wæl-net
The net of destruction
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The net of destruction (?),Cd. Th. 190, 20; Exod. 202
drig-nes
DRYNESS ⬩ siccĭtas
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DRYNESS; siccĭtas Ðære drignesse ne sceal he huniges onbítan ac eald wín for the dryness he must not taste of honey but old wine, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 19. Æteówige drignis let dryness appear; appāreat ārĭda, Gen. 1, 9. God gecígde ða drignysse
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geornful-nes
Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotion ⬩ sollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio
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Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotion; sollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio Sió geornfulnes [giornfulnes, MS. Hat.] eorþlícra þinga ablent ðæs módes eágan mid ðære costunga the eagerness for earthly things blinds the
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boren-nes
Birth, nativity ⬩ partus, nativitas
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Birth, nativity; partus, nativitas
cól-nes
COOLNESS ⬩ cool air ⬩ a breeze ⬩ refrigerium ⬩ aura
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COOLNESS, cool air, a breeze; refrigerium, aura On cólnesse in refrigerium Ps. Th. 65, 11
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deór-net
A beast-net, hunting-net ⬩ rēte venātĭcum, cassis
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A beast-net, hunting-net;rēte venātĭcum, cassis Deórnet cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 84;, Som. 73, 91; Wrt. Voc. 48, 29
beorht-nes
BRIGHTNESS ⬩ clearness ⬩ splendour ⬩ splendor ⬩ claritas ⬩ nitor
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BRIGHTNESS, clearness, splendour; splendor, claritas, nitor Godes beorhtnes him ymbesceán claritas Dei circumfulsit illos Lk. Bos. 2, 9 : Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 54 : Ps. Th. 118, 130. Eágena beorhtnes brightness of the eyes Herb. 31, 2; Lchdm, i. 128
cúþ-nes
Knowledge, acquaintance ⬩ scientia
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Knowledge, acquaintance; scientia, Scint. 38, Som. Ben. Lye
éc-nes
Eternity, everlasting ⬩ æternĭtas
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Eternity, everlasting; æternĭtas Ðæt we wuldres eard in écnesse ágan mósten that we for ever might possess the abode in glory, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 9; Cri. 1204: Ps. Th. 118, 152. On écnisse for ever, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 469. On écnysse for ever.
cyric-neód
Church-need ⬩ ecclesiæ necessitas
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Church-need; ecclesiæ necessitas Riht is ðæt man betǽce ǽnne dǽl preóstum, óðerne dǽl tocyricneóde þriddan dǽl ðám þearfum it is right that one part [of the alms] be delivered to the priests, a second part for the need of the church, a third part for
hefig-ness
Heaviness ⬩ slowness ⬩ weight ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction
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Heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse no heaviness of the body can altogether take away rectitude from his mind, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29: 156, 12. Ne geman heó ðære hefinysse
hreóhmód-ness
Ferocity
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Ferocity, Som
hréred-ness
Agitation ⬩ haste ⬩ precipitation
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Agitation, haste, precipitation Ealle word hrýrednesse omnia verba præcipitationis, Ps. Lamb. 51, 6
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hrér-ness
Motion ⬩ disturbance ⬩ agitation ⬩ commotion ⬩ storm
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Motion, disturbance, agitation, commotion, storm Hroernis michelo geworden wæs in sǽ motus magnus factus est in mari, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 24. Gást hrýrenesse ł stormes spiritus procellæ, Ps.Lamb. 106, 25. Eorþ hroernisse terræ motu, 27, 54. Swá ðú hí
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hréð-ness
Fierceness ⬩ roughness ⬩ cruelty
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Fierceness, roughness [of weather], cruelty Hroeðnise sævitiam, Rtl. 122, 14. Hroeðnise tempestatem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 24
hring-nett
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A net-work of rings, a coat of mail formed of rings Hringnet bǽron locene leoþosyrcan, Beo. Th. 3783; B. 1889
hwæt-ness
Quickness ⬩ agility
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Quickness, agility Seó fægernes and seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon pulcritudo atque velocitas videntur præstare celebritatem, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 8
hýr-ness
Obedience ⬩ subjection
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Obedience, subjection, a district in subjection to secular or ecclesiastical authority His mód biþ áfédd mid ðære smeáunga ðære wilnunga oðerra monna hiérnesse in occulta meditatione cogitationis ceterorum subjectione pascitur, Past. 8, 2; Swt. 55, 6
hýrsum-ness
Obedience ⬩ subjection
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Obedience, subjection Myrcna cyninge on hýrsumnesse underþeódded syndon Merciorum regi subjectæ sunt, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 27. Þurh ða hýrsumnysse ðe wé heom hýrsomiaþ through the obedience with which we obey them, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 21