipe, ágyfe steóresman ða ǽhta

Linked entry: steór-mann

wóh-ceápung

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-ceápung, e ; f.

The fine

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The fine to be paid for trading contrary to the regulations of a market Gewóhceápung, ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, swá swá hit mon tó ceápstówe gesette, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 22

Linked entry: ceápung

ge-tǽsan

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. - to touch, affect the mind Ðæt áhrérede mód, ðonne hit ongiet ðæt him mon birgð mid ðǽre gesceádlican andsuare, hit bið getǽsed on ðæt ingeðonc commotae mentes, dum et parci sibi sentiunt, et tamen responsorum rations in intimis tanguntur.

un-wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wíslíce, adv.

Unwisely ⬩ foolishly

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Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg yþelíce gelácnian, and æfter unéð, gif hió bið unwíslíce tó lange forlǽten, Lchdm. ii. 232, 18

Linked entry: wíslíce

ge-æhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æhtan, -æhtian; p. te, ode; pp. ed, od [æht valuation, estimation]

To value ⬩ prize ⬩ æstĭmāre

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Gebéte swá hit mon geæhtie let him make amends as it may be valued, L. Alf. 26; Th. i. 50, 26, MS. H

lǽce-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-bóc, e; f.
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A book on medicine, book of recipes Ðonne sceal him mon blód lǽtan on ðás wísan ðe ðeós lǽcebóc segþ then shall he be let blood in these ways that this book on medicine sayeth, L. M. cont. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 168, 12

BLEÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁT, def. se bleáta, seó, ðæt bleáte; adj.

Wretched, miserable ⬩ miser, miserabilis ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ pauper, miser

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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963

þel

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Ðeáh mon gesette ísern þel ofer ðæs fýres hróf, Sal. K. 85, 18. Se sǽ eode inn and gefylde ꝥ scip oð þá yfmestan þeolu (þelu, v.l., þeola, l. 11) þæs bryrdes intravit mare, abque ad superiorss tabulas implevit navem, Gr. D. 249, 1. Add

wrítan

Grammar
wrítan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þonne mon þá hláfas wrát tó þicgeanne, þonne orn þǽr blód út cum panes per convivia frangerentur, cruor e mediis panibus fluxit, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 5. Add Hé Cristes róde tácen þǽr tóweard wrát signum crucis edidit, Gr. D. 105, 9

ful-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ful-fremman, full-fremman, to -fremmanne; he -fremeþ; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ practise ⬩ perfĭcĕre

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Heáhsetl his [biþ] swá swá móna fulfremed on écnysse thrŏnus ejus [erit] sīcut lūna perfecta in æternum, Ps. Spl. 88, 36. Beóþ fulfremede estōte vos perfecti, Mt. Bos. 5, 48

ge-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush ⬩ fall ⬩ glide away ⬩ to fail ⬩ ruere ⬩ cadere ⬩ labi ⬩ deficere

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Móna niðer gehreóseþ the moon shall fall down, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 22; Cri. 939. Swíðe oft se micla anweald ðara yfelena gehríst swíðe fǽrlíce very often the great power of the wicked falls very suddenly, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 8.

bergyls

(n.)
Grammar
bergyls, es; m.

A burial-place ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ sepulcrum

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Monast. Th. 32, 33

begannes

(n.)
Grammar
begannes, -ness, e; f. [beginnan to begin]

The calends ⬩ the first day of the month ⬩ calendæ

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The calends, the first day of the month; calendæ, Cot. 202

eorþ-tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-tilþ, e; f. [tilþ culture]

Earth-tillage, agrĭcultūra ⬩ agriculturab

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Monast. Th. 30, 27

Linked entry: tilþ

munuc-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-wíse, an ; f.

The manner of monks

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The manner of monks On munucwísan gescrýd, Homl. Skt. 6, 247

þúsend-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-híwe, adj.

Of a thousand shapes

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Monast, Th. 32, 29