ormǽtness
Excess, immensity
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Homl. Th. ii. 186, 15. Micelre ormǽt[nysse] mirae magnitudinis. Hpt. Gl. 454, 77. Náht elles gestincan búton unstenca ormǽtnessa, Wulfst. 139, 8
ge-síþwíf
A woman of the class to which the 'gesith ⬩ ' 'comes' belongs
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Anastasia's the holy lady; she was very noble with respect to this world, Shrn. 30, 20. All ða gesíþwíf and ða æðelan fǽmnan all the ladies and noble women, 87, 21
ge-spreca
One who talks with another ⬩ a counsellor
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One who talks with another, a counsellor Abraham wæs Godes gespreca Abraham was one who talked with God, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 12.
Linked entry: ge-speca
ge-tígan
To tie ⬩ bind
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Ðǽr stód án ramm getíged be ðam hornum there stood a ram tied by the horns, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 3: i. 206, 10: Lk. Bos. 19, 30: Mt. Bos. 21, 2
tó-stencedness
dispersion ⬩ dissipation ⬩ destruction
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Ungeþyld is ealra mægna tóstencednys, Homl. Th. ii. 544, 6. Cometa, ðonne hé ætýwþ, ðonne tácnaþ hé hungor oððe cwealm oððe tóstencednysse ðæs eardes, Anglia viii. 321, 22
Linked entries: stencedness tó-stencan
síþe
A scythe ⬩ implement for mowing
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Befeóll án síþe of ðam snǽde intó ánum deópan seáþe, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 10. Hé sceal habban . . . síþe, Anglia ix. 263, 5
Linked entry: sigdi
þearf-leás
Without having need or reason to do something.
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Without having need or reason to do something. v. þearf, II, þurfan, II. 4 Þearflǽs hé syrwde ymbe Crist he plotted against Christ, but he had no need to do it, Homl. Th. i. 82, 20. Ic ðearfleás (þearfleáse, Job.
Linked entries: un-þearfes þorf-leás
meaht
- Ps, Th. 70, 18
Might ⬩ power ⬩ virtue ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ mighty work
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Homl. 31, 33. Þurh his godcunde meht, 121, 15. Ðín mægen is áterod and ða mihte ðú næfst, Homl. Skt. 3, 611. Se weard hafaþ miht and strengþo, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 22; Gen. 950. Virtutes sindgecwedene mihta, þurh ða wyrcþ God fela wundra, Homl.
Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht
miltsian
To have or take pity upon a person ⬩ shew mercy ⬩ be merciful ⬩ pity
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Gebróðru, miltsige eów God, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 24. Eálá! ðú man, miltsa ðé, L. E. I. pref.; Th. ii. 394, 30. Miltsa mé miserere mei, Mk. Skt. 10, 48. Miltsa eallum ðínum wiðerwinnum, and ágyld gód for yfele, Homl. Th. ii. 344, 2.
ge-setnes
Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, law ⬩ pŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum
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Ðú cwǽde ðæt ǽlc wuht his rihte gesetnesse fuleóde, bútan menn ánum thou saidst that every creature fulfilled its right institution, except man alone, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 330, 35.
Linked entries: ge-setednes ge-sætnys ge-setednes ge-setenes ge-settnys
wé
We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince
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Homl. 81, 33. Wé men sculon, Exon. Th. 46, 33; Cri. 746. Wé selfe cúþen, 147, 7; Gú. 723. Wé ealle wǽron ðé fylgende, and ðú eart úre ealra fultum ða ðe on ðé gelýfaþ, Blickl. Homl. 229, 20.
Linked entry: ús
sóþ-fæst
true, without deception ⬩ true in deed ⬩ just ⬩ righteous ⬩ pious ⬩ without wickedness ⬩ true in speech ⬩ veracious
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Homl. 75, 27. Hit (the law) sóðfæste siððan heóldon godfyrhte guman, Andr. Kmbl. 3026; An. 1516. Ðú eart seó séfte ræst sóþfæstra tu requies tranquilla piis, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 34: Blickl. Homl. 131, 23.
bealu-clom
A dire chain ⬩ dirum vinculum
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A dire chain; dirum vinculum Under bealuclommum under dire chains, Exon. 120 b ; Th. 463, 5 ; Hö. 65
Linked entry: bealo-clom
ge-healdan
to keep ⬩ hold ⬩ observe ⬩ keep in ⬩ retain ⬩ reserve ⬩ preserve ⬩ save ⬩ defend ⬩ protect ⬩ custodīre ⬩ servāre ⬩ observāre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ reservāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ possĭdēre
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Hie sibbe innan bordes gehióldon they preserved peace at home, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 7; Hat. MS. Geheald ðú, mín folc, míne fæste ǽ attendĭte, pŏpŭle meus, lēgem meam, Ps. Th. 77, 1.
LÚTAN
To lout ⬩ bow ⬩ stoop
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Homl. 223, 7. Gásta unclǽnra lutun tó him spiritus inmundi procidebant ei, Mk. Skt. Rush. 3, 11. Loð and Josue luton wið heora (the angels they saw), Homl. Th. i. 38. 21.
Linked entry: ge-loten dæg oððe ofernón
módigian
to be or become proud ⬩ to glory ⬩ exult ⬩ to take offence through pride ⬩ to bear one's self proudly ⬩ impetuously
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Bebeódaþ ðám rícum ðæt hí ne módigan on heora ungewissum welan, Homl. Th. i. 256, 25. Ðá begann hé (Lucifer ) tó módigenne for ðære fægernesse ðe hé hæfde, 10, 22.
Linked entry: módegian
þridda
third
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Homl. 181, 2. Nán þridde be him sylfum ne lét hé he admitted no third hypothesis about himself, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 633. marking degrees of relationship :-- Þridde fæder proavus, þridde móder proavia, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 55, 56.
Linked entry: þirda
swecc
a taste, flavour, savour ⬩ the sense, of taste ⬩ an odour, a scent, smell ⬩ the sense of smell ⬩ an odour ⬩ odor
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On swæcce swéttran ðonne beóna hunig, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 30: 144, 4. the sense, of taste :-- Mid úrum fif andgitum . . . swæc and stenc, Homl. Th. i. 138, 27. Swæcc, ii. 550, 11: Wrt.
ge-wanian
to lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ to be wanting
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Homl. 91, 9. Gewanude, Th. Chart. 203, 36. Gewonade, Exon. 44 a; Th. 148, 19; Gú. 747. Búton he his flǽsclícan lustas gewanige unless he diminish his fleshly lusts, Homl. Th. i. 96, 3: Past. 48, 1; Swt. 127, 12; Hat. MS.