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cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.

Beautiful, elegantvenustus

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Beautiful, elegant; venustus Hlísful and cyrten famous and beautiful, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 29. Ful cyrtenu ceorles dóhtor a churl's very beautiful daughter, Exon. 106b; Th. 407, 16; Rä. 26, 6

dæg-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-hwíl, e; f. [dæg day, hwíl time]

Day-time, time of lifediei hora vel tempus

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Day-time, time of life; diei hora vel tempus Ðæt he dæghwíla gedrogen hæfde, eorþan wynne that he had finished his days, his joy of earth, Beo. Th. 5445; B. 2726

eár-plǽttan

(v.)
Grammar
eár-plǽttan, p. -plætte; pp. -plætted [éare an ear, plættan to strike ]

To strike on the ear, to box the ear cŏlăphum incŭtĕre

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To strike on the ear, to box the ear; cŏlăphum incŭtĕre Se byrle ðone apostol eár-plætte the cup-bearer struck the apostle on the ear, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 12

gǽst-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-cwalu, e; f.

Torment of soulănĭmæ tormentum

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Torment of soul; ănĭmæ tormentum Ðǽr eów is hám sceapen, grim gǽstcwalu there a home is made for you, bitter torment of soul, Exon. 42 b; Th. 142, 28; Gú. 651

Linked entry: gást-cwalu

leóþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leóþ-líc, adj.

Poetical

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Poetical Beda ðises hálgan líf ǽgðer ge æfter ánfealdre gereccednysse ge æfter leóþlícere gyddunge áwrát Bede wrote this saint's life both in prose and in verse, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 1

ge-cwémednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwémednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Satisfactionpleasurecontentmentbeneplăcĭtum

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Gode to gecwemednysse to God's contentment, Homl. Th. i. 180, 10

un-besorh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besorh, adj.

Not the object of carethat one does not care about

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Not the object of care, that one does not care about Ðá hét se cyning clypian him tó unbesorge men ( men that he didn't care about ), Homl. Th. ii. 486, 9

Linked entry: be-sorg

un-lytel

(n.)
Grammar
un-lytel, es; n.

No small amountmuch

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Hé lǽfde þære wudewan unlytel on feó and on óðrum ǽhtum, Homl. Ass. 108, 200: Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 14

un-grund

(adj.)
Grammar
un-grund, adj.

Bottomlessboundlessimmense

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Bottomless, boundless, immense Ðæs heriges hám eft ne com ealles ungrundes ǽnig of that host, all boundless as it was, not one came home again, Cd. Th. 209, 32; Exod. 508

weorold-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gewinn, es; n.
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Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 832

gereord-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gereord-dæg, es; m.
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A day on which a meal or feast is celebrated On þám mónðe þe Aprilis [hátte], þǽre nigeðan nihte, on þám drihtenlican gereorddæge (on Holy Thursday. Cf. tó þon hálgan n

weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
weardes, adv.

Wards in to-wards

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Wards in to-wards Ðá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 590. Swá eode heó wið his weardes, 684. Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes, 599

Linked entry: wiþ

wín-bóh

(n.)
Grammar
wín-bóh, gen. -bóges; m.

A branch of a vine

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Gl. 468, 17: 496, 74: Homl. Th. ii. 74, 6. Of ðámwínbógum mid berium mid eallum palmitem cum uva sua, Num. 13, 24

wín-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wín-líc, adj.

Of wine

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Hé gemét ðæt wæter tó wínlícum swæcce áwend (cf. 1. 16), Homl. Th. ii. 58, 31: 64, 29

hagol-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hagol-stán, es; m.

A hailstone

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Homl. Th. i. 52, 18

Linked entry: hagal-stán

on-wendness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wendness, e; f.

changeturning, movement

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Homl. 19, 24. turning, movement ( Similar entries v. onwendan, IV.) Onwendnisse heáfdes commotionem capitis, Ps. Surt. 43, 15

Linked entry: on-wendedness

tó-lísness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lísness, e; f.

dissolution,destructiondissolution,death

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Homl. 115, 16. dissolution, death Seó tíd mínre tólýsnesse and mínre forþfóre is swýþe neáh, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 21: 4, 9; S. 577, 16

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Skt. 6, 5), Homl. Th. i. 182, 5.

Linked entry: tó-ward

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Agathes clypode: `Mín drihten ðe mé tó menn gesceópe,' Homl. Skt. 8, 185. His módor wæs cristen, swíðe gelýfed mann, Homl. Th. ii. 306, 4.

Linked entry: manna

al

(n.)
Grammar
al, æl, eal, awul, awel, e; f.

An AWLa forkflesh-hooksubulafuscinulaharpago

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An AWL, a fork, flesh-hook; subula, fuscinula, harpago Þirlige his eáre mid ale bore his ear through with an awl, Lev. 25, 10: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10, MS. G

Linked entries: æl awel awul eal