hám-weorud
The body of people connected with a 'ham;' ⬩ vicani
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The body of people connected with a 'ham;' vicani Ðá com hé tó sumum húse on ǽfentíd and eode on ðæt hús ðǽr ðæt hámweorud eall tó symble gesomnod wæs pervenit ad vicum quendam vespere intravitque in domum in qua vicani cænantes epulabantur, Bd. 3, 10
heáh-engel
An archangel
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Micahel, se heáhengel se wæs ealra engla ealderman Michael the archangel who was the chief of all angels, Blickl. Homl. 147, 2. Englas and heáhenglas angels and archangels, 103, 32: Homl. Th. i. 10, 13
on-ál
A burning, kindling; also what is burnt
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A burning, kindling; also what is burnt Hé nemde ðære stówe naman 'onál' incensio for ðam ðe Drihtenes fýr wæs ðǽr onǽled, Num. 11, 3. Mid onále ramma cum incenso arietum, Ps. Lamb. 65, 15. Onál incensum, 140, 2.
Linked entry: ál
a-lefan
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Gif hwá áléfed wǽre oððe limleás, i. 236, 29. Þæt þæt áléfed wæs, þæt ic gehǽle, 242, 16. Áléfed paralysed, ii. 546, 30. Þæt wanhál wæs and áléwed (álýfed, v. l.) quod debile erat, R.
for-cúþ
unclean ⬩ worthless
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Þá cyningas þe æfter Romuluse rícsedon wǽron forcúðran and eargran þonne hé wǽre, 2, 2; S. 66, 25. Forcúðran deteriores, Past. 339, 25. Án ðǽra cyninga wæs heora eallra forcúðost, Hml. S. 25, 6.
ge-cnǽwe
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Hé oðsóc ꝥ hé hit wǽre. Hí þá ongén hine gecnǽwne gedydon ( made him confess ) ... ꝥ hé hit wæs. Hml. S. 30, 274. cognizant of Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt, Cht. Th. 313, 18.
ge-síþ
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Martin) wæs betǽht tó þám gewinne mid ánum his þeówan þe his gesíðe (gesíða, v.l. ) wæs (cf. Ǽnne cniht hé hæfde tó his ðénungum forð, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 8), Hml. S. 31. 37. a follower, retainer of a great man, king, &c.
weall-clif
A steep cliff
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A steep cliff Hí scufon wyrm oferweallclif, léton wǽg niman, Beo. Th. 6255; B. 3132
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of-gesleán
to slay
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E. ) micel wæl, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 35
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þing-gemearc
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Ðá wæs first ágán þinggemearces bútan þrím nihtum things had gone on till there remained only three days of the allotted time, Andr. Kmbl. 295; An. 148
un-árímedlíc
innumerable ⬩ countless ⬩ boundless ⬩ infinite ⬩ shewn in countless instances
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innumerable, countless Se cásere gegaderode unárímedlíce fyrde ... seó fyrd wæs unárímedlíc ðe hé gegaderad hæfde, Chr. 1050; Erl. 173, 21-24. Seó unárímedlíce menigo háligra sáula, Blickl. Homl. 87, 6.
ge-sceapennys
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Seó óðer gesceapennys wæs swá þæt God gesceóp Euan of hire weres sídan. Ne sind þás twá gesceapennyssa nánum óðrum gelíce.
healt
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Hé wæs healt claudicabat pede, Gen. 32, 31. Gif ðín fót swicað þé, ceorf hine of; betere þé is ꝥ þú healt (halt, L., R.) gá on éce íf. . .
áþ
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. , and þæne áð nam se scírigman tó þæs cinges handa, and þǽr wæs gód eáca tén hundan mannan þe þane áð sealdan, Cht. Th. 273, 22-31. Leófríc sealde Wulfstáne twégra þegna áð and wæs hymsylf þridde, C.
up-áhefedness
Elevation ⬩ exaltation ⬩ exultation ⬩ arrogance, pride
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Elevation. literal Exaltatio sancte crucis, ðæt is on Engliscre sprǽce upáhefednyss ðære hálgan róde, for ðan ðe heó wæs áhafen on ðam dæge, Homl.
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wyn-sum
winsome ⬩ agreeable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ pleasant ⬩ joyous
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Wæs swíþe wynsum wǽta út flówende.... Seó wǽte wæs wynsumu on ðære onbyrignesse, Blickl. Homl. 209, 2-9. Hé ys Drihtne wynsum onsægednys oblatio est Domino odor suavissimus, Ex. 29, 18. Wynsum stenc, Exon. Th. 363, 16; Wal. 54.
Linked entries: wynsumlíce wynsumness winsum
eáw-fæst
Firm in observing the law, religious, pious ⬩ religiōsus, pius
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Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; religiōsus, pius Gregorius wæs of æðelborenre mægþe and eáwfæstre acenned Gregory was born of a noble and pious family, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 7. Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8.
first
A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ tempŏris spătium ⬩ tempus
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A space of time, time; tempŏris spătium, tempus Ðá wæs first agán then was the time expired, Andr. Kmbl. 393; An. 147.
ge-aclian
To frighten ⬩ excite ⬩ terrēre ⬩ terrōre percellĕre
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Cyning wæs egsan geaclad the king was excited with terror, 113; El. 57 : Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 20; Jul. 268
hyrsting
Frying ⬩ burning ⬩ a frying-pan
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Mid ðisse pannan hierstinge wæs Paulus onbærned Paulus hujus sartaginis urebatur frixura, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 3