þearf
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Necessary Þá wæs him án hors þearf, ꝥ man him funde, Gr. D. 183, 2 (v. þearf; II 2)
searu-céne
Bold in arms or skilfully daring
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Bold in arms or skilfully daring Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, searocýne man, cásere creaftig, Ps. C. 10
Linked entries: céne searu-grim
mealt-gescot
A contribution of malt
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A contribution of malt Sceóte man swá hwæt swá witan gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, Wulfst. 171, 2
menniscu
Humanity ⬩ state of man
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Humanity, state of man Hé forleás his mennisce ut homo esse perderet, Past. 4, 2; Swt. 39, 24
mynetian
To mint ⬩ coin
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To mint, coin Nán man ne mynetege bútan on porte, L. Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 206, 19
ge-scý
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Tó preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan ... nimon hí heora gescý on Nouembre, Chrd. 48, 25-28. Add
un-geþancfull
Unthankful ⬩ ungrateful
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Unthankful, ungrateful Ðú man, tó hwan eart ðú mé swá ungeþancfull mínra gifena? Wulfst. 259, 1: 241, 4
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wóplíce
Mournfully ⬩ with lamentations
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Mournfully, with lamentations Wé healdaþ heora gemynd, náteshwón wóplíce, swá swá man bewépð deádne, Homl. Ass. 77, 124
án-méde
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Unanimity Þú eart se man þe mé wære on ánméde tu vero, homo unanimis, Ps. Th. 54, 13
edmǽl-tíd
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A festival-time Ǽlce geáre tó ðǽre edméltíde (cf. man his gemynd dó, 15), Cht. Th. 158, 21
oferlíce
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Hí lǽtað þæt man gýman ne ðurfe ná oferlíce swýðe þæs þe béc beódað, Wlfst. 55, 19. Add
on-sting
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Icc nelle nâteswhôn geþafian ꝥ þaer æ̂nig man æ̂nigne onstyng habbe on æ̂nigum þingum, Cht. E. 303, 10
un-gewítendlic
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That does not pass away, imperishable Swylce man sylle gewítendlic hús, and ungewítendlic underfó, Hml. S. 34 298
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wæter-will
A spring of water
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A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20
fullwiht-þegnung
Baptismal service
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Baptismal service Ðá twá word abrenuntio and credo þe man æt fulluhtþénunge on gewunan hæfð, Wlfst. 38, 9
for-geldan
to pay for ⬩ repay ⬩ return ⬩ give ⬩ render ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre
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Hine man forgelde let a man pay for him, L. H. E. 4; Th. i: 28, 7: 11; Th. i. 32, 7. Ða mágas healfne leód forgelden let his kindred pay half the fine [for slaying a man ], L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 8
ræfter
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Ǽrest man ásmeáþ ðæs húses stede, and eác man ðæt timber beheáwþ, and ða syllan man fægere gefégþ, and ða beámas gelegþ, and ða ræftras tó ðære fyrste gefæstnaþ, Anglia viii. 324, 7-9
wer-hád
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Werhádes man mas vel masculus, 70, 17. Ǽlc werhádes man omne masculinum . . . se werhádes man masculus, Gen. 17, 12, 24. Ealle werhádes men omnes viri, 7, 27. Werhádes and wífhádes hé gesceóp hig masculum et feminam creavit eos, 1, 27.
hafen-leás
Lacking means, poor, indigent ⬩ inops
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Sum hafenleás man sceolde ágyldan healf pund ánum menn a certain indigent man had to pay a man half a pound, 176, 34. Se hafenleása 178, 6.
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for-wyrcan
to miswork ⬩ do wrong ⬩ sin ⬩ măle ăgĕre ⬩ delinquĕre ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ ruin ⬩ convict ⬩ condemn ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ labefactāre ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ to forfeit ⬩ amittĕre
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Ne dýde man ǽfre on Sunnan dæges freólse ǽnigne forwythtne [forworhtne MS. B.] man let not a man ever put any condemned man to death on the festival of Sunday, L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 10: L. E.
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