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neósung

(n.)
Grammar
neósung, e; f.

A visitingvisitation

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A visiting, visitation Synna forgyfenys, húselgang and Godes neósung sind eallum gemǽne, Homl. Th. i. 64, 32. Johannes wearþ on ðysum dæge tó heofenan ríces myrhþe þurh Godes neósunge genumen, 58, 4.

Linked entry: ge-neósung

pistol

(n.)
Grammar
pistol, es; m.
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An epistle, letter Be ðam spræc se pistol æt ðyssere mæssan, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 13. Ðone pistol ðe Hieronimus sette be forþsíðe Marian, 438, 3. Se apostol Iacob áwrít on his pistole, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 47. Iacob se rihtwísa áwrát ánne pistol, Ælfc.

Linked entries: epistol epistol

ge-wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wýscan, p. te; pp. ed.

to wishdesireoptaredesiderareto adopt

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desiderare Ic wolde gewýscan ðæt hí næfdon ða heardsǽlþa ðæt hí mihton yfel dón I would wish that they had not the unhappiness of being able to do evil, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 3. to adopt Him to gástlícum bearnum gewíscede adopted as his spiritual children, Homl

Linked entries: ge-wíscan wýscan

ge-tinge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tinge, -tingce, -tynge; adj.

Skilful with the tongueeloquent

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Gif se Hǽlend gecure æt fruman getinge láreówas if the Saviour had chosen at first eloquent teachers, Homl. Th. i. 578, 1. Wer getinge vir linguosus, Ps. Spl. C. 139, 12

gilplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gilplíc, adj.

Ostentatiouspompousproudvain-glorious

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Ostentatious, pompous, proud, vain-glorious Ðæt wǽre swíðe gilplíc dǽd gif Crist scute ðá adún it would have been a very vain glorious act if Christ had thrown himself down then, Homl. Th. i. 170, 21.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, grǽtan; p. grét, pl. gréton; pp. gréten, grǽten
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Hú ða womsceaðan hyra eald-gestreón gréten how the wicked doers shall bewail their works of old, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 10; Cri. 1572

gránung

(n.)
Grammar
gránung, e; f.
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Wununga on ðam ne ablinþ gránung dwellings in which groaning ceases not, Homl. Th. i. 68, 7: L. E. I; Th. ii. 400, 7

scorian

(v.)
Grammar
scorian, p. ode
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To refuse, reject an offer, repudiate Ða ðe ne gelýfab þurh ágenne cyre hí scoriaþ ná þurh gewyrd those who do not believe refuse by their own choice, not by fate, Homl. Th. i. 114, 12.

Linked entry: sceorian

be-singan

(v.)
Grammar
be-singan, p. -sang, -song, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

to enchant, charm, bewaildeplorare

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To utter enchantments, to enchant, charm, bewail; excantare incantationibus, deplorare Ne sceal nán man mid galdre wyrte besingan no man shall enchant a herb with magic, Homl. Th. i. 476, 9. Besing enchant Herb. 93, 2; Lchdm. i. 202, 13.

ge-etan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-etan, p. ic, he ge-æt, ðú ge-ǽte, pl. ge-ǽton; pp. ge-eten

To eat togetherto eatto consumecomedereedere

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Gif ðú ðæs treówes wæstm geetst if thou eatest the fruit of this tree, Homl. Th. 1. 14, 2

ge-gaf-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Idlewantonscoffing speech

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Idle, wanton, scoffing speech Dá wæs seó tunge teartlícor gewítnod for his gegafspræce then was the tongue more sharply punished for his wanton speech, Homl. Th. i. 330, 34.

Linked entry: gaf-sprǽc

ge-máhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíce, adv.

Importunately, peremptorily, boldly, pertinaciously

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Án blac ðrostle flicorode ymbe his neb swá gemáhlíce a black throstle flitted about his face so boldly, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 23 : Gr. Dial. 1, 8

géme-leáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
géme-leáslíce, adv.

Negligentlyneglĭgenter

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Homl. 63, 22

siltan

(v.)
Grammar
siltan, p. te
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Láreówum gedafenaþ ðæt hí mid wísdómes sealte geleáffulra manna mód sylton, Homl. Th. ii. 536, 17. ge-, un-silt (-sylt)

Linked entries: seltan syltan

stæððigness

(n.)
Grammar
stæððigness, e; f.
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Hé on heálícere stæððignysse symle þurhwunode he ever continued deeply serious, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 22. Gif wé ða ungesceádwíslícan styrunga on stæððignysse áwendaþ, 210, 31. Fore stilnesse stæððinesse propter taciturnitatis gravitatem, R. Ben.

þideres

(adv.)
Grammar
þideres, þidres; adv.
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Hé lange hyderes and þyderes sécende fór, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 730

Linked entry: þidres

þolemódness

(n.)
Grammar
þolemódness, e; f. Patience, long-suffering, endurance
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Patientia, ðæt is geðyld and þolmódnys gecwæden, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 334. Se geþyldiga man mid his þolmódnysse his sáwle gehylt, ii. 28, 146. Ða getreówfullan ealle lífes wiðerweardnesse forþyldigian scylun, be hiora þolemódnesse (þolo-, MS.

þrostle

(n.)
Grammar
þrostle, þrosle, an; f.

A throstlesinging-thrush

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Án blác þrostle flicorode ymbe his neb, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 22. Of ðam leá on þrostlan wyl, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 345, 3

Linked entry: þrosle

un-áberendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áberendlíc, adj.

Unbearableintolerable

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Unbearable, intolerable Unáberendlíc gyhða, Homl. Th. i. 86, 11. On ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann for ðam unáberendlícum (unáberiendan, MS. R.) bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 23 note. Unáberendlíce intolerabilem, Ps. Lamb. 123, 5.

un-swícende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swícende, adj.

Not failing in duty to othersfaithfulloyal

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Not failing in duty to others, faithful, loyal Ic ( Cnut ) cýðe wów ðæt ic wylle beón hold hláford and unswícende tó Godes gerihtum and tó rihtre woroldlage, Chart. Erl. 229, 22.

Linked entry: swícan