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cyric-bót

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-bót, ciric-bót,e; f.

Church-repair ⬩ ecclesiæ reparatio

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To ciricbóte sceal eall folc fylstan mid rihte all people must lawfully give assistance to church-repair, L. C. S. 66; Th. i. 410, 12: L. Eth. ix. 6; Th. i. 342, 8

Linked entry: bót

hróf-leás

(adj.)
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of a building, without a roof Rófleáse and monleáse ealde weallas parietinae, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 8. of land, having no houses upon it(?)

á-wrecan

to drive away ⬩ to strike ⬩ to avenge

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Voc. ii. 146, 4. to strike Bútan his heorte sý eall mid deófles strǽlum áwrecen, Wlfst. 214, 13. Áwrecenum, tógeðýddum adacto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 54. to avenge Hú hí mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048;P. 174, 8

Linked entries: wrecan on-wrecan

ge-píled

(adj.)
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ge-píled, adj.
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Provided with spikes 'Æteówiað his gesihðum eal þæt wíta tól.' Þá wurdon forð áborene ísene clútas . . . and leádene swipa and óðre gepílede swipa, Hml. Th. i. 424, 20. Mid gepíledum swipun swingende, 426, 22: 432, 14

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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Add: of persons, of military weapons Hé hine gescrýdde mid his byrnan, and hine ealne gewǽpnode, Hml. S. 25, 280. Swá gewépned wer quasi vir armatus, Kent. Gl. 139. On ðǽre fyrde wǽron feówertig þúsenda swýðe gewǽpnode, Homl. S. 25, 333.

hergung

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hergung, hergiung, herung
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hearmum þe ǽr þám gedón wǽre ǽr ꝥ frið geset wǽre, man eall onweig lǽte, Ll.

níwe

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Hwæt ic yrmða gebád . . . níwes oððe ealdes, Kl. 4

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or away ⬩ be relaxed ⬩ dissolved ⬩ to have the connection between several objects ⬩ that between the parts of the same object relaxed ⬩ to be dissipated, ⬩ destroyed ⬩ to be loosed ⬩ undone ⬩ to get relaxed, ⬩ to be relaxed, ⬩ get remiss ⬩ to get paralysed, ⬩ get powerless,

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Gif se án gestæððega cyning ne staþelode ealla gesceafta, ðonne wurdon hí ealle tóslopene and tóstencte, and tó náuhte wurdon ealle gesceafta quae mine stabilis continet ordo, dissepta suo fonte fatiscant, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 27. to be dissipated, destroyed

Linked entry: tó-swífan

ǽ-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-gleáw, adj.

Skilled in the law ⬩ learned ⬩ wise ⬩ legis peritus ⬩ saga-cissimus ⬩ sapientissimus

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Ealde ǽgleáwe elders skilled in laws, Menol. Fox 37; Men. 19. Ðæt scell ǽgleáwra fíndan that a more learned man must find out. Andr. Kmbl. 2965; An. 1485

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasant ⬩ agreeable

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Eall ðæt him hér on worlde wynsumlíc wæs, 111, 26: 115, 11

ge-reclíce

(adv.)
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Ofer rodorum gereclíce feðerum lácan ( to fly smoothly), 24, 8. of action He eallum gereclice racað and eáðelice hit eall set regit cuncta foriiter suaviterque disponat, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, I

tó-swellan

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Hé beót Libertinum on ꝥ heáfod and on þá ansýne oð ꝥ eall his andwlita wearð tóswollen and áwannod ei caput ac faciem tutudit totumque illius vultum tumentem ac lividum reddidit, 20, 31: 22, 19

ge-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, indecl. adj.

Accustomed

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Accustomed Dydon eall swá hí ǽr gewuna wǽron they did just as they were wont to before, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 6. Suǽ ðætte he gewuna wæs sicut consueverat, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 1. Gewuna wæs se groefa consueverat præses, Mt. Kmbl.

be-cípan

(v.)
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be-cípan, (-cýpan, q. v. in Dict.)

to sell

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Becýp (vende) eall þæt þú áhst, Mt. 19, 21: Scint. 59, 1. Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle . . . Gif hwylc neód sý tó becýpenne ǽnig þing, R. Ben. 95, 10, 16

Linked entry: be-cýpan

ge-rídan

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Heó ealle þá þá landgemǽre geridan, eal swá heó man on fruman þám bisceope lǽdde, iv. 235, 3. to obtain by riding, ride and get, take possession of Ðá gerád Æðelwald þone hám æt Winburnan bútan ðæs cyninges leáfe . . . and hæfde ealle ðá geatu forworht

ord-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
ord-fruma, an; m.

source, origin ⬩ author, source, ⬩ applied to the Deity ⬩ chief, head, prince

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Ordfruma ealre clǽnnesse, Blickl. Homl. 13, 21. Drihten is ordfruma ( auctor ) ealra eadignesse, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 16. God, lífes ordfruma, Exon. Th. 14, 30; Cri. 227. Ordfruma ealra gescafta, Cd.

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understand ⬩ have insight into ⬩ to understand ⬩ perceive ⬩ know certainly ⬩ to understand in such and such a sense ⬩ to conceive of ⬩ consider ⬩ to accept as correct ⬩ to observe ⬩ notice ⬩ consider

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Grammar under-standan, with prep. be : -- Ǽwfæstlíce understandende be úre ealra ǽriste piously conceiving of the resurrection of us all, Homl.

Linked entries: for-standan for-standan

stefn-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
stefn-byrd, e; f.
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Regulation, direction Sceoldon eal beran stíþe stefnbyrd swá him se steóra bibeád missenlíce gemetu all creatures had to submit to firm direction, as the guide ordered them, various modes, Exon. Th. 349, 12; Sch. 45

æt-slídan

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Add: To slip up, fall Ætslád se hálga wer on ðám grádum swá þæt hé forneán eal wearð tócwýsed, Hml. Th. ii. 512, 10. Þá ætslídendan (printed -slidan) beheald labentes respice , Hy. S. 7, 13

mann-slaga

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Þá þe óðre men mid mánáðum beswícað beóð eal swá miceles wítes scyldige swá ðá manslagan, Hml. A. 147, 94. Betwuh þám manslagum cum viris sanguinum, Ps. Th. 25, 9. Þá manslagan, 5, 6. Add