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fór-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
fór-sceáwung, e; f.

Providenceprōvĭdentia

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Providence; prōvĭdentia Þurh Godes fórsceáwunge by the providence of God, Homl. Th. i. 234, 21

frófer-gást

(n.)
Grammar
frófer-gást, es; m.

The consolation-ghostthe Holy Ghostconsōlātiōnis SpīrĭtusParaclētus

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The consolation-ghost, the Holy Ghost; consōlātiōnis Spīrĭtus, Paraclētus Frófergást paraclētus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 47

hyht-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
hyht-gifu, e; f.
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A gift which causes hope or joy, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 31; Reim. 21

pín-beám

(n.)
Grammar
pín-beám, es ; m.
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A pine-tree Se hálga wolde áheáwan ǽnne pín-beám, Homl. Th. ii. 508, 24

slǽpness

(n.)
Grammar
slǽpness, e; f.
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Sleepiness, drowsiness Deófol ús lǽreþ slæpnesse and sent ús on slǽwðe, Homl. As. 168, 106

un-gefóge

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefóge, adv.

Immenselyexorbitantly

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Immensely, exorbitantly Ðǽr beóð ða swiftan hors ungefóge dýre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 6

Linked entry: ge-fóge

un-gesewenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíce, adv.

Invisiblywithout being seen

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Invisibly, without being seen God cymð ungesewenlíce tó geswǽsre heortan, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 4

un-oferwrigen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferwrigen, adj.

Not covered over

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Not covered over Ða sceame mínes líchaman hæbbende unoferwrigene, Homl. skt. ii. 23 b, 208

Linked entries: wreón ofer-wrigen

un-hádod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hádod, adj.

Not ordained

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Not ordained Unhádod man homo non ordinatus, L. Ecg. C. 12; Th. ii. 142, 3

Linked entry: un-gehádod

un-sidefull

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sidefull, adj.

Immodest

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Homl. i, 300. 29, 30

Linked entry: side-ful

éþel-ríce

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Wið ðæs úplican éþelríces towards heaven which is our home, Dóm. L. 32, 73. Add

hors-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
hors-ryne, (?) horse-running (a gloss to hippo-
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dromus) Móthúses, horsyrnes prodromi (see the passage glossed under hors-hús), Hpt. Gl. 476, 61

Linked entry: hors-yrnes

mete-awul

(n.)
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a meat-hook (?) Mán sceal habban . . . meteawel and tó odene fligel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. (?)

orgel-word

(n.)
Grammar
orgel-word, es; n.

An arrogant, insolent speech

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An arrogant, insolent speech Ðá cwæþ se ealdorbiscop mid orgelworde, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 21

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, p. þeówde, þeódde
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Ic bebeád ðeówum mannum, ðæt hí getreówlíce heora hláfordum þeówdon, Homl. Th. i. 378, 33: Homl. Skt. i. 2, 85. Ða óðre beóþ frige, ðeáh ðe hí on lífe lange ǽr ðeówdon, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 33. Ðæt hié þeówdon Godes ciricum, Blickl.

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Homl. 183, 24. Leomo lǽmena, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 6; Cri. 15

Linked entry: leomu

hreóf-lig

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf-lig, adj.

Leprous

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Homl. Swt. 3, 486. Reóflium menn gelíc like a leper, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 13. Martinus getácnode ǽnne hreóflinne mannan, 512, 5

Linked entries: hreóflia hreóf-líc

un-deádlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deádlíc, adj.

Immortalundyingimperishableendless

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Hé wunaþ undeádlíc, se ðe wæs deádlíc, Homl. Th. i. 150, 22. Se mann wǽre ǽfre undeádlíc, gif hé his Drihtne gehýrsumode, Hexam. 15; Norm. 22, 27. Undeádlíc, wyrm the worm that never dies, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 385.

wítnere

(n.)
Grammar
wítnere, es; m.

A punishertormentor

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Se déma betǽcð ða unrihtwísan ðam unmildheortan wítnere, and se wítnere hí gebrincð on cwearterne, Homl. Ass. 8, 205. Ðonne beóð ða hire (the soul's) wítneras, ða ðe hí tó ðám leahtrum forspeónon, Homl. Th. i. 410, 31.

ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ágnian, = áhnian; part. ágnigende; p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od; v. a.

To ownpossessto appropriate to himselfto prove or claim as one's ownpossiderevindicare sibi

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To own, possess, to appropriate to himself, to prove or claim as one's own; possidere, vindicare sibi Hú miht ðú, ðonne, ðé ágnian heora gód how canst thou, then, appropriate to thyself their good? Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 26.

Linked entries: áhnodon ægnian