mǽg-slaga
The slayer of a kinsman
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Se mǽgslaga Cain the fratricide Cain, Homl. Th. ii. 58, 28. Hér syndan mannslagan and mǽgslagan, Wulfst. 165, 27: 266, 26
mǽrsung-tíma
A time of celebration or glorification
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A time of celebration or glorification Ðá wæs his mǽrsungtíma, ðæt se Fæder hine mǽrsode swá ðæt hé hine sette tó his swíðran on heofenan ríce, and him forgeaf andweald on heofenan and on eorþan, and eác ofer hellwarum, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 25
maða
A grub ⬩ worm ⬩ maggot
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His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10. Cf. Eorþ-mata (-maða?) vermis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 44
nette
The net-like caul
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The net-like caul Nette (under the heading de membris hominum) disceptum i. reticulum (cf. hoc reticulum, pinguedo circa jecur, 704, 7), Wülck. Gl. 293, 6. Nettae oligia, 35. 34. Nytte obligia, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 18.
ge-tingness
Eloquence ⬩ ease of speech ⬩ facundia
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Eloquence, ease of speech; facundia Dumbum he forgeaf getingnysse to the dumb he gave eloquence, Homl. Th. i. 26, 12. Of woruldlícre getingnysse from worldly eloquence, 578, 4: ii. 140, 30: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 403.
ge-edlǽcan
To repeat
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To repeat Ðonne mót he geornlíce warnian, ðæt he eft ðám yfelum dǽdum ne geedlǽce then must he diligently take heed that he do not afterwards repeat those evil deeds, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 24. Geedlǽcend, geedlǽht, reciprocus, Hpt.
Linked entry: ed-lǽcan
ge-léwan
To betray ⬩ deceive ⬩ weaken ⬩ injure ⬩ prodere
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cf. aléuaþ and geuntrumaþ, Homl. Th. i. 4, 22; and Swt. Rdr. 110, 174, note.)
geornful-líce
Anxiously, diligently, earnestly ⬩ stŭdiōse, dīlĭgenter, sēdŭlo
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Swá he geornfullícor ðæs écan lífes gewilnode he the more earnestly desired the eternal life, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 8
swelan
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Th. 61, 19; Cri. 987. to burn (of a hot sensation) Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorðdraca ǽr geworhte, swelan and swellan, Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713
Linked entry: swyld
turtur
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Homl. 23, 27. Tuoe (twoege, Rush.) turturas par turturum, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 24
un-nytwirðe
Not fit for use ⬩ useless ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ unserviceable
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Wé beóð gehátene yfele þeówan and unnytwyrðe, Homl. Ass. 57, 150. Unnytwyrþe gewordene hig synt inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Lamb. 52, 4
un-nytwirðlíce
Uselessly ⬩ vainly ⬩ to no purpose ⬩ unprofitably
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Uselessly, vainly, to no purpose, unprofitably Ðæra wiðercorenra wíte tiht oft heora mód unnytwurðlíce tó lufe, Homl. Th. i. 332, 29. Ágyldan gesceád ealra ðæra ýdelnyssa ðe hí unnytwurðlíce nú begáð, ii. 220, 31.
un-gewunelíce
Unusually ⬩ in an unwonted manner
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Ðære sǽ gemengednyssa and ðæra ýða swég ungewunelíce gyt ne ásprungon ( it has not been unusual for them to occur already ), Homl. Th. i. 610, 12
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wiþer-méde
contrary-minded ⬩ contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ opposed ⬩ opposed ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved
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Homl. 89, 9
Linked entry: wiþer-mód
wópig
Mournful ⬩ doleful
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Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 601
hasu
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Add: — Wegas syndon drýge, haswe herestrǽta (perhaps herestrǽta here is used as in An. 200 of watery ways, and haswe might be equivalent to glaucus (cf. the passage under haswe), an epithet of waves, glaucae undae), holm gerýmed, Exod. 284.
of-langod
Seized with an excessive longing or desire
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Seized with an excessive longing or desire For ðære sibbe hé wearþ oflangod ungemetlíce he was seized with an immense longing on account of the love he bore his father and mother Homl. Th. ii. 176, l. Oflongad, Exon. Th. 443, 13; Kl. 29
Linked entry: langian
sméðian
to become smooth ⬩ to make smooth
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Homl. i. 31, 8. Rihteð and smeðeð þe heorte A. R. 4, 23.]
hwílwend-líc
Temporary
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Þreó þing synd on middanearde án is hwílwendlíc ... óðer þing is éce ... þridde þing is éce, Homl. Swt. 1, 25. Manna freóndscipe biþ swiðe hwílwendlíc the friendship of men lasts but a very short time, Blickl. Homl. 195, 26.
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ge-wyrht
Work ⬩ deed ⬩ merit ⬩ desert
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Homl. 45, 2. For heora gewyrhtum for their deeds, 125, 2: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 108, 112. Mid gewyrhtum deservedly, Blickl. Homl. 89, 7.