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hláford-swícung

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swícung, e; f.
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Treachery to a lord Ús mon þanne nénigre déda grimlícor ne mengaþ, þanne þæs saternesdeges weorces . . . búton manslihte and ciricbryca and hláfordswícunga, Wlfst. 225, 28. Uton forlǽtan . . . hláfordswícunga, Verc. Först. 167

ídel-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-gilp, es; n. m ?
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Is betere ðæt mon lǽte sume hwíle weaxan ðæt ídelgielp inanis gloriae lentalione fatigantur . . Tolerandum est, ut. . interim arrogantia crescat, Past. 457, 19-23

ge-ærnan

Grammar
ge-ærnan, Add:

to reach ⬩ by riding

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Gif hié fáh mon geierne oþþe geærne (reach it on foot or on horseback), Ll. Th. i. 64, 9

dreám-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreám-cræft, es, m.

The art of music, music ⬩ musĭca

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The art of music, music; musĭca Gedéþ se dreámcræft ðæt se mon biþ dreámere the art of music causes the man to be a musician, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31

eáwu

(n.)
Grammar
eáwu, e; f.

A ewe ⬩ ovis fēmĭna

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A ewe; ovis fēmĭna Agefe mon to Liming l eáwa and v cý let fifty ewes and five cows be given to Lyming, Th. Diplm. A. D. 835; 470. 29. 32

Linked entry: eówu

ár-weorþian

(v.)
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Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add

dǽdbót-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
dǽdbót-líhting, e; f.
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Mitigation of penance Ðis is mihtiges mannes dǽdbótlíhtingc, ac án unmaga ne mæg swilc geforðian, ac ꝥ hé mót on hine sylfne hit sécan þe geornor, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 21

Linked entry: líhting

el-hygd

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Substitute: Alienation of mind, ecstasy, and add Se engcel his mód gegráp and gelǽdde in ellhygd búton him sylfum angelus ejus mentem in ecstasim rapuit extra se, Gr. D. 108, 4

on-wæcenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wæcenness, e; f.
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Excitement, excitation Hé sóhte dǽdbóte and inbryrdnesse wóp, tó ðon ꝥ þurh þá onwæcenesse his mód áburne fletum compunctionis inquirebat; quatenus per haec excitata mens ejus inardesceret, Gr. D. 337, 37

Linked entry: -wæcenness

þwǽre

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H. 34, 3. v. mod-, un-þwǽre

frætwe

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Nelle wé ꝥ þǽr mon ǽnig þing inne healde, bútan þá þe tó þǽre cyrcean frætwum belympað, ꝥ is, hálige béc and húselfata and mæssereáf, Ll. Th. ii. 406, 33. Add

búta

(con.)
Grammar
búta, búte; conj.

Unless ⬩ nisi

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Unless; nisi Ǽnig mon wát ðone sunn búta ðe Fæder nemo novit filium nisi Pater, Mt. Lind. War. 11. 27. Búta ðes útacunda nisi hic alienigena, Lk. Lind. War. 17, 18

á-beornan

Grammar
á-beornan, (-bi(e)rnan).
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Ðæt his mód áburne exardesceret 337, 33. Áburnon exarserunt, Ps. L. 117, 12. Add

grund

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Gl. 262. the solid base or foundation on which a structure is raised Ðý mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý mon áer geháwige ðæt se grund fæsð sié, ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge, Past. 308, 3.

ge-bátad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bátad, <b>ge-batian;</b> pp. od
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Hire wæs micel wund open ðá heó mon on byrgenne dyde, and þá hí mon eft úp dyde of þǽre byrgenne ðá wæs hit gebatad, ꝥ þǽr næs bútan seó swaðu on (cf. Wæs seó wund fæstlíce gehálad (curatum), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3), Shrn. 95, 2. Substitute:

esne

Grammar
esne, <b>. I.</b>
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Gif mon sweordes onlǽne óðres esne (þeówe, 11), 120, 12. His ágenne þeówne esne servum suum, 48, 12: 42, 6. Add Mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ðæt hwílum beó esnes tíd, hwílum óðres, Prov. K. 31. <b>IV a.

beó-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
beó-ceorl, beó-cere, es; m.

A BEE-CEORL ⬩ bee farmer or keeper ⬩ bocherus ⬩ apum custos

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With us it is agreed that he shall pay five sustras of honey for a tax 'bochero, id est, apum custodi, pertinet, si gavelheorde, id est, gregem ad censum teneat, ut inde reddat sicut ibi mos [MS. moris] erit.

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madness ⬩ insanity ⬩ folly ⬩ stupidity

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Se yfela gást on ungewitte his ( Saul's ) mód áwende, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 11.

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessen ⬩ diminish

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Heorte sceal ðé cénre mód ðé máre ðé úre mægen lytlaþ heart shall the hardier be, courage the more, the fewer our forces, Byrht. Th. 140, 65.

fleógan

to fly ⬩ to flee ⬩ to avoid

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Th. i. 240, to avoid, refrain from Por and cawel sind tó fleóganne, Lch. ii. 26, 19. to cause to move (?), put to flight.