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ǽt

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ǽt, es; m: ǽt, e; f. [æt p. of etan to eat] .

food ⬩ cibus ⬩ esca ⬩ eating ⬩ esus ⬩ manducatio

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food; cibus, esca Ǽtes on wénan in hope of food, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 9; Exod. 165. He us ǽt giefeþ he gives us food, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 9; Cri. 604. Oft he him ǽte heóld he often gave them food, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 12 ; Gú. 708 : Cd. 200; Th. 247, 32

eala-hús

(n.)
Grammar
eala-hús, eal-hús, es; n.

An ale-house ⬩ taberna

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An ale-house; taberna On eala-húse in an ale-house, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 9

óþ-hleápan

(v.)
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to run away, escape Gif hé út óþhleápe, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, ii. Cf. æt-hleápan

Linked entry: hleápan

a-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gilde, a-gylde; adv.

Without compensation

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Without compensation,L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 14 [MS. A] : L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 12

cyric-wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-wǽd, e; f.

A church-garment ⬩ ecclesiæ vestimentum

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A church-garment; ecclesiæ vestimentum To cyricwǽdum [MS. -wædan] for church-garments, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 8

fýtung

(n.)
Grammar
fýtung, e; f.

A fighting ⬩ quarrelling ⬩ rixa

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A fighting, quarrelling; rixa Ascúnige man swýðe fracodlíce fýtunga turpes rixæ admŏdum evitentur, L. Eth. vi. 28; Wilk. 122, 23

clǽnnes

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e ; f.

CLEANNESS, chastity, purity, modesty ⬩ puritas, castimonia

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CLEANNESS, chastity, purity, modesty; puritas, castimonia Clǽnnesse riht castimoniæ jura, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 1. Heó on clǽnnesse Gode þeówode she served God in chastity, 4, 9; S. 576, 21: L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. Mid clǽnnesse with purity, L. Eth

sund-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
sund-hwæt, adj.
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Active in swimming:?-Sǽfisca cynn swimmaþ sund*-*hwate, ðǽr se swéta stenc út gewítaþ (-eþ?), Exon. Th. 363, 21; Wal. 57

scip-fyrðrung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fyrðrung, e; f.

Fitting out of ships

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Fitting out of ships Ymbe scypfyrðrúnga, ðæt ǽghwylc geset sý sóna ofer Eástran, L. Eth. v. 27; Th. i. 310, 26

Linked entries: fyrþrung scip-forðung

heáfod-mynster

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mynster, es; n.

A chief minster, church,

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A chief minster, church, L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 340, 27: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 17

Linked entry: heáfod-cyrice

twi-férlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
twi-férlǽcan, p.-lǽhte

To dissociate

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To dissociate Ða ðe hí sylfe fram sóðre lufe twyférlǽcaþ (-eþ, MS.) qui semetipsos a caritate dissociant, Scint. 6, 8

þeóf-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóf-scyldig, adj.

Guilty of theft

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Guilty of theft Stent ðonne þeáfscyldig se ðe hit on handa hæfp, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 16

mán-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
mán-swaru, e; f.

Perjury

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Perjury Mánswara perjuria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 70: L. Eth. v. 25; Th. i. 310, 15: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 15

þǽr-néhst

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-néhst, adv.

Next to that

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Next to that Godes grið is ealra griða geornost tó healdanne, and þǽrnéhst þæs cynges, L. Eth. vii. 1; Th. i. 330, 3

æ-not

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-not, adj. [æ without, not use]

Useless ⬩ of no use ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ inutilis

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Useless, of no use, unprofitable; inutilis Ðæt hit ænote weorþe that it be useless, L. Eth. vi. 34; Th. i. 324, 7

Súþ-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Engle, pl.
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The people of the south of England On Súð-Engla lage griðlagu ðus stent, L. Eth. vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 22

fitung

(n.)
Grammar
fitung, fytung, e; f.

A fighting ⬩ quarreling ⬩ rixa

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A fighting, quarreling: rixa Ascúnige man swíðe fracodlíce fitunga let a man earnestly shun shameful fightings, L. Eth. vi. 28: Th. i. 322, 14

frum-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
frum-rǽd, es; m.

The first or primary ordinance ⬩ prīmum consĭlium

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The first or primary ordinance; prīmum consĭlium Ðæra biscopa frumrǽd the primary ordinance of bishops, L. Eth. vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 4

Norþ-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Engle, pl.

The inhabitants of the north of England

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The inhabitants of the north of England On Norþ-Engla lage stent ... be Norþ-Engla lage, L. Eth. vii. 13; Th. i. 332, 7-10

folcisc

(adj.)
Grammar
folcisc, adj.

Folkish ⬩ common ⬩ vulgar ⬩ popular ⬩ rustĭcus ⬩ plēbēius

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Folkish, common, vulgar, popular; rustĭcus, plēbēius Gif man folciscne mæsse-preóst mid tíhtlan belecge if a man charge a secular mass-priest with an accusation, L. Eth. ix. 21; Th. i. 344, 19: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 16. Folcisce men common men, Bt.