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unrót-mód

(adj.)
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unrót-mód, adj.

Sad at heart

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Homl. 113, 12

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un-gelimplíce

(adv.)
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un-gelimplíce, adv.

Unseasonablyunhappily

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Hér is ðære lyfte fágetung ðurh mislíce stormas ðe ungelimplíce becumaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 538. 33

Linked entry: ge-limplíce

ge-rǽdelíce

(adv.)
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ge-rǽdelíce, adv.
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Clearly, completely Ic bidde ꝥ mé þis gerǽdelícor (-réde-, v. l.) sý gerihted (fullícor getrahtnod, v. l.) hoc planius (plenius, v. l.) exponi postulo, Gr. D. 102, 19

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lengan

(v.)
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lengan, to be long.
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Þonne wé eác for ðí on ðám sancge lencgað propter hoc protrahendo et morose volumus dici psalmum, R. Ben. 68, 9. Lenged protractum, An. Ox. 28, 17. Add

hálig-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dæg, es; m.

A holy day, Sunday

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A holy day, Sunday Be hálidæiges freólse of the festival of Sunday, L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 8. On háligdagum sabbatis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2

trúwa

(n.)
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trúwa, trúa, an; m.
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(good] faith Heriaþ úrne Ðrihten, se ðe ne forlǽt on hine gelýfende and ða ðe hihtaþ on his micclum trúwan, Homl. Ass. 112, 321. Ðam Snum ic healde mínne trúwan ǽfre. Homl. Skt. i. 7, 56. faith, belief, confidence, trust Se trúwa (trúa, Cott.

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þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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to howl like a wolf Wulf ðýtt lupus ululat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Zup. 129, 1. Hwílum hí ðuton eall swá wulfas, Shrn. 52, 29: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 36. Sume hí tó wulfum wurdon ... hió þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80. Ðeótende swá swá wolf, Homl. Th. i. 374, 9.

wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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Wítna mid tintregum ðínne sunu, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 205. Ðæt se hí móte mid mycclum wítum wítnian, Blickl. Homl. 61, 18. Hé hí wolde wítnian mid deáþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 12. Hé biþ wítnad manegum wítum vapulabit multis, Lk. Skt. 12, 47, 48.

tó-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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Gé beóþ gebletsod tóforan eallum ódrum mannum, Deut. 7, 14: Homl. Th. i. 444, 30.

carian

(v.)
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carian, p. ode; pp. od
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Bos. 6, 34: Homl. Th. i. 66, 9. Carian to take heed, care, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 5. Ða cariaþ mid wacelum móde they care with watchful mind, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 2

ceorung

(n.)
Grammar
ceorung, e; f. [ceorian to murmur]

A murmuring, complaint, grudgingmurmuratio, querimonia, querela

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Beóþ cumlíðe eów betwýnan búton ceorungum be hospitable among yourselves without grudging, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 14

heofon-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-cyning, es; m.

The king of heavenheavenly king

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Homl. 201, 5: Cd. 23; Th. 30, 28; Gen. 474: Andr. Kmbl. 184; An. 92. Heofoncining on heora heortum beran to bear the king of heaven in their hearts, Blickl. Homl. 79, 32.

mynster-mann

(n.)
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mynster-mann, es; m.

A man who lives in a monasterya monk

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Homl. Th. ii. 342, 29 : Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Som. l, 38

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. -fylde; pp. -fylled

To fellcut downcast downdestroydeprive ofcæderedestruere

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Homl. 221, 21, 32 : Beo. Th. 5303; B. 2655. He gefylde ðone ealdan feónd he cast down the old fiend, Blickl. Homl. 87, 19 : 221, 2, 4, 33. Freónda gefylled deprived of friends, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 7; Ædelst. 41.

syferlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
syferlíce, adv.
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I. 5; Th. ii. 404, 36. soberly, purely, without excess or grossness Sidefulle on ðeáwum and sýferlíce lybbende, Homl.

wiþþe

(n.)
Grammar
wiþþe, an; f.

witha thongcord

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Hé hét hí ( Agatha ) on hencgene ástreccan, and ðráwan swá swá wiððan, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 113. Hé bebeád ðám cwellerum, ðæt hí hine mid wiððum handum and fótum on ðære róde gebundon, Homl. Th. i. 594, 31: 596, 21

ymb-sníþan

(v.)
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ymb-sníþan, p. -snáþ, pl. -snidon
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Ymbsniden, Homl. Th. i. 90, 14, 18, 30. Heora fæderas wǽron ymbsnidene, Jos. 5, 4

sápe

(n.)
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sápe, an; f.

Soap, salve

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Hé biþ ðonne áþwogen fram his synnum þurh ða untrumnysse, swá swá horig hrægl þurh sápan, Homl. Th. i. 472, 6. Monie of þas wimmen smurieð heom mid blanchet, þet is þes deofles sápe (unguent?), O. E. Homl. i. 53, 24.

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of-hreósan

(v.)

to overwhelm, cover, buryobrnereto fall down

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to overwhelm, cover, bury; obrnere Oft eorþ-styrung fela burhga ofhreás, Homl. Th. i. 608, 26. Ðæt ne ða sleacgi-endan hé (sompnolentia) ofhreóse (obruat), Hymn. Surt. 18, 15. Swylce hé sý mid moldhýpan ofhroren. Homl. Th. i. 492, 33.

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
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byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]
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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22