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ge-lómlícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lómlícian, p. ode; pp. od

To become frequent

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Homl. 109, 2

tallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tallíce, adv.

In a way that deserves blame, reprehensibly

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Ne forseó gé Godes ðearfan, ðeáh ðe hí tállíce hwæt gefremman, Homl. Th. i. 332, 13

un-gebeorhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gebeorhlíce, adv.

Not safely ⬩ rashly(?) ⬩ intemperately(?)

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Lufiaþ, gé weras, eówere wíf on ǽwe; ne beó gé bitere him ungebeorhlíce ( polite amari esse ad illas, Col. 3, 19), Homl. Th. ii. 322, 26

Linked entry: ge-beorglíce

un-gerípod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerípod, adj.

Immature ⬩ premature

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Hé forfleáh ungerípedan deáð, Homl. Th. i. 390, 31

Linked entry: ge-rípian

un-geworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geworht, adj.

not made ⬩ not finished

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Hé wæs ǽfre ungeworht, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 69. not finished Ungeworht infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 17

Linked entry: ge-wyrcan

ymb-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygd, f. n. : -hygdu ; f. (v. ofer-hygd)
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Homl. 131, 28

riht-gelífende

(adj.)

having a true belief faithful

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Homl. 61, 9. Ic beó lífes gást on eallum rihtgelýfendum on mé, 185, 34

Linked entry: ge-lífende

heáh-wita

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-wita, an; m.

A chief councillor

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A chief councillor Férde se cyng him hám and ða ealdormenn and ða heáhwitan the king went home and the aldermen and the chief 'witan,' Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 10

ge-slit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-slit, es; n.

A bite ⬩ tearing

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A bite, tearing Ðæra næddrena geslit wæs deádlíc the bite of those serpents was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 238, 30. Þurh deóra geslit by the tearing of beasts, 544, 2

Linked entry: slit

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8.

Linked entry: swulung

stapol

(n.)
Grammar
stapol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Hé tó healle gong, stód on stapole, geseah Grendles hond ( the hand had been laid in the hall ), Beo. Th. 1856; B. 926

má

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Add: in or to a greater degree, extent, or quantity Hí forseóð hí selfe lǽs on þysum middanearde þá þe þæncað ꝥ hí sýn sylfe má góde þonne óðre men ut minus se in hoc mundo despiciant qui plus se ceteris aliquid fuisse meminerunt, Gr. D. 151, 27.

un-sceþþig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceþþig, -scæþþig; adj.

Innocent ⬩ harmless

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Th. 25, 6: Homl. Th. i. 88, 33

Linked entries: sceþþig un-scæþþig

spearca

(n.)
Grammar
spearca, an; m.

A spark

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His eágan wǽron fýrene spearcan sprengende, Homl. Th. i. 466, 26. metaphorical Se spearca ðara gódra weorca, Past. 14; Swt. 87, 6. Sum spearca sóþfæstnesse, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 2. Ne furðum án spearca mínes cynrenes nis mé forlǽtan, Homl.

Linked entry: spærca

deád-lícnys

(n.)
Grammar
deád-lícnys, -nyss, e; f.

Deadliness, mortality ⬩ mortalĭtas

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He hæfde ealle deádlícnyssa aworpen he had cast off all mortalities, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 1

Linked entry: deáþ-lícnes

dene

(n.)
Grammar
dene, an; f.

A valley ⬩ vallis

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Ǽlc dene biþ gefylled every valley shall be filled, Homl. Th. i. 360, 33. Seó dene ðe ðú gesáwe vallis illa quam aspexisti, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 3. Seó dene wæs afylled mid manna sáwlum the valley was filled with men's souls, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 9.

Linked entries: Dæne Dena lagu

fóre-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stapan, he -stæpþ; p. ic, he -stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon; impert. -stape, -stæpe, pl. -stapaþ; pp. -stapen

To step before ⬩ prevent ⬩ come or go before ⬩ precede ⬩ prægrĕdi ⬩ prævĕnīre ⬩ præīre ⬩ præcēdĕre

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Lamb. 96, 3: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 18. Paulus fórestóp Stephanum Paul preceded Stephen, Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22

Linked entry: fór-stapan

hwéne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwéne, hwǽne [ = hwoene]; adv.

A little ⬩ somewhat

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Hwéne ǽror, Homl. Th. i. 358, 24. Hwéne wíddre ðonne bydenfæt somewhat wider than a bushel measure, Blickl. Homl. 127, 6. Hwéne rúmedlícor paulo latius, Past. 12; Swt. 75, 17. Nioþor hwéne somewhat lower, Beo. Th. 5392; B. 2699.

Linked entry: hwǽne

ge-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hérian, [or -herian; cf. Goth. hazjan] ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [hérian to praise]

To praise ⬩ honour ⬩ glorify ⬩ laudāre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ celebrāre

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Homl. 71, 16. On Gode we beóþ gehérode in Dŏmĭno laudābĭmur, Ps. Lamb. 43, 9. He wæs gehiered he was praised, Blickl. Homl. 165, 1

tungol-wítega

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-wítega, an; m.
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Hé clypode on sundersprǽce ða tungelwítegan, 2, 7: Homl. Th. i. 78, 17

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