ge-speornan
To tread upon ⬩ to perch ⬩ spurn ⬩ calcare
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To tread upon, to perch, spurn; calcare Ðæt heó fótum ne meahte land gespornan so that she might not perch on land with her feet, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 33; Gen. 1458: 72; Th. 87, 11; Gen. 1447.
Linked entries: ge-spearn ge-spornan
tíd-regn
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A seasonable rain Drihten geopenaþ heofunan his sélustan goldhord and sent tídrénas on ðín land ( to give the rain unto thy land in his season; ut tribuat pluviam terrae tuae in tempore suo), Deut. 28, 12
Linked entry: regn
a-legde
should lay
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should lay,Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 31;
a-sprian
To lay before ⬩ shew ⬩ prætendere
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To lay before, shew? prætendere, Bd. 4, 19
a-getan
To seize ⬩ take away ⬩ destroy ⬩ corripere ⬩ eripere ⬩ delere
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Ðǽr læg secg mænig gárum ageted there lay many a warrior destroyed by javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 21, col. 1; Æðelst, 18
deór-friþ
Deer-protection, game-protection ⬩ cervōrum tūtēla
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Deer-protection, game-protection; cervōrum tūtēla Se cyng Willelm sætte mycel deórfriþ, and he lægde lags ðǽrwið, ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde, ðæt hine man sceolde blendian king William constituted much protection to game, and he laid down
up-lendisc
Uplandish ⬩ country (as opposed to town) ⬩ rural ⬩ rustic
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Chaucer's: Poure persoun dwellyng uppon land) wite his naman; mæg beón ðe glædre his heorte ðe hé sum þing hérof undergyte, Anglia viii. 317, 38. Ic wéne, lá, uplendisca preóst, ðæt ðú nyte hwæt beó atomos, 318, 14.
Linked entry: uppe-land
swangor
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Heavy in movement of the body or mind, slow, slothful, sluggish, indolent, physically Nis hé (the Phenix) swár ne swongor swá sume fuglas ða ðe late þurh lyft lácaþ fiþrum ac hé is snel and swift non est tarda, ut volucres quae corpore magno incessus
Linked entry: swenge
un-friþ
absence of peace ⬩ hostilities ⬩ the state of being out of the king's peace
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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt
fleard
Trifles ⬩ nūgæ
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Trifles; nūgæ Gif friþgeard sí on hwæs lande, abúton stán, oððe treów, oððe wille, oððe swilces ǽnige fleard if there be an inclosed space on any one's land, about a stone, or a tree, or a well, or any trifles of such kind, L. N. P.
forþ-genge
Progressive ⬩ increasing ⬩ effective ⬩ pŏtens
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Progressive, increasing, effective; pŏtens Hú mæg se leáfa beón forþgenge, gif seó lár [MS. lare] and ða láreówas ateoriaþ how can the faith be increasing if the doctrine and the teachers fail? Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 34.
sárgian
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Ðý lǽs ðú sárgige for ðǽm on lásð ne gemas in novissimis, 249, 13
hádod
Ordained, in orders, clerical as opposed to lay
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Ordained, in orders, clerical as opposed to lay Ða witan ge hádode ge lǽwede the 'witan,' both clerical and lay, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 4 : 1023; Erl. 162, 46 : L. Edm. S. pref : Th. i. 246, 20
grípan
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Lamb. 21, 14: Blickl. Homl. 211, 1
Linked entry: ge-grípan
wǽt
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Wǽt land irriguum, Gr. D. 245, 20. Add
ǽðan
To overflow ⬩ deluge ⬩ lay waste
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To overflow, deluge, lay waste Cwæþ ðæt he wolde eall á ǽðan ðæt on eorþan wæs said that he would for ever lay waste all that was on the earth. Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24; Gen. 1280
Linked entry: áǽðan
ge-werian
to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ take care of ⬩ make [land] free from claims ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ procurare ⬩ to associate with for the cause of defence ⬩ to make a treaty with ⬩ assŏciāre defensiōnis causa ⬩ jungere fœdĕre
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to defend, protect, take care of, make [land] free from claims; defendĕre, procurare Ic gewerige defendo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 29. Se ðe land gewerod hæbbe he who has defended land, L. C. S. 80; Th. i. 420, 19.
be-lændan
to deprive of land
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to deprive of land Chr. 1112; Th. 369, 39
un-ered
Unploughed
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Unploughed Unered land rus, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 49
Linked entry: erian
Dene-mearce
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Perhaps Dene-mearca might be read. v. land-mearca