fals
False
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Swicollice dǽda and láðlice unlaga áscunige man swýðe; ꝥ is false gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll. Th. i. 310, 13. Wóge gemeta and false gewihta rihte man georne, Wlfst. 272, 4
for-gyltan
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Ꝥ man freóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man þe on his tíman forgylt wǽre, Cht. Th. 551, 15. Þone cwide þe se apostol be swá forgyltum cwyþ, R. Ben. 50, 1
ǽ-breca
An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy
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An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy Se man ðe his rihtǽwe forlǽt and óðer wíf nimð, hé bið ǽwbreca, adulter Ll. Th. ii. 184, 22. Ðá ǽwbrecan ðe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan, and syððan ðæt ábrǽcan, 334, 14.
byrd-scype
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Birth-ship, child-bearing; gestatio, partus Ic tó fela hæbbe ðæs byrdscypes bealwa onfongen I have received too many injuries from this childbearing, Exon. 10b; Th. 12, 7; Cri. 182
forþ-geferan
To go forth ⬩ depart ⬩ die ⬩ decēdĕre ⬩ mŏri
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To go forth, depart, die; decēdĕre, mŏri Ðara monige forþgeferdon on Drihten many of whom died in the Lord, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 34: 2, 14; S. 518, 1
ge-fére
Easy of access ⬩ făcĭlis accessu
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Easy of access; făcĭlis accessu Nis se foldan sceát mongum gefére the tract of earth is not easy of access to many, Exon. 55 b; Th. 198, 3; Ph. 4
Linked entry: -fére
geó-sceaft-gást
A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?]
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Ðanon wóc fela geósceaftgásta wæs ðæra Grendel sum thence arose many dire spirits, Grendel was one of them, Beo. Th. 2536; B. 1266
ge-wittiglíce
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And ðǽrrihte wearð se mann geclǽnsod fram ðám fúlan gáste, and gewittiglíce sprǽc, Hml. Th. i. 458, 6
molda
The top of the head
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The top of the head Ðæt galdor man sceal singan ǽrest on ðæt wynstre eáre ðænne on ðæt swíðre eáre ðænne ufan ðæs mannes moldan the charm must first be sung into the left ear, then into the right ear, then on the top of the man's head, Lchdm. iii. 42
Linked entry: mold-gewind
weorold-wlencu
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Ða mon sceal swá micle má hátan ðonne biddan suá man ongiet ðæt hié for ðissum woruldwlencum (worldwlencium, Cott.
nágan
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Add Hé náh æfter forðsíðe crístenra manna gemánan. Ll. Th. i. 372, 34. add Náh man on ǽnigne tíman dæges ne nihtes æt Godes húse unnyt tó dónne, Wlfst. 278, 18: 39, 16.
seohhe
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Man sceal habban seohhan, Anglia ix. 264, 18
Linked entry: ge-seohhian
un-fæstende
Not fasting
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Not fasting Ðæt ǽnig unfæstende man húsles ne ábirige, L. Edg. C. 36; Th. ii. 252, 1
Linked entry: fæstan
un-behelendlíce
Without the possibility of concealment
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Without the possibility of concealment Ðæt bið eallum open unbehelendlíce, ðæt man ǽr hæl, Wulfst. 138, 3
Linked entry: be-helendlíce
wudu-docce
Sorrel
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Genim ðás wyrte ðe man lapatium, and óðrum naman wududocce nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 132, 215
dirne-forlegen
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Guilty of fornication, adulterous Gif man sý fram dyrneforlegenum ( fornicante ) preóste gefullod, Ll. Th. ii. 144, 19
Linked entry: for-legen
earfoð-fynde
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Hard to find Earfoðfynde wæs ðár se man þe swilc ne mihte hreówan, Hml. S. 23, 82
Linked entry: fynde
nítenlíce
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Like an animal Þæt man móte æfter luste nýten-líce (níten-, v. l. ) libban, Wlfst. 55, 18
wóger-lic
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Wooerlike, amorous Mæssepreóstas ne beón an þám geférscypum þǽr man wógerlíce (amatoria) leóð singe, Chrd. 78, 34
bile-wit
plausible
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Moises wæs se bilewitusta (mitissimus) mann, Num. 12, 3. in an unfavourable sense, plausible, affecting simplicity Ne trúwa ðú smyltum wedere, ne bilewitum men, Prov. K. 63