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hæftníd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hæftníd-ness, e; f.
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gehýrdon ꝥ sum man wæs geseted in hæftnédnesse ( in captivitate positum), Gr. 0. 346, 22

Linked entry: hæftnéd-nes

or-tydre

Grammar
or-tydre, l. -týdre,
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ortýdre manna cynnes, ac áscyrede tó lafe ꝥ ꝥ eft of áwócon, Angl. xi. 2, 42

snáw-hwít

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habbað cynehelmas. . . snáwhwíte swá swá lilie, Hml. S. 34, 115. Add

weorold-rícetere

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-rícetere, es; n.
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Worldly power gesetton ꝥ þá þe ǽne beóð tó preóstháde gedón . . . ꝥ hig ná siððan tó nánon worold-rícetere (dignitatem aliquam mundanam) ne geþrístlácen tó becumenne, Chrd. 68. 34

Linked entry: rícetere

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Andlang weges ðæt hit sticaþ on norðeweardum cynges steorte. . . andlang weges ðæt hit sticaþ æt wíchám, 48, 8-11. Ðonne swá forð ðæt hit sticaþ on miclancumb; and of miclancumbe ðæt hit sticaþ on litlancumb, 405, 30.

for-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sittan, he -siteþ; p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To mis-sitto be absent fromneglectdelaydeferdiminishobstructbesiegeabesse aneglĭgĕresupersĕdēredesĕrĕrepræstruĕreobsĭdēre

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Hí hæfdon ðone weg forseten they had blockaded the way, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 13. Fearras forsǽton me tauri obsēdērunt me, Ps. Spl. 21, 11: Cd. 114; Th. 150, 10; Gen. 2489

hæslen

(adj.)
Grammar
hæslen, adj.

Of hazel

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Lǽt ðæt blód on grénne sticcan hæslenne weorp ðne ofer weg áweg ðonne ne biþ nán yfel let the blood run into a green spoon of hazel-wood, then throw it away over the road; then no harm will come of the bite, 68; Lchdm. ii. 142, 19-21

gleáwnes

(n.)
Grammar
gleáwnes, glauwnes, se; f.

Prudenceskillwisdomabilitysagacityacuteness

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Wer well gelǽred and scearpre gleáwnysse vir doctissimus atque excellentis ingenii, 4, 23; S. 594, 35. Þeód is búton geþeahte and bútan glǽwnisse the nation is void of counsel and of understanding, Deut. 32, 28.

Linked entry: glauwnes

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Gif scomiaþ ðæt tó uncúðum monnum ( men we do not know ) suelc sprecen, Past. 10; Swt. 63, 6.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, storyparabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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We sculon ðé sum bíspell reccan we will relate a story to thee, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 27: Bt. Met. Fox 23, 17; Met. 23, 9

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

grénnes

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Cf. gréne; ceorfað heáh treówu on holte ðæt hí eft úp árǽren on ðǽm botle ðǽr ðǽr timbran willen, ðeáh hí for hrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón me mægen for grénnesse, ǽr ðǽm ðe hí ádrúgien ( tamen non repente in fabrica (lignum) ponitur, ut prius

eást-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
eást-rihte, adv.

East right, towards or in the east contra ortum sólis

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East right, towards or in the east; contra ortum sólis We witan 8ðer eálond eást-rihte nōvĭ;mus insŭlam aliam contra ortum sōles. Bd. I. I; S. 474, 15

for-hogednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-hogednes, -hogodnes, -hogydnys, -ness, e; f: for-hogung, e; f.

Contemptdisdaincontemptus

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Gefylled we synd forhogodnesse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. M. C. 122, 4

Linked entries: for-hogung for-hogydnys

morgen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-steorra, an; m.

The morning star

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The morning star Ðone beorhtan steorran ðe hátaþ morgensteorra Lucifer, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3: 39, 13; Fox 234. 3: Bt. Met. Fox 4, 26; Met. 4, 13

un-forod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forod, un-fored; adj.

Unbrokeninviolate

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sceolon healdan ðone bróðerlícan bend unforedne, Homl. Th. i. 260, 29

Linked entry: un-fored

un-áteorigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áteorigendlíce, adv.

indefatigablyunceasinglywithout failing

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God ðe unátirendlíce ( incessanter ) ondrǽden, Chart. Th. 316, 33

Linked entry: á-teorigendlíce

wuldor-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-dreám, es; m.

Joy in the glory of heavencelestial joy

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Joy in the glory of heaven, celestial joy ðé þanciaþ, þióda Waldend, ðínes weorðlícan wuldordreámes, Hy. 8, 10. In ðinne wuldordreám, Exon. Th. 455, 2 ; Hy. 4, 43

dæg-hwámlic

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Gemunon úre dæghwámlican synna, Bl. H. 25, 15. Add

Linked entry: -hwámlic

full-secgan

(v.)
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wyllað nú fulsæcgan be ðám wífe, Hml. S. 3, 633. trans. Hé fulsǽde his síð him eallum, Hml. S. 4, 284

griþian

(v.)
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Godes cyrican sculan griðian and healdan unwemme, Wlfst. 67, 17. Griðian and friðian, 143, 9. Add