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feorh-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-gedál, feorg-gedál, es; n.

Life-separationdeathvītæ divortiummors

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Life-separation, death; vītæ divortium, mors Sceal feorhgedál æfter wyrþan death must afterwards take place, Andr. Kmbl. 362; An. 181: 2854; An. 1429: Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 5; Gú. 1173

Linked entry: feorg-gedál

flige-wíl

(n.)
Grammar
flige-wíl, es; m. [flige = flyge vŏlātus; wíl a wile, deceit, q. v.]

A flying wiledart of Satanvŏlans astūtiadiabŏli sagitta

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A flying wile, dart of Satan; vŏlans astūtia, diabŏli sagitta Gefylled feóndes fligewílum, fácensearwum filled with the fiend's [Satan's] flying darts, with treacherous wiles, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 6; Mód. 27

Linked entries: flyge-wíl wíl

gǽst-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gedál, es; n.

Separation of soul and bodydeathănĭmæ et corpŏris divortiummors

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Separation of soul and body, death; ănĭmæ et corpŏris divortium, mors Ne he sorge wæg gǽstgedáles he sorrowed not for his soul's separation, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 14; Gú. 1111

hláford-swícung

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swícung, e; f.
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Treachery to a lord Ús mon þanne nénigre déda grimlícor ne mengaþ, þanne þæs saternesdeges weorces . . . búton manslihte and ciricbryca and hláfordswícunga, Wlfst. 225, 28. Uton forlǽtan . . . hláfordswícunga, Verc. Först. 167

ídel-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-gilp, es; n. m ?
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Is betere ðæt mon lǽte sume hwíle weaxan ðæt ídelgielp inanis gloriae lentalione fatigantur . . Tolerandum est, ut. . interim arrogantia crescat, Past. 457, 19-23

ge-ærnan

Grammar
ge-ærnan, Add:

to reachby riding

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Gif hié fáh mon geierne oþþe geærne (reach it on foot or on horseback), Ll. Th. i. 64, 9

wíd-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽre, adj.
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Far-famed, famous, celebrated; in a bad sense, notorious. of persons Sume teohhiaþ ðæt ðæt betst sý, ðæt mon seó foremǽre and wídmǽre quibus optimum quiddam claritas videtur, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 10.

twi-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of a rank for which the wergild was two hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twihynde man was a
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Æt twyhyndum were mon sceal sellan tó monbóte .xxx. sciłł., L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 12. Be twyhyndum men . . . Gif mon twyhyndne mon . . . ofsleá, L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 5-7.

ge-bátad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bátad, <b>ge-batian;</b> pp. od
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Hire wæs micel wund open ðá heó mon on byrgenne dyde, and þá hí mon eft úp dyde of þǽre byrgenne ðá wæs hit gebatad, ꝥ þǽr næs bútan seó swaðu on (cf. Wæs seó wund fæstlíce gehálad (curatum), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3), Shrn. 95, 2. Substitute:

esne

Grammar
esne, <b>. I.</b>
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Gif mon sweordes onlǽne óðres esne (þeówe, 11), 120, 12. His ágenne þeówne esne servum suum, 48, 12: 42, 6. Add Mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ðæt hwílum beó esnes tíd, hwílum óðres, Prov. K. 31. <b>IV a.

búta

(con.)
Grammar
búta, búte; conj.
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Unless; nisi Ǽnig mon wát ðone sunn búta ðe Fæder nemo novit filium nisi Pater, Mt. Lind. War. 11. 27. Búta ðes útacunda nisi hic alienigena, Lk. Lind. War. 17, 18

dreám-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreám-cræft, es, m.

The art of music, musicmusĭca

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The art of music, music; musĭca Gedéþ se dreámcræft ðæt se mon biþ dreámere the art of music causes the man to be a musician, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31

eáwu

(n.)
Grammar
eáwu, e; f.

A ewe ovis fēmĭna

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A ewe; ovis fēmĭna Agefe mon to Liming l eáwa and v cý let fifty ewes and five cows be given to Lyming, Th. Diplm. A. D. 835; 470. 29. 32

Linked entry: eówu

frum

(adj.)
Grammar
frum, comp. frumra; adj.

Vigorousstrenuouspromptquickrapidstrēnuus

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Vigorous, strenuous, prompt, quick, rapid; strēnuus Swift wæs on fóre, fuglum frumra it was swift in its course, more rapid than birds, Exon. 113 b; Th. 434, 21; Rä. 52, 4

Linked entry: cennan

á-beornan

Grammar
á-beornan, (-bi(e)rnan).
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Ðæt his mód áburne ( exardesceret ), 337, 33. Áburnon exarserunt Ps. L. 117, 12. Add

ár-weorþian

(v.)
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Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add

dǽdbót-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
dǽdbót-líhting, e; f.
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Mitigation of penance Ðis is mihtiges mannes dǽdbótlíhtingc, ac án unmaga ne mæg swilc geforðian, ac ꝥ hé mót on hine sylfne hit sécan þe geornor, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 21

Linked entry: líhting

el-hygd

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Substitute: Alienation of mind, ecstasy, and add Se engcel his mód gegráp and gelǽdde in ellhygd búton him sylfum angelus ejus mentem in ecstasim rapuit extra se, Gr. D. 108, 4

frætwe

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Nelle wé ꝥ þǽr mon ǽnig þing inne healde, bútan þá þe tó þǽre cyrcean frætwum belympað, ꝥ is, hálige béc and húselfata and mæssereáf, Ll. Th. ii. 406, 33. Add

ge-durran

(v.)
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to dare Nǽnig mon gidarste hine gifregna nemo audebat eum interrogare, Mk. R. L. 12, 34: Jn. L. 21, 12. [Goth. ga-daursan : O.Sax. gi-durran: O. H. Ger. ge-turren.]

Linked entry: durran