welwillendness
Benevolence ⬩ benignity ⬩ kindness
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On ðínre welwyllendnysse Homl. Th. ii. 598, 17. Ofer welwillendnysse super benignitatem Ps. Lamb. 51, 5: Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 44: Anglia xi. 114, 94. Wellwillendnysse 84, 13: Basil admn. 9; Norm. 54, 16. Wellwyllendnysse 5; Norm. 44, 22
sóftness
Softness, ease ⬩ luxury, effeminacy
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Softness, ease; in a bad sense, luxury, effeminacy Heora fela wǽron mid olfendes hǽrum tó líce gescrýdde, and ðǽr láðode sóftnys Homl. Th. ii. 506, 24. Mid sóftnysse and mid yfelum lustum i. 270, 5; Homl. As. 15, 59.
ge-swicennes
A ceasing ⬩ cessation ⬩ abstaining ⬩ repentance ⬩ cessātio ⬩ resĭpiscentia
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Mid geswicennysse yfelra dǽda with cessation from evil deeds, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 27: Ælfc. T. 29, 18. Þurh geswicenysse yfeles by cessation from evil, Homl. Th. ii. 332, 3. Búton ǽlcere geswicenesse sĭne ulla resĭpiscentia, L. M. I.
wíslíce
wisely ⬩ sagaciously ⬩ with wisdom ⬩ prudently ⬩ wisely ⬩ skilfully ⬩ cunningly
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Bið nú wíslícor ðæt gehwá ðis wite, Homl. Th. i. 6, 18. wisely, skilfully, cunningly Se wolcnreáda wǽfels wíslíce getácnode úres Drihtnes deáð mid ðære deáge híwe, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 5. Hé Adam funde, wíslíce geworht, and his wíf, Cd.
Linked entry: ge-wíslíce
up-stige
ascension ⬩ mounting ⬩ the ascension ⬩ an ascent ⬩ a way of ascending
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Homl. 131, 11: Exon. Th. 41, 13; Cri. 655. Æfter upstige écan Dryhtnes, 44. 31; Cri. 711: 38, 31; Cri. 615: Blickl. Homl. 137, 23: Homl. Th. i. 324, 31. Æfter Cristes upstige tó heofonum, 58, 24: ii. 380, 24: H. R. 3, 4.
bædling
A delicate fellow ⬩ tenderling ⬩ one who lies much in bed ⬩ homo delicatus
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A delicate fellow, tenderling, one who lies much in bed; homo delicatus Bædlingas effeminate men; μaλaκoí, Cot. 71: 1 Cot. 6, 9
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býtlung
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A building, edifice; structura, ædificium Seó býtlung is ofer Criste gelogod the building is founded on Christ, Homl. Th. i. 368, 22
carl-man
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A male, man; masculus, homo Ðá námen hí carlmen and wimmen then took they men and women, Chr. 1137; Ing. 366, 7
fágetung
A changing, change ⬩ vărietas, dīversĭtas
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A changing, change; vărietas, dīversĭtas Hér is ðære lyfte fágetung here is a changing of the air, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 33
folce-getrum
A host of people ⬩ exercĭtus
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A host of people; exercĭtus Mid heora folce-getrume with their band of people, Cd. 95; Th. 123, 18; Gen. 2046, note
næcedness
Nakedness
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Ðé ne sceamaþ ðínre næcednysse, Homl. Th. i. 432, 5
pínung-tól
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An instrument of torture Decius hét gearcian eall ðæt pínungtól, Homl. Th. i. 428, 18. Mid eallum ðisum pínungtólum getintregod, 424, 22
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ge-cyrred-nes
A turning ⬩ conversion
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A turning, conversion Æfter his gecyrrednysse, Gregorius þénode þearfum after his conversion Gregory ministered to the poor, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 35
ge-réde
Harness, trappings ⬩ phaleræ
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Harness, trappings; phaleræ Hors and his gerédan a horse and his trappings, L. C. S. 72; Th. i. 414, 12, note 39
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ge-réf-scipe
Office of a geréfa
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Office of a geréfa Ne heora nán geréfscipe ne drífe let none of them practise any reeveship, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 33
swigiendlíce
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Ðá ongann ic swigiendlíce þencan be manegra munuca lífe, Homl. Ass. 204, 311
þancfullíce
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Thankfully, gratefully Ðá ongeat Eustachius ðæt seó foresǽde costnung him ðá æt wæs, and þancfullíce hí underféng, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 144
þurh-út
Throughout ⬩ quite through
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Throughout, quite through Ðæt spere him eode þurhút, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 55. Hé fór þuthút Eoferwíc, Chr. 1066; Erl. 200, 33
un-gesínelíc
Invisible
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Homl. 21, 25. Ungesýnelícne God, 185, 31. Flǽsclíce men ða ungesýnelícan ne magon angytan, Wulfst. 2, 4
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