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weorc-stán

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-stán, es; m.
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Mid ormǽtum weorcstánum, Homl. Th. ii. 424, 27. Hé spræc ná tó ðam weorcstánum ( the stones of Jerusalem ) oððe tó ðære getimbrunge, i. 402, 10 : Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 106.

wynsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wynsumlíce, adv.

pleasantlyagreeablypleasantlygraciouslygladlyjoyously

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Engla werod wynsumlíce sungon, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 297. Ðe eáþelícor and ðe wynsumlícor ða myclan byrþenne áberan, Blickl. Homl. 135, 7. pleasantly, graciously.

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

povertyindigencewantbegging

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Þearfan hé lǽrde ðæt hí on lífes wǽdlunge geðyldige beón, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 15. Ne ðú ne wén ná ðæt ic áht underfénge for ǽnegum welan, ac symle on wǽdlunge lyfde, Homl.

heán

(adj.)
Grammar
heán, adj.

Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humblehumilis, infamis

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Homl. 169, 23

a-solcennys

(n.)
Grammar
a-solcennys, -nyss, e ; f.

Idlenessslothslothfulnesssluggishnesslazinessignaviadesidiapigritia

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D. 970; 240, 12: Homl. Th. i. 602, 8

for-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leógan, p. -leág, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [leógan to lie]

To lie greatlybelievalde mentīriementīri

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To lie greatly, belie; valde mentīri, ementīri Hí mid leásum gewitum forleógan woldon they would lie with false witnesses, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 16. Leáse gewitan hine forlugon false witnesses belied him, Homl. Th. i. 44, 28.

Linked entry: for-logen

ge-niðerung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-niðerung, -nyðerung, e; f.

Condemnation, humiliation, laying low

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Homl. 61, 32. For deófles genyðerunge for the casting down of the devil, 67, 3

Linked entry: ge-nyðerung

tweó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweó-líc, adj.
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doubtful, uncertain Hit biþ twýlíc, hwæðer hit on lífe áðolige, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 24. Dubii generis, ðæt is twýlíces cynnes, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 6; Zup. 19, 17.

Linked entries: tweó-mann twí-líc

un-deádlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-deádlícness, e; f.

Immortality

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Immortality Úre ǽhta sind éce on heofenum, ðǽr ðǽr undeádlícnys rícsaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 28. Hyht hiora undeádlícnise ( immortalitate ) full is, Rtl. 86, 22: Homl. Th. i. 544. 3.

Linked entry: un-deáþlícness

un-wæstmbǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wæstmbǽrness, e; f.

Unproductivenessbarrennesssterility

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On hungre is geswutelod ðære eorðan unwæstmbǽrnys, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 31. For unwæstmbǽrnesse ðæs londes propter terrarum infoecundam diffusionem, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 14, 18. On his ácennednysse hé ætbrǽd ðære méder hire unwæstmbǽrnysse, Homl.

Linked entry: wæstmbǽrness

riftere

(n.)
Grammar
riftere, es; m.

a reaper

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Ðæt geríp is micel and ða rifteras feáwa, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 16. Riftra[s], messores Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 39. Ic cweþe tó riftrum mínum dicam messoribus, 13, 30. Se bær his ryfterum mete tó æcere, Homl. i. 570, 33

Linked entry: riptere

oll

(n.)

contempt, insult, contumely

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Homl. Th. i. 166, 15. Hé áxode ðá mid olle (contemptuously) Eart ðu lá God ? Homl. Skt. i. 9, 72. Man tǽleþ and mid olle gegréteþ (insults) ealles to gelóme ða ðe riht lufiaþ, Wulfst. 164, 19

ge-tácnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tácnung, e; f. [tácnung a sign]

A signsignificationtokentypesignĭfĭcātio

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Sume þing sind gecwedene be Criste þurh getácnunge some things are said of Christ typically, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 13, 16

Linked entry: tácnung

æd-fæst

(n.)
Grammar
æd-fæst, [eád substance, fæst fast, fixed]

Goodspropertybona

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Goods, property; bona Ædfæst tǽht to healdenne property taken to hold, a pledge, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 8

æl-þeódelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
æl-þeódelíce, adv.

Among foreignersabroadperegre

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Among foreigners, abroad; peregre Swá se man ðe ælþeódelíce férde sicut homo qui peregre profectus, Mk. Jun. 13, 34

fóre-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon

stepped beforepreventedwent beforepreceded

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Bos. 18, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22;

mis-weaxan

(v.)

to grow in an improper way

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to grow in an improper way Ðæt hí symle ða misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 12

níd-brýce

(n.)
Grammar
níd-brýce, es; m.

Necessary userequirementneed

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Necessary use, requirement, need Ðá wolde se hálga sum hús timbrian tó his nédbrícum, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 31

óþ-cwelan

(v.)
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to die Gif sió hond sié óþcwolen if the person be dead L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 17

godspellere

(n.)
Grammar
godspellere, es; m.
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An evangelist Iohannes se godspellere John the evangelist, Homl. Th. i. 58, 3, 27: Chr. 84; Erl. 8, 6