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á-lísendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísendness, e; f.
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Redemption, absolution; ꝥ lác for álýsendnesse his sáwle pro absolutione ejus animae sacrificium, Gr. D. 347, 14

credic

(n.)
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Bd. 3, 27: Lac in fiala ponere solebat), An. Ox. 29, 3. (?)

ǽ-sellend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-sellend, es; m.

A law-giver

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A law-giver Se mǽra ǽsyllend Móyses, Hml. A. 24, 13. Ǽsellend legislatorem, Ps. L. 9, 21

Linked entry: sellend

a-hýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýðan, -híðan, -hiéðan

To destroylay wastedespoilvastareabo-leresubvertere

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To destroy, lay waste, despoil; vastare, abo-lere, subvertere Hí woldon Rómwara ríce geþringan, hergum ahýðan they would conquer the empire of the Romans, lay it waste with their armies, Elen. Kmbl. 81; El. 41. Hungor he ahýðeþ [MS.

wan-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-spédig, adj.
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Ðás læssan lác, ðe wǽron wannspédigra manna lác. Homl. Th. i. 140, 6. Uton dón þearfum and wannspédigum sume híððe úre góda, ii. 100, 35. Se gýtsere berýpð ða wannspédigan, i. 66, 11

ǽw-fæst-man

(n.)

a man bound by lawa married manvinculo nuptiarum constrictus

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a man bound by law, a married man; vinculo nuptiarum constrictus, L.C. S. 51; Th. i. 404, 21

CEREN

(n.)
Grammar
CEREN, cyrin, e; f.

A CHURN

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A CHURN; vas in quo lac agitatur et butyrum cogitur, fidelia, sinum Cyrin sinum, Wrt. Voc. 290, 31

un-gistlíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gistlíþe, adj.
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Inhospitable Him wæs láð þearfendum mannum áht tó syllene, and hé wæs ungystlíðe, Nap. 65. Cf. un-cumlíþe

Linked entry: gist-líþe

weorold-wísdóm

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Þá befæste hé his sunu tó láre tó woruldwísdóme ꝥ hé úðwita wurde, Hml. S. 35, 9. Add

æfter-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-ǽ, f.

Second-law, Deuteronomy

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Second-law, Deuteronomy Seó bóc ðe is genemned . . . on Grécisc Deuteronomium . . . and on Englisc seó æfterǽ, Deut. proem

á-werian

(v.)

to defend against attackto protect from hurtsecure

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Th. ii. 364, 13. in the phrase land áwerian, v. werian, Hé mid his scette áwerede ðæt land, C. D. vi. 183, 10. á-werian, Similar entries v. á-wirgan. á-werian, v. next word

Linked entries: werian eald-a-wered

ge-offrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-offrian, p. ode; pp. od

To offer, sacrifice

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To offer, sacrifice He hét hine his leófan sunu geoffrian Gode to láce he bade him offer his dear son as a sacrifice to God, Btwk. Scrd. 23, 3. Abel geoffrode ða sélostan lác Gode Abel offered the best sacrifices to God, 18, 5: 22, 9: Gen. 8, 20.

Linked entry: offrian

cost

(n.)
Grammar
cost, es; m.
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Þár þegen áge twégen costas, lufe oþþe lage, and hé lufe geceóse where a thane has two ways of settlement open to him, by amicable agreement or by appeal to law, and he choose the former, Ll. Th. i. 298, 5

word-riht

(n.)
Grammar
word-riht, es; n.

a law expressed in the form of a commandan ordinancea law expressed in spoken words a spoken lawa statement of what is righta duty which one has given his word to perform

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a law expressed in the form of a command ( Similar entries v. word, II. 6), an ordinance; or a law expressed in spoken words a spoken law Móyses dómas, wræclíco wordriht, Cd. Th. 177, 31; Exod. 3. a statement of what is right; or (?)

lǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
lǽdend, es; m.
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One who leads or brings Se wæs ǽ bringend, lára lǽdend, Exon. 10 a; Th. 9, 27; Cri. 141

Linked entry: lǽdan

swán-riht

(n.)
Grammar
swán-riht, es; n.
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Law concerning the swán (q.v.) On manegum landum gebyreþ deópre swánriht, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 15

réþ-scipe

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Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse heora réðscipes (furoris) gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse, Chrd. 70, 15. Add

smolt

(n.)
Grammar
smolt, es; n.
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Lard, fat Smolt pinguedo, Angl. xiii. 404, 558. Þǽr sculan ii fǽtte swýn úp árísan tó smolte, Nap. 58

wyrhta

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Add: croc-, frum-, gim-, godweb-, ísern-, lám-, lǽst-, leóþ-, lypen-, méd-, morþ-, morþor-, níd-, scild-, scóh-, slecg-, sweord-wyrhta

þearf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf-líc, adj.
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Hér is hálwendlíc lár and ðearflíc lǽwedum mannum, Wulfst. 134, 9. Ðæt is þearflíc gewuna, 104; 17: 108, 19: L. Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 18. On gódum lǽce biþ gelang þearflíc broces bót, L. Pen. 9; Th. ii. 280, 13.