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lísan

(v.)
Grammar
lísan, lýsan; p. de

To loosenreleaseredeemdeliver

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To loosen, release, redeem, deliver Mín sáwl ða ðú sylf lýsdest anima mea, quam redemisti, Ps. Th. 70, 21. Se sylfa cyning mid síne líchoman lýsde of firenum, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 22; Cri. 1210. Gif hé ða hand lésan [álýsan, MS. H; lýsan, MS.

Linked entries: lésan lýsan

druncen

(n.)
Grammar
druncen, n. (not f.
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Ne genihtsumað þé ꝥ þú sylf an ꝥ druncen beyrnst, Chrd. 74, 30. )

gísel

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Man gíslas, (gýslas, v. l. ) sylle friðe tó wedde, Ll. Th. i. 156, 5. In tó West-Sexan þyder hý scylan gafol and gíslas syllan, 356, 20. Add

frum-wæstm

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Of ðínum frumwæstmum syle ðearfum, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 10. Add

scear

(n.)
Grammar
scear, es ; m. (?)

A plough-share

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Hwanon ðam yrþlinge sylan scear oððe culter, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 29. Gefæstnodon sceare and cultre mid ðære syl confirmato vomere et cultro aratro, 19, 19. Hé sceal habban scear, culter and eác gádíren, Anglia ix. 263, 4

be-þearflic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-þearflic, adj.

Usefulprofitable

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Useful, profitable Syle mé þæt beþearflice gebed þínre fulfremednysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 242, note

Linked entry: beþearfaþ

beód-láf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-láf, e; f.
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle hé earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13

Linked entry: láf

ge-eahtian

(v.)
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Geahtige mon ðone ceáp, syle þone teóþan pænig for Gode, Lch. iii. 56, 12. Add

geflit-mǽlum

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Gehírsumnesse him sylf geflitmǽlum ( certatim ) hí beodan, R. Ben. I. 117, 8. Add

geriht-geswinc

(n.)
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lawful labour Of mannes gerihtgeswincon ( Justis laboribus ) sylle ma[n] Gode rihte ælmessan, Chrd. 70, 3

Linked entry: ge-swinc

bærning

(n.)
Grammar
bærning, berning, e; f.

A BURNINGadustio

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A BURNING; adustio Sylle bærninge wið bærninge reddat adustionem pro adustione, Ex. 21, 25

Linked entries: berning brenning

un-lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽne, adj.

Not transitorypermanent

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Not transitory, permanent For ðissum lǽnan lífe ic sylle ðæt unlǽne, Wulfst. 264, 18

sinc-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gifu, e ; f.
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A gift of treasure, costly gift Ðú golde eart, sinc*-*gife sýlla, Andr. Kmbl. 3016 ; An. 1511

wiþ-sacan

Grammar
wiþ-sacan, <b>. I.</b>
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A. 157, 135. add: (4 a) with a negative clause Þú wást ꝥ ic ne wiðsace ꝥ ic sylf ne forfare, ac ic nelle secgan unsóð on mé sylfe, Hml. S. 12, 194. Þá wiðsóc hé, ꝥ hé hit náteshwón underfón nolde quem cum suscipere ille renueret, Gr.

rihtlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtlǽcan, p.-lǽhte

To make right, rectify, correct, amend

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Úton wé nú ǽlces yfeles geswícan and rihtlǽcan ús sylfe on eallan þingan, 174, 30.

uppan

Grammar
uppan, <b>. II</b> I.
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II 4. add :-- Nis þé genóh ꝥ þú sylf losast, þeáh þú uppan ꝥ (insuper) óþre ne forspylle. Chrd, 74, 29. Add

án-rǽdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
án-rǽdlic, adj.
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Unhesitating, decided ꝥ wæs ánrǽdlicu eáþmódnes ꝥ heó sylf hié þeówen nemde, Bl. H. 13, 13

be-forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
be-forhtian, p. ode

To fear

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To fear Þá ðincg þe ic swíde þearle sylf be-forhtige, Hml. S. 23 b, 525

Linked entry: forhtian

eðele

(adj.)
Grammar
eðele, adj.

Noble, famous, excellent nōbĭlis, egrĕgius

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Noble, famous, excellent; nōbĭlis, egrĕgius Syle us on earfoðumeðelue fultum da nōbis auxĭlium de trībŭlātiōne, Ps. Th. 107, II

tó-berstan

Grammar
tó-berstan, <b>I a.</b>
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sylf áhreófode and tóbærst mid wundum from ðám heáfde oð Ðá fét, Shrn. 132, 8. Add