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un-forbúgendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forbúgendlíce, adv.

Without turning asideconstantlyfixedly

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., Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 431

Linked entry: for-búgendlíce

un-tódǽledlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledlíce, adv.

Indivisiblyinseparably

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Indivisibly, inseparably Seó ðe hæfð ðás ðreó ðing on hire tógædre wyrcende untódǽledlíce, Homl. Th. i. 288, 25: 500, 14: 368, 2

Linked entry: tó-dǽledlíce

wiþer-talu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-talu, e; f.

Replydefence

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Reply, defence Hé ðǽrrihte ádumbode, for ðan ðe æt Godes dóme ne bið nán beládung ne wiþertalu, Homl. Th. i. 530, 6

for-scrincan

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Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add

ráh-deór

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Add: Þá beóð langswýrede ðe lybbað be gærse, swá swá olfend and assa, hors and hrýðeru, heádeór and ráhdeór, Hex. 16, 3

rest-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
rest-gemána, an; ;m.;

Conjugal intercourseconcubitus

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Homl. 173, 16. Restgemanan, Lchdm. i. 350, 10

wincel

(n.)
Grammar
wincel,

a corner

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Wincel-cumb, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 33: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 354; and modern Aldwinkle (Northants)

hæfen

(n.)
Grammar
hæfen, e; f.

Having, property, possessiona holding, possession

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Having, property, possession Be his ágenre hæfene according to his own property, Homl. Th. i. 582, 28 : 580, 22 : ii. 400, 2

hálgawaras

(n.)
Grammar
hálgawaras, pl.

Holy people, saints

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Holy people, saints Gisungan hálgawaras cantabant sancti, Rtl. 47, 26. Hálgawara ðínra sanctorum tuorum, 62, 12. Hálgawæra, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 52

ofer-lǽdan

(v.)

to oppressopprimooppressoroppressio

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Homl. 203, 7

Linked entry: ofer-lád

ge-feoht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feoht, -fioht, -feht, es; n.

A fightbattlecontestwarpreparation for warpræliumpugnacongressiobellumprocinctus

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Ðú here fýsest to gefeohte thou incitest a host to battle, Andr. Kmbl. 2377; An. 1190 : 2393; An. 1198 : Elen. Kmbl. 2365; El. 1184. To gefeohte in procinctu, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 35; Wrt. Voc. 55, 40.

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATEhatredenmitymalignitymalicespite

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Ús hól and hete derede swíðe þearle slander and hate have injured us very sorely. Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 70. Wæs his hete grim fierce was its hate. Exon. 109 a; Th. 416, 1; Rä. 34, 5: Beo. Th. 5101; B. 2554: 286; B. 142.

merigen

(n.)
Grammar
merigen, merien, mergen, es; m.

morningthe morning of the next daymorrow

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On ðam dæge worhte God merigen and ǽfen, Homl. Th. i. 100, 5. On mergen mane, Ps. Spl. 89, 6. the morning of the next day, morrow Ðú ðe nást hwæðer ðú merigenes gebíde thou that knowest not whether thou wilt live to see the morrow, Homl.

Linked entries: mergen merne

ge-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrífan, p. -scráf, -screáf; pp. -scrifen.

to judge, deem, assign, impose, appointjudicare, assignare, imponere, designareto shrive, impose penance, censurepœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere

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Kmbl. 593; An. 297. to shrive, impose penance, censure; pœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere Manna sáwla lǽce sceal geþencan, hú he mannum heora dǽda gescrífe and hí þeáh-hwæðere ne fordéme the physician of men's souls must consider how he shall shrive

Linked entry: ge-scrif

þætte

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; v. se, IV. 3); pron.
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HomI. 201, 1. combining antecedent and relative, that which, what On hire wæs gefylled ꝥte on Cantica Canticorum wæs gesungen, Blickl. Homl. 11, 15. Dó á þætte duge, Exon. Th. 300, 10; Fä. 4. Wá ðæm ðe gemonigfealdaþ ðæte (ðætte, Cott.

Linked entry: þæt

þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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Wes mon þurhdriuen upon þe rode homo cruci affixsus est, 1198.]

belle

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Hos-tiarius. . . sceal mid bellan bícnigan þá tída. Ll. Th. ii. 346, 29. Bellan gehíran. Lch. iii. 174, 9. Bellan teón, ringan, Tech. ii. 118, 18, 20. On ðæs sácerdes hrægle wǽron bellan hangiende. Past. 93, 15: 95, 3: C. D. B. iii. 660, 34.

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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swá hit forlǽt sóþcwidas swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga eam mentium constat esse naturam, ut quoties abjecerint veras, falsis opinionibus induantur, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 16: Met. 6, 2: 8, 3. a proverb Ðás sóðcwide (-cuido, Lind.) ł gedd cwæð him ðe Hǽlend hoc

fulluht-ere

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-ere, fulwiht-ere, es; m. [ful, full; uht, wiht; ere; es; m.]

A baptizerthe Baptistbaptista

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Bos. 7, 20, 28, 33: Homl. Th. i. 356, 7: 358, 22: 478, 1, 30. Syle me on ánum disce Iohannes heáfod ðæs Fulluhteres da mihi in disco căput Joannis Baptistæ, Mt. Bos. 14, 8: Mk. Bos. 6, 24: Homl. Th. i. 350, 31: 352, 23: 364, 6.

módig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
módig-ness, e;f.

PrideHighmindednessmagnanimitygreatness of mind which does not resent injury

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Homl. i. 103, 33), Homl. Th. ii. 218, 22. Flǽsces tóbryte módignesse carnis terat superbiam, Hymn. Surt. 9, 22. Ða heofenlícan myrhþe ðe ða englas þurh módignysse forluron, Homl.