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wit-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wit-leást, e; f.

Senselessnessfolly

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Senselessness, folly His (Job's) wífes witleást (gewitleást, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 4), Job. Thw. 167, 32

wrégere

(n.)
Grammar
wrégere, es; m.

An accuser

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Voc. i. 83, 63: Homl. Th. ii. 236, 22 : 340, 22

mersc-mylen

(n.)
Grammar
mersc-mylen, e; f.
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A mill in afen On hore paðe intó merscmylne; of merscmylne, C. D. vi. 100, 12

Linked entry: mylen

riht-spell

(n.)
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a noble discourse Ryhtspell monig Gregorius gleáwmód gindwód ðurh sefan snyttro, searoðonca hord, Past. 9, 10

ymb-habban

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Add: to detain, hold Unwís on flǽslicum byð emhæfed insipiens in carnalibus detinetur, Scint. 168, 18

á-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
á-stígend, es; m.
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One who mounts (a horse) Hors and ástígend (ascensorem), Ps. Rdr. 280, l. Ástígendas ascensores, 4

wæter-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-leást, e; f.

Want of water

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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177

ofer-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, to attack

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Homl. 203, 19

ofer-swógan

(v.)

to cover thickly

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Homl. 203, 9

sulh

(n.)
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On holan ríþe; þanon on sulh, of sulh tó þám ealdan túnstealle, C. D. B. iii. 605, 13. Andlang ríðe on suluc . . . andlang strǽte on ðá deópan fúra, þonon inon sulh, 188, 29-35. Of hylfes hæcce innon sulc; úp æftær suluc on ðá holan ríðe, 189, 3.

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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with acc. - Se ðe gewylt ða ðe he gesceóp he who rules those whom he created, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 27: Th. Chart. 239, 37. Ðe ealne middangeard geweóld who ruled all the world, Homl. Th. i. 80, 7.

Linked entry: ge-waldan

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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Skt. 5, 25 : Homl. Skt. i. 3, 662. Wé sculon wuldrian and herian úrne Dryhten, Homl. Th. i. 44, 2 : Hy. 8, 1. Se is tó weorþienne and tó wuldrienne, Blickl. Homl. 197, 6. God wuldriende (wuldrigendo, Lind. : wuldrende, Rush.) and heriende, Lk.

side-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
side-ful, [<b>side-full</b>] ; adj.
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Ða heáhfæderas wǽron sidefulle on þeáwum and sýferlíce lybbende, Homl. As. 37, 327.

þweorness

(n.)
Grammar
þweorness, e; f.

crookednessoppositionperversityiniquityevildepravity

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For heora lífes ðwyrnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 24. Forbeóde hé ða þwyrnesse hyra ungeþeahtes prohibeant pravorum prevalere consensum, R. Ben. 119, 9. Hrædlíce bið se Déma tó úrum bénum gebíged, gif wé fram úrum ðwyrnyssum beóð gerihtlǽhte, Homl.

un-rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíce, adv.

Unrighteouslyunjustlywickedlywrongfully

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Wé syngodon, wé dydon unrihtlíce, Homl. Th. ii. 420, 26: Wulfst. 160, 4: Blickl. Homl. 89, 19. Unrihtlíce hí mé hatiaþ odio iniquo oderunt me, Ps. Th. 24, 17. Se wæs unrihtlíce ofslagen ofer áþas and treówa, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27.

Linked entry: rihtlíce

hunig-teár

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-teár, es; m.
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Sý gemenged tógædre hunigteár and wín let virgin honey and wine be mixed together, Lchdm. iii. 292, 16. Besmyra mid hunigteáre, 11

stór-cyll

(n.)
Grammar
stór-cyll, e : -cylle, an ; f.
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Se ðe bær ða stórcyllan tó ðære offrunge, Homl. Th. ii. 294, 20 : Homl. Ass. 58, 185. Nime eówer ǽlc his stórcillan, Num. 16, 6. Ðás stórcyllan haec turibula, Ælfc. Gr. 14 ; Zup. 90, 4. Stórcillan, Lev. 10, 1

ge-hádod

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hádod, -háded; def. se ge-hádoda; part.

In holy ordersordĭnātus

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In holy orders; ordĭnātus Nú, gé habbaþ gehíred be gehádodum mannum now ye have heard concerning men in orders, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 16; Wilk. 169, 23. Se gehádoda one in holy orders; ordĭnātus, 42; Th. ii. 382, 23; Wilk. 169, 34.

Linked entry: hádod

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyrmarty̆rem făcĕre

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To martyr; marty̆rem făcĕre He hine gemartirode he martyred him, Homl. Th. ii. 478, 21. Hí Petrus and Paulus gemartredan they martyred Peter and Paul, Ors. 6, 5; Bos. 119, 21. He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl.

Linked entry: martyrian

wirgung

(n.)
Grammar
wirgung, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Wyrgendras, ðæra múð bið mid wyrigunge (wyriunge, v. l.) áfylled, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 43. Hé fordéð his sáwle mid ðære mánfullan wyriunge . . . Úre tunge is gesceapen tó Godes herungum, ná tó deófollícum wyriungum Homl. Th. ii. 36, 3-6.

Linked entry: wergung