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wer-lád

(n.)
Grammar
wer-lád, e; f. A 'lád' (q. v.) in which the number of those who supported the accused by their oaths is determined by the 'wer' of the accused. [See passages under wer, <b>IV,</b> wer-gild, <b>III,</b> and L. H. I. 64, 4; Th. i. 566, 18: Si quis de homicidio accusetur, et idem se purgare velit, secundum natale suum perneget, quod est werelada.]
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Búton hé geládige hine mid werláde, L. C. S. 39; Th. i. 400, 1. ¶ the equivalent Latin forms werelada negare or pernegare occur several times in L. H. I.; see 12, 3; Th. i. 523, 7: 66, 1; Th. i. 569, 4: 74, 1; Th. i. 578, 22: 92, 14; Th. i. 604, 14. Other

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-tig

(suffix)
Grammar
-tig, -ty, a numeral suffix in words denoting the decades; up to 60 such words are formed with a suffix only, from 60 to 120 hund is prefixed and tig suffixed, hund-seofon-tig, hund-twelf-tig. Other dialects make a distinction in the numerals at the same point. Gothic uses tigus (pl. tigjus) in the earlier, -téhund in the later, O. Saxon -tig in the earlier, while 70 is given by ant-siƀunta; in
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O. H. Ger. the two forms are -zug and -zó. In O. Frs. and Icel. the same forms are used throughout. Tig is another form of the root seen in ten (tehan, g for h according to Verner's Law)

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Weorþeþ sunne on blódes hiw the sun shall become the colour of blood, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 15; Cri. 936. Hiw decorem, Ps. Spl. C. 44, 13. Gimmas hwíte and reáde and hiwa gehwæs gems, white and red and of every hue, Bt. Met.

Dryhten-lic

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'Þú eart Críst, þæs lifigendon Godes suna.' On ðǽre drihtenlican andetnysse ( in that confession of the Lord ), 156, 118. Drihten þé gebletsode on his drihtenlican mihte, 112, 334. Þurh his drihtenlican mihte, 4, 81: Hml. S. 29, 40: Ælfc. T.

ge-belgan

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III in Dict.)swíðe eorlíce wið hire sunu, Cht. Th. 337, 24. Hié hié gebulgon indignatione permoti, Ors. 2, 8 ; S. 92, 11. construction uncertain. of persons Hé wæs swýþe gebolgen for þǽre smerenesse, Bl. H. 75, 21.

ge-dwelian

(v.)
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To lead astray. in a physical sense Hí hine geseón ne mihton, and hý swá mid blindnysse wurdon gedwelede (-dwealde, v.l.) ꝥ hí eft of þám mynstre ídelhende hwurfon ( sic sua caecitate frusirati a monasterio sunt vacui regressi), Gr.

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
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Ꝥ Godes sunu sí gewuldrod (-uuldred, L., -wuldrad, R.) þurh hyne, 11, 4: 14, 13. Seó cyrice on sundorweorþunge þurh godcundra mægen gewuldrad stondeþ, Bl. H. 197, 10. to glory in Gewuldriaþ ( gloriabuntur ) on þé ealle þá þe lufiaþ þínne noman, Ps.

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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Gif esne déþ, his ráde, ðæs dæges, vi se wið dryhten gebéte, oððe sine hýd if an esne do servile labour, contrary to his lord's command, from sunset on Sunday-eve till sunset on Monday-eve [that is, from sunset on Saturday till sunset on Sunday], let

teóðung-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-dagas, pl.
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fram ðisum dæge ( the first Sunday in Lent ) óð ðone hálgan Eásterdæg sind twá and feówertig daga; dó ðonne ða six Sunnandagas of ðam getele, ðonne beóþ ða six and ðrítig ðæs geáres teóðingdagas ús tó forhæfednysse getealde ...

neb-wlitu

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlitu, e; f.

The form of the facethe facecountenance

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The form of the face, the face, countenance Heora nebwlitu sceán swá swá sunne, Homl. Th. ii. 426, 10. Ic ne mæg on his nebwlite beseón, Homl. Skt. 7, 104. Hí gesáwon his nebwlite swylce sumes engles ansýne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 5.

dæg-mǽl

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Seó sunne ástíhð pricmǽlum on þám dægmǽle . . . se sticca on þám dægmǽle áriht stent, Angl. viii. 317, 15-21. Seó emniht is on .xii[^m]ᵃ kl.

ge-tæl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tæl, -tel, -teal, es; pl. nom. acc. -talu; n.

a numberseriesreckoningcomputationnumerusseriescomputuscomputatioa companyracetribecenturiatribusa book of reckoninga registercataloguelaterculumcatalogus= κατάλoγos

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Ágene naman habbaþ ánfeald getel, and nabbaþ mænigfeald; eác sunne and móna syndon ánfealdes geteles proper names have a singular number and have not a plural; the sun and moon are also of the singular number, 13; Som. 16, 1.

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eald

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H. 87, 19. where difference of date is marked, old as opposed to new, earlier, former Hlóþwíg wæs þæs aldan Carles sunu, Chr. 885; P. 80, 3: 982; P. 124, 32. Tó ðæs cynges dómerne Heródes; sé wæs þæs ealdan Heródes suna sunu, Hml. Th. ii. 422, 1.

crisma

(n.)
Grammar
crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατοςχρίσω the chrismunction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptismoleum chrismatisthe white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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Vuscfrea quorum primi albati adhuc rapti sunt de hac vita [lit. the former two died under chrism], et Eburaci in Ecclesia sepulti.

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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to search out, find out by enquiry Wolde ic ánes tó ðé cræftes neósan ðæt ðú me getǽhte hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige one art would I find out by enquiry of thee; that thou wouldest teach me how for the sea-horse thou guidest its swimming, Andr.

ÉST

(n.)
Grammar
ÉST, es; m: ést, e; f.

will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentiadelicacies dēlĭciæ

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Kmbl. 965; An. 483. delicacies; dēlĭciæ Ðá ðe synd on éstum qui sunt in dēlĭciis, Lk. Bos. 7, 25. Éstas dēlĭciæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 16. Cyninga wist vel éstas dăpes, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 56; Wrt. Voc. 41, 13

meówle

(n.)
Grammar
meówle, an; f.

A maiddamselvirginwoman

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Him brýd sunu, meówle ( Mahalaleel's wife ) tó monnum brohte, Cd. 58; Th. 71, 17; Gen. 1172. Afrisc meówle, 171; Th. 215, 7; Exod. 579. Meówle, seó hyre bearn gesihþ brondas þeccan, Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 5; Vy. 46.

ge-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefigian, -hefegian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To make heavy or sadto loadburdenweigh downincrease the weight ofaggravategravarecontristarevexaredeprimereaggravare

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Swá swá hefig byrðen mín unriht synt gehefegode ofer me sicut onus grave iniquitates meæ gravatæ sunt super me, Ps. Th. 37, 4.

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þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, e; þeówe, an; f.
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Ðínre þeówan sunu filium ancillae tuae Ps. Th. 85, 15: 115, 6. On Marian ðínre þeówan, Blickl. Homl. 157, 3. Ðió famulam, Rtl. 103, 40. Ðióe, 104, 18.

clýsing

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Hé lét þá módor tó þám suna on synderlicre clýsincge, Hml. S. 4, 343. Clýsunga mynstres claustra monasterii, R. Ben. I. 23, 2: 114, 1. Binnon his mynstres clýsingum intra cellae suae claustra, Gr. D. 124, 24.