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gítsiend-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gítsiend-ness, e; f.
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Avarice Ðá deóflican eahta leahtras . . . gítsiendnes ( avaritia ), Wlfst. 188, 36

gifol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gifol-ness, e; f.
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Liberality, munificence Sint tó manienne ðá ðe mildheortlíce sellað . . . ðý lǽs sió gídsung ðæs lǽnan lofes ádwǽsce ðæt leóht ðǽre giofolnesse, oððe eft sió giofolness sié gemenged wið unrót-nesse, oððe eft for dǽm giefum his mód fægnige ne dationis

Linked entry: gifelness

hæbbed-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hæbbed-ness, hæbbendness ? v. hæbbend-lic, e ; f.
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Continence (?), restraint Ꝥ wé ne gefremmon gylta ǽnigne, ac ꝥ þonne se dæg gewít sýn wé clǽne þurh líchaman úres hæbbednysse, Angl. viii. 320, 3

hár-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hár-ness, e; f.
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Greyness of hair, grey hair [Eld]ra hárnes senum canities, Kent. Gl. 762. Oþ þá grǽgan hárnesse usque cigneam (vetulae senectutis) canitiem, An. Ox. 1877. Hárnessa canos (suos cum dolore ducentes ad inferos ), 3367

hárweng-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hárweng-ness, e ; f.
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Greybeardedness, old age: — Hárwengnes canities, gravitas, senectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 22

hát-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hát-ness, e; f.
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Hotness, heat Se(ó) háte sunne scíneþ and þurh þára sunnan hátnesse se heáp wyrðeþ onǽled, E. S. viii. 478, 82

hál-ness

Similar entry: wan-hálness

-hafen-ness

(suffix)

Similar entry: á-hafenness

hefigtím-ness

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Náne ús lífes cwylmige hefigtémnessa nulla nos vitę crucient molesta, Hy. S. 143, 10. Út ánýddum wæteres hefig-témnyssum pulsis aque molestiis, 19, 31. Add:

híwcúþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
híwcúþ-ness, e; f.

Familiarity

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Familiarity. with a person Seó swǽslice híwcúþnes þǽre sóðan lufe caritatis familiaritas, Gr. D. 250, 8. Mid bylde þǽre híwcúðnysse ausu familiaritatis, 71, 24; 140, 7. with an action Bútan tó rǽdenne híwcuðnysse nisi legendi familiaritate, Scint. 220

híwleás-ness

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Híwleás (híwleásnes?, híwleást? Cf. híwlǽs-lǽs, Hpt. Gl. 510, 7) deformatio, An. Ox. 4462. For 'deformitas, Som.' substitute

híw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
híw-ness, (?), e; f.

Beautyfairness

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Beauty, fairness Sindon óðre wíf ... heora líc bið on marmorstánes hwítnysse (híwnesse, v. l.) aliae sunt mulieres ... specioso corpore quasi marmore candido, Nar. 38, 10

hetol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hetol-ness, e; f.

violenceseverityferocityrapacity

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as an attribute of a person, violence, severity Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse (rabiem) heora réðscipes gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse. Chrd. 70, 15. as an attribute of an animal, ferocity, rapacity Similar entries v. hetol

Linked entry: hetol

hlúd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hlúd-ness, e; f.

Loudnessclamour

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Loudness, clamour Clamor on Englisc ys hlúdnys, Angl. viii., 332, 3

hlútorlic-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hlútorlic-ness, e; f.

Sinceritypurity

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Sincerity, purity Syþþan hí þá hlúttorlicnysse his módes and þá clǽnnysse his lífes ongeáton probantes vitae illius sinceritatem et serenae mentis modestiam, Guth. Gr. 111, 84

hlútor-ness

sinceritysimplicity

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sincerity, simplicity Micle swýðor is tó hál-sienne ealra gesceafta Drihten mid ealre eáðmódnesse and mid ealre underþeódnesse and módes hlútternesse (cum omni humilitate et puritatis devolione) . . . Mid úre heortan hlútternesse (puritate) . . . úre

hleów-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-ness, e; f.

Warmthsunniness

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Warmth, sunniness Hleównys apricitas (omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 33), Angl. viii. 451

hréred-ness

Similar entry: hrér-ness

hrére-ness

Similar entry: hrér-ness

hrér-ness

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On his ymbehwyrfte bið swíþe mycel hrérenes, Verc. Först. 133, 16. Þysne dæg wé ús on mycelre rérnesse tóweardne ongytan magon, 130, 20. On hrérnisse in commotione(m), Bl. Gl. (under onhrérnisse; but see Angl. xxi. 237). Add