mæþel-friþ
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Peace secured by law at a public assembly, the violation of which had to be compensated twofold Ciricfriþ II. gylde; mæthlfriþ II. gylde, Ll. Lbmn, 3, 6
sundor-geréfland
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Æylmer habbe þat lond at Stonham þe ic hym er to hande let to reflande. And ic an Godric mine reue at Waldingfeld þa þritti acre ðe ic hym er to hande let, Chart. Th. 570, 34. See also geréf-mǽd
Linked entries: réf-land geréf-land
hám-sittende
Sitting, dwelling at home, resident
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Sitting, dwelling at home, resident Wé beódaþ se mon se ðe his gefán hámsittendne wite ðæt hé ne feohte ǽrðam ðe hé him ryhtes bidde we command that the man who knows his foe to be dwelling at his home fight not before he demand justice, L.
á-wyht
Aught ⬩ anything ⬩ at all
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Aught, anything; at all Ne hí for áwyht eorþan cyste ða sélestan geseón woldan pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, Ps. Th. 105, 20: 103, 9: 113,14
be-hlehhan
To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ ridere aliquid ⬩ exultare de aliqua re
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To laugh at, deride; ridere aliquid, exultare de aliqua re Ic ne þearf behlehhan I need not deride Exon. 52 b; Th. 183, 22; Gú. 1331
Linked entry: bi-hlyhhan
mód-geómor
Sad at heart ⬩ of mournful mind
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Sad at heart, of mournful mind Ðæt eorlwerod módgiómor sæt, Beo. Th. 5779; B. 2894. Þeód wæs módgeómre, Andr. Kmbl. 2227; An. 1115: 3412; An. 1710
nú-hwílum
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Nowadays, at present Þá þingeras þingiaþ núhwílum þǽm ðe lǽssan þearfe áhton nunc contra faciunt oratores. Bt. 38, 7; F. 208, 26. Cf. ǽr-, geó-hwílum
cyrr
A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair ⬩ versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium
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Æt sumum cyrre at some turn or time, when; aliquando, Lk. Bos. 22, 32. Se biþ abísgod, on færelde mid óðrum cierrum who is busied, in a journey with other affairs, Past. 4, 1; Hat. 9b, 7
in-stæpe
Entrance
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Entrance Hí gemétton ðæt éce líf on instæpe ðæs andweardan lífes they found the life eternal at the entrance of the present life, Homl. Th. i. 84, 7
módiglíce
Boldly ⬩ bravely
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Boldly, bravely Modelíce manega sprǽcon ðe eft æt þearfe (MS. þære) þolian noldon many used brave words, who would fail at need, Byrht. Th. 137, 42; By. 200
píp-dreám
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The sound of the pipe Pipdrám singan gehýreþ gehende blisse to hear (in a dream) the sound of the pipe shews joy at hand, Lchdm, iii. 208, 22
borde
A board, table ⬩ tabula, mensa
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A board, table; tabula, mensa Fǽmne æt hyre bordan geríseþ it becomes a damsel to be at her board, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 14; Gn. Ex. 64
stæþhlíplíce
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At a steep inclination Wæs ðæt hús ... on scræfes onlícnesse...; and gelómlíce ða stánas swá of óðrum clife stæðhlýplíce út sceoredon, Blickl. Homl. 207, 20. v. preceding word
unrót-mód
Sad at heart
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Sad at heart Hé for ðære geómrunga ðæs óþres deáþes leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte; ac hé unrótmód of his cýþþe gewát, Blickl. Homl. 113, 12
Linked entry: rót-mód
gop
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Add: The metre makes góp probable, though perhaps not quite certain: at least a short vowel occurs in the similar verse: Is þæs gores sunu, Rä. 41, 72
un-geþwǽrlic
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Discordant, at variance Gif þú gemune ꝥ þín bróðer áht ungeþwǽrlices wið þé gemǽne [hæbbe] si recordatus fueris quiafrater tuus habet aliquid adversunt te, Gr. D. 349, 24
Linked entry: ge-þwǽrlic
for-sittan
To mis-sit ⬩ to be absent from ⬩ neglect ⬩ delay ⬩ defer ⬩ diminish ⬩ obstruct ⬩ besiege ⬩ abesse a ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ supersĕdēre ⬩ desĕrĕre ⬩ præstruĕre ⬩ obsĭdēre
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Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 208, 25, 26. Be ðon ðe man fyrde forsitte in case a man neglect the army, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 7, 8. Ne forsæt he ðý síðe he delayed not the journey, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859. Ne he tíd forsæt he deferred not the time.
fagenian
To rejoice, to be glad ⬩ gaudēre
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To rejoice, to be glad; gaudēre He fagenode ðæs he rejoiced at it, Bt. 16, 4; Fox. 58, 9. Híg fagenodon gāvīsi sunt, Lk. Bos. 22, 5
Fearn-ham
FARNHAM, in Surrey ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi
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FARNHAM, in Surrey; lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi Sió fierd him wið gefeaht æt Fearnhamme the army fought against them at Farnham, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 26
Féðan-leag
Frethern
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D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9