mánful-ness
Wickedness
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Wickedness Git Martianus for his mánfulnysse nolde on God gelýfan, Homl. Skt. 4, 389. Hé leornode ǽfre máran and máran on his mánfulnysse and ne lét nánne his gelícan on yfele, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 28
med-strang
Of moderate means ⬩ of middle rank
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Homl. 187, 13-17
miltsiend
One who takes pity
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Homl. 249, 6. Mildheort and mildsiend miserator et misericors, Ps. Spl. 102, 8. Mildsiend miserator, Ps. Lamb. 85, 15. Milsend, Rtl. 69, 7: 170, 9
Linked entry: miltsian
mis-rǽcan
to reach or touch wrongly ⬩ to apply abusive language to a person
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to reach or touch wrongly, metaph. to apply abusive language to a person Ðæt man biddendne þearfan misrǽce to abuse a needy person who begs (is one of the lighter offences), Homl. Th. ii. 590, 25
prím-sang
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Prime-song, the service at the first hour Ða seofon tídsangas ... prímsang . . . L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 6: R. Ben. 40, 6. Ǽlce Sunnanniht bútan Lenctene ... dægrédsang, prímsang ... mid alleluian sýn gesungene, 39, 18
ge-beór
A guest ⬩ hospes ⬩ convīva
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Gr. 7; Som. 6, 45 : Scint. 63 : Homl. Th. i. 484, 1; 528, 9
ge-hýran
To hire ⬩ conducere ⬩ locare
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To hire; conducere, locare Ðæs híredes ealdor gehýrde wyrhtan the chief of the household hired workmen, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 7. Behíring vel gehýred feóh locatio, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 123; Wrt. Voc. 20, 60
ge-reónung
A conspiracy, confederacy ⬩ conjuratio
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Homl. Th. i. 380, 7. Gereónung fictio, mendacium, Hpt. Gl. 459
Linked entry: reónung
seofon-wintre
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Ðá ðá hé syfonwintre wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 5
streám-rád
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the bed, course of a stream Streám-raad, -rád, streúmrád alveus, Txts. 39, 129. a watery road, the way across the sea Sum streámráde con, weorudes wísa ofer wídne holm, . Exon. Th. 296, 21; Crä. 54
háligdóm-hús
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A place where holy things are kept, a sacrarium Beón út ágáne diácon and pistelrǽdere of (on, MS. ) hálig*-*dómhúse mid líchaman Drihtnes egrediantur diaconus ac subdiaconus de sacrario cum corpore Domini, Angl. xiii, 422, 818
on-sǽte
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A sitting on an animal Æfter þám onsǽte (-sitte, v. l.) swá háliges biscopes þæt hors wiðsóc ꝥ hit wíf bǽre post sessionem tanti pontificis equus mulierem ferre recusavit, Gr. D. 183, 10. Cf. on-setl
rúmmódlíce
liberally ⬩ graciously, favourably
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Homl. 51, 10. graciously, favourably Rúmmódlíce propitius, Rtl. 2, 5 : 22, 38 : clementer, 14, 36 : clementissime, 98, 16
riht-hláfordhyldu
Fidelity justly due to a lord
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Fidelity justly due to a lord Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getreówe ... forðam eall ðæt wé ǽfre for rihthláfordhelde dóþ, eal wé hit dóþ ús sylfum tó mycelre þearfe, Wulfst. 119, 15 : 299, 27
or-leahtre
Blameless, faultless
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Homl. 163, 17
Linked entry: leahtre
or-treówness
Want of faith or confidence, mistrust
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Homl. 91, 3
Linked entry: treówness
lyffetung
Flattery ⬩ adulation
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Ða sméðan lyffetunga, Homl. Th. ii. 572, 1. Lyffetungum befangen, i. 492, 32
ge-gearwian
To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ provide with ⬩ endue
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Homl. 81, 7. Gegearwigean, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 30; Gen. 458. Ða áne ðe mid clǽnum geleáfan hie to ðæm gegearwiaþ those only who with pure belief prepare themselves for it, Blickl. Homl. 185, 10.
Linked entries: ge-earwian earu
sinscipe
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Ðrý hádas . . . mæigðhád, wudewan hád, and riht sinscype, Homl. Th. i. 148, 7. Sinscipe, 604, 30. Mé nú ne lyst nánes synscipes ac ðæs Hǽlendes geþeódnysse mid gehealdenre clénnisse, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 37.
wilwan
to roll ⬩ fig. ⬩ to join ⬩ compound ⬩ compose
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Homl. 157, 8. Hé wylode hine sylfne on ðam þornum and netelum, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 28. Hé hét wilian tó ðam scræfe micele weorcstánas praecepit: 'Volvite saxa ingentia ad os speluncae,' Jos. 10, 18. Hé hí swá nacode hét wylian on ðam fýre. Homl.