déman
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Hé nánum men ne déme ꝥ hé nolde ꝥ hé him démde, gif hé þone dóm ofer hine sóhte, Ll. Th. i. 56, 31. Add
saga
A saying, story, statement
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A saying, story, statement Ðín saga biþ geswutelod, gif ðú ðone sylfan encgel bitst, ðæt hé mínne sunu ansundne árǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 193
of-slítan
to wound by the bite
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to wound by the bite (of a snake, dog, etc. ) Ða ðe ofslitene wǽron the Israelites who were bitten by the serpents Num. 21, 9
bysmer
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mockery, reproach, blasphemy, Exon. 117a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71: Ps. Th. 58, 8: 103, 25: 105, 25: 106, 10: Mk. Bos. 14, 64
hwæt-ness
Quickness ⬩ agility
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Quickness, agility Seó fægernes and seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon pulcritudo atque velocitas videntur præstare celebritatem, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 8
mán-drinc
An evil, poisonous drink
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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13
niþ
A place low down ⬩ an abyss
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A place low down, an abyss Lǽdaþ in ðæt sceaðena scræf, scúfaþ tó grunde in ðæt nearwe niþ, Cd. Th. 304, 22; Sat. 634
þeód-lícettere
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An arch-hypocrite Se þeódlícetere ( Antichrist ) hit gehíwaþ swá ðæt læst manna wát, hú hé him wið ðone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wulfst. 54, 18
unrím-folc
An innumerable people
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An innumerable people Gif hé underfénge ðone ealdordóm swelces unrímfolces búton ege si ducatum plebis innumerae sine trepidatione susciperet, Past. 7; Swt. 51, 12
fisc-pól
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In ꝥ fiscpól (ðone fiscpóll, R.) in piscinum, 7. On fiscpól, C. D. B. i. 518, 38. Add
æcer-teóþung
Tithe from the produce of arable land ⬩ tithe paid on arable land
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Tithe from the produce of arable land Áríse seó æcerteóðung á be ðám ðe seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer ǽr geeóde, Wlfst. 310, 24
on-spreca
One who brings a claim or charge
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One who brings a claim or charge Ðone áþ funde ðe se onspeca ( claimant ) on gehealden wǽre, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 20
on-symbelness
A solemn festival
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A solemn festival Mið ðý heó geségon ðone biscop mæssan (mæssena, MS. B.) onsymbelnesse mǽrsian ( celebratis missarum sollemniis ), Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 12
middan-eard
The middle dwelling ⬩ the abode of men ⬩ the earth ⬩ the world ⬩ the world ⬩ mankind
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Hé sǽde, ðæt eal ðes middaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricie on ánum brádum brede.
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heorþ-pening
A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]
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Peter's pence] Be ðon heorþpeninge. Sý ǽlc heorþpenig ágífen be Petres mæsse dæge: and seðe hine tó ðam ándagan gelǽst næbbe, lǽde hine tó Róme, and ðǽr tó eácan xxx pænega and bringe ðonne swutelunge ðæt hé ðǽr swá micel betǽht hæbbe.
un-nyt
Useless ⬩ vain ⬩ idle ⬩ unprofitable
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Ðone ídelan hlísan and ðone unnyttan gilp, 19; Fox 68, 21. Ðone unnyttan þeówan inutilem servum, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 30. Hí lufiaþ ðæt hí sýn ídle and unnytte inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Th. 13, 4. Unnetta saca vain disputes, Met. 25, 44.
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gíme-líst
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Th. i. 84, II. the want of care to do or not to do something, negligence.
módig-líc
Noble-mind ⬩ high-souled ⬩ courageous ⬩ brave ⬩ Superb ⬩ magnificent
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.), Superb, magnificent Nǽnig man nafaþ to ðon módelíco gestreón hér on worlde, Blickl. Homl. 111. 24: 113, 6
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for-cýþan
To reprove ⬩ rebuke
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Of ðon forcunned ł forcummen ł forcýðed sint and ꝥ hié sié forcýðed gegíuas quo appraehensi sunt et apprehendere expetunt, 13, 8, 9. Forcýðed reprobus, Mk. p. 1, 20. Hæfde se snotra sunu Dauides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl, Sal. 176: 206.
plega
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Heora biscepas sǽdon þæt heora godas bǽdon ꝥ him man worhte anfiteatra, ꝥ mon mehte þone hǽðeniscan plegan þǽrinne dón suasere pontifices, ut ludi scaenici diis expetentibus ederentur, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 12. an implement for a game Geseah hé ǽnne nacodne