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rúmmódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmmódlíce, adv.

liberally ⬩ graciously, favourably

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Homl. 51, 10. graciously, favourably Rúmmódlíce propitius, Rtl. 2, 5 : 22, 38 : clementer, 14, 36 : clementissime, 98, 16

út-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
út-weard, adj.

Outward ⬩ lending to the outside

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Homl. 207, 12

or-leahtre

(adj.)
Grammar
or-leahtre, adj.

Blameless, faultless

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Homl. 163, 17

Linked entry: leahtre

or-treówness

(n.)
Grammar
or-treówness, e; f.

Want of faith or confidence, mistrust

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Homl. 91, 3

Linked entry: treówness

seofon-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
seofon-wintre, adj.

Seven years old

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Ðá ðá hé syfonwintre wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 5

seóslig

(adj.)
Grammar
seóslig, adj.

Afflicted ⬩ troubled ⬩ vexed

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Afflicted, troubled, vexed Se hálga wer ælda gehwylces ðe hine seóslige sóhtun hǽlde líc and sáwle the holy man healed body and soul of all that in affliction sought him Exon. Th. 157, 29; Gú. 899

ymb-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-strícan, p. -strác

To rub round so as to smooth

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To rub round so as to smooth Gif ðæs dolges ófras synd tó heá ymbstríc mid háte ísene if the edges of the wound are too high, pass a hot iron round, Lchdm. ii. 96, 5

Linked entry: strícan

streám-rád

(n.)
Grammar
streám-rád, e; f.

the bed, course of a stream ⬩ a watery road, the way across the sea

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the bed, course of a stream Streám-raad, -rád, streúmrád alveus, Txts. 39, 129. a watery road, the way across the sea Sum streámráde con, weorudes wísa ofer wídne holm, Exon. Th. 296, 21; Crä. 54

styrung

(n.)
Grammar
styrung, e; f.
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Gif wé ða unsceádwíslícan styrunga on stæððignysse áwendaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 30

Linked entries: styring stirung

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Swá neár ende ðyssere worulde swá biþ unstrengre mennisc ðurh máran tyddernysse, Homl. Th. ii. 370, 17. v. innan-, innoþ-tíderness

heofon-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-mægen, es; n.

Heavenly might

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Heavenly might Bibodu hálgan heofonmægnes the commands of the holy heavenly power [God], Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 19; Hy. 4, 35. Heofonmægna God God of the heavenly powers, 256; Th. 75, 8: Cri. 1218

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

To believe

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Homl. 11, 12

mis-lǽran

(v.)

to teach wrongly ⬩ to persuade a person to do what is wrong

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to teach wrongly, to persuade a person to do what is wrong Ðá ongunnon heora mágas behreówsian ðæt hí ǽfre ða martyras mislǽran woldon, Homl. Skt. 5, 119. [Luþer men ðat hine mislerede, Laym. 4311.]

Linked entry: lǽran

plegol

(adj.)
Grammar
plegol, adj.
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Playful, sportive, jocose Hwílon wacodon menu ofer án deád líc, and ðǽr wæs sum dysig mann plegol ungemetíce, and tó ðám mannum cwæþ swylce for plegan, ðæt hé Swýðun wǽte, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 292

ge-frége

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frége, adj.

Known ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ nōtus ⬩ cĕlĕber ⬩ fāmōsus

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Known, celebrated, famous; nōtus, cĕlĕber, fāmōsus Lǽt ðé on gemyndum hú ðæt manegum wearþ fira gefrége keep in thy mind how that was known among many men, Andr. Kmbl. 1921; An. 963 : 2240; An. 1121

ge-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send

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Homl. 9, 28: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 13: 15, 17. Gesend missus, Ps. Lamb. 33, 8

sundor-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-weorþung, e; f.
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Homl. 197, 9.65, 75. Heó (St. Michael's church) nalles on goldes wlite and on seolfres ne scíneþ, ac on sundorweorþunge þurh godcundra mægen heó gewuldrad stondeþ, Sundorweorðunge prerogativam, Wrt. Voc. ii

Linked entry: synder-weorðtmynt

tíd-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-weorþung, e; f.
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Worship at a particular time, service at one of the canonical hours Hit nis ná tó gelýfanne, ðæt hý fæstende synd rihtlíce, bútan hý æfter hyra mæssan ðæs ǽfenes tídwurðunga gebíden, Homl. Ass. 140, 67

un-forswǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forswǽled, adj.

Unburnt ⬩ unscorched

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Unburnt, unscorched Ic geseó feówer weras gangende onmiddan ðam fýre ungewemmede and unforswǽlede ego video quatuor viros ... ambulantes in medio ignis, et nihil corruptionis in eis est (Dan. 3, 25), Homl. Th. ii. 20, 15

Linked entries: un-gewemmed for-swælan

þurh-wrecan

(v.)

to thrust through

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to thrust through Sumne heó mid sweorde ofslógen, sumne mid spiten betweón felle and flǽsce þurhwrǽcon, Homl. Ass. 171, 39. Óð hielt þurhwrecen (ense) capulo tenus (per utraque latera) adacto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 69