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riht-gelífed

(adj.)
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riht-gelífed, adj.

Possessed of a true belief, orthodox, catholic

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Possessed of a true belief, orthodox, catholic Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal gefeón on ðone his tócyme, Blickl. Homl. 167, 14. Ðæs rihtgelýfdan geleáfan orthodoxiae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 13.

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sǽne

(adj.)
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sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Ic sceal sécan óðerne ellenleásran cempan sǽnran I must seek another warrior less courageous and active, Exon. Th. 266, 9; Jul. 395

ge-ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ágnian, -áhnian; to -ágnianne, -áhnianne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To ownpossessinheritappropriate to one's selfclaim as one's ownpossĭdēreherēdĭtārevindĭcāre sibi

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Sceal monna gehwilc wesan geágnod me every man shall be appropriated to me, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 1; Gen. 2321

ge-hwá

(n.)
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ge-hwá, m. -hwæt; n. g. -hwaes; pron.

Every onewhoeverwhoquisquequis

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Ðonne feran sceal ánra gehwæs sáwl of líce when the soul of each one shall go from the body, Exon. 54 b; Th. 191, 24; Az. 93 : 64 b; Th. 238, 3; Ph. 598.

wræc-líc

(adj.)
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wræc-líc, adj.

strangewonderfulwretchedmiserable

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sceóp ðám wérlogan wræclícne hám, Cd. Th. 3, 17 ; Gen. 37

ge-rǽsan

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L. 5, I. of violent action; gerǽsan on, wiþ to attack, assault Priscus gerǽsde on þá fǽmnan in crístenmonna midle, swá wulf gerǽseþ on sceáp on miclum éwede, Mart. H. 170, 26.

bæftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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Add: prep. local Hé hine scét bæftan his bæce Hml. S. 18, 336. Bæftan þǽre healle, 36, 97. Oft cymð sé bæftan ús þe ús forestæpð, Hml.

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ge-beorg

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Ox. 5395. of things Rand sceal on scylde, fæst fingra gebeorh, Gn. C. 38

a-ferian

(v.)
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a-ferian, -igan; p. ede; pp. ed

To take awayremovewithdrawauferreamoveresubducerecum averiis vel curru vehereaveriare

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He sceal aferian [MS. auerian = averian = aferian] he shall remove; debet averiare, 432, 10

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mere-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mere-streám, es; m.

A sea-streamthe seawater of the sea

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Merestreám ne dear ofer eorþan sceát eard gebrǽdan (cf. sǽ, Bt. Fox 74, 26), Bt. Met. Fox 11, 130; Met. 11, 65: 20, 228; Met. 20, 114. Óþ merestreámas unto the waters of the sea, Cd. 199; Th. 247, 27; Dan. 503: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 65; Met. 28, 33.

miscian

(v.)
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miscian, p. ode

To mixto mix in due proportion

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Gehwæðeres sceal mon nyttian and miscian ðæt ðone líchoman hǽle each method (treatment by hot or by cold remedies) shall be used and applied in due proportion, that the body may be cured, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 7

gif-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gif-stól, gief-stól, es; m.

A gift-seatseat from which gifts are distributedthronethrone of gracedonorum thronussoliumgratiæ thronus

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Sceal gifstól gegierwed stondan a throne shall stand prepared, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 23; Gn. Ex. 69: 77 a; Th. 289, 7; Wand. 44

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sele-dreám

(n.)
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sele-dreám, es ; m.
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Oft ic secga seledreám sceal onþeón, Exon. Th. 480, 13 ; Rá. 64, 1. Goldburg ofgifan, secga seledreám, beorht beágselu. Andr. Kmbl. 3310 ; An. 1658 : Beo. Th. 4496 ; B. 2252. Swǽfon seledreámas. Cd. Th. 179, 29 ; Exod. 36 : Exon.

þurh-gán

(v.)

to go over or throughto pass throughpierceto penetratepermeatepervade

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His swurd sceal ðurhgán ðíne sáwle, i. 146, 8. to penetrate, permeate, pervade Seó eorðe byð mid ðam winterlícan cyle þurhgán, Lchdm. iii. 252, 7

wan-sceaft

(n.)
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wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.
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Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, 329, 10 ; Vy. 32. some form of disease Hú mon sceal ða wǽtan and wonsceafta (ða wonsceaftan in the section, 246, 6, where no other malady than ða wǽtan is referred to except ða áheardodan swilas) útan

wyrt-drenc

(n.)
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wyrt-drenc, es; m.
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Æfter ðon sceal man wyrtdrenc sellan, 22, 2. Wyrtdrencas antidota, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 4. Lǽcedómas wiþ ðære healfdeádan ádle, and onlegena and wyrtdrencas, Lchdm, ii. 172, 8

bísgian

(v.)
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bísgian, l. bisgian,

to occupyemployto harasstrouble

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Se láreów ðe bodunge underféhð, ne sceal hé hine sylfne mid worulðþingum bysgian (printedbysnian), Hml. Th. ii. 532, 27, to harass, trouble Wildeór ús on þǽre nihte bisgodon, Nar. 15, 4

bera

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Bera sceal on hǽðe, eald and egesfull, Gu. C. 29. Hét ꝥ hine man wurpe berum tó fretanne . . . and þǽr wæs begyten se mǽsta and se réþesta bera, Gr. D. 194, 20-25. Fearres gelícnysse and beran ansýne, Guth. 48, 2. Wilde beran and wulfas, Hml.

disc

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Man sceal habban . . . pannan, crocca, dixas, Angl. ix. 264, 10

friþ-stów

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Beó mín friðstów, and gedó mé hálne esto mihi in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias, 30, 3. in a technical sense, a place of safety for a criminal, an asylum, a sanctuary Hé sceal fleón tó ánra ðára ðreóra burga ðe tó friðstówe gesette sint ( the cities