Sunnan-niht
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On Sunnandæge mon sceal hraðor árísan tó úhtsange, R. Ben. 35, 2: 42, 15: Wulfst. 305, 23
Linked entry: Wódnes-niht
tǽsan
To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound
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Hwílon hé on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde; ǽfre embe stunde hé sealde sume wunde, ða hwíle ðe hé wǽpna wealdan móste, Byrht. Th. 139, 47; By. 270. Nint wulle, and tǽs hý, Lchdm. iii. 112, 8
þrág-bisig
Occupied for a time(?) ⬩ periodically employed(?)
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Ic sceal þrágbysig þegne mínnm hýran georne, Exon. Th. 387, 6; Rä. 5, 1.
under-þeódness
Subjection ⬩ submission
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Wite hé ðæt hé míne eáðmódra beón sceal on regoles underðeódnysse sciens se multo magis discipline regulari subditum, R. Ben. 112, 1.
þyrs
A giant ⬩ an enchanter ⬩ a demon
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Ðyrs sceal on fenne gewunian ána innan lande, Menol. Fox 545; Gn. C. 42. Þyrses Caci, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 62. Þyr[ses] colossi, Hpt. Gl. 445, 2. Gehégan ðing wiþ þyrse ( Grendel ), Beo. Th. 856; B. 426. Ealdum þyrse (þyrre, MS.), Exon.
wyrpel
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Thorpe in his note on the following passage quotes from Roquefort the explanation of the French vervelle: Large anneau qu'on passoit au pied d'un faucon pour le retenir Sum sceal wildne fugel átemian, heafoc on honda ... déþl hé wyrplas on, fédeþ swá
geornian
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Ꝥ hé on þá wísan hire geornige ꝥ hé hý healdan wille swá wær his wíf sceal, 254, 6. to beg Hé gesaet æt woeg giornade sedebat juxta uiam mendicans, Mk.
ge-scrépe
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Fit, suitable, adapted Hit is gescrǽpe (scroepe, v.l.) on lǽswe sceápa alendis apta pecoribus, Bd. l, l ; Sch. 8, 8. Gescroepe (-scrópe, v.l.) ærneweg via apta currat equorum, 5, 6; Sch. 575, I.
Linked entries: -scrépe un-gescrépu ge-scroepe
heard-heort
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Þá unstillan and þá heardheortan abbud sceal þreágean indisciplinatos et inquietos debet arguere, R. Ben. 13, 12
híg
hay ⬩ mown grass
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Ic sceal fyllan binnan oxan mid híg (foeno), Coll. M. 20, l. 'Hé máweþ heig (gærs, v.l. fenum) on þissere dene' . . . þá geseah hé ꝥ hí ealle meówon ꝥ heig . . . ' Ber þis gréne híg (gærs, v.l.) þám horsum tó mete,' Gr. D. 36, 2-29.
Linked entry: hefung
mæsse-preóst
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Se biscop sceal þrafian þá mæssepreóstas ꝥ hié*-*healdan Godes ǽwe on riht, and þone híred þe hié ofer beóþ, and þá lǽwedan men þe hié aldormen ofer beón sceolan ; for þon se góda láreów sægde, þonne se mæssepreóst wǽre gelǽded on éce forwyrd, þonne ne
notian
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Ðis synd þára bóca tácn þe mon on cyrican tó godcundum þeówdóme notigan sceal . . . Ðonne þú anti-phonariam habban wille . . . for þon hé is genotod, Tech. ii. 119, 1-4. Notian, 120, 24. Tyrn . . . swilce þú notian wille, 119, 12.
on-bútan
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Add Þysse wyrte wyrttruman man sceal niman onbútan midne sumur, Lch. i. 260, 3. add: with another adverb Ǽghwǽr onbútan circumquaque, An. Ox. 2, 251. <b>III a.</b> </b>
hlýda
The month noisy with wind and storm, ⬩ March
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Se ǽresta frigedæg ðe man sceal fæsten is on hlýdan the first Friday to fast on is in March, 228, 21
Linked entry: hlýd-mónaþ
bén-ríp
The reaping of corn by request ⬩ ad preces messio
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Originally the tenant came to reap corn etc. at his lord's request : in time, it grew into a custom or duty, but its old designation bén-ríp was still used Eác he sceal hwíltídum geára beón on manegum weorcum to hláfordes willan, to-eácan bényrþe and
Linked entry: béd-ríp
hremming
A hindering ⬩ hindrance ⬩ obstruction ⬩ obstacle ⬩ impediment
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Mycele swýðor sceal se sóþa Godes cempa búton ǽlcere hremminge hræðe gehýrsumian Cristes sylfes bebodum much more shall the true soldier of God, without any hindrance, at once obey the commands of Christ himself, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 34, 23
lang-ness
Length
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Ðonne sceal man ðysne wyrttruman gedrígean and ða langnysse tóceorfan on pysena gelícnysse this plant is to be dried, and its length cut up into pieces about the size of peas, Herb. 140, 1; Lchdm. i. 260, 15.
leger-bedd
A sick-bed ⬩ grave
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Sceal ðis sáwelhús legerbedde fæst wunian wælræste, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164, 2; Gú. 1005: Beo. Th. 2019; B. 1007
magu-rinc
A child ⬩ young man ⬩ a man ⬩ warrior
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A child, young man, a man, warrior Se magorinc sceal wesan Ismahel háten, Cd. 104; Th. 138, 2; Gen. 2285 : ( Isaac ), 106; Th. 140, 15; Gen. 2328. Ða magorincas ( youths), Abraham and Loth, 82; Th. 103, 6; Gen. 1714 : (Cato and Brutus ), Bt. Met.