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hús-carl

(n.)
Grammar
hús-carl, es; m. [A word apparently taken from the Scandinavians, as the English form would be hús-ceorl.]
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A member of the king's bodyguard Ðurstán mín húskarll præfectus meus palatinus Ðurstanus, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 202, 4. Urk mín húskarl, 221, 6. On gewitnesse eallra ðæs kynges húscarlan [-carla?], 291, 15. Ða Densca húscarles, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 25

ceásan

(v.)
Grammar
ceásan, ceós,ceóson; ceásen [ceás strife]

To strive, fight ⬩ contendere

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To strive, fight; contendere

Linked entry: be-ceásan

CEÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓWAN, to ceówenne, ic ceówe, ðú ceówest, cýwst, he ceóweþ, cýwþ, ceówaþ;ceáw, cuwon; cowen

To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consume ⬩ ruminare, manducare

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To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consume; ruminare, manducare He hét hine ceówan mid tóþum his fingras he commanded him to gnaw his fingers with his teeth, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 34. Ongunnon ða næddran to ceówenne heora flǽsc and heora blód súcan the serpents began

Linked entry: cuwon

CEORIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORIAN, ceorigan, ciorian, cerian; ceorigende; ode; od; v. intrans.

To murmur, complain ⬩ murmurare, queri

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To murmur, complain; murmurare, queri Ne underféhþ nán ceorigende sáwul Godes ríce, ne nán ceorian ne mæg, se ðe to ðam becymþ no murmuring soul receives God's kingdom, nor may any one murmur who comes to it, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 11. We ne ceoriaþ we murmur

Linked entries: be-ceorian cerian ciorian

be-ceásan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceásan, p. -ceós, pl. -ceóson ; pp. -ceásen

To attack ⬩ fight ⬩ combat ⬩ oppugnare ⬩ contendere

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To attack, fight, combat; oppugnare, contendere,Leo 131

Linked entry: ceásan

clypping

(n.)
Grammar
clypping, e; f.
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Embracing, embrace Hé gefeóll on þæs ceorles clyppinge (hé þone ceorl beclypte, v. l. ), Gr. D. 47, 1

CEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORFAN, ceorfende; ic ceorfe, ðú ceorfest, cyrfst, he ceorfeþ, cyrfþ, ceorfaþ; ic, he cearf, ðú curfe,;curfon; corfen; v. a.

To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engrave ⬩ secare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere

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To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engrave; secare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere He wæs hine sylfne mid stánum ceorfende erat concidens se lapidibus, Mk. Bos. 5, 5. He cearf of heora handa and heora nosa he

Linked entries: curfon cerfe

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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A grove Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ and éc ic hire léte to ðæt ceorla gráf let her have right of pasturage in the wood which the 'ceorls' use, and besides I leave to her the ' ceorls' grove, Cod. Dipl.

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a person ⬩ to marry ⬩ to share with another ⬩ to communicate

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to have the companionship of a person, to marry Ne hiá mǽnsumiaþ (mǽnsumigaþ, Rush.) ne hiá biþon gemǽnsumad (i. ne ceorl hæfis wífes gemána ne wíf hæfis ceorles) neque nubent neque nubentur, Mk. Skt.

hláf-ǽta

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-ǽta, an; m.

A loaf-eater, ⬩ domestic, ⬩ servant

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A loaf-eater, domestic, servant Ceorles hláfǽta a 'ceorl's' servant, L. Ethb. 25; Th. i. 8, 10

Linked entries: ǽta hláf-brytta

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of the rank for which the wergild was twelve hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twelfhynde man was a þegn, and his importance, as marked by the wergild and otherwise, was six times that of the
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Twelfhyndes mannes áð forstent .vi. ceorla áð; for ðam gif man ðone twelfhyndan man wrecan sceolde, hé biþ fullurecan on syx ceorlan, and his wergyld biþ six ceorla wergyld, L.

Linked entry: six-hynde

un-orne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-orne, adj.

Simple ⬩ plain ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ humble

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Simple, plain, poor, mean, humble Dunnere, unorne ceorl, Byrht. Th. 139, 18; By. 256

Linked entry: orne

cirlisce

(adv.)
Grammar
cirlisce, adv.
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As in the case of a 'ceorl' Gilde man cirlisce, Ll. Th. i. 188, 14

ge-hoferod

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Wæs sum earm ceorl egeslíce gehoferod, and ðearle gebíged þnrh ðone brádan hofor, Hml. S. 21, 95. Add

cirlisc

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I. add Gif ceorlisc man (ceorl, v. l. ) geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe. v. hída landes, Ll. Th. i. 1 88, 5

sundor-notu

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-notu, e ; f.
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-Gif ceorl geþeáh ðæt hé hæfde sundornote on cynges healle, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 17

þegen-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-riht, es; n.
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Gif ceorl geþeáh ðæt hé hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes ... and sundernote on cynges healle, ðonne wæs hé ðononforð þegenrihtes weorðe, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 18.

Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer

strang

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Th. i. 246, 23. v. ceorl-, earm-, feoh-, weorold-, wíg-strang

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác

To pull up

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To pull up Swá swá londes ceorl of his æcere lýcþ yfel weód monig, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 55; Met. 12, 28

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To elect ⬩ choose ⬩ decide ⬩ prove ⬩ approve ⬩ eligere ⬩ præeligere ⬩ seligere ⬩ asciscere ⬩ petere ⬩ nancisci

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To elect, choose, decide, prove, approve; eligere, præeligere, seligere, asciscere, petere, nancisci Nú monna gehwylc geceósan mót swá helle hiénþu swá heofones mǽrþu now every man may choose either hell's humiliations or heaven's glories, Exon. 16 b

Linked entries: ge-ceás ge-císt ge-coren gecure

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