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HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSEa family

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A HOUSE, a family Hic lar þis fýr on ánfealdum getele, and hit getácnaþ hús on mænigfealdum getele, hi lares ðás hús; ðanon is gecweden lardum spic, forðan hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 48.

ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ, fyrhþ, ferþ, ferht, es; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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Noe læg ferhþe forstolen Noah lay deprived of mind, Cd. 76; Th. 95, 15; Gen. 1579: Ps. Th. 131, 2. Hí ferdon forþ ðonon, ferhþum fægne they went forth thence, rejoicing in their minds, Beo.

mynster-mann

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, mynsterman, wylt þú witan hwæt þis tácnaþ ?, Angl. viii. 323, 16: Wlfst. 224, 17. Wé þencað iunge mynstermen tó gegrétanne, Angl. viii. 321, 38. Add

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Gód sceal wið yfele, líf sceal wið deáþe, leóht sceal wið þýstrum, fyrd wið fyrde, feónd wið óðrum, láð wið láðe ymb land sacan, Menol. Fox 568; Gn. C. 53. Sceal fǽge sweltan and dógra gehwam ymb gedálsacan middangeardes, Exon. Th. 335, 4; Gn.

ge-híredlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-híredlic, adj.
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That is heard, audible hwá sprecð myhta Drihtnes gehéredlice dó ealle herunga his quis loquetur potentias Domini?auditas faciet omnes laudes eius? Ps. L. 105, 2

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, goresanguis, cruor

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Lamb. 13, 3: 49, 13: Andr. Kmbl. 46; An. 23.

heonu

(int.)
Grammar
heonu, heono, henu, hona; interj.

Lobehold

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Hona mín hláford ecce dominus meus, Shrn. 60, 14

Linked entries: onu eno eonu

á-bycgan

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Lay. 8158, Bute ȝif he abugge þe sunne þet he wrouhte, A.

offrung

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Add Salomon geoffrode Gode micele lác, þæt wǽron þúsendfealde onsægednessa æt ánre offrunge, Hml. Th. ii. 576, 8.

efenlíce

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 408, 12. without disagreement, without discrepancy Seó lár mæg unc emlíce séman ( bring us to complete agreement ), Hml.

ofer-reccan

(v.)

to convince, confute, convict

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Ðý læs ðonne hié oferhyggaþ ðæt hié síen oferreahte útane mid ó;ðerra manna ryhtum lárum hié ðonne síen innan gehæfte mid ofermétum ne dum rectis aliorum suasionibus foris superari despiciunt, intus a superbia captivi teneantur, 42, 2; Swt. 307, 6

ǽþ-rýt

Grammar
ǽþ-rýt, l. ǽ-þryt[t], -þryte,
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and add Náht is lang, náht ys ǽ þryte ( longum ) ꝥ ná on sceortum sý geendud, Scint. 217, 6. Gyf hit ne þúhte ǽsþryt (-þrytt. v. l. ) tó áwrítenne. Lch. iii. 276, 3. Þý lǽs ðe hit eów ǽðryt þince, Hml. Th. i. 88, 32.

fild-cumb

(n.)
Grammar
fild-cumb, es; m. [cumb II. a liquid measure]

A milk-pailmulctrālemulctrum

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A milk-pail; mulctrāle, mulctrum Gif meoluc síe awyrd, bind tosomne wegbrǽdan and giþrifan and cersan, lege on ðone fildcumb, and ne sete ðæt fæt niðer on eorþan seofon nihtum if milk be spoilt, bind together waybroad and cockle and cress, lay them on

mære

(adj.)

pure

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pure, in the phrase mǽre peningas = Lat. meri denarii i.e. coins made of pure silver, v. Ducange s.v. merus, quoted by Schmid. The passage in which the word is found occurs in L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 10 Mid V. pundum mǽrra pæninga.

un-drifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-drifen, adj.

Not driven

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, þéh hit unfriðscyp sý, gyf hit undrifen bið (si non sit abacta tempestatibus (Lat. vers.).

gemót-stów

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See first passage under gemót-hús. a place where a law-court is held Hé hæfde áne gemótstówe gecweden ymb sume neódþearfe þæs mynstres erat pro utilitate monasterii causa constituta, Gr. D. 21, l

líf-leás

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Th. ii. 504, 35. not endowed with life Geoffrian heora lac þám lífleásum godum. Hml. S. 29, 278. II a. not having animal life: — Þá treówa þe on æppel-túne wexað, þá þe sind llfleáse, sáwulleáse, and andgitleáse, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 11

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, to mean. I a.
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Hwæt mǽnde Sanctus Paulus, ðá hé his láre suá cræftelíce tósceád . . . búton ðæt hé ongeat Títum hwéne monðwǽrran . . . and Timotheus hé ongeat hátheortran . . 291, 19. Add

seten

(n.)
Grammar
seten, [n]e; f.
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V. he was to be compensated for the cultivation of the land (?), L. In. 68; Th. i. 146, 8. a cultivated place. v. land-seten, I. and feldsætennum campo, Ps. Lamb. 77, 12. V. planting, cultivation, v. land-seten, II.

Linked entry: setin

CLÚT

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚT, es; m.

CLOUT, patchplatepittacium, commissura, lamina

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Lecgaþ ða ísenan clútas háte glówende to his sídan lay the iron plates glowing hot to his side, Homl. Th. i. 424, 35

Linked entry: cleót