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éstfulnes

luxurylasciviousness

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Gode mid geornfulnysse and éstfulnysse þénian, LI. Th. ii. 360, 31. luxury, lasciviousness.

Deór-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hám, es; m. [deór a wild beast, hám home, dwelling]

DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ

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On ðysum geáre Wihtburge líchama wearþ gefunden eal gehál and unformolsnod æt [MS. a] Deórhám, æfter fíf and fífti geáran ðæs [MS. þas] ðe heó of ðysum lífe [MS. liue] gewát in this year [A.

drohtnian

(v.)
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Of cyrliscum lífe ... men ... swá micele eáðelícor and sél drohtniaþ ( live as monks ), swá hý stíþlíce áfédde wǽron, R. Ben. 138, 24. Hé cwæð be ðám Hǽlende: 'Mid mannum hé drohtnode,' Hml. Th. ii. 12, 32.

feorh-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hyrde, es; m.

Life-guardian or protectorvītæ custos vel protector

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Life-guardian or protector; vītæ custos vel protector He hine bæd ðæt he him feorhhyrde wǽre he prayed that he would be his life-protector, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 5 : Hy. 9, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 8

níd-behéfe

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Ꝥ is nýdbehéfe, Chrd. 111, 6. with dat. of person Ús ys þín líf nýdbehéfe gít, Hml. 8. 22, 226: 28, 142: Scint. 8, 4. <b>II a.</b> with dat. of person and dat. infin. :-- Iss

æt-hwæga

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hwæga, æt-hwega, æt-hwegu

Somewhataboutin some measurea littlealiquantumaliquantulumaliquatenus

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Æt-hwega yfel wǽte biþ gegoten on ðæt lim whatever evil humour is secreted on the limb, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm, ii. 284, 28

dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
dwæscan, p. dwæscede , dwæscte; pp. dwæsced, dwæsct

To extinguish, put out extinguĕre

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To extinguish, put out; extinguĕre Dryhten lǽnan lífes leahtras dwæsceþ the Lord extinguishes the crimes of this frail life, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 17; Ph. 456: 128 b; Th. 493, 19; Rä. 81, 33.

costere

(n.)
Grammar
costere, costnere, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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of mankind [lit. of the race of men] hath begotten in thee the unrest of this evil thought Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 46, 9. Se costere cwæþ to him tentator dixit ei Mt. Kmbl. Rush. Lind. 4, 3

Linked entry: costnere

ge-stæððignes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stæððignes, -stæððines, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Gravityconsistencysteadinessmaturitygrăvĭtasconstantiamātūrĭtas

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On lífes gestæððignesse in consistency of life, Past. 13, 1: Swt. 77, 14; Hat. MS. 16 b, 18. Ongan se bisceop lustfullian gestæððinesse his geþohta dēlectābatur antistes constantia ac mātūrĭtāte cōgĭtātiōnis, 5, 19; S. 637, 47

Linked entry: ge-stæððines

á-sweartian

(v.)
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Be ásweartedum líce ... weorþeð hwílum líc ásweartod, Lch. ii. 82, 1-3. Add

Linked entry: sweartian

ge-wisfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wisfullíce, adv.

Knowinglyexpertlyscienter

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Knowingly, expertly; scienter, Greg. pref. lib. 2, Dial

lang-first

(n.)
Grammar
lang-first, es; m.
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A long space of time Norde fæder engla in ðisse lífe longfyrst ofer ðæt wunian léton the father of angels would not let him remain in this life a long space after that, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 2; Gú. 920

bytte-hlid

(n.)
Grammar
bytte-hlid, es; n.
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann

eág-brǽw

(n.)
Grammar
eág-brǽw, es; m.
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The eye-lid Mid þá eágbrǽwas, Lch. i. 352, 6

Linked entry: brǽw

hengen-wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
hengen-wítnung, e; f.

The punishment of imprisonment

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his life, let there be one of three things instead of his life, unless he obtain remission more favourably, wergild, perpetual thraldom, imprisonment, L.

elch

(n.)
Grammar
elch, es; m.

ELK alces, cervus alces

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The ELK; alces, cervus alces, Lin. Som. Ben. Lye

finger-liþ

(n.)
Grammar
finger-liþ, es; n.
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A finger-joint Lið ł fingerlið articulus, Nap. 79

Linked entry: liþ

bréhg

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 40

under-feng

(n.)
Grammar
under-feng, es; m.

Undertakingacceptance

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Undertaking, acceptance Ðýlæs hé for ðý underfenge (the undertaking the office of teacher) his eáðmódnesse forlǽte, oððe eft his líf sié ungelíc his ðénunga, oððe hé tó ðríste and tó stíð sié for ðý underfenge his láreówdómes ne aut humilitas accessum

créda

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Ic gelýfe on God, Fæder ælmihtigne . . . on flǽsces ǽrist and þæt éce líf, Angl. x. 100, 7. Se mæssepreóst sceal secgan Sunnandagum . . . be þám Paternoster and be þám crédan eác, swá hé oftost mage, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 30.