hættian
To take the hair and skin from a person's head
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Sume man hættode, Chr. 1036; Ed. 164, 39. In the note Earle quotes Florence of Worcester 'cute capitis abstracta.' Cf. Grmm. R.
ælmes-georn
Diligent in giving alms ⬩ benevolent ⬩ beneficus ⬩ liberalis
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Sum man Tobias geháten, swíðe ælmesgeorn a man, whose name was Tobias, very diligent in giving alms, Ælfc. T. 21, 24
drǽfan
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Hér man drǽfde út Ælfgife, 1037; P. 161, 9. Æþelréd man drǽfde út of his earde, Wlfst. 160, 14. Tó drǽfene pulsaturam, An. Ox. 4865. Add
hand-gewrit
What is written by the hand, a deed, contract ⬩ chirographum
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Sum man wrát his handgewrit ðam áwyrgedan deófle a certain man put his hand to a contract with the accursed devil
Dorce-ceaster
DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln ⬩ Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma
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DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln; Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma Hér Cynegils [MS. Kynegils] wæs gefullod fram Byríne ðam biscope
ge-cúþlǽcan
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To make friends with, attach oneself to. intrans. Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man and gecúðlǽhte tó Martine, and wunode mid him, Hml. S. 31, 207. reflex.
ge-sceapennys
A creation, creating, formation ⬩ creātio
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On ðæs mannes gesceapennysse in the creating of man, 19, 7.
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for-wyrcan
to miswork ⬩ do wrong ⬩ sin ⬩ măle ăgĕre ⬩ delinquĕre ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ ruin ⬩ convict ⬩ condemn ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ labefactāre ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ to forfeit ⬩ amittĕre
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Ne dýde man ǽfre on Sunnan dæges freólse ǽnigne forwythtne [forworhtne MS. B.] man let not a man ever put any condemned man to death on the festival of Sunday, L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 10: L. E.
Linked entries: for-wyrht for-wyrht un-forworht
mis-dón
to act wrongly ⬩ offend ⬩ transgress
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Se ðe misðóeþ qui male agit, Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, 20. Se ðe misdyde, hé hit gebéte, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 15. Tó fela is ðæra ðe misdydan, Wulfst. 270, 30. [Durste nán man misdón wið óðer on his tíme, Chr. 1135; Erl. 261, 7.]
ge-un-rótsian
to make sorrowful ⬩ to offend ⬩ contristare ⬩ contribulare ⬩ scandalizare ⬩ to become troubled, discontented
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Lind. 10, 22. to become troubled, discontented Ðæt se man geunrótsige ongeán God for ungelimpum ðises andwerdan lífes so that a man becomes discontented with God for the mishaps of this present life, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 16.
be-teón
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Gif man þone man betýhð þe bið lǽssa maga. Ll. Th. i. 154, 5-7. Sé þe hlóðe betygen (-togen, v. l.) sié, 110, 16 : 112 2 : 140, 16. Betogen forligres, Hml. Th. ii. 490, 27.
hordian
To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store
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To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store Ðæt hé for gýtsunge uncyste nánum óðrum syllan ne mæg ðæt hé hordaþ and nát hwam swá swá se wítega cwæþ 'on ídel biþ ǽlc man gedréfed se ðe hordaþ nát hwam hé hit gegaderaþ' what he from the vice of avarice can give
on-týnness
an opening, aperture ⬩ discovery
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Se cierlisca mon se ðe oft betygen wǽre þiéfþe, and ðonne æt síðestan synnigne man gefó, L. In. 37; Th. i. 124, 20
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hádod
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Add: — Gif gehádod (hádod, v. l. ) man hine forwyrce. Ll. Th. i. 400, 27
níþ-scipe
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Wickedness Sí fornumen mán ł níðscipe synfulra consumetur nequitia peccatorum, Ps. L. 7, 10
ofer-níd
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Ne beó man þæs fulluhtes tó hræd bútan oferneód geweorðe, Wlfst. 123, 25. Add
weá-cwánian
To lament, wail
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To lament, wail Deófla weácwánedon mán and moiður. Cd. Th. 284, 12; Sat. 320
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gúþ-frec
Bold in war
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Bold in war Gúþfrec guma man bold in war, Andr. Kmbl. 2235; An. 1119
efen-líce
EVENLY, alike ⬩ æque
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EVENLY, alike; æque Efenlíce Godes man æque Deo devōtus, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 16
fóre-steóra
A fore-steerer ⬩ man at the prow of a ship ⬩ prōrēta ⬩ prōræ conductor
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A fore-steerer, man at the prow of a ship; prōrēta, prōræ conductor, Cot. 149