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ge-healden

(n.)
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ge-healden, ge-healden, e; f.
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Holding, keeping of a festival Be gehealdenne rihtra Eástrena in observations Paschae Bd. 5, 21 ; Sch. 676, 17

lǽwend

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Wiste Drihten hwÍ his lǽwend and myrðfa wæs, Hml. A. 162, 235: 154, 70. v. be-lǽwend. Add

leóþ-cræft

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Án þǽra wæs Sibylla þe áwrát on leóðcræftes wíson be Crístes ácennednesse, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 16. Add

wirgung-galere

(n.)
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The reading wyrinc- seems to be a mistake for wyrm-. Cf. a similar mistake noted under willung heat

frymþe-lic

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Add: principal Eahta synt frymþlice leahtras octo sunt principalia uitia, Chrd. 107, 3. Be eahta frymþlican leahtrum, 12

brytnere

(n.)
Grammar
brytnere, es; m.

A distributor, stewarddispensator

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A distributor, steward; dispensator Hwá sí [MS. sie] wís brytnere who can be a wise steward? Past. 63

Linked entries: brettnere brittnere

ofer-gumian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gumian, p. ode

To neglect, be careless aboutto take heed to a thingto neglect

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To neglect, be careless about Ne hé ofer-gumige ða hýrsumnesse ðæs hálgan regoles, R. Ben. 113, 2

Linked entry: -gumian

of-leógan

(v.)

to lie, be false

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to lie, be false Ða ælþeódgan bearn mé oflugon filii alieni mentiti sunt mihi Ps. Th. 17, 43

ge-þæslǽcan

(v.)

to fitto be fitto becomeaptarequadrarecongruere

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to fit, to be fit, to become; aptare, quadrare, congruere, R. Ben. interl. 2: Hpt. Gl. 506; 523

Linked entry: þæslǽcan

heorþ-pening

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m.

A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]

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A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence] Be ðon heorþpeninge. Sý ǽlc heorþpenig ágífen be Petres mæsse dæge: and seðe hine tó ðam ándagan gelǽst næbbe, lǽde hine tó Róme, and ðǽr tó eácan xxx pænega and bringe ðonne swutelunge

ge-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wiht, -wyht, -wihte, es; n.

Weightpondus

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Weight; pondus Twegra pundra gewiht two pounds' weight; dupondius, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 114; Wrt. Voc. 38, 37: Th. Chart. 522, 22: Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 5. Gange án gemet and án gewihte let one measure and one weight pass, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270,

Linked entries: ge-wyht wiht

ge-acsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-acsian, -acsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To find out by askingdiscoverlearnhearresciscĕrediscĕreagnoscĕreaudīre

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To find out by asking, discover, learn, hear; resciscĕre, discĕre, agnoscĕre, audīre Ic wolde geacsigan and gewitan hwæt be ðé ðón sceolde I would find out and know what should be done about thee, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 30. Gyf se déma ðis geacsaþ si hoc

heán-lic

paltrycommonvilecontemptiblebase

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Add: of little worth or importance, paltry, common; vilis Man wót oft máre be þám heálicran ðonne be þám heánlicran, Solil. H. 17, 14. vile, contemptible, base Heánlic slǽp, Dóm. L. 257. Eów mæg gescomian ꝥ gé swá heánlic geþóht on eów geniman for ánes

hleótan

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Add: to cast lots Ic eów forbeóde ꝥ eówer nán ne áxie þurh ǽnigne wiccecræft be ǽnigum ðinge . . . for ðan sé ðe þys déð . . . bið þám hǽðenum gelíc, þe hleótað be him sylfum mid ðæs deófles cræfte . . . Hleótan man mót mid geleáfan swá þeáh on woruld-ðingum

fliés

(n.)
Grammar
fliés, es; n.

A fleecevellus

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A fleece; vellus Be sceápes gonge mid his fliése. Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése óþ midne sumor, oððe gilde ðæt fliés mid twám pæningum of a sheep's going with its fleece. A sheep shall go with its fleece until midsummer, or let the fleece be paid

lim-lǽweo

(adj.)
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lim-lǽweo, adj.
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Maimed or injured in the limbs Gif limlǽweo (other MS. -læpeo) lama ðe forworht wǽre weorþe forlǽten and hé æfter ðam þreó niht álibbe siððan man mót hylpan if a criminal that has been mutilated be left, and he live after that three days, then he may

Linked entry: lim-lǽw

pistol

(n.)
Grammar
pistol, es; m.
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An epistle, letter Be ðam spræc se pistol æt ðyssere mæssan, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 13. Ðone pistol ðe Hieronimus sette be forþsíðe Marian, 438, 3. Se apostol Iacob áwrít on his pistole, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 47. Iacob se rihtwísa áwrát ánne pistol, Ælfc. T.

Linked entries: epistol epistol

borgian

(v.)

to borrowto lend

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Add: to borrow Ǽfic borgiað þá synfullan, and nǽfre ne gyldað mutuatur peccator, et non commodat, Ps. Th. 36, 20. to lend. Similar entries Cf. borgiend : Borgedan commodarent, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 8. to be surety, bail for. Similar entries Cf. byrg(e)a

fnora

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Fnora sternutatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 15: coriza, sternutatio, 128, 80. Nebgebræc vel fnora, 135, 77. Se drinc wyrcð micelne fnoran, and sé hine bét. Þonne se geohsa of þǽre ídlan wambe cymð, ne bét þone se fnora, Lch. ii. 60, 27-62, l. Sé ðe gelýfð wiglungum

lógian

(v.)
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Wé laþiað and lógiað crístene men intó Godes húse, Wlfst. 154, 17. Hit biþ tó langsum eall hér tó lógigenne be ðám clǽnum nýtenum oððe be þám unclǽnum on ðǽre ealdan ǽ it is too tedious to give here an ordered account of everything in the old law concerning