orgel-líce
Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently
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Ðá áxode Pilatus hine orgollíce, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 29. Orgellíce, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 76. Hé cwæþ orgællíce, 5, 449. He forþ, stæpþ wel orglíce swylce hwyle cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Anglia viii. 298, 34
Linked entry: orhlíce
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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Homl. 191, 5. Onwendedre endebyrdnysse ordine prepostero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 33. figurative, to subvert, disturb, upset Hond synfulra ne onwendeþ ( moveat ) mec, Ps. Surt. 35, 12.
Linked entries: and-wendan aweg-onwendan on-wendness
dreó-cræft
Magical art, magic ⬩ magĭca ars
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Magical art, magic; magĭca ars Simon se drý þurh dreócræft worhte ǽrene næddran, and ða hie styredan Simon the sorcerer made brazen serpents by magic, and they moved of themselves, Homl. Blick. 173, 21
Linked entry: drý-cræft
lustful-líce
joyfully ⬩ gladly
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Homl. 37, 25
norþ-ende
the north end or part
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Homl. 93, 11. Ðone norþene ðære eaxe ( the north-pole ), Met. 28, 14
ge-treówfull
Faithful ⬩ fĭdēlis
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Homl. 63, 26
sige-beorht
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Homl. 203, 30. Cf. the proper name Sigebryht, -berht, Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 18 : Txts. 512
Linked entries: sigor-beorht beorht
steór-mann
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Hera ðone steórman ac ná ǽrðan ðe hé becume gesundful tó ðære hýðe, Homl. Th. ii. 560, 22
Linked entries: steóres-mann steór-réðra
swinc-leás
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Wé sceolon on andwerdum lífe hine herian, ðæt wé móton becuman tó ðære swincleásan herunge, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 9
tweón
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doubt Nis nán twýn, ðæt eów ne beó forgolden there is no doubt, but that you will be requited, Homl. Th. ii. 444, 10. Búton tweónne without doubt, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 9
Linked entry: twýn
un-forhtmód
Fearless
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Fearless Ic unforhtmód ðæs drences onfó, Homl. Th. i. 72, 17. Sixtus unforhtmód tó his preóstum clypode: 'Míne gebróðra, ne beó gé áfyrhte, and eówer nán him ne ondrǽde ða scortan tintregunga,' 416, 6
Linked entry: forht-mód
un-inseglian
To unseal
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Se portgeréfa hí uninsæglode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 762. Hig uninseglodon ðæt loc and cǽgan, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 11
sǽdere
A sower
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Sum sǽdere férde tó sáwenne his sǽd, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 12: Mk. Skt. 4,3 . Be sǽdere, L. R. S. 11; Th. i. 438, 8
wæstmian
To bring forth fruit(lit. or fig.), fructify
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Homl. 109, 2
wafian
To wave
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Þeáh ðe man wafige wundorlíce mid handa, ne bið hit þeáh bletsung búta hé wyrce tácn ðære hálgan róde, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 151
ofer-hréfan
to roof over, cover with a roof, cover
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Homl. 125, 25
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niman
to take ⬩ receive ⬩ get ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere ⬩ to take ⬩ keep ⬩ hold ⬩ tenere ⬩ to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to contain ⬩ to take (with one) ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to take (to one) ⬩ give ⬩ to take forcibly ⬩ seize ⬩ take away ⬩ carry off ⬩ tollere ⬩ capessere ⬩ auferre ⬩ rapere
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Ðá nam ðæt folc micelne andan ongeán his láre, Homl. Th. i. 26, 21. Tó ðon ealdfeóndas ondan nóman, Exon. Th. 115, 14; Gú. 189. Bysne niman be, æt to take example by, from. Nime heó bysne be ðisre wudewan, Homl. Th. i. 148, 5.
Linked entry: bi-nom
inn
In ⬩ within
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Ðá heó ðá in tó ðære hálgan Elizabethe eode when she went in to the holy Elizabeth, 165, 28. Ðá eode Simon in tó Nerone, 175, 10. Ðá eodan hí in tó swǽsendum, Bd. 3. 14; S. 540, 31.
leóht
Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy
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Se hæfde moncynnes leóhteste hond he had of all men the readiest hand, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 1; Wíd. 72
sóna
Soon, immediately, directly, at once
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Forhwon ne woldest ðú sóna hraþe ða dígolnesse mé cýþan quare non citius hoc compertum mihi revelare voluisti? Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 21. Se ðe wille wyrcan wæstmbǽre lond, átió of ðæm æcere ǽrest sóna (first of all; cf. ǽrest, Bt.
Linked entry: be-sóne