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hleówe

(adj.)
Grammar
hleówe, adj.
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Warm, sheltered Gefere ðæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan and wearmne gereste him swíðe wel hleówe ðǽr and wearme gléda bere man gelóme inn carry the man into a room very fast shut and warm, let him rest himself there quite warm and snug, and let warm

hold-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hold-scipe, es; m.
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Loyalty, fealty, allegiance Eallra ðæra manna land hí fordydon ðe wǽron innan ðæs cynges holdscipe they destroyed the lands of all those men that were in allegiance to the king, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 15.

sáwlung

(n.)
Grammar
sáwlung, e; f.
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giving up the ghost, expiring Cwæð sum hálig biscop ðá hé wæs on sáwlenga be ðeossum fæder: Arsenius ðú wǽre eádig forðon ðú hæfdest á ðás tíd beforan ðínum eágum a certain holy bishop, when he was expiring, said of this father: 'Arsenius, blessed wert

scip-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
scip-bryce, es; m.
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Ship-wreck, what comes ashore from wrecks Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod intó Ramesége . . . scipbryce and ða sǽupwarp on eallen þingen swá wel swá ic hit mé seolf betst habbe bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande, Chart. Th. 421, 33. (Cf. L.

tama

(n.)
Grammar
tama, an; m.

Tameness

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Tameness Ne þearf beorna nán wénan ðære wyrde, ðæt hió ( the lioness ) wel hire taman healde; ac ic tiohhie, ðæt hió ðæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, ac ðone wildan gewunan wille geþencan hire eldrena, Met. 13, 23-28.

un-besmiten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besmiten, adj.

Undefiledunpollutedunsulliedpure

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Undefiled, unpolluted, unsullied, pure Unbesmiten weg impolluta via, Ps. Spl. 17, 32. Gif heó unbesmiten ( impolluta ) tó him cyrre, L. Ecg. Addit. 12; Th. ii. 234, 6: Nar. 41, 11. Ðæs unbesmitenan líchaman úres Drihtnes, Homl.

Linked entry: be-smítan

weorþfulness

(n.)
Grammar
weorþfulness, e; f.
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Nobleness, magnificence Gesceáwode se án engel ðe ðǽr ǽnlícost wæs, hú fæger hé silf wæs, and hú scínende on wuldre, and him wel gelícode his wurðfulniss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 34.

wudu-rofe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rofe, -rife (
Similar entries
cf. Jamieson's Dict. wood-rip
), an; f.

Woodruff

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Wel wudurofan, ii. 54, 2 : 108, 19 : 324, 13. Wudurifan, 64, 5

hwilc-hwegno

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwegno, hwilc-hwegnu, hwilc-hweogne, hwilc-hwoene, hwilc-hwóne.
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adjectival,some, any Hé hyhtade bécon hwelchweogne from him gesegen wére (bécon hnoelchuoene tó geseánne signum aliquod uidere L.), Lk. R. 23, 8.

-ness

(suffix)
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: v. íc-, líf-, nere-, styre-ness. strong: v. foreseó-, grów-, weax-ness. pret. pres. wit-ness

segl

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Add Þæt scip wæs ealne weg yrnende under segle, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 34. Æfter siextegum daga þæs þe ðæt timber ácorfen wæs, þǽr wǽron xxx and c. gearora ge mid mæste ge mid segle, 4, 6; S. 172, 5. Add Segl larbanum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 40.

tó-slúpan

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Add His liþa tóslupon on þám láðum tintregum his joints were dislocated in those fell tortures. Hml. S. 37, 171. Add Þá þwangas þára scóna ongunnon heom sylfe tóslúpan coeperunt se caligarum corrigiae dissolvere, Gr. D. 221, 23. <b>IV a.

fædera

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Wæs Ecgbriht heora (Eormenred's two sons) fæderan sunu, Eorcenbrihtes (Eorcenbriht and Eormenred were sons of Edbald. v. Chr. 640), Lch. iii. 424, 14.

snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor, snottor (-er, -ur); adj.
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Hwylc is wísra, wel snotera, Ps. Th. 106, 42. Engla werod snotra, Hy. 3, 16. Snoterra mon, Salm. Kmbl. 502; Sal. 251. Gomol snoterost, fyrngeárum fród, Menol. Fox 482; Gn. C. 11. Ðú oferswíþdest ðone snotrestan helwerena cyning, Exon.

Linked entry: snytre

mǽg-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sibb, e; f.

kinshiprelationshipLove between kinsmenaffection

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Ǽr ðam wǽron steópcild gewordene, Wulfst. 252, 9: Blickl. Homl. 107, 2. Wel is tó warnianne ðæt man wite ðæt hý ( the man and woman about to be married) þurh mǽgsibbe tó gelænge ne beón (i. e. are not within the prohibited (seven) degrees ), L.

Linked entry: mǽgþ-sibb

ofer-gemet

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ofer-gemet, es; n.
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Excess Suá oft suá úre hand dó? tó úrum múþe for giéfernesse ofergemet ( per immoderatum usum ), Past. 43, 5; Swt. 313, 14

ýþe

(n.)
Grammar
ýþe, an; f.
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A wave æthrynon mid úrum árum ða ýðan ðæs deópan wǽlis . . . ða ýðan getácniaþ ðisne deópne cræft, Anglia viii. 299, 38-41

lagian

(v.)
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Ic smeáde hú ic mihte eallum mínum leódscype rihtlícast lagian þá þing tó þearfe þe scylan healdan, Ll. Lbmn. 269, 14. Add

un-leáslíce

(adv.)
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witon ꝥ ðú eart unleaslíce Godes freónd, 1024. Add

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Ðæt hé ðæt weorð ágife tó álýsnesse his sáwle pretium redemtionis animae suae, Ps. Th. 48, 7: Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 592, 14. Álésan úre sáule ða hwíle ðe ðæt weorþ on úrum gewealde habban, Blickl. Homl. 101, 10.