þeóf-feng
Seizing of thieves ⬩ comprehensio (or captio) furis (-um). ⬩ the obligation of one who holds land to arrest and bring to justice those who committed theft on that land ⬩ the right to receive the fines which might be exacted in case of conviction for theft.
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., ut omnes agros sint libera ab omni regali seruitio (then follows a list of exemptions),... et ab omnibus difficultatibus regalis uel saecularis seruitutis, cum furis comprehensione intus et foris, praeter pontis constructione et expeditione liberata
be-lisnian
To evirate ⬩ emasculate ⬩ castrate ⬩ castrare ⬩ belisnod ⬩ belistnod ⬩ emasculated ⬩ A eunuch
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Sóþlíce synd belistnode, ðe of hyra módor innoðum cumaþ, and eft synt belistnode ða men ðe man belistnaþ, and eft synd belistnode ðe híg sylfe belismodon for heofona ríce sunt enim eunuchi, qui de matris utero sic nati sunt, et sunt eunuchi, qui facti
cyne-hláford
A royal lord, sovereign lord, king ⬩ regius vel supremus dominus, rex
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Utan ǽnne cynehláford holdlíce healdan let us faithfully support one sovereign lord, v. 35; Th. i. 312, 21: ix. 44; Th. i. 350, 12
EARNIAN
EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for ⬩ mĕrēri
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Uton we friþes earnian let us merit peace, 98 a; Th. 366, 17; Reb. 13. He hæfþ ðæt ðæt he earnaþ he has that which he earns, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 6
geoc
a YOKE ⬩ jugum ⬩ a yoke of oxen ⬩ boum jugum, boves jugo juncti ⬩ conjux
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Utan aweorpan heora geocu of us projiciamus a nobis juga ipsorum, Ps. Th. 2, 3. a yoke of oxen; boum jugum, boves jugo juncti Se ceorl hæfþ óðres geoht [geoc: B. oxan] ahýrod the ceorl has hired another's yoke, L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 8.
holdlíce
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Utan ǽnne cynehláford holdlíce healdan, Ll. Th. i. 312, 21. Holdlíce hýran, 314, II : Wlfst. 266, 8. Holdlíce (holdelíce, v. l. ), Chr. 1065; P. 194, 20. devoutly.
symblan
To feast
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Utan simblian epulemur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 62. Symblendra swég sonus epulantis, Ps. Th. 41, 4
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má
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. :-- For þǽm hé ne úþe þæt ǽnig má folca for his þingum forwurde þonne hé self mid his ágenre þeóde, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 33. Ge londum ge on má ðára þinga ðe heó on forhaldne wéran, C. D. v. 140, 15.
eá-land
Water-land, an island ⬩ insŭla
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Cumaþ hí of eálandum útan they shall come forth from the islands, 71, 10. Swylce he eác Orcadas ða eálond to Rómwara ríce geþeódde Orcădas ĕtiam insŭlas Rōmāno adjēcit impĕrio, Bd. 1. 3; S. 475, 13: Beo.
un-sméþe
Not smooth ⬩ rough ⬩ uneven
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Eoh bið útan unsméðe treów, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 27; Rún. 13. Tunge unsméþe, Lchdm. ii. 242, 10. Wé habbaþ hrepunge, ðæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið sméðe, hwæt unsméðe, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 33. His unsméðan ( leprous ) líces, 512, 6.
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ginne
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Seó æftre eá Ethiopia land and leódgeard beligeð úton, ginne ríce ( a broad realm ), Gen. 230. Ic weóld folce Deniga and heóld ginne ríce (gim merice, MS.), B. 466. <b>I a.
CROCCA
A CROCK ⬩ pitcher ⬩ earthenware pot or pan ⬩ vas fictile ⬩ testa ⬩ olla
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On ǽnne croccan ðone ðe sie gepicod útan in a crock that is pitched on the outside 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 26, 23 Ic gedó ðæt ðú hí miht swá eáðe abrecan, swá se croccwyrhta mæg ǽnne croccan tamquam vas figuli confringes eos Ps.
ymb-cirran
To turn about ⬩ to revolve round ⬩ to turn one's self round ⬩ to turn away, avert ⬩ to turn over, move, stir, overturn ⬩ to change
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To turn about to revolve round Hí ðære eaxe útan ymbhwerfaþ (-eþ, MS.) ðone norðende, neáh ymbcerraþ (-eþ, MS.), Met. 28, 14.
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á-cweþan
to say, utter, declare ⬩ to respond
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Add: to say, utter, declare Hé ácwæð hine fram his hyldo he proclaimed him out of his favour, Gen. 304. Hí hogodon hú hí fácen and unriht ácwǽdon cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam, Ps. Th. 72, 6.
Andred
The name of a large wood in Kent ⬩ the city of ANDRED or Andrida ⬩ Andredes ceaster
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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.
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folgere
aFOLLOWER ⬩ attendant ⬩ disciple ⬩ assecla ⬩ pĕdĭsĕquus ⬩ assectātor
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possĭdet Folgere gebýreþ, ðæt he on twelf mónþum ii æceras geearnige, óðerne gesáwene and óðerne unsáwene; sǽdige sylf ðæne, and his mete, and scóung, and glófung him gebýreþ: gyf he máre geearnian mæg [MS. mæig], him biþ sylfum fremu folgārio compĕtit, ut
for-gifnes
FORGIVENESS ⬩ remission ⬩ indulgence ⬩ permission ⬩ remissio ⬩ vĕnia ⬩ indulgentia
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Mín unrihtwísnysse is máre ðonne ic forgifenysse wyrðe sý mājor est inīquĭtas mea, quam ut vĕniam mĕrear, Gen. 4, 13.
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inne-weard
Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior ⬩ intestines ⬩ viscera
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Ðá gewand him út eall his innewearde all his intestines came out, Homl. Th. i. 290, 19. Etaþ ðæt heáfod and ða fét and ðæt innewearde, ii. 264, 6: 280, 7.
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lǽððu
An injury ⬩ offence ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malice
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Ðæt hié ongieten ðæt ðæt sindon ða forman lǽððo ðe hié Gode gedoon mǽgen ut noverint, quod hanc primam injuriam faciunt Deo, Past. 45, 2; Swt. 339, 7.
láreów
A teacher ⬩ master ⬩ preacher
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Wé cildra biddaþ ðé eálá Láreów ðæt ðú tǽce ús sprecan nos pueri rogamus te, Magister, ut doceas nos loqui, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 1. Ne gyrne gé ðæt eów man Láreówas nemne án ys eówer Láreów nolite vocari Rabbi: unus enim est Magister vester, Mt.