ge-werian
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Sé þe land gewerod hæbbe be scíre gewitnesse hæbbe hé unbesacen on daege and æfter dæge tó syllenne and tó gifenne þám þe him leófast sý, Ll. Th. i. 420, 18-22
riht-hamscyld
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Th. i. 12, 1-3, [In the note to these laws a passage from the Lex Saxonum is quoted giving two articles: I. 6. Si gladio uestem seu scutum alterius incideret . . . 7. Si per capillos alium comprehenderit . . .
ÁÐUM
A son-in-law ⬩ a daughter's husband ⬩ a brother-in-law ⬩ a sister's husband ⬩ gener ⬩ sororis ⬩ ut et patris ⬩ sororis maritus
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A son-in-law, a daughter's husband, a brother-in-law, a sister's husband; gener; sororis, ut et patris, sororis maritus Áðum gener, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 18. Hæfst ðú suna oððe dóhtra oððe áðum habes filios aut filias aut generum, Gen. 19, 12.
weorold-riht
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right in worldly matters, civil or secular law Wylle wé ǽrest, ðæt Godes riht forð gá and woruldriht syððan, Wulfst. 274, 20. Beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruldriht, L.
mid-spreca
One who speaks on behalf of another
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One who speaks on behalf of another Paulus wæs midspreca and bewerigend ðære ealdan ǽ Paul was an advocate and defender of the old law, Homl. Th. i. 388, 32
ǽ-fæstnes
Firmness in the law ⬩ religion ⬩ religio
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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32
Linked entries: ǽ-festnes eáu-fæstnys eáw-fæstnys eufæstnys
or-tydre
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ortýdre manna cynnes, ac áscyrede tó lafe ꝥ ꝥ wé eft of áwócon, Angl. xi. 2, 42
wín-treów
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On þám wíngearde on feáwum wíntreówum (vitibus) uneáðe tó láfe wunodon swíðe litle and swíðe feáwa clistru þára wínbergena, Gr. D. 57, 7. 'Wíntre[ówum] palmitibus, An. Ox. 2838. Add
ge-cwémlíce
Agreeably ⬩ acceptably
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Agreeably, acceptably Hú fela wítegan under ðære ǽ Gode gecwémlíce drohtnodon how many prophets under the old law passed their life acceptably to God, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 33; 576, 4
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ýþ-gebland
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The tossing waves Ýðgeblond up ástígeþ won tó wolcnum, ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2750; B. 1373: 3190; B. 1593. Wǽron ýðgebland eal gefǽlsod, eácne eardas, 3244; B. 1620
swǽr
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Sum welig man wæs swangor and swǽr, and him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, Wulfst. 257, 12. Nis hé swár ne swongor non est tarda Exon. Th. 220, 4; Ph. 315. On swárran ðisum líchoman in gravi isto corpore, Hymn. Surt. 13, 15.
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teám-pól
A breeding-pool
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A breeding-pool Up on Exan on ðone neáran teámp-ol; ðanon up on Exan; ðonne of Exa[n] on ða smala[n] lace; of ðære lace eft on Exa[n]; ðanon up and lang Exa[n] on ðone uferan teámpól, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 205, 8-11: iii. 441, 5-8
nestlian
To make a nest
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Lamb. 103, 16. [Þar nestleþ (1st MS. næstieþ) hearnes, Laym. 21753. Nestlyn nidifico; nestlyd nidificatus; nestelynge nidificatio, Prompt. Parv. 354.]
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regol-bryce
A breach of rule, v.
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Þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce through the breach of their rule by clerks and the breach of the law by laymen, Wulfst. 166, 22
cearricge
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[From Low Lat. carrigium, carruca, carriga ?: cf. O. H. Ger. karruh carruca.]
ge-leáfleás
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Nis nán þincg swá láð þám geleáfleásum deófle swá ꝥ hine man gebidde bealdlíce tó Gode, Hml. S. 13, 50. Ic eom begoten mid deáwe . . . and þá geleáfleásan forswǽlede, 7, 231. Add
ofer-trúwod
possessed by over-confidence, over-confident
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possessed by over-confidence, over-confident Ðæm lár-eówe is swíðe smeálíce to underséceanne be ðǽm weorcum ðara ofertrúwudena subtiliter ab arguente discutienda sunt opera protervorum, Past. 32, 1; Swt. 208, 13
æcyrf
That which is cut off ⬩ a fragment ⬩ piece ⬩ recisura ⬩ fragmentum
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That which is cut off, a fragment, piece; recisura, fragmentum Ðara treówa æcyrf and láfe forbærnde wǽron the offcuttings and leavings of the wood were burnt, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 13
swǽr-mód
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Of an indolent, sluggish disposition Sum welig man wæs prútswongor and swǽrmód, and him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, Wulfst. 257, 12 MS. D. v. swǽr, V. and next word
þǽr-binnan
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Se bisceop bebeád, ðæt hí heora lác geoffrodon binnon ðam temple, and hét hí ðǽrbinnon andbidigan, Homl. Th. i. 450, 25
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