ge-lómlíce
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Th. i. 610, 28. of condition, frequently, in many places, in many instances Gelómlíce ðá stánas swá of óðrum clife stæðhlýplíce út sceoredon, Bl. H. 207, 19
feówer-gild
A fourfold payment or compensation ⬩ quadruplex compensātio
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A fourfold payment or compensation; quadruplex compensātio Ǽlc tíhtbýsig man gilde feówergilde let every man of bad repute pay with fourfold compensation, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 10
forþ-gewendan
To go or turn out ⬩ prodīre
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To go or turn out; prodīre Ðæt ǽlc man ðe fere wǽre forþgewende so that every man who was able to go should turn out, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 31
hýrian
To hire
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To hire Ús nán man ne hýrode nemo nos conduxit, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 7. Nán man ús ne hýrde, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 5. Seðe wolde hýrian wyrhtan, 72, 19
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cyne-word
A proper speech or word ⬩ proprium verbum
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A proper speech or word; proprium verbum Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 29; Rä. 44, 16
mynster-clǽnsung
Purification of a minster
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Purification of a minster (within whose walls a man has been slain) Ðonne béte man ðæt ciricgriþ intó ðære circan . . . and ða mynsterclǽnsunge begite (cf. gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgriþ swá ábrece ðæt hé binnon ciricwágum manslaga weorþe, 11. 6-8), L.
ufan
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Th. i. 206, 21. figurative Þ hine man forgulde mid healfan punde; gif wé þonne gyld árǽrdon, ꝥ him man ýhte ufon on ꝥ be his wlites weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 234, 6. v. ofer-, wiþ-ufan
ge-bræcseóc
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cf. ge-bræc), delirious, mad Sum gebræcseóc man (freneticus quidam ) becóm þider on ǽfenne . . . þá on morgenne gehǽlede gewitte árás, Bd. 4, 3 ; Sch. 365, 17. Gebræcsióce (-seóce, 86, 65) comitiales (cf. comitiare, loqui, Corp. Gl.
fǽr-béna
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Gif landágende man ætsace . . . Gif cyrlisc man ætsace, Ll. Th. ii. 296, 27-298, 13. one that asks for passage on a ship (? cf. fær; I, 3; III; IV. 2) Faerbénu epifates ( = ἐπιβάτης), Txts. 108, 1112
minsian
To lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ become small
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Ne mæg ǽnig man Godes mihta ne his mǽrþa geminsian, Wulfst. 35, 3
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friþlíc
Peaceable ⬩ gentle ⬩ mild ⬩ pacĭfĭcus ⬩ clēmens ⬩ mītis
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Peaceable, gentle, mild; pacĭfĭcus, clēmens, mītis Gerǽde man friþlíce steóra let a man decree mild punishments, L. Eth. vi. 10; Th. i. 318, 2: L. C. S. 2; Th. i. 376, 19
ge-fæd
Orderly ⬩ dispŏsĭtus
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Orderly; dispŏsĭtus Ðæt preósta gehwilc to sinoþe hæbbe gefædne man to cnihte that every priest at the synod have an orderly man for servant, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14
frum-wífung
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First marriage by a man Lǽwede man mót óðre síðe wífian, ac þá canones forbeódaþ þá bletsunga þǽrtó þe tó frumwífunge gesette sýn, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 34, 38: Wlfst. 304, 27
ge-týma
An advocate ⬩ avoucher ⬩ a warranter ⬩ advŏcātus
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Ðæt ǽlc man wite his getýman of warranters. That every man know his warranter, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 154, 12, 13
hoppian
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Sum man gesette his ðeówan man on fetera. Hé sæt lange on ðám bendum oð ꝥ hé bestæl út mid his stafe hoppende (hoppegende, v. l. ). Hml. S. 21, 417. Add
feá-sceaft
Having few things, poor, naked, destitute ⬩ mĭser, pauper, destĭtūtus
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Feásceaft guma the miserable man, Beo. Th. 1950; B. 973: Andr. Kmbl. 3110; An. 1558: Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 5; Hy. 4, 112. Wæs bén getiðad feásceaftum men the prayer was granted to the poor man, Beo. Th. 4559; B. 2285: 4775; B. 2393.
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HÝF
A HIVE
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Mæderecíþ on ðínre hýfe ðonne ne ásponþ nán man ðíne beón ne hí man ne mæg forstelan ða hwíle ðe se cíþ on ðære hýfe biþ [put] a plant of madder in your hive; then nobody will lure away your bees, nor can they be stolen while the plant is in the hive,
beó
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Beón, gif hí man ácwellað, cwelle hig man Iaþe . . . and ete man ꝥ hunig ꝥ hig worhton, Ll. Th. ii. 164, I. Bián apes, Ps. Srt. 117, 12: Beóna hunig, Hml. Th. ii. 136, 30.
hræding
Hurry ⬩ haste
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Hurry, haste Be ðisum þeófum ðe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg and man eft geáxaþ ðe hé fúl biþ concerning the thieves that are not at once found out to be guilty, and afterwards it is found on enquiry that he is guilty, L.
láþettan
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Man tó forð láþet þæt man scolde lufian, Wlfst. 165, 3 [: 168, 13: Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 8 : Shrn. 39, 22, in Dict.].
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