on-weard
Proceeding against, taking action against
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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11
a-lybban
To live ⬩ live after ⬩ survive ⬩ vivere ⬩ superesse
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To live, live after, survive; vivere, superesse Ðæt ic alybban ne mæg that I may not survive, Nicod. 26; Thw. 13, 37. Heó alyfaþ she shall live, Ex. 21, 22. Alyfdon, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5
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a-hérian
To praise fully ⬩ celebrate enough ⬩ plene laudare ⬩ satis celebrare
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To praise fully, celebrate enough; plene laudare, satis celebrare Ne mæg ðé ahérian hæleða ǽnig not any men can fully praise thee, Hy. 3, 10; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 10; prec. 3 ad calcem Cœdm. l. 5
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fífel-streám
The frightful or horrid stream ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus
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The frightful or horrid stream, the ocean; ōceănus Nǽnigne merehengesta má ðonne ǽnne ferede on fífelstreám he led not more than one of the sea-horses on the ocean, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26
mis-spówan
to succeed badly
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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34
haga
A haw, berry of the hawthorn; also used to signify any thing of no value ⬩ frute cinum, cornum, ramnum
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Chaucer's 'not worth an hawe'] Hagan gignalia, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 24; Wrt. Voc. 33, 24. Hagan quisquilia, 285, 31
fóre-mearcod
Fore-noted ⬩ prænŏtātus
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Fore-noted; prænŏtātus, Cot. 157
leóda
A man
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Be leódan bygene concerning the sale of a man of one's own country, Th. i. 110, 1 note
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rǽden-gewrit
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A writing containing a condition or stipulation, a written agreement, a note of hand Ic him sealde úre ágen rǽdengewrit, ðæt wǽre him tó ðam geráde ðæt land tó lǽten, ðe mon ǽlce gére gesylle fífténe scillingas clǽnes feós ðam bisceope, Chart.
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á-cwilman
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To kill Hí hine bysmorlíce ácwylmdon, oftorfedon mid bánum, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 22 note. Sélre ús ys ðæt wé ús sylfe ofsleán, ðonne hig ús yfelum deáðe ácwylmon, Hml. A. 185, 138. Hé hét Pilatum ðám fúlestan deáðe ácwylman, 190, 257.
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wine-wincla
A periwinkle
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Lchdm. ii. 240, note 1, for these two passages.) Cwice winewinclan gebærnde tó ahsan, Lchdm. ii. 28, 25. Þicgen hié ostran and winewinclan, 254, 23. Sǽ-winewinclan gebærnde and gegnidene, 240, 4
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ge-spyrian
To track ⬩ search ⬩ seek
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Loca nú hwæðer ðú wille ðæt wit gespyrigen æfter ǽnigre gesceádwísnesse further look now whether you wish us two to seek further after any argument, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 162, 30, note
cépe-man
A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator
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Hit cépemen ne gefaraþ merchants do not visit it, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 1
dwol-líc
Foolish, erring, heretical ⬩ stultus, hærĕtĭcus
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Foolish, erring, heretical; stultus, hærĕtĭcus Nis ðis nán dwollíc sagu this is not a foolish saying, Jud. 15, 19. Hý adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11
un-becweden
Unbequeathed ⬩ not left by will
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Unbequeathed, not left by will On ǽlcum þingum ðe ðær unbecweden bið, on bócum and an swilcum lytlum, Chart. Th. 538, 24. Ðæt land æt Sendan and æt Sunnanbyrg unbecwedene and unforbodene wið ǽlcne man, 208, 38
ge-þearfan
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to be need Ne myr ðú eal ðaet ðú hæbbe, ðý lǽs ðé geðearfe tó óðres mannes ǽhtum do not waste all you have, lest there be need to you of another man's property, Prov. K. 73
grimena
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Grímenæ seems a pl. gen. of the preceding word, governed by rím, but the meaning is not clear
un-genemnendlic
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Not to be named (?), unknown (?) Þá semninga wearð hé mid fǽrlicum and ungenæmnendlicum deáile forþ-féred subita et inopinata (has in(n)ominata been read ? the Greek version has ἀγνώστῳ) morte defunctus est, Gr. D. 341, 13
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breóst-loca
an inclosure ⬩ The breast-inclosure, the mind ⬩ pectoris clausura, mens
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The breast-inclosure, the mind; pectoris clausura, mens Swefen he onfón ne meahte in his breóstlocan he could not contain the dream in his mind, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 7; Dan. 167: Elen. Kmbl. 2498; El. 1250
ge-tíðian
To grant ⬩ allow
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Ðú bǽde me and ic ðé ne getíðode you asked me and I did not grant thee, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 57, 16; Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 30. Gif he eów ðises ne getíðode if he has not granted you this, Homl. Th. ii, 144, 17.
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