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meolc

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Eác hylpð gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð, Lch. ii. 218, 21-24.

ACAN

(v.)
Grammar
ACAN, ic ace, ðú æcest, æcst, he æceþ, æcþ, pl. acaþ; p. óc, pl. ócon; subj. ic, ðú, he ace; pp. acen; v. n.

To AKE ⬩ pain ⬩ dolere

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To AKE, pain; dolere Gif mannes midrif [MS. midrife] ace if a man's midriff ake, Herb. 3,6; Lchdm. i. 88, 11: Herb. Cont. 3, 6 ; Lchdm. i. 6; 3, 6. Acaþ míne eágan my eyes ake, Ælfc. Gr. 36, MS.

hefig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hefig-líc, adj.

Grievous ⬩ troublesome

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Gif se líchoma hwǽr mid hefiglícre hǽto sý gebysgod if the body be anywhere troubled with inflammation, Herb. 2, 6; Lchdm. i. 82, 8

mǽg-racu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-racu, e; f.

The account of a family ⬩ a genealogy

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Gif ðú telst ða mǽgrace fram Judan ðonne findst ðú fíf mǽgþa if you reckon the genealogy from Judah, then you will find five generations, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 19

ge-mígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mígan, p. -máh, pl. -migon; pp. -migen
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To water, pass water; mingere Gif hwá ne mǽge gemígan if one cannot pass water, Herb. 7, 3; Lchdm. i. 98, 5: 12, 1; Lchdm. i. 102, 19: 80, 1; Lchdm. i. 182, 12. Ðǽr se hand gemáh where the hound watered, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 13; Lchdm. i. 364, 1

Linked entry: mígan

þri-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
þri-gilde, adv. (or case of a noun þri-gilde.

With a treble payment

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With a treble payment Gif matt inne feoh genimeþ, se man .iii. gelde gebéte, L. Ethb. 28; Th. i. 10, 1. Gylde hé hit þrygylde, L. A. G. 3; Th. i. 154, 11. Gauge hé tó ánfealdum ordále oþþe gilde .iii. gylde, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 15

mæg

(n.)
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Micel ys mæg (uirtus) gif þú ná dera fram þám þe þú gederod ert, 12, 17. Hé Godes ríce . . . eallum mæge (mægene ?) fyrþrode, Lch. iii. 438, 2. Cf. maga, and (?) (?)

niccan

(v.)
Grammar
niccan, to say no (v. nic),
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refuse a person something Ic bidde ðé þurch ðene Drictene gif ic ongén ne cóme ðat ðú it néfre ne lét welden míne unwynan æfter mé ðe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron, and niccað it mé éuere tó unðanke, C. D. vi. 201, 6. [v. N. E. D. nick to deny.]

Linked entry: nic

rǽd-lic

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Nis ðæt rǽdlic ðing, gif hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweð æfter feldum, oð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 469, 6. Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rihtlicre and rǽdlicre, ðonne forlét ic þæt þæt ic ǽr genóh hæfde, Solil.

ganra

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Gif wíf eteð hanan flǽsc oððe ganran, Lch. iii. 144, 24. in a place-name Andlang weges upp on gandran dúne, C. D. v. 166, 6

ofer-médla

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-médla, an; m.

Pride

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Gif hé on ofermédlan and on óðrum un-þeáwum his líf lyfaþ, 32; Th. ii. 428, 33: Cd. Th. 257, 14; Dan. 657

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use of ⬩ employ ⬩ enjoy ⬩ to discharge an office

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Gold and seolfor sind góde, gif ðú hí wel notast : gif ðú sylf yfel bist, ne miht ðú hí wel notian, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 8-9. Grammar notian, case undetermined Man ða reáf nime, ðe hé ǽr notode, R. Ben. l01, 24.

þeór

(n.)
Grammar
þeór, es(?), e(?), gender is uncertain: in the following passages, which might be decisive, the forms are doubtful
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Drenc gif þeór sié on men, ii. 354, 16: iii. 28, 13, Sealf wiþ þeóre ... Wiþ þeóre on fét, ii. 118, 12, 28. Wið ðeóre, iii. 20, 15: 28, 7, 19: 30, 3, 13. v. next word

fóre-þencan

Grammar
fóre-þencan, l. fore-þencan,
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Ne gié foreðencgæ non praemeditari, Lk. L. 21, 14. Nælle gié foreðence nolite praecogitare, Mk. L. 13, 11. and add

ge-wunian

(v.)
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R. 21, 22. of action, conduct Gif gié gewunas in uorde mínum, ðeignas mína gié biðon, Jn. L. 8, 31. Hé in his gebede gewunade, Gr. D. 16, 21.

be-sleán

(v.)

to strike ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike ⬩ dash ⬩ inflict ⬩ to strike ⬩ to strike

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Mid on beslagenre wunde, 88, 23. intrans. to strike, give a blow Ic on besleá illido, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 171, 4. Gif mon æt blód*-*lǽtan on sinwe besleá, Lch. ii. 148, 19. Gif mon ðá sculdru in besleá if a blow is given that penetrates the shoulders, Ll.

leóda

(n.)
Grammar
leóda, an; m.

A man

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A man, one of a people or country Gif hwá his ágenne geleód [MS. B. leódan] bebycgge if any one sell a man of his own people, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3. Be leódan bygene concerning the sale of a man of one's own country, Th. i. 110, 1 note

Linked entry: land-leóda

massere

(n.)
Grammar
massere, es; m.

A merchant

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A merchant Gif massere geþeáh ðæt hé férde þrige ofer wídsǽ be his ágenum cræfte, se wæs ðonne syððan þegenrihtes weorþe, L. R. 6; Th. i. 192, 9. Ne beó ǽnig mangere mid unrihte, ne gítsigende massere, L. Edg. C. 14; Th. ii. 246, 24: L. Ælfc.

un-dilegod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dilegod, adj.

Not blotted out ⬩ not effaced

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Not blotted out, not effaced Swá se wrítere, gif hé ne dilegaþ ðæt hé ǽr wrát, ðeáh hé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt hé ǽr wrát neque enim scriptor, si a scriptione cessaverit, quia alia non addidit, etiam illa, quae scripserat

un-miltsung

(n.)
Grammar
un-miltsung, e; f.

Want of consideration ⬩ impiety towards God ⬩ pitilessness towards men

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Want of consideration, impiety towards God, pitilessness towards men Gif hié gemunan willaþ hiora ieldrena unmiltsunge ðe hié tó Gode hæfdon, ge eác him selfum betweónum if they will remember their forefathers' impiety to God, and pitilessness among