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eornostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eornostlíce, adv.

EARNESTLY, strictly, truly ⬩ sēdŭlo

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EARNESTLY, strictly, truly; sēdŭlo Sunnan dæges cýpingce we forbeódaþ eornostlíce we strictly forbid marketing on Sunday, L. C. E. 15; Th. i. 368, 15

hymen

(n.)
Grammar
hymen, es; m.

A hymn

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A hymn Be ðam hymene ðe wé be hire geworhton of the hymn that we composed about her, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 16

Linked entry: ymen

frǽ-dréman

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Take here freá-dréman in Dict., and add Wé singaþ and wé freádrémaþ strengða þíne cantabimus et psallemus uirtutes tuas, Ps. L. 20, 14

Linked entry: frǽ-þancian

frum-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gewrit, es; n.

An original writing ⬩ an original deed or charter

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An original writing, an original deed or charter Wé wǽron ádílegode of þám frymþelican frumgewrite þe wé tó heofenum áwritene wǽron, Wlfst. 252, 12

ést-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ést-líce, adv.

Gladly ⬩ lĭbenter, bĕnigne

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Gladly; lĭbenter, bĕnigne We ðé éstlíce mid us willaþ ferigan we will gladly convey thee with us, Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 292

be-ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-ufan, adv. [be, ufan]

Above ⬩ supra

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Above; supra Swá we hér be-ufan cwǽdon as we here have said above, L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, 4

ofer-hygdig

Grammar
ofer-hygdig, pride.
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Utan wé beón gemyndige ússa sáwla þearfe, and forlǽton wé morþor and mán and oferhýdyg and æfeste, Verc. Först. 93, 15. Add

feógaþ

Grammar
feógaþ, prs. pl.

rejoice

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(we) rejoice

lyðre

(adv.)
Grammar
lyðre, adv.

Badly ⬩ vilely

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Badly, vilely Habbaþ wé alle for ðínum leásungum lyðre geféred we have all fared miserably for thy falsehoods, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 29; Sat. 62

ábécédé

(n.)
Grammar
ábécédé, f.

An ABC, alphabet

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An ABC, alphabet Seó forme ábécédé on ðám geríme ys bútan pricon, and seó óðer ys gepricod on ðá swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on ðá wynstran healfe. . . . Héræfter wé wyllaþ tódǽlan ðá abecedaria on twá tódǽlednyssa, Angl. viii. 332, 42. Wé willaþ

níd-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-micel, adj.

Very important ⬩ urgent

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Very important, urgent Nédmycel (medmycel, MS. B.) ǽrende wé ðider habbaþ, and ús is þearf ðæt wé hit gefyllon, St. Andr. 6, 20

ge-diht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-diht, es; n.

A composition

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A composition Fela fægere godspel we forlǽtaþ on ðisum gedihte many excellent gospels we omit in this composition, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 1

Linked entry: diht

ge-hola

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Wé beóð þíne geholan, and ealne wæg þíne mid-sprecan, ne wé nellað ðé ámeldian, achit eall stillelǽtan, Hml. S. 23, 590. Add

syngung

(n.)
Grammar
syngung, e; f.

Sinning

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Sinning Ús is swíðe þearle tó éfstanne ðæt wé bewépan ðæt wé ǽr tó yfele gedydon, and ofer ðis ðære syngunge geswícan, Homl. Ass. 149, 137

æt-bredendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-bredendlíc, adj. [æt-bredende, part. of ætbredan to take away]

Taking away ⬩ ablativus

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Taking away; ablativus Ætbredendlíc is ablativus: mid ðam casu biþ geswutelod swá hwæt swá we ætbredaþ oðrum, oððe swá hwæt swá we underfóþ æt óðrum, oððe hwanon we faraþ, — Fram ðisum menn ic underféng feóh ab hoc homine pecuniam accepi, Fram ðisum

hwón-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón-líc, adj.

Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small

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Little, slight, small Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon if we sow the spiritual seeds for you, it is a slight matter that we reap your fleshly goods, Homl. Th. ii. 534, 26, Ic wearþ belocen on ánre lytlan

clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, clipigan,clipiaþ; ode; od

call, address, invoke ⬩ vocare, alloqui

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To make a vocal sound, call, address, invoke; vocare, alloqui We clipiaþ to ǽlcum þinge we address everything, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 25

Linked entries: cleopian clypian

ealdnys

(n.)
Grammar
ealdnys, -nyss, e; f.

OLDNESS, age ⬩ vĕtustas

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OLDNESS, age; vĕtustas Ealdnyss vĕtustas, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 21. We awurpon ða derigendlícan ealdnysse we have cast off pernicious age, Homl. Th. i. 194, 25

ge-neh

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neh, adv.

Enough, sufficiently, abundantly

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Enough, sufficiently, abundantly Ðonne sceolon we geneh geþencean emb úre sáula ðearfa then ought we to consider very much about our souls' needs, Blickl. Homl. 101, 32

weorþung-dæg

Grammar
weorþung-dæg, <b>. II.</b>
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add: a festival Swá oft swá hit ǽnige freólsdagas beón, Sunnandagas oððe mæssedagas oððe þyllice wurðingdagas þe wé hátað templhálgunga, forlǽten wé ǽlc óðer wurc, Nap. 68