ge-sidian
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To arrange, determine Ðonne þú setrægel habban wille, þonne plice þú ðíne ágene gewéda mid twám fingrum, tðspréd þíne twá handa and wege hí swylce þú setl gesydian wille, Tech. ii. 122, 19. See other examples under sydung in Dict
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stíþe
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Add Hí hæfdon ǽlce scíre on West-Sexum stíðe gemearcod mid bryne and mid hergunge, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 18. austerely, asceticly. v. stíþ; Þá gewunode se hálga wer manega geár on ðám ancerlífe swíðlíce stíðe, Hml. Th. 146, 7
swég-cræft
The art of playing on a musical instrument,
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'Ic ongite ðæt ðín dohtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfþ hine ná wel geleornod, ' Ap. Th. 16, 17-24
wíf-lufu
Love for a woman
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Love for a woman Se hálga wer ðære wíflufan ( the love of Herod for Herodias ) wordum stýrde, unryhtre ǽ, Exon. Th. 260, 12; Jul. 296. Ingelde weallaþ wælníðas, and him wíflufan cólran weorðaþ, Beo. Th. 4137; B. 2065. Cf. wíf-myne
ge-leáffulnes
Faithfulness ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ fĭdēlĭtas ⬩ crēdŭlĭtas
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We sceolan andettan ða sóðan geleáffulnesse on úrne Drihten we must confess the true belief in our Lord, Blickl. Homl. 111, 6
forþ-boren
Born forth ⬩ noble-born ⬩ high-born ⬩ clāris parentĭbus ortus ⬩ nōbĭlis
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Born forth, noble-born, high-born; clāris parentĭbus ortus, nōbĭlis We lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig forþboren preóst ne forseó ðone læsborenan we enjoin that no high-born priest despise the lower born, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 20
gearolíce
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Magan wé geseón and oncnáwan and swíþe gearelíce ongeotan, Bl. H. 107, 23
unriht-hǽmed
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Forlsétan wé . . . unrihtwísnessa and unrihthǽmedas, Nap. 36, 25
ge-rýman
To extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expand ⬩ dīlātāre, amplĭfĭcāre, lŏcum dāre, apĕrīre, expandĕre
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Ic him lífes weg gerýmde I opened the way of life to them, Rood Kmbl. 175; Kr. 89: Elen. Kmbl. 2496; El. 1249. Ðú me gerýmdes dīlātasti mihi, Ps. Th. 4, 1. Octauianus gerýmde Rómána ríce Octavianus extended the Roman empire, Homl. Th. i. 32, 18.
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up-lendisc
Uplandish ⬩ country (as opposed to town) ⬩ rural ⬩ rustic
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Wé witon ðæt ðás þing þincaþ clericum and uplendiscum preóstum genóh mænigfealde, Anglia viii. 321, 25
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fæstnian
FASTEN, secure, confirm, bind ⬩ firmāre, vincīre
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We willaþ griþ fæstnian we will confirm the peace, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35
foran-niht
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De completorio (Forannihtsang) On foranniht wé sculon God herian ǽr wé tó bedde gán, Btwk. 218, 34: 194, 14. Add
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a-cræftan
To devise ⬩ plan ⬩ contrive as a craftsman ⬩ excogitare
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To devise, plan, contrive as a craftsman; excogitare Úton ðeáh hwæðere acræftan hú we heora, an ðyssa nihta, mágan mǽst beswícan let us however plan how we can, in this night, most weaken them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 19
dýpan
To make deep, deepen, increase, augment ⬩ profundius reddĕre, augēre
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To make deep, deepen, increase, augment;profundius reddĕre, augēre We cwǽdon be ðám blaserum, ðæt man dýpte ðone áþ be þrýfealdum we have ordained concerning incendiaries that the oath be augmented threefold, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 14
bí-genge
Practice ⬩ worship
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On ídol wé áspendað bígencge inane expendimus studium, Scint. 2, 1. Þá bígengu (neomenias) þæs níwan mónan wé ná ne healdaþ, An. Ox. 40, 34. Bodiað bígenga (studia) his, Ps. Spl. 9, 11
án-gild
a single payment or compensation ⬩ the single value of property claimed or in dispute ⬩ a rate fixed by law, at which certain injuries, either to person or property, were to be paid for ⬩ simplex compensatio ⬩ the fixed price or rate at which cattle and other goods were received as currency ⬩ æstimatio ⬩ pretium
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D. 883; 130, 18-131, 5. the fixed price or rate at which cattle and other goods were received as currency; æstimatio, pretium Gif we ðæt ceáp-gild arǽraþ be fullan ángylde if we raise the market-price [of cattle] to the full fixed price, L.
hand-gewrit
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Cóm se deófol . . . þá cwæð se hálga wer, ' Wé clypiað tó ðám Hǽlende . . . oð ꝥ þú ꝥ handgewryt ágife'. . . Æfter fyrste feól ꝥ ylce gewryt of þǽre lyfte . . . Se biscop áxode one cnapan gif hé oncneówe ꝥ gewryt.
ciric-fultum
Church-help, ecclesiastical support ⬩ ecclesiæ auxilium
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Church-help, ecclesiastical support; ecclesiæ auxilium We lǽraþ, ðæt preóstas geóguþe geornlíce lǽran ðæt hí ciricfultum habban we enjoin that priests diligently teach youth that they may have ecclesiastical support, L. Edg. C. 51; Th. ii. 254, 26
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fyll-ness
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fullness Wé lufedon úra wamba fylnesse, Verc. Först. 107, 16
unriht-lyblác
Sorcery
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Sorcery Ne galdorsangas ne unrihtlyblác wé onginnen, Wulfst. 253, 11