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wígbed-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-bót, e; f.

A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders

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Gif man preóst ofsleá, forgilde man hine be fullan were, and biscope feówer and .xx. ór. tó weófodbóte; æt diácone .xii. ór. tó weófodbóte, 24; Th. ii. 294, 7-9.

ge-þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þicgan, -þicgean; p. -þah

To take ⬩ accept ⬩ receive ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere

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Boitius se hæle hátte se ðone hlísan geþah Boethius the man was named who got that fame, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 106; Met. 1, 53. Geþǽgon medoful manig they took many a mead-cup, Beo. Th. 2033; B. 1014

Linked entry: þicgan

fore-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wyrcan, p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To work for ⬩ do anything for anyone ⬩ făcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo

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To work for, do anything for anyone; făcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo Se man ðane óðerne æt rihte gebrenge, oððe riht forewyrce let the man bring the other to justice, or do justice for him, L. H. E. 15; Th. i. 34, 2

lendan

(v.)
Grammar
lendan, p. de

To arrive

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To arrive, come to land Man hine lǽdde tó Eligbyrig ... sóna swá hé lende on scype man hine blende he was brought to Ely ... as soon as he arrived he was blinded on board ship, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 27; Ælf. Tod. 14

níd-þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
níd-þeówian, p. ode

To reduce to servitude ⬩ to compel service from

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To reduce to servitude, to compel service from Gif man cirican nýdþeówige (cf ǽnig man heonan forþ cirican ne þeówige, L. Eth. v. 10; Th. i. 306, 27 : vi. 15; Th. i. 318, 26), L. N. P. L. 21; Th. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: þeówian

ge-fædere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fædere, ge-federe, an; f.

A godmother ⬩ commater ⬩ susceptrix

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A godmother; commater, susceptrix Ǽfre ne geweorþe, ðæt Cristen man gewífige on his gefæderan let it never be that a Christian man marry with his godmother, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 17 : L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22

Linked entry: ge-federe

stefnian

(v.)
Grammar
stefnian, p. ode
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Stefnode man God wine eorle and Harolde eorle tó ðon gemóte ... Ðá hí ðider cómon, ðá stefnede heom man tó gemóte, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 3-6. Se cing him steofnode tó Glóweceastre, 1093; Erl. 228, 33

Linked entry: stefn

gum-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
gum-rinc, es; m.

A man

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A man Gódlíc gumrinc a goodly man, Exon. 129a; Th. 495, 7; Rä. 84, 4. Dysiges folces gumrinca gyden a goddess of the foolish people, of men, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53; Cd. 75; Th. 93, 27; Gen.1552

ge-teáma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teáma, -týma, an; m.

An advocate ⬩ avoucher ⬩ a warranter ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat

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An advocate, avoucher, a warranter; advŏcātus, qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat Ic wille ðæt gehwilc man hæbbe his geteáman I will that every man have his warranter, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 9: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16

Linked entry: ge-týma

scip-forðung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-forðung, -fyrðung, e; f.

Preparation of ships

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B.) áginne man georne (cf. wærlíc biþ ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3), L. C. S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27

fligel

(n.)
Grammar
fligel, es; m.

A flail

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A flail Man sceal habban tó odene fligel, Angl. ix. 264, 8

wíf-leás

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Wífleás man agamus antropus, sine coniuge homo, Hpt. 31, 15, 403. Add

æx

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Cnocie man þá bán mid æxse ýre, Lch. iii. 14, 12. Add

be-faran

(v.)
Grammar
be-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faran; v. trans. [be, faran to go]

To go round ⬩ to travel through ⬩ go all over ⬩ to traverse ⬩ to go ⬩ march ⬩ encompass ⬩ to surround ⬩ peragrare ⬩ circumvenire

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To go round, to travel through, go all over, to traverse, to go, march, encompass, to surround; peragrare, circumvenire Ne befaraþ ge Israhéla burga ǽrðan ðe mannes sunu cume ye shall not go over the cities of the Israelites before the son of man come

Linked entry: be-féran

drihtin-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
drihtin-beáh, gen. -beáges; dat. -beáge ; m. [drihtin = drihten a lord , beáh a ring, bracelet ]

A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte

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Gif man frigne mannan ofsteahþ, cyninge l scillinga to drihtin-beáge if any one slay a freeman, [let him pay] fifty shillings to the king, as 'drihtin-beah,' L. Ethb. 6; . i. 4, 6, 7

Linked entry: dryhten-beáh

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feed ⬩ to furnish with provisions

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Him man metsod they were furnished with provisions, 1006; Erl. 141, 11

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, e; f.

The share ⬩ pubes

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Schore, privy part of a man pubes, Prompt. Parv. 448. v. Lchdm. ii. Glossary

wíf-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hád, es; m. 1.

womanhood

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Wífhádes man femina, i. 70, 18 : Homl. Th. ii. 10, 12: 94, 30. Se ðe handlaþ wífhádes mannes líc, Basil admn. 7; Norm. 50, 11. God ána wát hú his gecynde biþ, wífhádes oððe weres, Exon. Th. 223, 9; Ph. 357.

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To grow ⬩ grow up ⬩ increase ⬩ thrive ⬩ flourish ⬩ prosper ⬩ crescĕre ⬩ profĭcĕre ⬩ vĭgēre

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Fela ríccra manna geþeóþ Gode many rich men thrive to God, Homl. Th. i. 130, 33: ii. 22, 15. Gif þegen geþeáh ðæt he þénode cynge if a thane thrived so that he served the king, L. R. 3; Th. i. 190, 18: 5, 6; Th. i. 192, 7, 9.

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág