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orgel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
orgel-líce, adv.

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

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo 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.

dreó-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreó-cræft, es; m.

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

(adv.)
Grammar
lustful-líce, adv.

joyfullygladly

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Homl. 37, 25

norþ-ende

(n.; adj.)

the north end or part

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Homl. 93, 11. Ðone norþene ðære eaxe ( the north-pole ), Met. 28, 14

ge-treówfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówfull, adj.

Faithfulfĭdēlis

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Homl. 63, 26

sige-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-beorht, adj.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
steór-mann, es; m.
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Hera ðone steórman ac ná ǽrðan ðe hé becume gesundful tó ðære hýðe, Homl. Th. ii. 560, 22

swinc-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
swinc-leás, adj.
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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

(n.)
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forhtmód, adj.

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

(v.)
Grammar
un-inseglian, p. ode

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

(n.)
Grammar
sǽdere, es; m.

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

(v.)
Grammar
wæstmian, p. ode

To bring forth fruit(lit. or fig.), fructify

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Homl. 109, 2

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

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

(v.)

to roof over, cover with a roof, cover

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Homl. 125, 25

Linked entries: hréfan ofer-hrýfan

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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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

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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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

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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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

(adv.)
Grammar
sóna, adv.

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