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un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vice ⬩ defect ⬩ fault ⬩ a disorder ⬩ a fault ⬩ solecism ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault ⬩ the vice of avarice ⬩ niggardliness ⬩ parsimony ⬩ want of liberality

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Homl. 25, 9. Hwá ongyt his uncysta delicta quis intelligit? Ps. Th. 18, 11. Sume wealdaþ ealle uncysta and leahtras on him sylfum, Homl. Th. i. 344, 35. the vice of avarice, niggardliness, parsimony, want of liberality.

Linked entry: un-gecost

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.

inactive ⬩ slothful ⬩ lazy ⬩ not willing to make an effort ⬩ careless ⬩ negligent ⬩ remiss ⬩ not strict in the performance of duty ⬩ languid ⬩ ill ⬩ slow ⬩ gentle ⬩ that makes inactive ⬩ sluggish ⬩ not attended with effort ⬩ lax of conduct

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Voc. ii. 107, 8: 29, 18. of things, of physical movement, slow, gentle Sum munuc mid sleaccre stalcunge his fótswaðum filigde, Homl.

Linked entry: sleac

CLIMBAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLIMBAN, ic climbe, ðú climst, he climþ, climbaþ; clamb, clumbon; clumben; v. a.

To CLIMB ⬩ scandere, ascendere

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Clumben] upp to ðe hálge róde climbed up to the holy cross, Erl. 209, 6

Linked entry: climan

eówic

(pronoun.)

you

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you; acc. pl. of pers. pron. ðú Fæder alwalda mid ár-stafum eówic gehealde may the all-ruling Father with honour hold you, Beo. Th. 640; B. 317. Eówic grétan hét bade to greet you, 6182; B. 3095

Linked entry: iówih

freá-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-beorht, -briht, frǽ-beorht; adj.

Exceedingly bright ⬩ glorious ⬩ præclārus ⬩ clarissĭmus

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Homl. 229, 28

Linked entry: frǽ-beorht

lǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽwan, p. de

To betray

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Homl. 171, 21

mægen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-leás, adj.

Without strength ⬩ powerless ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble

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Seó sáwul, gif heó næfþ ða hálgan láre, heó biþ ðonne weornigende and mægenleás, Homl. Th. i. 168, 33. Icel. megin-lauss.]

un-pleólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-pleólíce, adv.

Without danger ⬩ without risk ⬩ safely

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Without danger, without risk, safely Ða óðre apostoli be Godes hǽse leofodon be heora láre unpleólíce; ac ðeáh hwæðere Paulus ána nolde ða álýfdan bigleofan onfón, ac mid ágenre teolunge his neóde foresceáwode, Homl. Th. i. 392, 20

Linked entry: pleólíce

un-sláwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sláwlíce, adv.

Not slowly ⬩ not sluggishly ⬩ actively

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Not slowly, not sluggishly, actively Hié sculon gehiéran ðætte is geháten ðǽm monnum ðe lustlíce and unsláwlíce lǽraþ ðæt ðæt hié ðonne cunnon ( qui in hoc, quod jam obtinuit, corporis vitio non tenetur ), Past. 49; Swt. 381, 1

Linked entry: sláwlíce

á-hátian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hátian, p. ode
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To become hot Áhátode concaluit, exardescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 44. Áhátode heorte mín concaluit cor meum, Ps. L. 38, 4. Sé cymð of þám swíðe ácólodan magan oþþe of þám tó swíðe áhátodan, Lch. ii. 60, 19

Linked entry: hátian

hlædel

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Wæterseáþes wǽg, þaenne wé mid hlædele, [ꝥ is mid] hlædtrendle úp hladan cisternę limpham, quam anthlia, hoc est rota hauritoria exanthlamus, i. haurimus, An. Ox. 501. Man sceal habban ... cytel, hlædel, pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 9. Add

breátan

(v.)
Grammar
breátan, ic breáte, ðú breátest, brýtst, he breáteþ, brýt, pl. breátaþ; p. breót , pl. breóton; pp. breáten

To break, demolish, destroy, kill; ⬩ frangere, conterere, necare

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To break, demolish, destroy, kill; frangere, conterere, necare Hí hálge cwelmdon, breóton [breotun MS.] bóccræftige [bóccræftge MS.] bærndon gecorene they slew the holy, destroyed the book-learned, burned the chosen, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 25; Jul. 16

Linked entries: breótun BREÓTAN

on-middan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-middan, prep.

Amid, in the middle of

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Onmiddan ðære byrig, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 609. Ómiddan eówrum sceáfum, Gen. 37, 7

Linked entries: midd midde ó-middan

ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.

Dear ⬩ familiar ⬩ kind ⬩ cārus ⬩ fămĭliāris ⬩ blandus

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Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

Linked entry: swǽs

tó-clifrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-clifrian, p. ode

To scratch or tear to pieces

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Hé unscrýdde hine ealne, and wylode hine sylfne on ðam þiccum brémlum and þornum swá lange, ðæt hé eall tóclifrod árás, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 30

stówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stówlíce, adv.

Locally, in respect of place

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Locally, in respect of place Ða Iudéiscan ðe on Crist gelýfdon wǽron him gehendor stówlíce and eác ðurh cýððe ðære ealdan ǽ: wé wǽron swíðe fyrlyne ǽgðer ge stówlíce ge ðurh uncýððe, Homl. Th. i. 106, 19-21

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever

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Hý ne áhsedan hwæt ðæra gefarenra wǽre, ac hwæt heora ðonne tó láfe wǽre they did not ask how many were dead, but how many of them were then left, 4, 4; Bos. 80, 12. Ðá befran se sceaða hwæt hé manna wǽre. Homl.

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

supposition ⬩ doubtful thought ⬩ doubt ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ chance

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Homl. 213, 24. hope, expectation Bæd heó swíþe lange ðone cyningc, ðæt hé hí forlǽte on mynstre Criste þeówian, ðæt heó ða wénunge æt nýhstan ðurhteáh (so that at last her hope was realized) Bd. 4, 19 ; S. 587, 39. chance In woenunga forte, Mt.

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdraw ⬩ to take away what a person has, deprive a person of anything ⬩ to withhold, keep back, deny a person anything ⬩ abstrahere

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Th. 515, 30] Hé hét hire ofteón étes and wǽtes, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 129: Blickl. Homl. 37, 28. Ðæt ðám gódum, ðe hit(doctrine) gehealdan willaþ, ne sý oftogen seó gástlíce deópnyss, Homl. Th. ii. 96, 4: i. 370, 8.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Homl. 153, 11. Wǽr ðú gewurðod, Cd. Th. 127, 7; Gen. 2107. Hwǽr áhangen wæs rodera Waldend, Elen. Kmbl. 409 ; El. 205. Ðeós geofu on heora heortan álegd wes, Blickl. Homl. 137, 4.