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un-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þwǽre, adj.

At enmitynot in agreement

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At enmity, not in agreement Gif ðú gemanst ðæt ðín bróðor sig unþwǽre wið ðé si recordatus fueris quod frater tuus simultatem tecum habet, L. Ecg. P. ii. 27; Th. ii. 194, 1

Linked entry: un-geþwǽre

eág-wund

(n.)
Grammar
eág-wund, e; f.
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Gif mon men eáge of ásleá, Ll. Th. i. 94, 1. Eáhwunda egilopia (uulnera oculorum, lxv, 10), Lch. i. lxi, 10; Hpt. 31, 9, 180

flǽsc-sand

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-sand, e; f.
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A portion or dish of meat Gif man næbbe smeámettas, sylle man twám and twám twá flǽscsande; and tó heora ǽfen-þenunge sylle man twám and twám flǽscsande oððe óðre smeámettas, Nap. 23

Linked entry: sand

flǽsc-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-þegnung, e; f.
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Allowance of animal food Gif hit gebyrað on geáre þæt náðer ne byð on þám earde ne æceren ne bóc ne óðer mæsten þæt man mæge heora flǽscþénunge forð bringan, Nap. lo, 30

ge-sceafan

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Gif hé þæs stánes gesceafenes hwilcne dǽl on wǽtan onféhð, 298, 6. Hýfa gescafenum getreagede telgrum tuguria cauatis consuta corticibus, An. Ox. 255. Add

íþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-hilde, adj.
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Easily inclined (v. hildan to incline); of a person, easily moved to anything, compliant Gif ná bið éðhylde (cf. eáðe, R. Ben. 30, 9) si non sit facilis, R. Ben. I. 35, 6

cú-cealf

(n.)
Grammar
cú-cealf, es; n.

A cow's calf vaccæ vitulus

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A cow's calf; vaccæ vitulus Gif man of myran folan adrífþ oððe cúcealf if a man drives off a mare's foal or a cow's calf L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 70, 23

torn-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
torn-gemót, es; n.

A meeting intended to cause trouble or molestation,an attack upon an enemy

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A meeting intended to cause trouble or molestation, an attack upon an enemy Gif hé torngemót þurhteón mihte if he could bring about a meeting with his foe, Beo. Th. 2284; B. 1140

tóþ-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-wyrm, es; m.

A worm in a tooth

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A worm in a tooth Wið tóþwærce, gif wyrm ete ða léð . . . Wið tóðwyrmum . . . lǽt reócan on ðone múð, dó blæc hrægl under, ðonne feallaþ ða wyrmas on, Lchdm. ii. 50, 10-20

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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Gif hé næbbe, hwæt hé wið ðære stale sylle, sylle man hine wið feó, Ex. 22, 3. Gif preóst mycele stale forstele, L. Ecg. C. 11; Th. ii. 140, 14. Gif hwylc man medeme þing stele, ágyfe ða stale ðam ðe hig áhte, L. Ecg.

mægden-mann

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-mann, es; m.

A maidvirgin

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Gif hwylc mǽdenman on geférrǽdene mid gehádodum wunaþ si puella aliqua in societate cum ordinatis habitet, L. Ecg. P. ii. 17; Th. ii. 188, 9. Gif man wið cyninges mægdenman geligeþ, L. Ethb. 10; Th. i. 6, 4.

Linked entry: mægþ-mann

mann-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
mann-þeóf, es; m.

A man-stealer

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Gif mon forstolenne man befó æt óðrum, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 16. Gif þeówne man man forstǽle, L. Æðelst. v. 6; Th. i. 234, 4.

twigilde

(adv.)
Grammar
twigilde, adv.
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With a double payment Gif ðeós lád teorie, gylde twygylde (cf. gylde ángyldes, 1. 15), L.O.D. 6; Th. i. 354, 31. Gif þeów steleþ, ii-gelde gebéte, L. Ethb. 90; Th. i. 24, 17. Béte hé ðam teónde twygylde, and ðam hláforde his were, L.

císe

(n.)
Grammar
císe, es; m.
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X. pund caeses gif hit fuguldaeg sié. Gif hit festendæg sié, selle mon uuége cǽsa, 460, 19-22. Ne ete níwne císe, Lch. ii. 88, 7. Ðonne þú cýse habban wille, Tech. ii. 123, 20: Goll. M. 34, 27. XL. and CC. hlába, I. wége césa, Cht. Th. 468, 24.

Linked entries: cése cýse

fore-witig

Grammar
fore-witig, -wittig.

sagaciousforeknowingpresagingprophetic

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His foregengan wǽron on gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, 12. foreknowing Drihten cwæð tó ðǽre byrig, 'Gif þú wistest hwæt þé tóweard is . . .' Gif seó buruhwaru ðǽre yrmðe forewittig wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 404, 33.

ge-dwolian

(v.)
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Gif gedwalige (ge-duologia, L., erraverit) án ðára scípa . . . hé gáð soece þætte gedwalode (ge-duolade, L., erravit) . . . hé máre gefeáþ be þǽm þonne be þǽm . . . þe ne gedwaladan (erraverunt), Mt. . . . 18, 12-13.

sac-full

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Twelf unþeáwas syndon . . . gif se crístena bið sacfull (contentiosus), O. E. Hml. i. 299, 14: 301, 30. Gif se crístena mann bið sacfull, ne bið hé sóðlíce crísten. Nis nán man rihtlíce crísten bútan sé ðe Críste geefenlǽcð.

sceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorfan, scearf, scurfon; scorfen

To gnawbitescarify

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Gif se seóca man áspíwþ ðone yfelan bítendan wǽtan on weg, ðonne forstent se geohsa. Spíwe ðá deah ðám monnum ðe gihsa hié innan scyrfþ, Lchdm. ii. 60, 18-25: 176, 20. Gif hé geféle ðæt se geohsa hine innan sceorfe on ðone magan, 62, 10.

Linked entries: ge-sceorpan scearfian

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Gif man æt unlagum man bewǽpnige, forgilde hine be his healsfange; and gif hine man gebinde, forgilde be healfan were, i. 408, 18-20. Gif hwá fǽmnan beswíce unbeweddode, and hire mid slǽpe, forgielde hié, 52, 6.

a-windan

(v.)
Grammar
a-windan, ic -winde, ðú -wintst, -winst, he -wint, pl. -windaþ; p. -wand, pl. -wundon ; pp. -wunden [a, windan to wind] .

To windbendplecteretorquereTo strip offdetrahereTo whirl or slip offlabi

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To whirl or slip off; labi Gif sió æcs ðonne awient [awint, Cot.] of ðæm hielfe if the axe then slip from the handle, Past. 21, 7; Hat. MS. 32 b, 6

Linked entries: a-wint a-wunden