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be-weddian

(v.)

to betrothpledgeplight

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Th. i. 72, 10. ꝥ nán man nán wífa næbbe búton .I., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen ii. 300, 13 Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí, i. 24, 5. Ácenned of beweddodan mǽdene, Hml.

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORNa grainseedberry frumentumgranumbaccaa hard or cornlike pimplea cornkernel on the feet pustulaclavus

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Wæs corn swá dýre, swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde corn was so dear, as no man before remembered it Chr. 1044; Erl. 168, 21; Homl. Th. ii. 68, 17.

sweotolian

(v.)
Grammar
sweotolian, swutelian, swytelian; p. ode.
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Ðæt ðæt man beháteþ, ðonne man fulluhtes gyrnþ, swytelaþ, ðæt man wile on ǽnne God gelýfan, L. I. P. 24; Th. ii. 338, 12. Hé ongan swutelian (ostendere) his leorningcnihtum, ðæt hé wolde faran, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 21.

full-fremednes

(n.)
Grammar
full-fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Fulfilmentperfectionperfectio

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Ðæt he fullfremednysse hæbbe that it may have fulfilment, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 27

tiriaca

(n.)
Grammar
tiriaca, an; m.

A medicine,properly an antidote for poison,

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Voc. i. 20, 20 Tyriaca is gód drenc wiþ eallum innoðtýdernessum, and se man se ðe hine swá begǽþ swá hit hér on segþ, ðonne mæg hé him miclum gehelpan . . . Nime áne lylte snǽd ðæs tyriacan, Lchdm. ii. 288, 23-290, 3

Linked entry: tyriaca

clipigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clipigendlíc, adj.

calling, vocativevocativusmaking a vocal soundvocalis

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thou man come hither: 0! thou man speak to me: O! thou master teach me something, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 24-27. making a vocal sound; vocalis

Linked entry: ge-cígendlíc

cristlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
cristlíc, adj.

Christlikechristian christianus

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Christlike, christian; christianus We lǽraþ, ðæt ǽghwilc cristen man cristlíce lage rihtlíce healde we direct, that every christian man rightly observe the christian law L. Eth. vi. 11; Th. 1. 318, 11. note 4

lærest

Grammar
lærest, l. lǽrest. The r for
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s may be explained by Verner's Law

deáþ-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-scyldig, adj. [deáþ death, scyldig guilty]

Death-guilty, condemneddamnātus

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Death-guilty, condemned; damnātus Gif deáþscyldig man scriftspræce gyrne if a man guilty of death desire confession, L. E. G. 5; Th. i. 168, 24: L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 3

handlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
handlinga, adv.

With the hands

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With the hands Nis be him gerǽd ðæt hé handling ǽnigne man ácwealde it is not read of him that he killed any man with his own hands, Homl. Th. i. 386, 1

cú-cealf

(n.)
Grammar
cú-cealf, es; n.

A cow's calf vaccæ vitulus

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A cow's calf; vaccæ vitulus Gif man of myran folan adrífþ oððe cúcealf if a man drives off a mare's foal or a cow's calf L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 70, 23

folc-ágende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
folc-ágende, part.

Folk-owningpăpŭlum possĭdens

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Nis se foldan sceat mongum gefére folcágendra the tract of earth is not easy of access to many folk-owning [men ], Exon. 56a; Th. 198, 4; Ph. 5

ge-wǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽtan, -wétan; p. -wǽtte; pp. -wǽted, -wǽtt

To wetto make wet

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To wet, to make wet Onsend Ladzarus ðætte he gewǽte his ýtemestan finger on wættre send Lazarus, that he may wet the tip of his finger in water, Past. 43, 1Swt. 309, 6Hat. MS.

Linked entry: wǽtan

ornest

(n.)
Grammar
ornest, es; n.

Trial by battle

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Trial by battle Gif Englisc man beclypaþ ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste for þeófte . . . oððe for ǽnigan þingan ðe gebyrige ornest for tó beónne . . . hæbbe hé fulle leáfe swá tó dónne.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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To happen, to fall out, to pertain to, belong to; evenire, accidere, contingere, pertinere ad ÐDonne hit gebýrigan mæg when it may happen, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 22; Met. 4, 11.

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

tál

Grammar
tál, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Se wellwillenda man wyle eáðe forberan gif him man tále gecwyð, Hex. 44, 18. Þá sǽde se deófol him hospword, and mid manegum tálum hine týnde, ac hé næs gestirod for his leásum tálum, Hml. S. 31, 725.

þrístlǽcness

(n.)
Grammar
þrístlǽcness, e; f.

Boldnessaudacitytemeritypresumption

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Gyf man þurh þrýstlǽcnysse man fullaþ si quis ex temeritate aliquem baptizaverit, L. Ecg. P. addit. 30; Th. ii. 236, 34

heán-líce

(adv.)
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Man sceal þá geoguðe geómorlíce lǽdan gehæft heánlíce mid heardum bendum and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 17. Sume hí man heánlice hættode, Chr. 1036; Th. i. 294, 7, col. 2. Add

módig

(adj.)
Grammar
módig, adj.

of high or noble spirithigh-spiritednoble-mindedboldbravecourageousproudarrogantheartyearnestimpetuousboldheadstrongstubbornwilful

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Gǽþ se ðe mót tó medo módig he that may shall go bold to the mead, Beo. Th. 1212; B. 604: Andr. Kmbl. 481; An. 241. Ðæt wæs módig secg a brave man was he, Beo. Th. 3629; B. 1812: 3021; B. 1508.

gálsere

(n.)
Grammar
gálsere, es; m.

A lustful manlibīdĭnōsus

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A lustful man; libīdĭnōsus, Off. Reg. 15