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heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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woldon witon heáh hit wǽre tó þǽm hefone, and ðicke se hefon wǽre and fæst, oððe hwæt þǽr ofer wǽre, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 21-23. Behealde on feówer healfe his widgille ðæs heofones hwealfa biþ, 19; F. 68, 22.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

ge-neálǽcan

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mid móde his bebodum geneálǽhton. Hml. Th. i. 548, 27

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð swelce hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.

un-swice

(n.)
Grammar
un-swice, es; m. (or -swic, es; n. ?)

Good faithabsence of deceit or treachery

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Good faith, absence of deceit or treachery Ðá gyrnde griðes and gísla, ðet móste unswican intó gemóte cuman and út of gemóte he required safeconduct and hostages, that he might come to the meeting and go from it without treachery, Chr. 1048; Erl

word-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
word-fæst, adj.

Adhering to what one sayskeeping one's word

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Adhering to what one says, keeping one's word Se hláford sceal beón egesfull ðam dysegum, ðæt heora dysig álecge ; and sceal beón wordfæst and witan hwæt clypige (he seal beon weordfeste and wise lare lusten, III, 32), O. E.

Linked entry: word

a-lésan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lésan, p. de; pp. ed

To redeemsolvereliberare

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To redeem; solvere, liberare, Hy. 8, 33; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 290, 33

a-rád

(v.)
Grammar
a-rád, p. of a-rídan.

rode

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rode He út arád he rode out, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 22;

éðe

(adv.)
Grammar
éðe, sup. éðest; adv.

Easilyfăcĭlĭter

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Easily; făcĭlĭter, Hy. I. 6; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 6. v. eáðe; adv

geómor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
geómor-líce, adv.

Sadlylūgubre

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Sadly; lūgubre He gilleþ geómorlíce he yelleth sadly, Salm. Kmbl. 535; Sal. 267

on-beslagen

(adj.)
Grammar
on-beslagen, adj.
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Inflicted Swilce mid onbeslagenre wunde geblódigian, Hml. Th. ii. 88, 23

Bryttisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Bryttisc, Brittisc; adj.

BritishBritannicus

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British; Britannicus He wæs Bryttisc he was British, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 3

Linked entry: Brittisc

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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His scrift hit gecýðe þám biscope, hweðer tó þǽre bóte cirran wolde, Ll. Th. i. 212, 24

fæst-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-heald, adj.
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Having fast hold, firmly joined, firmly cemented swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, and ǽfre swá neár and neár eódon fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 423

mid-weg

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Þá þá wæs on midwege cum in medium iter venisset. Gr. D. 314, 11. Ǽr þám þe tó midwege cóme before he had gone halfway, Hml. S.31, 946. Add

wist

Grammar
wist, <b>. II a.</b>
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ne dorste geopenian ꝥ on Drihten gelýfde, ac dígellíce lufode þone biscop and mid wistum him þénode, Hml. S. 22, 126. v. beód-, híred-, mund-, samod-, unhíred-wist. Add

wearmness

(n.)
Grammar
wearmness, e; f.

Warmness, warmth

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Warmness, warmth wolde hine baðian on þam wlacum wætere, ac gewát sóna swá ðæt wæter hrepode, and wearð seó wearmnys him áwend tó deáðe, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 160

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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sceal habban láre ðæt máge Godes folc mid wísdóme lǽran he must have learning, that he may be able to instruct God's people with wisdom, Homl. Th. i. 206, 26.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

orige

(adj.)

in the following passage

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in the following passage Se ðe þeóf geféhþ áh .x. scitt. . . . Gif ðonne óþierne and orige (orrige, MS. H. ) weorðe ðonne biþ wítes scyldig he who catches a thief shall have ten shillings . . .

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Heó wearð gewundod, ac heó ne gewát swá þeáh, Hml. S. 9, 128: 25, 160. Þá feól ádúne and gewát cecidit et expiravit, Hml. Th. i. 316, 29, 34. And ðonne se wer gewíte and then the husband die, Ll. Th. i. 126, 2: Solil. H. 52, 8. Gewitte, 10.

ge-standan

(v.)
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ne mihte his tídsangas gestandan mid his gebróðrum, Hml.