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mæðel

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel, meðel, medel, es; n.

an assemblya deliberative or judicial meetingcouncilspeechaddressharangueconversation

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Icel. vera á máli to converse) thou didst hear the holy man Moses when conversing with him, Elen. Kmbl. 1568; El. 78 b.

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill ofaccuseabuseexecratedetesthate

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To speak ill of, accuse, abuse, execrate, detest, hate Man call hyrweþ ðæt man scolde herian and láðeþ [lǽðeþ?] ðæt man scolde lufian people scorn what they ought to praise, and hate what they ought to love, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 167.

Linked entry: láðian

fót-cops

(n.)
Grammar
fót-cops, -cosp, es; m.

A fettershackle for the feetpĕdĭcacompes

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Hine ne mihte nán man mid fótcopsum gehæftan no man could confine him with fetters, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 27: Mk. 5, 4. To gewríðenne cyningas heora on fótcopsum ad allĭgandos rēges eōrum in compĕdĭbus, Ps. Spl. 149, 8

Linked entry: fót-cosp

franca

(n.)
Grammar
franca, an; m.

A javelinlancelanceafrămeahasta

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He ðone forman man mid his francan ofsceát he shot the foremost man with his javelin, 134, 1; By. 77. Francan wǽron hlúde the javelins were loud, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 20; Gen. 1982 v. Grm. Gesch. D. S. p. 359

un-forbærned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forbærned, adj.

Unburntnot burnt upnot consumed by fire

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Gyf man án bán findeþ unforbærned, hí hit sceolan miclum gebétan, Swt. 21, 12. Tiburtius eode ofer ða byrnendan gléda unforbærnedum fótum, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 380

Linked entry: for-bærnan

ebba

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On þís ylcan geáre wæs swa mycel ebba ǽghwǽr ánes dæges swá nán man ǽror gemunde, and swá ꝥ man férde rídende and gangende ofer Tæmese be-eástan þǽre brigge on Lunden, Chr. 1114; P. 244, 13. iii. ebban týne he must put three fences to correspond to the

CRAFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRAFIAN, crafigan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To askCRAVEimploredemandsummon peterepostularein jus vocare

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Se man crafode hine on hundrede the man summoned him before the hundred court Lchdm. iii. 288, 4. He mid rihte crafede ðás ða he crafede he with right craved those things which he craved Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 18, 23

drífan

(v.)
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Álege þone man úpweard, dríf ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, ii. 342, 5. Gif hwá drífe stacan on ǽnigne man si quis acus in homine aliquo defixerit, Ll.

frásung

(n.)
Grammar
frásung, e; f.

An askinginquiringtemptingtemptationinterrŏgātiotentātio

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An asking, inquiring, tempting, temptation; interrŏgātio, tentātio Hý to Gúþláces gáste gelǽddun frásunga fela they brought many temptations to Guthlac's spirit. Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 19; Gú. 160. Mið frásung interrogātiōne, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 19, 9

assa

(n.)
Grammar
assa, Dele: asse, es; m. , and add
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Healf mann and healf assa onocentaurus, 17, 40. On sumon lande >assan (eoselas,v. l.: onagri) býð ákende, þá habbað swá micle hornas swá oxan, Nar. 34, 15

gehwǽr

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I. 15; Sch. 43, 15. denoting frequent occurrence, in very many places Gehwár (-hwǽr, v. l.) passim, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 236, 14. ꝥ man swá geongne man cwealde . . . swá hé geáxod hæfde þe man gehwǽr (ubique ) dyde, Ll. Th. i. 240, 26.

a-riht

(adv.)
Grammar
a-riht, adv.

ARIGHTrightwellcorrectlyproberecte

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ARIGHT, right, well, correctly; probe, recte Gif man hit ariht asmeáþ if one considereth it right, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 21

ge-arnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-arnian, p. ode; pp. od [earnian to earn]

To earnmeritmĕrēri

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To earn, merit; mĕrēri Sceal mon lofes [MS. leofes] gearnian a man shall merit praise, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 9; Gn. Ex. 140

récels-reóce

(n.)
Grammar
récels-reóce, (?), an; f.
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Burning incense On ðone tíman man offrode on ðære ealdan ǽ, and mid récelsreócan on ðam temple ðæt weofod georne weorðode, Btwk. 218, 8

Linked entry: reóce

ge-wlǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlǽtan, p. -wlǽtte; pp. -wlǽted, -wlǽt

To defiledebasefœdare

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To defile, debase; fœdare Gif ðú swá gewlǽtne mon métst if thou shouldest meet a man so debased, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 12

birgan

(v.)
Grammar
birgan, p. de; pp. ed

To cover with a mound, to burysepelire

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To cover with a mound, to bury; sepelire Birge man hine ðæs ilcan dæges sepelietur in eadem die, Deut. 21, 23: Gen. 49, 31

Linked entries: býrian birgean

ge-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lútan, p. -leát

To bow

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To bow Se bisceop eádmódlíce to ðam Godes were geleát the bishop humbly bowed to the man of God, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 17

Linked entries: ofer-nón ge-loten

þeóf-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-wracu, e; f.
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Punishment for theft Gif hé eft ofer ðæt stalie ... sleá man hine on ða þeófwrace, L. Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 4

un-ánrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-ánrǽdness, e; f.

Inconstancy

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Inconstancy Hé ( the devil ) nǽnige mehte wið ús nafaþ, búton hwylc man þurh ða unánrǽdnesse his módes him wiðstandan nelle, Blickl. Homl. 31, 34

arewe

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Gif hwylc man mid arwan ( sagitta ) deór ofsceóte, Ll. Th. ii. 212, 20. Arwan framea, An. Ox. 37, 1. Arewan, gauelucas catapultas, 4238. Add