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hirwan

to despisescornderisionscorn to blasphemeblame

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Srt. 21, 8. in contrast with herian: Man eal hyrweð þæt man sceolde herian, Wlfst. 165, 3. Man oft herede þæt man scolde hyrwan, and tó forð hyrwde þæt man scolde herigean, 168, 12: Ll.

Linked entries: hyrwan herian herwan

býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
býsgian, bísgian, býsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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To occupy, busy, fatigue, trouble, afflict; occupare, fatigare, affligere, tribulare Se man biþ hérigendlíc, ðe mid gódum weorcum hine sylfne býsgaþ the man is praiseworthy, who busies himself with good works, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 16.

freólíce

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 128, 28. with impunity On mægenfæstum eardum man mæg fæstan freólícor ðonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 109. with freedom from control, rule, &c.

fore-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wyrcan, p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To work fordo anything for anyonefăcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo

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To work for, do anything for anyone; făcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo Se man ðane óðerne æt rihte gebrenge, oððe riht forewyrce let the man bring the other to justice, or do justice for him, L. H. E. 15; Th. i. 34, 2

lendan

(v.)
Grammar
lendan, p. de

To arrive

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To arrive, come to land Man hine lǽdde tó Eligbyrig ... sóna swá hé lende on scype man hine blende he was brought to Ely ... as soon as he arrived he was blinded on board ship, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 27; Ælf. Tod. 14

níd-þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
níd-þeówian, p. ode

To reduce to servitudeto compel service from

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To reduce to servitude, to compel service from Gif man cirican nýdþeówige (cf ǽnig man heonan forþ cirican ne þeówige, L. Eth. v. 10; Th. i. 306, 27 : vi. 15; Th. i. 318, 26), L. N. P. L. 21; Th. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: þeówian

ge-fædere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fædere, ge-federe, an; f.

A godmothercommatersusceptrix

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A godmother; commater, susceptrix Ǽfre ne geweorþe, ðæt Cristen man gewífige on his gefæderan let it never be that a Christian man marry with his godmother, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 17 : L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22

Linked entry: ge-federe

scip-forðung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-forðung, -fyrðung, e; f.
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B.) áginne man georne (cf. wærlíc biþ ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3), L. C. S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27

Linked entries: scip-fyrðrung fyrþung

stefnian

(v.)
Grammar
stefnian, p. ode
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Stefnode man God wine eorle and Harolde eorle tó ðon gemóte ... Ðá hí ðider cómon, ðá stefnede heom man tó gemóte, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 3-6. Se cing him steofnode tó Glóweceastre, 1093; Erl. 228, 33

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gum-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
gum-rinc, es; m.

A man

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A man Gódlíc gumrinc a goodly man, Exon. 129a; Th. 495, 7; Rä. 84, 4. Dysiges folces gumrinca gyden a goddess of the foolish people, of men, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53; Cd. 75; Th. 93, 27; Gen.1552

ge-teáma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teáma, -týma, an; m.

An advocateavouchera warranteradvŏcātusqui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat

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An advocate, avoucher, a warranter; advŏcātus, qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat Ic wille ðæt gehwilc man hæbbe his geteáman I will that every man have his warranter, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 9: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16

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wígbed-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-bót, e; f.

A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders

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Gif man preóst ofsleá, forgilde man hine be fullan were, and biscope feówer and .xx. ór. tó weófodbóte; æt diácone .xii. ór. tó weófodbóte, 24; Th. ii. 294, 7-9.

féster

(n.)

foodnourishment

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food, nourishment, foster-, in the compounds féster-bearn, -fæder, -man, -módor

heoru-serce

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-serce, an; f.

A war-shirt,coat of mail

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A war-shirt, coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5072; B. 2539

beorm-teág

(n.)
Grammar
beorm-teág, e; f.
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A yeast-box Man sceal habban . . . bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20

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ge-cyrnlad

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Gecyrnlude appla mala granata, An. Ox. 3841. Gecyrnlode, 2, 258. Add

hǽr-sife

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr-sife, es; n.
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A hair-sieve Man sceal habban . . . hérsyfe, Angl. ix. 264. 14

heals-ome

Grammar
heals-ome, l. heals-óme (or -óman; pl., only plural forms of the simple word seem to occur. v. -óman),
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Se man sé ðe biþ on healsóman nime healswyrt. and add

wéden-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
wéden-heort, adj.

Mad, frenzied, furious

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Mad, frenzied, furious Wédenheortra synna furiarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 30

búh

(v.)
Grammar
búh, impert. of búgan to bow, turn

turn

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turn Búh fram yfle diverte a malo, R. Ben. in proœm.