open
Open ⬩ not shut, ⬩ allowing ingress or egress ⬩ of a door ⬩ of the eyes ⬩ not closed up ⬩ not covered, not protected ⬩ declared, public ⬩ not secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired) ⬩ without attempt at concealment ⬩ manifest, clear, plain, evident
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Homl. 93, l. Open scræf. Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Open wæs ðæt eorþærn ( the sepulchre). Exon. Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19. Ðín carcern open wé gemétton, Blickl. Homl. 239, 27. Gé geseóþ opene heofenas (caelum apertum), Jn.
ge-rǽcan
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Petre hond ðúgeráhtest ( porrexisti ), Rtl. 101, 42. Geráhte (extendens) hond in ðegnurn, Mt. L. 12, 49 : 14, 31: Mk. L. R. 1, 41. Swíðre girǽc dexteram extende, Rtl. 14, 38. Hé ne mihte his handa tó his múðe gerǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 23.
a-stígend
A rider ⬩ ascensor
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A rider; ascensor Hors and astígend [MS. astígende] aweorpeþ on síe equum et ascensorem dejecit in mare, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 1; Thw. 29, 6
á-wár
Anywhere ⬩ alicubi
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Anywhere; alicubi Swilce he áwár wǽre, ǽrðan ðe he geboren wǽre as if he were anywhere, before he was born, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19
dreórgian
To be dreary, to fall, to perish ⬩ mærēre, cadĕre, corruĕre
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To be dreary, to fall, to perish; mærēre, cadĕre, corruĕre Ðás hofu dreórgiaþ these courts are dreary, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 26; Ruin. 30
fyrdlíc
Military ⬩ martial ⬩ mīlĭtāris
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Military, martial; mīlĭtāris Hire fær is wiðmeten fyrdlícum truman her course is compared to a martial band, Homl. Th. i. 444, 5: Jos. 11. 10
in-áberan
To bring in
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To bring in Be ðam hunde ðe his hand eft innábær of the dog that brought his hand in again, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 14
meagol-ness
Earnestness
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Homl. 65, 23. v. preceding word
stæððig
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Staid, sober, sedate, grave Ðæt cild Cúðberhtes dyslícan plegan mid stæððigum wordum þreáde, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 7. v. ge-, un-stæððig, and next word
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Sweotolung-dæg
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Idus Ian.) is geháten on bócum Swetelungdæg, forðan ðe on ðisum dæge wearð Crist mancynne geswutelod, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 20
un-brosnung
Incorruption
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Incorruption Beód úre líchaman geedcnnede tó unbrosnunge, ðæt is tó écum ðingum, Homl. Th. i. 394, 27. Áwende fram brosnunge tó unbrosnunge, ii. 206, 2
un-deópþancol
Not given to think deeply ⬩ shallow
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Not given to think deeply, shallow Nú smeáð sum undeópðancol man hú God mæge beón ǽghwǽr ætgædere, and náhwár tódǽled, Homl. Th. i. 286, 29
un-gefóglíce
Excessively ⬩ intemperately ⬩ immoderately
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Excessively, intemperately, immoderately Hí ongann ungefóhlíce swǽtan, Homl. Th. i. 414, 12. Hí mid eorþlícum teolungum ungefóhlíce hí gebysgiaþ, 524, 14: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 11
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un-gelaðod
Uninvited
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Uninvited Drihten nolde gelaðod síðian tó ðæs cyninges bearne ... and hé wæs gearo ungelaðod tó síðigenne mid ðam hundredes ealdre, Homl. Th. i. 128, 18
un-áscirigendlíc
Inseparable
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), Homl. Th. i. 326, 27
wyrm-híw
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The form of a reptile or serpent Hé sceolde hí áwendan of ðam wyrmhíwe (cf. serpentia terrae, Acts 10, 12), Homl. Skt. i. 10, 104
cneów-holen
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Cneów-hole[n] sinpatus, i. 30, 29. Add
dæg-langes
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Ac gyf unc swá þince uton gebyddan unc hǽr dæglanges and spurian tó morgen furður sed hodie satis, ut puto, scripsimus, Shrn. 188, 17. Add
steór-sprǽc
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Reproof, rebuke Swá swá man ná hæbbende on múðe his steórspréca (streór-, MS.) ut homo non habens in ore sno increpationes, Ps. Rdr. 37, 15
saga
A saying, story, statement
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A saying, story, statement Ðín saga biþ geswutelod, gif ðú ðone sylfan encgel bitst, ðæt hé mínne sunu ansundne árǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 193