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módiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
módiglíce, adv.

Boldlybravely

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Boldly, bravely Modelíce manega sprǽcon ðe eft æt þearfe (MS. þære) þolian noldon many used brave words, who would fail at need, Byrht. Th. 137, 42; By. 200

regol-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
regol-sticca, an; m.

A ruler

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Þwyrnyssa beóþ gerihte ðonne þwyrlícra manna heortan þurh regolsticcan ðare sóðan rihtwísnysse beóþ geemnode, Homl. Th. i. 362, 28

á-girnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-girnan, -geornan ; p. de
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To desire, be eager for Hé ágeornde (-gyrnde, v. l.) ꝥ hé manigra manna sáwla gelǽdde tó Drihtne multorum animas ad Deum perducere satagebat , Gr. D. 205, 19

rysc

Grammar
rysc, [Perhaps risc is the better form. v. N. E. D. rush.]
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The word occurs as the first part of many local names

tídre

Grammar
tídre, <b>. II.</b> dele third passage. <b>II a.</b>
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Þone hád týdera manna infirmantium personam, Gr. D. 267, 18. Add

on-cnyssan

(v.)

to cast down

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to cast down Ðú mé yfela feala oft oncnyssedest thou didst strike me down with many evils, Ps. Th. 70, 19. Oncnyssyde depulsae, Ps. Spl. C. 61, 3

huntnaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntnaþ, huntnoþ, es; m.

Hunting

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Ic wylle ðæt ǽlc man sý his huntnoþes wyrðe on wuda and on felda on his ágenan. And forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoþ hwǽr ic hit gefriþod wille habban Of hunting.

Linked entry: huntaþ

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, es; m.
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Gif man óðrum steóp ásette ðǽr mæn drincen ágelde vi. scill. ðam ðe man ðone steáp áset if a man remove(?) a cup from another where men are drinking, let. vi. s. be paid to the man from whom the cup was taken, L. H. E. 12; Th. i. 32, 8-10.

Linked entries: steóp stípel

syn-full

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-full, adj.

Sinful; used substantively, a sinner

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Synnfullum mannum tǽcan, Blickl. Homl. 43, 15. Þeófas and synfulle men, 75, 28. Gesete him synfulle tó ealdrum constitue super eum peccatorem, Ps. Th. 108, 5

wudu-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-treów, es; n.

A tree of the woodsa forest tree

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A tree of the woods, a forest tree Nán man ne mót bis ælmessan behátan tó wylle ne to wydetreówe, Wulfst. 303, 18. Wrǽtlíc wudutreów, Exon. Th. 437, 5; Ru. 56, 3. Ðæt man weorðige ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 20.

Linked entry: wyde-treów

pípian

(v.)
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to pipe Án stán is in Sicilia (achates) háten, se wæs on Pires hýrnesse, þæs ansýne is swilce án man pípige mid nigon pípan and án man hearpige (cf. Namque habuisse traditur (i. e.

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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[Ne spareþ se fæder ðan sune ne nán mann óðren; ac ǽlc man winþ ongeán óðren,] [Shrn. 17, 27.] Swá ðæt ne cyricum ne mynstrum seó herehand ne sparode ne árode ita ut ne ecclesiis quidem aut monasteriis manus parcerit hostilis, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 8.

un-hádod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hádod, adj.

Not ordained

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Not ordained Unhádod man homo non ordinatus, L. Ecg. C. 12; Th. ii. 142, 3

Linked entry: un-gehádod

cirlisce

(adv.)
Grammar
cirlisce, adv.
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As in the case of a 'ceorl' Gilde man cirlisce, Ll. Th. i. 188, 14

leác-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
leác-blæd, es; n.
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A leek leaf Þis man sceal wið ꝥ gedrif wrítan on þreóm leácbladan, Nap. 41

mete-awul

(n.)
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Mán sceal habban . . . meteawel and tó odene fligel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. (?)

recenian

(v.)
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Add: to pay Recna man iungere Brún án marc gol, C. D. iv. 59, 8

un-fæger

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Swá sceort man and swá unfægger (-fæger, v.l. ) on ansýne, Gr. D. 46, 20. Add

for-dilemengan

(v.)
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to dissemble, not to observe Ne fordilemenge man gyltas neque dissimulent peccata, Chrd. 18, 9

byccen

(adj.)
Grammar
byccen, adj.
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Of a goat Tó preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan (pelles bucinas), Chrd. 48, 26

Linked entry: biccen