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mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protection ⬩ patronage ⬩ aid ⬩ the fine paid for a violation of mund

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Se ðe him écean Godes tó mundbyrde miht gestreóneþ qui sperat in Domino, 83, 13: Cd. 83; Th. 105, 14; Gen. 1753. Mundbyrde and fultome presidio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 41. Under mundbyr[d]e sub pretextu, 79, 84: 84, 15.

á-beódan

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Ðæt ðú hellwarum hyht ne ábeóde, ah ðú him secgan miht sorga mǽste, Sat. 695. Se deáþ him tó cymeþ Godes dóm tó ábeódenne, Bl.

Linked entry: eoton-weard

úre

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, adj. pronoun.

our ⬩ ours

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Ðonne wé ðǽm ðearfum hiera niédðearfe sellaþ, hiera ǽgen wé him sellaþ, nalles úre, Past. 45; Swt. 335, 18. where in place of an inflected form of the adjective the genitive úre might be expected Nis ðæt mín miht ne nǽniges úres, Blickl.

hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr, hér, es; n.

Hair, a hair

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Ðú ne miht wyrcan án hǽr ðínes feaxes hwít oððe blacc thou canst not make one hair of thy locks white or black, 482, 19. His reáf wæs geworht of oluendes hǽre his raiment was wrought of camel's hair, ii. 38, 9.

Linked entry: hér

tó-middes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-middes, prep. (adv.)

in the midst of, ⬩ amidst, ⬩ into the midst of ⬩ in the midst of, ⬩ in the middle of ⬩ into the midst of

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Th. 21, 15; Gen. 324. marking motion, into the midst of Hwænne ðú miht to ðam folce becuman mid ealre ðínre fare tómiddes Hierusalem, Homl. Ass. 110, 259. Hine ðanon ealle átugan tómiddes ðære cýpinge, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 609. with gen.

Linked entries: middes tó

mennisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mennisc, adj.

Human

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Mennisce handa hit ne mihton tówurpan, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 13. Hæleþa forlor, menniscra morþ, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 5; Gen. 722

Linked entry: menisc

unriht-wrigels

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wrigels, es; n.

A veil of error

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A veil of error Hié wǽron stǽnenre heortan and blindre, ðæt hié ðæt ongeotan ne cúðan, ðæt hié ðǽr gehýrdon, ne ðæt oncnáwan ne mihton, ðæt hié ðǽr gesáwon; ac God áfyrde him ðæt unrihtwrigels (cf. ðone unrihtan wrigels, Wulfst. 252, 4) of heora heortan

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR ⬩ iărāre

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D.] ărandum esi mĭhi, 24; Som. 25, 19. Hæfst ðú æceras to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.] hăbes agros ad ărandum? 24; Som. 25, 20. Erigende ic geþeó ărando prōfĭcio, 24; Som. 25, 18. Hwylc eówer hæfþ eregendne þeów quis vestrum hăbet servum ărantem? Lk.

Linked entry: ærian

ge-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wemman, p. -wemde; pp. -wemmed, -wemd

To stain ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ profane ⬩ corrupt ⬩ vitiate ⬩ mar ⬩ injure ⬩ coinquĭnāre ⬩ turpāre ⬩ polluĕre ⬩ profānāre ⬩ corrumpĕre ⬩ vĭtiāre ⬩ contāmĭnāre ⬩ viŏlāre

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To stain, defile, pollute, profane, corrupt, vitiate, mar,injure; coinquĭnāre, turpāre, polluĕre, profānāre, corrumpĕre, vĭtiāre, contāmĭnāre, viŏlāre Ne mihte heora wlite gewemnian wylm ðæs wæfran líges the heat of the flickering flame might not corrupt

Linked entry: wemman

ge-dafenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dafenian, -dafnian, -dæfnia; p. ode; pp. od

To be becoming or fit ⬩ to behove ⬩ decere ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ it behoves ⬩ it is becoming or fit ⬩ ought ⬩ dĕcet ⬩ oportet

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To be becoming or fit, to behove; decere, convĕnīre : chiefly used impersonally, it behoves, it is becoming or fit, ought; dĕcet, oportet Ic axige hwæðer hit mihte gedafnian Abrahame I will ask whether it was becoming to Abraham, Boutr.

stíþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stíþlíce, adv.
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[Hú hé stíðlucest hér on lífe libben mihte, Shrn. 12, 18.]

þeów-racu

Grammar
þeów-racu, þíw-, þýw- [w]racu, e, an; f.
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Hé ne mihte mid nánum þeówracan ða cristenan geegsian, 564, 2. Mid þíwracum minis, Scint. 63, 8. Þeówwracan minas, Wülck. Gl. 252, 19. Hí him ne ondrédon hǽðenra cyninga þeówracan, Homl. Th. ii. 44, 12. Ic forseó ðíne þeówracan, Homl.

un-rihtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíc, adj.

Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ wicked ⬩ wrongful

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For ðinum gódan willan ðú wéndest ðæt ðé nánwuht unrihtlíces on becuman ne mihte, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 15. Þing unrihtlíc rem injustam, Ps. Spl. 100, 3.

á-geótan

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L. 14, 3. ꝥ wín bið ágotten, 2, 22. ꝥ Þæs eles náht út ágoten beón ne mihte, Gr. D. 160, 2. ¶ figuratively :-- Hí him betwýnon gemǽnelíce him on águton þá swétan lífes word, 170, 3. <b>I a.

bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

affliction ⬩ labour ⬩ misery ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ disease ⬩ hurt

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affliction, and add: labour, laborious effort Hé mihte bútan broce ealra Cartaina anweald begitan, Ors. 4, 5 ; B. 83, 13. Mid útancumenum brocum gelǽred exterioribus studiis eruditus, Gr.

Linked entry: bróc

dígolnes

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Hé him cýtan árǽrde on sumere dígelnysse swylce hé ancersetla beón mihte, 31, 1069. Dígelnesse latibulum, i. obscurum, An. Ox. 3318. Deágelnesse abyssum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 29. Of dégolnessum de recessibus, 28, 51. Dígelnessum, An.

ge-mǽnelic

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Th. i. 324, l: 382, 2. ordinary Sume menn dyslíce fæstað ofer heora mihte on gemǽnelicum lenctene ( in Lent, which being of ordinary occurrence, did not eall for excess in fasting ?) Hml.

Linked entry: -mǽne-lic

lengu

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Mihst þú swá manegra tída lencgu oferfaran, Hml. S. 23 b, 522

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by drifting ⬩ to overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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Se Hǽlend ne geswutulode ná him his mihte ac oferdráf hine geþyldelíce mid hálgum gewritum the Saviour did not display his power to him (the devil) but overcame him patiently by the holy scriptures, Homl. Th. i. 176, 11.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

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