scortlíce
shortly ⬩ before long ⬩ soon ⬩ shortly ⬩ briefly ⬩ compendiously
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Nú wylle wé sum þing scortlíce eów be him gereccan, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 3. Sceortlíce summatim, breviter, vel commatice, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 15: strictim, ii. 82, 74. Nú is óðer cwyde be gódum mannum sceortlíce gecweden, Homl. Th. i. 484, 20.
Linked entry: scortness
þeówetling
A (poor) slave
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A (poor) slave; the diminutive form seems to be depreciatory in this case Quintianus wæs grǽdig gítsere, deófles þeówetlincg a miserable slave of the devil, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 6.
Linked entry: þeówling
býsnian
an example ⬩ To give or set an example ⬩ exemplum dare
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Gif he yfel býsnige if he give evil example, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 35; L. Edg. C. 66; Th. ii. 258, 17
Linked entries: bisenian bísnian ge-býsnian býsenian býsnigan
CYRICE
in the compound ⬩ a church, the material structure ⬩ ecclesia ⬩ a heathen temple ⬩ templum paganum
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Ða menigfealdan cyrcan ateoriaþ the manifold churches will decay, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 6.
burg
A city ⬩ urbs
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A city; urbs Sceal seó burg bídan the city shall remain, Exon. 121b; Th. 466, 30; Hö. 129
gealga
A gallows ⬩ gibbet ⬩ cross ⬩ patĭbŭlum ⬩ crux
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Ðone óðerne he hét hón on gealgan altĕrum suspendit in crŭcem, Gen. 40, 22 : Deut. 21, 22 : Past. 3, 1; Swt. 33, 20; Hat. MS. 8 b, 7 : Apstls. Kmbl. 44; Ap. 22 : Rood Kmbl. 80; Kr. 40
huntaþ-faru
hunting
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A hunting expedition, hunting Cýpinga and folcgemóta and huntaþfara and woroldlícra weorca on ðam hálgan dæge geswíce man georne let people diligently abstain from marketings and folk-moots and hunting expeditions and secular employments on the holy
meagolmód-ness
Earnestness ⬩ diligence
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Homl. 123, 16. v. next word
potian
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Homl. Th. i. 522, 25. Ða deóflu hý potedon and þoddetton ða earman sáwle and héton hý út faran raðe of ðam líchaman swíðe heardlíce, Wulfst. 235, 15
ge-brégan
To frighten ⬩ terrify ⬩ terrére ⬩ perterrére
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We sind gebrégede we are terrified, Homl. Th. i. 578, 27
ge-deorf
Labour ⬩ trouble ⬩ tribulation ⬩ lăbor ⬩ trībŭlātio
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For his micclum gedeorfum for his great labours, Homl. Th. ii. 522, 3 : 82, 33
Sunnan-úhta
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The time before day-break on Sunday; as an ecclesiastical term the hour of matins on Sunday, or the service then held:?-'On Sunnandæg ðú cymst tó mé'. . . Se apostol on ðam Sunnanúhtan ǽrwacol tó ðære cyrcan com, Homl. Th. i. 74, 20.
un-forhtlíce
Fearlessly ⬩ without fear
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Twá swalewan hí setton unforhtlíce on ða sculdra Gúðláces, 10; Gdwin. 52, 9: Homl. Th. i. 508, 1: ii. 558, 30. Hé ðý unforhtlícor ðone deáþ áræfnode, Shrn. 129, 21
Linked entry: forhtlíce
un-æþelboren
Not nobly born ⬩ not of noble birth
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Ealle cristene men, ǽgðer ge ríce ge heáne, ge æðelborene ge unæðelborene, and se hláford and se ðeówa, ealle hí sind gebróðra, Homl. Th. i. 260, 20
Linked entry: æþel-boren
un-gelimplíc
Unseasonable ⬩ unhappy ⬩ unfortunate
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Homl. 107, 28
un-heáh
Not high ⬩ low
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Hwǽr se weall unhéhst sý, Homl. Th. i. 484, 10
Linked entry: un-hége
wordlung
discourse ⬩ conversation ⬩ idle talk ⬩ babbling ⬩ chattering
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Homl. i. 301, 2. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse, gemágnysse and wordlunge, Homl.Th. ii. 220, 26
Linked entry: wordlian
siltan
To salt ⬩ season
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Láreówum gedafenaþ ðæt hí mid wísdómes sealte geleáffulra manna mód sylton, Homl. Th. ii. 536, 17
spynge
A sponge
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Spincgan, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 32. Spync ł Spynga, Lind.: spynge, Rush. Mt. Kmbl. 27, 46
Linked entry: sponge
ful-swíðe
Very much ⬩ very ⬩ valde
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Very much, very; valde Wéne ic fulswíðe I think very much, Exon. 120 a; Th. 461, 4; Hö. 30