fægernes
FAIRNESS, beauty ⬩ pulchrĭtūdo
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FAIRNESS, beauty; pulchrĭtūdo On heofona wuldres fægernesse with the beauty of heaven's glory, Homl. Blick. 159, 16. Mid ðínum hiwe oððe wlite and fægernysse ðínre begém spĕcie tua et pulchritūdĭne tua intende, Ps. Lamb. 44, 5
fýr-clom
A fire-bond ⬩ vincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum
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A fire-bond; vincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum Ðis is þeóstre [ðeostræ MS.] hám, þearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum this is a dark home, strongly bound with fast fire-bonds, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 16; Sat. 39
ge-æbiligan
To make angry ⬩ offend ⬩ irrītāri
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To make angry, offend; irrītāri - Ðone ðe he ǽr mid forsewennysse geæbiligde whom he had before angered by negligence, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 16. Gif hí us geæbiligdon if they have offended us, ii. 100, 33
mis-lícness
Diversity ⬩ variety
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Ðás ylcan mislícnyssa ðæra foresǽdra tída, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 12
gold-wlencu
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Homl. 195, 11
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sehtness
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Agreement, accord, concord, peace Ðám dómbócum ðe se heofonlíca Wealdend his folce gesette tó sóme and tó sehtnesse, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 19. [Geaf ðone cyng .xl. marc goldes tó sahtnysse, Chr. 1066 ; Erl. 203, 29.]
bi-leóran
To pass by or over ⬩ transire, præterire
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To pass by or over; transire, præterire Gif bileórade fram [MS. from] him seó [MS. ðio] tíd si transiret ab eo hora, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 35, 36. Se bileórde qui præterivit, Ps. Surt. 89, 4
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ge-leáffulnes
Faithfulness ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ fĭdēlĭtas ⬩ crēdŭlĭtas
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Homl. 111, 6
treów-ræden
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Cf. hold-rǽden
un-ábeden
Unbidden ⬩ unasked
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Unbidden, unasked God beád mancynne ðæt hí hine biddan sceoldon, and hé wile syllan unábeden ðæt ðæt wé ús ne wéndon þurh úre béne, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 16: L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 28
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un-willende
Unwilling ⬩ not desiring or intending
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Unwilling, not desiring or intending Ic hit unwillende dó, Homl. Ass. 180, 353. Ðæt hí ne hlípen unwillende on ðæt scorene clif unðeáwa per multa, quae non appetunt, iniquitatum abrupta rapiuntur, Past. 38; Swt. 215, 7
wundor-full
Wonderful ⬩ glorious
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Wynsum is seó wunung on ðam wuldorfullum (wunderfullum, v.l. ) dreáme, Homl. Ass. 43, 481. Wundorfulla (gloriosa) gecweden synd be ðé, Ps. Spl. 86, 2
wreccan
To twist ⬩ to strain ⬩ to torment
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To twist, to strain [Gif hors bið gewræht, Lchdm. iii. 62, 12.] fig. to torment Ic hálsigo ðec ne mec ne wrecce (for wrece?; wuræcce, Lind. ) adiuro te ne me torqueas. Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 7
Sætern-niht
Friday night,
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Friday night, the night between Friday and Saturday His (Christ) líc læg on byrgene ða Sæterniht and Sunnanniht his body lay in the sepulchre on the nights of Friday and Saturday, Homl. Th. i. 216, 27
wæter-búc
A pitcher
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A pitcher Án man mid wæterbúce homo am-phoram aquae portans, Lk. Skt. 22, 10. Gedeon hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne ǽmtigne sester oððe ǽnne wæterbúc Gedeon dedit in manibus eorum lagenas vacuas, Jud. 7, 16
or-met
Excessive, without measure
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Hé mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode he decked me with priceless jewels, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 37
speówan
To spit
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Gé mid horu speówdon on ðæs andwlitan, Elen. Kmbl. 594; El. 297. Hí áttre spiówdon, Exon. Th. 156, 34; Gú. 884
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hirde-leás
Without a shepherd
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Without a shepherd Ne beóþ hí hyrdeleáse ðonne hí ðé habbaþ having thee they will not be without a shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 383, 23. Scép heordeleáse oves non habentes pastorem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush 9, 36
hleápung
Leaping, ⬩ dancing
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Leaping, dancing Herodias swá mǽres mannes deáþ to gife hire déhter hleápunge underféng Herodias received as a gift for her daughter's dancing the death of so illustrious a man, Homl. Th. i. 488, 3: 480, 35
tó-cwilman
To afflict grievously, ⬩ torment
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To afflict grievously, torment Ða druncengeornan ná ðæt án ðæt hí on ðam tóweardan lífe mid écum tintregum tócwylmede synt, ac eác hý synt on ðisum andweardan lífe mid mænigfealdum untrumnyssum gewǽhte, Homl. Ass. 146, 56
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