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nítenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nítenlíce, adv.
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Like an animal Þæt man móte æfter luste nýten-líce (níten-, v. l. ) libban, Wlfst. 55, 18

wóger-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wóger-lic, adj.
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Wooerlike, amorous Mæssepreóstas ne beón an þám geférscypum þǽr man wógerlíce (amatoria) leóð singe, Chrd. 78, 34

wudu-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rǽden, wudu-rǽdenn, e; f.

Woodcuttingright of cutting timber in a wood

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Woodcutting, right of cutting timber in a wood Ánan esne gebyreþ tó metsunge .xii. pund gódes cornes, and wudurǽden be landside (the amount of wood that he may cut is to be determined by local custom), L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 27.

sac-full

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Gif se crístena mann bið sacfull, ne bið hé sóðlíce crísten. Nis nán man rihtlíce crísten bútan sé ðe Críste geefenlǽcð. Críst sylf nolde flítan, 31-33. Beóð þá sacfullan deófles bearn, 302, 5. <b>I a.

orpedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orpedlíce, adv.

Boldly, in full force

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But for þe emperoor hadde out of his companye þe orped man (virum strenuum) Bonefacius, þe emperour dede noþing orpedliche (nihil strenue egit), Trev. v. 231, 13-15. He orpedly strydeȝ, Bremly broþe.

Linked entry: orped

æ-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gilde, æ-gylde, a-gilde, a-gylde; adv. [æ without, gild payment]

Without compensationsine compensatione

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Without compensation; sine compensatione Gif he gewyrce ðæt hine man afylle, lícge ægilde if he so do that any man fell him down, let him be without compensation, L. Eth. vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 24: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170,13: L. C.

bed-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-ryda, an; m.

A bedridden manclinicus

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A bedridden man; clinicus Se bedryda wearþ gehǽled sóna; and eóde him ðá hám, hál on his fótum, se ðe ǽr wæs geboren on bǽre to cyrcan the bedridden man was soon healed; and he then went home, whole on his feet, who before was borne on a bier to church

CEÁS

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁS, e; f: es; n.

A quarrel, strifelis

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A quarrel, strife; lis Gif man mannan wǽpnum bebyreþ ðǽr ceás weorþ if a man supply another with weapons where there is strife, L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19. On ceáse in strife, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 17.

Linked entry: or-ceás

for-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽtan, ic -lǽte, ðú -lǽtest, -lǽtst, he -lǽteþ, -léteþ, pl. -lǽtaþ; p. -lét, -leórt, -leót, pl. -léton; pp. -lǽten [for, lǽtan].

to let gopermitsufferpermittĕreto relinquishforsakeomitneglectrelinquĕreomittĕreprætĕrīre

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to let go, permit, suffer; permittĕre Sum eorþlíc ǽ forlǽtaþ some earthly law permits, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 2. to relinquish, forsake, omit, neglect; relinquĕre, omittĕre, prætĕrīre Forlǽt se man fæder and móder, and geþeót hine to his wífe the man shall

Linked entries: for-lǽting for-lǽtnes

be-singan

(v.)
Grammar
be-singan, p. -sang, -song, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

to enchant, charm, bewaildeplorare

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To utter enchantments, to enchant, charm, bewail; excantare incantationibus, deplorare Ne sceal nán man mid galdre wyrte besingan no man shall enchant a herb with magic, Homl. Th. i. 476, 9. Besing enchant Herb. 93, 2; Lchdm. i. 202, 13.

ge-seglian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seglian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to sailvēlĭfĭcārito furnish with sailsvēlis instruĕre

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to sail; vēlĭfĭcāri Ðyder he cwæþ, ðæt nán man ne mihte geseglian on ánum mónþe thither he said that a man could not sail in a month, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 19. to furnish with sails; vēlis instruĕre Se ðe nafaþ gesegled scip who hath not a ship furnished

Linked entries: seglan ge-siglan

ge-syndrian

(v.)
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Swá swá án man biþ man ðá hwíle ðe sió sáwland se líchoma biþ ætsomne, þonne hí þonne gesindrede bióþ, ðonne ne bið hé ꝥ ꝥ hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 37, 3; F. 190, 25

ǽnes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽnes, adv.

Once.

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Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes, Ll. Th. i. 38, 13. Similar entries cf. ǽne, II Ðá se bróður ðás word gehýrde ǽnes, hé forhtode . . . and óðere nihte hé wæs gemanod mid ðám ylcan wordum, Gr. Ð. 338, 4

Linked entry: ǽne

peonia

(n.)
Grammar
peonia, an; m. (?)
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man peonian nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 168, 14

ge-weaxan

Grammar
ge-weaxan, <b>; II.</b>
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Syððan Críst man wearð geweaxen, þá ðá hé wæs ðrítig wintra eald, Hml. Th. i. 258, 10. Add

ge-háthyrt

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-háthyrt, adj.

Irritatedangry

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Irritated, angry Ðá wearþ se hálga wer geháthyrt the holy man was irritated, Homl. Th. ii. 176, 18

hræfnes leác

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man satyrion and óðrum naman hræfnes leác nemneð, Lch. i. 108, 16. Add

neáh-munt

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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add

wæter-drync

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-drync, es; m.
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A drink of water Hé sǽede þæt man mid wæterdrinces sylene mihte him mycele ælmessan gedón, Nap. 67

wæter-flasce

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-flasce, -flaxe, an; f.

A water-flask, a pitcher

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A water-flask, a pitcher Sum man berende sume wæterflaxan homo lagenam aquae baiulans, Mk. Skt. 14, 13