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cǽg

(n.)
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Þǽra cǽgean (cǽgan, v. l. ) heó sceal weardian, ꝥ is hire héddernes cǽge and hyre cyste cǽge and hire tǽgan, Ll. Th. i. 418, 20. fig. 'Ic ðé betǽce heofonan ríces cǽge.'

wine-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-leás, adj.

Friendless

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Earm biþ se ðe sceal ána lifgan, wineleás wunian, 344, 15; Gn. Ex. 1740. Wineleás guma, 289, 9; Wand. 45. Ic mé féran gewát folgaþ sécan, wineleás wræcca, 442, 9; Kl. 10. Ánhoga leódwynna leás, wineleás wræcca, 457, 27; Hy. 4, 90.

fóster-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-nóþ, m. ? l. fósternoþ; m.
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Sceáp fóstornoþes ( pascue ) his, Ps. Rdr. 94, 7. Etan of þám fóstornoþe mínre módur de nutrimentis matris meae manducare, Gr. D. 70, 7. fóstern[oþ ?] alimoniam, An. Ox. 2, 263. Cf. fódnoþ, fóddornoþ

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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Hæbbe ǽlc gegilda .ii. sesteras mealtes, and ǽlc cniht ánne and sceat huniges, Cht. Th. 613, 33. Ego Æðelhelm and cniahta gegildan (cf. (?) N. E. D. knighten-gild), C. D. B. ii. 128, 32. add. Gif cniht ǽpen bréde, gilde se hláford án pund. Cht.

þri-fingre

(adv.)
Grammar
þri-fingre, adv.

By a distance equal to the breadth of three fingers

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By a distance equal to the breadth of three fingers Gif se ord sié þreofingre ufor ðonne hindeweard sceaft, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17. Cf. Grmm. R. A. l01

ealdian

(v.)
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Sele sceal stondan, sylf ealdian, Gn. Ex. 158

ge-sceádwísness

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Sé þe gesceádwísnesse hæfð, sé mæg déman and tósceádan hwæt hé wilnian sceal and hwæt hé onscunian sceal quod ratione uti naturaliter potest, id habet judicium, quo quodque discernat; per se igitur fugienda optandave dignoscit, 40, 7; F. 242, 17: 13;

Linked entry: sceádwísness

á-cennedness

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Gif gé willað ðone fruman sceaft geþencan, and ðone scippend, and siþþan eówer ǽlces ácennednesse si primordia vestra, auctoremque Deum spectes Bt. 30, 2; F. 110, 18. v. eft-, frum-ácennedness; á-cenness. Add

Linked entry: á-cenness

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Þonne ic (a horn) winde sceal swelgan of sumes bósme, hwílum ic gereordum rincas laðige tó wíne, hwilum sceat stefne mínre flýman feóndsceaðan when I must swallow wind from somebody's lungs, sometimes with my notes I summon men to the feast, sometimes

fǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr, adj.

Sudden, intense, terrible, horrid sŭbĭtus, terrĭbilis, horrĭdus

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Used in the compounds,-Fǽr-bifongen, -bryne, -cóðu, -cwealm, -cýle, -deáþ, -dryre, -fyll, -gripe, -gryre, -haga, -inga, -líc, -líce, -níþ, -sceaða, -scyte, -searo, -slide, -spel, -unga, -wundor, -wyrd

seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
seóðan, (? cf.seód, á-seódan?)
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to put in a bag, wrap wp; Bewind ðone æppel on weolcreádum godwebbe, and seóð eft mid sceáte óðres godwebbes, and beheald ðæt ðes lǽcedóm ne hríne ne wæteres ne eorþan, Lchdm. i. 332, 5

Linked entries: syde a-séðan

openlíce

(adv.)
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Sceal man sealmas singan openlíce and beorhte (plane ac lucide), Chrd. 57, 14. Openlíce liquide, 63, 27. clearly to the mind Angytfullíce, openlíce liquido, i. manifeste, An. Ox, 83.

hrán

(n.)
Grammar
hrán, es; m.

A reindeer

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A reindeer Se byrdesta sceall gyldan fíf hránes fell a man of the highest rank has to pay five reindeer skins, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 18, 20.

Linked entry: hrǽn

un-biscopod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-biscopod, un-bisceopod; adj.

Unconfirmed

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Wé secgaþ eów, ðæt ǽlc cild sceall beón binnon þryttigum nihtum gefullod ... Ne nǽnne man man ne lǽte unbisceopod tó lange ... And witan ða ðe cildes onfón æt fulluhte oððe æt bisceopes handum, ðæt hí hit on rihtum geleáfan gebringan, 300, 16-30

Linked entry: an-biscopod

wiþ-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-lǽdan, p. de

To lead awaycarry off take away

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Similar entries v. wiþ, II. 3 Ðú ðe Jóseph swá sceáp gramum wiðlǽddest qui deducis velut ovem Joseph, Ps. Th. 79, 1. Ðú míne sáwle of swyltdeáðes láþum wiðlǽddest eripuisti animam meam de morte, 55, 11. Ða ðe wiðlaeddun ús qui abduxerunt nos, Ps.

be-wrítan

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To score round Bewrít þú hý (the mandragora) wel hraþe mid íserne, þý lǽs heó þé ætfleó . . . þú hý bewrít mid íserne, and swá þú scealt onbútan hý delfan swá ðú hyre mid þám íserne ná æthríne make a score in the ground round it at once with iron, lest

hirde-leás

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Add: without a shepherd Swá swá hyrdeleáse sceáp sicut oves quibus non est pastor, Hml. A. 110, 260. without a pastor, without an ecclesiastical ruler Seó cyrice æt Hrofesceastre wæs hyrdeleás Hrofensis ecclesia pastorem minime habebat.

reord-berend

(n.)
Grammar
reord-berend, es; ;m.;

One gifted with speech, a man;

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Reordberende, earme eorþware, 24, 8; Cri. 381 : 63, 26; Cri. 1025.C Sceall ǽghwylc reordberendra riht gehýran, Elen. Kmbl. 2561; El. 1282. Ðǽr leán cumaþ reordberendum, Exon. Th. 84, 5; Cri. 1369. Hé reordberend> lǽrde under lyfte, Andr.

hlutor

Grammar
hlutor, l. hlútor,

clearbrightshiningsplendidbrightuntroubledpeaceclearsplendidgloriousillustriousbrilliantguiltdeceitpuresincere

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.: Kyning sceal on Drihtne clǽne blisse, hlúttre habban rex laetabitur in Domino, Ps. Th. 62, 9.

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

óleccan

Grammar
óleccan, ólæcan (l. ólǽcan).
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Gif hí lytles hwæt habbaþ, þonne beþurfon hí ꝥ hí óleccan þǽm æfter friþe þe máre habbað . . . swá hé máre hæfþ, swá hé má monna óleccan sceal, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 28-33.