bold-getæl
A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house ⬩ domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus
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A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house; domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus Gif mon wille of boldgetale [boldgetæle MS. B.] in óðer boldgetæl hláford sécan, dó ðæt mid ðæs ealdormonnes gewitnesse ðe he ǽr in his scíre folgode if a man from one dwelling-place
be-sorg
Anxious ⬩ careful
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For Anxious, careful, þæs cnihtes sáwle þe mé besorh ys (cf. hé begann tó lufienne þone cniht. 16, 42), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1. Ne sý nán ðing swá besorh þæt hé his tídsang fore forlǽte let him not care about anything so much, that he neglects his service
freóls
free ⬩ exempt from jurisdiction
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Add: free. of persons, not in bondage Hé dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, Cht. Th. 628, 23. Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám hí sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll. Th. ii. 314, 11. of places, exempt from
bæcestre
A woman who bakes ⬩ pistrix ⬩ a baker ⬩ pistor
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A woman who bakes; pistrix: but because afýrde men performed that work which was originally done by females, this occupation is here denoted by a feminine termination; hence, a baker; pistor Ðá gelamp hit ðæt twegen afýryde men agylton wið heora hláford
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mynster-líf
monastic life ⬩ a place in which the monastic life is lived
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monastic life Gif hláford nylle hire mynsterlífes geunnan, oðða hiá siolf nylle, Chart. Th. 471, 2. Hé mynsterlíf ðam weoruldlífe forbær monasticam saeculari vitam praetulit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 7. Hé him sendan sceolde sume eáwfæste munecas ðe him mynsterlíf
god-bearn
a divine child ⬩ the Son of God ⬩ divinus filius ⬩ Dei Filius ⬩ a god-child ⬩ a god-son ⬩ filius lustricus ⬩ ex sacro fonte baptismi jam primum susceptus
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a divine child, the Son of God; divinus filius, Dei Filius Ahangen wæs Godbearn on galgan God's Son was hanged on the cross, Elen. Kmbl. 1434; El. 719. Geségon hí on heáhþu hláford stígan Godbearn of grundum they saw the Lord, the Son of God, ascend
or-wíge
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defenceless, without power of fighting Orwíge inbellem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 69: 111, 81. Ofsleán mé míne fýnd orwígne decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis, Ps. Th. 7, 4. Saga hú ðú wurde ðus wígþríst ðæt ðú mec ðus fæste gebunde ǽghwæs orwígne ( without
rǽde-gafol
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Rent that can be paid all at once, as opposed to rent that is discharged by service rendered, and consequently takes time for its payment Gif mon geþingaþ gyrde landes oððe máre tó rǽdegafole and geereþ gif se hláford him wile ðæt land árǽran tó weorce
ge-síþcund
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Add: in a general sense, gentle by birth, gentle in contrast with simple Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu ꝥ geþeóð ꝥ hí swá micel landes habban, siþþan bið se ofsprinc gesíðcundes cynnes be twám þúsendum, Ll. Th. i. 188, ll. Drihten on ðreó tówearp þá
be-bycgan
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Bebycgeð vendat, Lk. L. 22, 36. Bebyges (-ið, R.) vendit, Mt. L. 13, 44. Bebycgaþ veneunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 48. Hé bebohte his lond, Shrn. 90, 22. Hé Críst bebohte for feós lufon, Bl. H. 63, 7. Swá hwæt swá ðú hæbbe bibyge (bebyg, L.) vende, Mk. R. 10
friþ-gild
A peace-guild ⬩ a society for the maintenance of peace and security ⬩ fœderātōrum sodālicium
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A peace-guild, a society for the maintenance of peace and security; fœderātōrum sodālicium. This name was given to certain guilds or clubs established during, or before, the reign of king Athelstan, for the repression of theft, the tracing of stolen cattle
efen-þeówa
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Add: strong forms, subst, and adj. Ðǽm hláforde is tó cýðanne ðæt hé ongiete ðæt hé is efnðeów his ðeówe ut cognoscant se conservos esse servorum, Past. 301, 20. Uncer efen*-*þeów wæs forworden, Hml. A. 207, 393. Ǽnne æfnþára his . . . se his efnþeúw
freóls-dæg
A feast-day ⬩ festival-day ⬩ festus dies
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A feast-day, festival-day; festus dies Geneálǽhte freólsdæg azimorum, se is gecweden eástre appropinquābat dies festus azymōrum, qui dīcĭtur pascha, Lk. Bos. 22, l. On ðam freólsdæge in die festo, Mt. Bos. 26, 5. Gif hlaford his þeówan freólsdæge nýde
sirwung
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Plotting, machination, contrivance Beó áídlod Amanes sirwung ongeán ðám Judéiscum, Homl. As. 101, 308. Be hláfordes syrwunge. Gif hwá embe cynincg oððe hláford syrwie of plotting against a lord. If any man plot against king or lord, L. C. S. 58 ; Th
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æþelborenness
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Add: nobleness of birth, gentle birth Ne teáh nan æðelborennyss nǽnne man tó wurðscype, bútan hé wísdóm leornode, Hml. S. 3, 6. Æþelborenysse stemmatis, Hy. S. 47, 14. Wǽron hí æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige, Hml. Th. ii. 174, 8. Hé wæs æðelboren,
híréd-mann
A member of a 'híréd:' —
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A member of a 'híréd:' — Pharaones yldestan hírédmen senes domus Pharaonis, Gen. 50, 7. His hírédmen férdon út mid feáwe mannan of ðam castele and geslógen and gelǽhton fíf hundred manna the members of his household sallied out with few men from the
þrǽl
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A thrall, slave, servant Ðe yfle ðrael malus servus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 48. Allra ðrǽl ł esne omnium servus, Mt. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 44. Se ðe dóeð synne ðrǽl is synnes, Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 34. Ne cweðo ic iów ðrǽlas (ðrǽllas, Lind.), for ðon ðrǽl (ðrǽll
fiht-wíte
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Substitute: the fine paid to the crown for fighting (and slaying); cf. Ll. Th. i. 66, 7: 106, 1 Gif man ofslægen weorðe . . . on .xxi. nihtan gylde man þá manbóte, þæs on .xxi. nihtan ꝥ fyhtwíte (fyhto-, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 174, 28. Be fyhtwíte and manbóte
wánung
Wailing ⬩ lamentation
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Wailing, lamentation Wánung threnum, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 20. Ðǽr (in hell ) is wánung and gránung and á singal sorh, Wulfst. 26, 8. Hǽðenra gránung and reáfera wánung, 186, 13. Wóp and wánung and heófung and endeleás cwylming, Homl. Th. i. 592, 16. Geómrung
LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
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LIEF, desirable, pleasant, acceptable, loved, beloved, dear; used substantively, one who is dear, a friend, loved one Se ðe gód onginneþ and ðonne áblinneþ ne biþ hé Godes leóf on ðæm néhstan dæge he who begins good and then ceases, will not be God's
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