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aldor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-ner, es; n.

A life's safetyrefugevitæ servatioasylum

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A life's safety, refuge; vitæ servatio, asylum Ne mæg ic aldor-nere míne gesécan I cannot seek my life's safety, Cd. 117; Th. 151, 22; Gen. 2512. Ðæt we aldor-nere sécan móten that we may seek an asylum, Cd. 117; Th. 152, 13; Gen. 2519

am-byr

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
am-byr, gen. m. n. -byres; f. -byrre, -byre: dat. m. n. -byrum; f. -byrre, -byre: acc. m. -byrne; f. -byre; n. -byr; adj. [am even, equal, byr let it happen, from byrian to happen, pertain]. What is happening even or equal, —

Favourablefairæquussecundus

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Favourable, fair; æquus, secundus Gyf man hæfde ambyrne wind if a man had a favourable wind, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 20

here-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
here-mæcg, es; m.

A man of warwarriorman

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A man of war, warrior, man [used of the men of Sodom when attacking Lot], Cd. 114; Th. 149, 31; Gen. 2483

ge-tríwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tríwe, def. se -tríwa; adj.

Truefaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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True, faithful; fīdus, fĭdēlis Ǽlc getríwa man every true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 9, note 12, MS. A

Linked entry: ge-trýwe

óstig

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Þá þá man þá gyrda heóld hí wǽron hearde and hóstige; þonne man slóh, sóna hí hnexodon, Hml. S. 35, 192. Add

á-drencan

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Add: where the subject is a person Hí man on sǽ ádrencte, Hml. S. 28, 127. Brettas hié bedrifon út on áne eá and monige ádrencton, Chr. 890; P. 82, 14. Hí ádrengton ðonne ǽnig man wiste tó tellanne, 1087; P. 224, 19.

cantel

(n.)
Grammar
cantel, a piece of wood placed obliquely to support a rafter ( ? v. cantle, cant
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Ǽrest man ásmeáð þæs húses stede, and eác man ꝥ timber beheáwð, and þá syllan man fægere gefegð, and þá beámas gelegð, and þá ræftras tó þǽre fyrste gefæstnað and mid cantlum underwriðað, Angl. viii. 324, 10. [From Low Lat. cantellus.]

wíte-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-fæst, adj.

In slavery as a punishment for crime.

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Ic gean ðæt man gefreóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man ðe ic on sprǽce áhte, 557, 21

Linked entry: wíte-þeów

a-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýlan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fúl foul, unclean]

To fouldefilepolluteto make filthyto corruptinquinarecontaminarefœdare

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To foul, defile, pollute, to make filthy, to corrupt; inquinare, contaminare, fœdare Yfel biþ ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne afýle it is sinful that any one defile himself with flesh-meat, L.C.S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24: Past. 54, 1.

sǽ-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-rinc, es; m.

A sea-man,

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A sea-man, one who journeys by sea (used of the Scandinavians, cf. sǽ-mann) Hine ymb monig snellícsǽrinc (of Beowulf and his companions), Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690. Sende se sǽrinc(one of the Danes attacking Byrhtnoth) súþerne gár, Byrht.

be-galan

(v.)
Grammar
be-galan, p. -gól, pl. -gólon; pp. -galen [be, galan to sing, enchant]

To enchantincantare

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To enchant; incantare Gyf hwylc yfel-dǽde man óðerne begaleþ if any ill-doing man enchants another Herb. 87, 4; Lchdm. i. 190, 10

fitung

(n.)
Grammar
fitung, fytung, e; f.

A fightingquarrelingrixa

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A fighting, quarreling: rixa Ascúnige man swíðe fracodlíce fitunga let a man earnestly shun shameful fightings, L. Eth. vi. 28: Th. i. 322, 14

ge-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyrst, e; f.

An ornamentornāmentum

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An ornament; ornāmentum Man reliquias réran onginneþ, háliga, gehyrste man begins to elevate relics, holy ornaments, Menol, Fox 146; Men. 74. Gehyrsto phaleræ, Lye

ge-lástfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lástfull, adj.

Helpfulofficious

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Helpful, officious Ðæt ǽlc man wǽre óðrum gelástfull that every man should be helpful to other, L. Æðelst. 5, 4; Th. i. 232, 11

Linked entry: -lástfull

wǽpned-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-hand, a; f.

The male sidemale line

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The male side, male line Hý fóð tó mínum ðe ic syllan mót swá wífhanda swá wǽpnedhanda, swaðer ic wylle, Chart. Th. 491, 32

riht-laga

(n.)
Grammar
riht-laga, an; m.

Right or just law, equity

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Right or just law, equity Rihtlaga is, ðæt man óðran gebeóde, ðæt hé wylle ðæt man him gebeóde, Wulfst. 274, 11. v. next word

Linked entry: laga

á-dílgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-dílgian, á-díligian.

to destroy, &c., obliterateto blot out iniquity, &c.

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man ǽlc yfel mæg mid góde ádílgian (-dílegian, Hatt. MS.) cum mala cuncta bonis sequentibus deluantur, 348, 16. Similar entries v. also a-dylegian in Dict

niþ

(n.)
Grammar
niþ, niþþ,

a man

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a man

a-myrdrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrdrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To murderkilloccidereinterficeretrucidare

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To murder, kill; occidere, interficere, trucidare Ðæt man sý amyrdred that a man be murdered, L. C. S. 57; Th. i. 406, 25

eleþ

(n.)
Grammar
eleþ, es; m.

A man hŏmo

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A man; hŏmo Witon ðæt seeleþ éce bídeþ they know that the man eternally abideth, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 8; Gú. 38