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heofon-bígenged

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-bígenged, heofon-biggenged; adj.
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beón éce heofonbígende simus perennes celibes, Hy. S. 36, 32. Heofan-biggende cęlibes, 5, 27

mynster-hám

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hine cúðon in þám mynsterháme þe hé on wæs nos eum in hac ecclesiastica domo novimus Gr. D. 319, 24. Add

tempel-hálgung

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Templhálgunga, þæt is symbelnessa hyra eardungstówa ná ne begýmaþ schenofegias, id est sollemnitates tabernaculorum, non obseruamus, An. Ox. 40, 36. Add

ælmes-weorc

(n.)
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ælmes-weorc, es; n.

Alms-deed, work of charity

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Alms-deed, work of charity Ðæt úre synna béton mid fæstenum and mid gebedum and mid ælmesweorcum, Bl. H. 25, 17

ofer-gǽgedness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gǽgedness, e; f.

Transgression

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Transgression sceolon mid geswince ús metes tilian for Adames ofergǽgednysse, Homl. Th. ii. 462, 12 : 486, 26: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 13

ge-þeáwían

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeáwían, pp. od
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Ðás eahta eádignyssa ( the beatitudes) synd eów mǽdenum tó lufigenne ꝥ gé wíslíce lybbon and wel geþeáwode (virtuous ) beón ... ne nán unðeáw ǽfre on eów ne ríxige, 47, 574

wælhreówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wælhreówlíce, adv.

cruellyhorriblyatrociously

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Hí woldon habban ðone hálgan Eásterdæg geblódegodne wælhreówlíce (wel-, v.l.) mid ðæs Hǽlendes blóde, Homl. Ass. 68, 62. Swá ðæt hé wælhreáwlíce wurde áhangen, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 22.

un-áwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeableunalterableinvariable

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Ða habbaþ ða écean reste and unáwendendlíce welan, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 219

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18. like a man, manfully Wer uir, werlíce uiriliter, Ælfc. Gr. 232, 16. Werlíce dó ðú viriliter age, Ps. Spl. 26, 20: Ps. Surt. 26, 14.

yfel-wyrcende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrcende, adj. (ptcpl. )
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Gif ne wére ðes yfelwyrcende ( malefactor ), ne ðé gisaldun hine, Jn. Skt. Rush. 18, 30. Yfelwyrcende nequam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 23: 13, 38. Mið yfelwyrcendum and synfullum cum publicanis et peccatoribus, 9, 11.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Gif áht gefaran scylan, Wlfst. 121, 14: 282, 10. Bið æt Gode gelang eal hwæt gefaran scylan, 122, 9. Se cásere is nú gyt smeágende hwæt gefaran habban ( what has happened to us ), Hml. S. 23, 452.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Hwæt réce hwæt sprecan búton hit riht sprǽc sý recta locutio Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 14.

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
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gihyhton ðætte hé wére eftlésing Israéles, Lk. R. L. 24, 21. (bb) to look to a person with hope that :-- Basilius gehihte tó him and gewilnode ꝥ hé hine befæste Æquitio Basilius petiit ab eo ut eum Equitio committeret, Gr.

ná-hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðor; conj.

Neither

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nóhwæðér ne hit witan nyllaþ ne hit bétan nyllaþ, ne furðum ne récaþ hwæðer hit ongieten, 28; Swt. 195, 5.

á-gitan

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Add: to find, get to know a person Wille be him áwrítan swá swá hine ágeáton we will write of him as we found him , Chr. 1086; P. 219, 19. a fact Gif se abbod his geearnunga swá ágitt quem si talem esse perspexerit abba , R. Ben. 110, 3.

Linked entry: á-gytan

reccan

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Ǽr ðiosum rehton (reahton, v. l. ostendimus] hwelc sé beón sceolde ðe tó ðǽm biscepdóme cuman sceolde; nú willað reccan (demonstremus) hú hé ðǽron libban scyle, Past. 73, 21-23: 173, 14.

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Cúðlíce witon ( witon, ꝥ ús eallum cúþ is, v. l.) mihi luce clarius constat, Gr. D. 8, 29. Ic hæbbe cúðlíce (gearolíce, v. l. ) ongiten, 1, 3. Þis folc oncnáwe cúðlíce ꝥ þú eart Dryhten, Hml. S. 18, 130.

a-búfan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-búfan, adv.

ABOVEsupra

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[a + be + ufan] ABOVE ; supra Swá wæ ǽr abúfan sǽdan as we have before above said, Chr. 1090; Th. 358, 15

un-réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-réðe, adj.

Not fiercegentle

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Not fierce, gentle rǽdaþ be ðære culfran gecynde, ðæt heó is unréðe on hire clawum, Homl. Th. ii. 44, 25

Linked entry: réðe

finger-æppel

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Tǽnel gefylledne mid palmtreówa wæstmum þe hátað fingeræppla, Hml. -S. 23 b, 662. Fingerapplu palmeti, Hpt. 11. 496, 63. Add