wíte-þeów
One who had been condemned to slavery for crime ⬩ one in hell
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One who had been condemned to slavery for crime, or from inability to pay the fines incurred for violation of the law. For cases which involved loss of freedom, Similar entries v. þeów. Grammar wíte-þeów, literal Gif hwelc man biþ wíteþeów (or adj. ?
neádung
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Add: of pressure due to persons or circumstances Hé him ásǽde hwylc neádung þæs gafoles hine áþreátode quae eum urgeret debiti necessitas, indicavit, Gr. D. 157, 28. Heó wolde lybban hyre líf on mægðháde sylfwilles for Gode, ná for neádunge, Hml. A.
pearl
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horselene Pærl enula, bócfel pergamentum, Ælfc. Gr. Zup. 304. 7
ge-efenlǽcan
To be like ⬩ equal ⬩ to imitate ⬩ æquāre ⬩ assĭmĭlāri ⬩ imĭtāri
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To be like, equal, to imitate; æquāre, assĭmĭlāri, imĭtāri Nellen ge eornostlíce him ge-efenlǽcan nolĭte ergo assĭmĭlāri eis, Mt. Bos. 6, 8. Hwylc biþ geefenlǽced drihtne quis æquālĭtur Domino, Ps. Spl. 88, 7 : Wanl. catal. 5, 1. Ongann Augustinus mid
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ge-tremman
To strengthen ⬩ establish ⬩ confirm ⬩ firmāre ⬩ confirmāre
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To strengthen, establish, confirm; firmāre, confirmāre Eall úre líf he getremede he strengthened all our life, Blickl. Homl. 9, 36. Hwá hine heálíce torhtne getremede tungolgimmum who had established it bright on high with starry gems, Exon. 24 b; Th
mægden-ǽw
Marriage with a virgin
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Marriage with a virgin Ðæt biþ rihtlíc líf ðæt cniht þurhwunige on his cnihtháde óþ ðæt hé on rihtre mǽdenǽwe gewífige and hæbbe ða syððan and nǽnige óðre ða hwíle ðe seó libbe that is right life, that a young man remain a bachelor until in lawful matrimony
ofer-seón
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Add Manige óðre þe mid þám eádigan were wǽron and his líf hira eágum ofersáwon alii qui cum viro Dei conversati vitam illius ex parte noverant, Guth. Gr. 103, 47. Þonne miht ðú ofersión ealle þás eorþlican þing mens terras despicit, Bt. 36, 2; F. 174
meaht-leás
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Add: weak, impotent, powerless. physically Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer sprǽce benumen and ealre his mihte . . . hé þurh-wunode swá unspecende and mihteleás forð oð þone Ðunresdæg and þá his líf álét, Chr. 1053; P. 182, 24. Hí wǽron mid þǽre meteleáste mihtleáse
ge-wítendlíc
Transitory ⬩ transitorius
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Transitory; transitorius Hwæt is ðiós gewítendlíce sibb what is this transitory peace, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 351, 24; Hat. MS. 67 a, 17. Mín mód forhogode ealle ðás gewítendlícan þing my mind despised all these transitory things, Greg. Dial. Hat. MS. fol
wilsumlíce
willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ spontaneously ⬩ devoutly ⬩ devotedly
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willingly, voluntarily, spontaneously Hé wilsumlíce (sponte) hine geþeódde tó ðam cyninge, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 44. Se ðe ne wyle cyricean duru wilsumlíce (sponte) geeádmóded in*-*gangan, se sceal nýde on helle duru unwilsumlíce geniþerad gelǽded beón,
mynster-mann
A man who lives in a monastery ⬩ a monk
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A man who lives in a monastery, a monk Gif hit mynsterman sig si monasticus sit, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 10, Ðás bóc be ðæra hálgena lífe ðe mynstermenn mid heora þénungum wurðiaþ, Homl. Skt. pref. 44: Swt. Rdr. 100, 148. Ðæt forme muneca cyn is
be-wépan
woe-begone
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Swá man bewépð deádne, Hml. A. 77. 124 Rachel beweóp hire cildra, Hml. Th. i. 84, 26. Hé beweóp ungemet*-*godra manna líf, 604, 27. þæt se Hǽlend beweópe ðǽre ceastre tó-worpennysse, 402, 6. Synna bewépan, ii. 602, 22. disfigured by weeping, woe-begone
for-pǽran
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Hé ne mæg ús ætbrédan úrne geleáfan ne þæt éce líf, gif wé ús sylfe mid ágenum willan ne forpǽrað, Hml. Th. i. 576, 12. Hí mid swicdómum hí sylfe and óðre forpǽrað, 514, 33. Sume swefna beóð of deófle tó sumum swicdóme, hú hé ðá sáwle forpǽre, Hml. S.
gewin-dæg
A labour ⬩ trouble-day ⬩ battle-day ⬩ laboris ⬩ tribulationis dies ⬩ pugnæ dies
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A labour or trouble-day, battle-day; laboris vel tribulationis dies, pugnæ dies On gewindæge in the day of trouble, Ps. Th. 77, 42. Of gewindagum weorþan sceolde líf alýsed her life should be released from days of trouble, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 9; Jul
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á-tǽsan
To tear with a weapon
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To tear with a weapon (lit. or fig. ) Án scytta ásceát áne flán and átǽsde ðone cyning betwux þǽre lungene, Hml. S. 18, 221. Gif ðú wǽre on fell scoten oððe ... on flǽsc ... oððe ... on lið, nǽfre ne sý ðín líf átǽsed, Lch. iii. 54, 8. Ðæt áhrérede mód
cearian
To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry ⬩ curare, sollicitum esse
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To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry; curare, sollicitum esse Hwæt bemurnest ðú cearigende why mournest thou sorrowing? Exon. 10b; Th. 11, 27; Cri. 177. He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536
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GE-NÓG
Sufficiently, abundantly, ENOUGH ⬩ satis, abunde
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Sufficiently, abundantly, ENOUGH; satis, abunde Genóg sweotol hit is it is sufficiently manifest, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 27. Genóg riht ðú segst rightly enough thou sayest, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 17. Ðæt híg habbon líf and habbon genóh ut vitam habeant et
munuc
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Ic ( Edgar ) wille nú ðá forlǽtenan mynstru on mínum anwealde gehwǽr mid munecum gesettan . . . and ðá munecas libban heora líf æfter regole ðæs hálgan Benedictes, C. D. iii. 60, 1-7. Hér drǽfde Eádgar cyng þá preóstas (þa canonicas canonici, v. ll. )
of-lǽtan
to give up, relinquish ⬩ to give up the ghost ⬩ to let off, cause (blood) to flow ⬩ to let off, forgive, dismiss
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to give up, relinquish Gif ðú ǽr ðonne hé worold oflǽtest If you die before him Beo. Th. 2371; B. 1183. Ðá se ellorgást oflét lífdagas and ðás lǽnan gesceaft, 3248; B. 1622. Líf oflǽtan, Cd. Th. 65, 28; Gen. 1073. to let off, cause (blood) to flow Ðæt
smeáþancollíce
Exactly, in a searching manner, thoroughly ⬩ subtiliter
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Exactly, in a searching manner, thoroughly; subtiliter Smeáþancelíce subtiliter, eleganter Hpt. Gl. 431, 49. Hí smeádon swíðe smeáþancollíce ymbe ðæt éce líf they went into the question of eternal life in the most searching manner Homl. Skt. i. 3, 44