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ofer-wyrcan

(v.)

to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay

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Homl. 125, 35. Hús (the temple) oferworht mid golde and mid hwítan seolfre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 35: Blickl. Homl. 125, 25. Hé wæs bebyrged and oferworht syððan ( a tomb was erected Homl. Skt. i. 21, 19

scip-here

(n.)
Grammar
scip-here, es; m.
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Sciphergas, Met. 8, 31. the men of a ship of war Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wið feówer sciphlæstas Deniscra monna and ðara scipa tú genam . . . and tuegen scipheras him on hond eodon, and ða wǽron miclum forslægene, ǽr hié on hond eodon (cf. ðara sciþa twá

úre

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, adj. pronoun.

ourours

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Homl. 11, 22. Fæder úre (úrer, Lind.) Pater noster, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 9. Úre se trumesta staþol, Blickl. Homl. 13, 10. Tó úres Drihtnes méder, 5, 2. On naman Godes úres, Ps. Spl. 19, 5. Beorhtnes blíðan Drihtnes úres, Ps. Th. 89, 19.

tin-treg

(n.)
Grammar
tin-treg, -terg, es; n.: tin-trega, an; m.

Torment

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Homl. 119, 19. Ðý læs ðe ðú þurh tintrega forwurðe, Homl. Th. i. 432, 9. Ic geseó, ðæt ðú ðás tintregan gebysmerast, 426, 5. Án deófol árehte ánum ancran ðara synfulra sáwla tintregan and súsla, Wulfst. 146, 19. Eorðliche tintreohen, O. E.

Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Homl. 109, 33. He nest gewyrceþ it makes a nest, Exon. 62 b; Th. 230, 9; Ph. 469. Hie gewyrcaþ ǽnne líchoman they form one body, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 16. Crist him to cwæþ 'Ic ðé geworhte' Christ said to him 'I made thee,' Blickl. Homl. 231, 28.

Linked entry: ge-worht

tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
tyrnan, p. de.
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Scrd. 18, 28: Homl. Th. ii. 214, 29. Se firmamentum went on ðam twám steorran swá swá hweogel tyrnþ on eaxe, Lchdm. iii. 270, 22. Se cwyrnstán ðe tyrnþ singallíce and nǽnne færeld ne ðurhtíhþ, Homl. Th. i. 514, 20.

Linked entry: turnian

un-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
un-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden

To unbinduntie

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Se engel hire ðá unband, Homl. Th. i. 466, 31. Swá hwæt swá ðú unbindst ( solveres) ofer eorðan, ðæt byð unbunden (solutum) on heofonum, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 19: 18, 18. Ðæs fæder tungan his nama unband, Homl. Th. i. 352, 31. Álésde ł unband soluit, Ps.

Linked entry: on-bindan

geréf-scir

(n.)
Grammar
geréf-scir, or geréfscire.
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D. 193, 9. stewardship, v. ge-refa; III is tó ágeldenne gescád his geréfscíran (uillicationis), R. Ben. I. 107, 16. Groefscire, Lk. L. 16, a. From ðǽm groefscíre, 4. Mín hláford mine geréfscíre (]. groefscíre, L. ) fram mé nymð, Lk. 16, 3

æcer-spranca

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-spranca, æcer-spranga, an; m. [æcer, spranca, an; m. a shoot, sprout]

Young shoots springing up from acornssaplingsthe holm oakscarlet oakilex

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Young shoots springing up from acorns, saplings, the holm oak, scarlet oak; ilex Æcer-spranca ilex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Som. 13, 48

án-hyrne

(adj.)
Grammar
án-hyrne, adj.

One-hornedhaving one hornunicornis

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One-horned, having one horn; unicornis Ánhyrne deór unicornis, vel monoceros, vel rhinoceros, Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 129; Wrt. Voc. 22, 43

Linked entries: án-hyrned -hyrne

dæg-wist

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wist, e; f. [wist food]

A day's fooddiei victus

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A day's food; diei victus Ðæt he him dægwistes tiðode that he would give him a day's food, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 30

eleþ

(n.)
Grammar
eleþ, es; m.

A man hŏmo

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A man; hŏmo Witon ðæt seeleþ éce bídeþ they know that the man eternally abideth, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 8; Gú. 38

frǽcnes

(n.)
Grammar
frǽcnes, -ness, -nyss

danger

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Homl. 109, 7

lyb-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-cræft, es; m.

Magicwitchcraft

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Homl. 229, 12

ge-lígenod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lígenod, part. p.

Convicted of lying

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Convicted of lying Se apostol Paulus ne biþ gelígenod the apostle Paul is not shewn to be false, Homl. Th. i. 54, 1

geond-stredan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-stredan, p. -stredde; pp. -streded, -stred

To scatter about, sprinklespargĕre

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Geondstred scattered over, Homl. Th. ii. 536, 18

scildung

(n.)
Grammar
scildung, e; f.
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Homl. Th. ii. 336, 10. Scilding tutum, Rtl. 100, 3

sealm-traht

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-traht, es; m.
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A commentary on the psalms or on a psalm Swá swá Hieronimus se wísa trahtnere áwrát on sumum sealmtrahte, Homl. As. 36, 297

un-andweard

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andweard, adj.

Not present

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Not present Drihten nolde líchamlíce síðian tó ðæs cyninges untruman bearne, ac unandweard mid his worde hine gehǽlde, Homl. Th. i. 128, 17

Linked entry: and-weard

wan-scrýd

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-scrýd, wan-scrýdd; adj.
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Homl. Th. ii. 500, 17