earfeþ-mæcg
An unhappy or unfortunate man ⬩ infortūnātus hŏmo
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An unhappy or unfortunate man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se endestæf earfeþmæcgum weálíc weorþeþ the end to the unfortunate is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 3; Vy. 11
ealdnys
OLDNESS, age ⬩ vĕtustas
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We awurpon ða derigendlícan ealdnysse we have cast off pernicious age, Homl. Th. i. 194, 25
leóht-leás
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Without light Hé sǽde ðæt hé wǽre gelǽd tó leóhtleásre stówe he said that he was conducted to a place without light, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 29
ge-mæstan
To fatten ⬩ saginare; pinguefacere, impinguare
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Gemæstra fugela of fatted fowls, Homl. Th. ii. 576, 34 : Bd. Whelc. 378, 19
Linked entry: ge-mæst
ge-neh
Enough, sufficiently, abundantly
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Homl. 101, 32
stealcung
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Stalking (cf. deer-stalking), cautious walking On sumere nihte hlosnode sum óðer munuc his færeldes and mid sleaccre stealcunge his fótswaðum filigde, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 6
Linked entry: stalcung
swát-cláþ
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Hé wearð álýsed swá hraðe swá se swátcláð hine hrepode, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 21-25
Linked entry: swát-lín
weorc-geréfa
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Sidrac, Misac, and Abdenago, ðe Nabochodonosor gesette him tó weorcgeréfan, Homl. Th. ii. 68, 5
be-waden
to reach ⬩ come upon ⬩ surprise
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Min hord warað híþende feónd . . . bewaden (when surprised ?) féreð, stepped on stíð bord, Rä. 88, 24. Cf. be-faran, -féran, -rídan. Substitute:
sǽ-bát
A sea-boat
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Ic on holm gestáh, sǽbát gesæt, Beo. Th. 1270; B. 633 : 1795; B. 895
heard-neb
Having a hard beak
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Having a hard beak [epithet of the raven] Ðá cwæþ se hálga tó ðám heardnebbum then said the saint to the ravens, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 15
brýd-þing
A bride-thing, what relates to marriage ⬩ nuptials ⬩ nuptiæ
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A bride-thing, what relates to marriage, in pl. nuptials; nuptiæ Gabriel wæs ðissa brýdþinga ǽrendwreca Gabriel was the messenger of these nuptials, Homl. Blick. 3, 13
heorcnung
Hearkening ⬩ listening ⬩ hearing ⬩ power of hearing
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Hearkening, listening, hearing, power of hearing Wé sceolon úre eáran fram yfelre heorcnunge áwendan we must turn away our ears from evil listening, Homl. Th. i. 96, 23: ii. 564, 4: Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 29.
lufiend
A lover
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Ic hæbbe óðerne lufiend I have another lover, Homl. Skt. 7, 27. Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 1. Lufigendas, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 27
ge-wítendlíc
Transitory ⬩ transitorius
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Homl. 73, 9. Yrfenuma to wítendlícum ǽhtum heir to transitory possessions, Homl. Th. i. 56, 13
stoppa
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'The holy-water stoppe was a vessel containing holy-water placed near the entrance of a church, and was sometimes made of lead' Stoppa situla, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 10 : bona (?)
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un-síþ
an evil ⬩ ill-advised expedition ⬩ a mishap ⬩ misfortune
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Ecgfrid, cum temere exercitum ad vastandam Pictorum provinciam duxisset, multum prohibentibus amicis, extinctus est, Bd. 4, 26), Homl.
weorold-cearu
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Aidan ealle woruldcara áwearp fram his heortan, nánes þinges wilnigende bútan Godes willan, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 55 : L. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 320, 35
sand-ceosol
Sand, gravel
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Hí beóþ gemenigfylde ofer ðære sǽsandceosol they shall be multiplied above the sand of the sea, Homl. Th. ii. 524, 21