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swiftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swiftlíce, adv.
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Ðá férde his gást swyftlíce, Homl. Th. i. 452, 30. Zacheus swyftlíce of ðam treówe álíhte, 580, 34. Hí fleóþ swiftlíce, Wulfst. 200, 17

þearlwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearlwíslíce, adv.
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Homl. 63, 20. Ðý læs hié wyrðen ðearlwíslecor gedémede ne districtius puniantur, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 15

þegnung-gást

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-gást, es; m.
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Heb. 1, 14), Homl. Th. i. 510, 15

un-dígollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dígollíce, adv.

Not secretlyopenlyclearlyplainly

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Þus spræc God gefyrn, hit is swá ðeáh swá gedón swýðe neáh mid ús ... and undígollíce, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 177

un-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
un-georne, adv.

unwillinglyreluctantlywithout diligencenegligently

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Homl. 183, 23

wóh-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-hǽmed, es; n.

Adulteryfornication

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Homl. 61, 14

án-hende

(adj.)
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Gód is þé ánhende tó lífe þonne twá honda hæbbende siǽ sended in écce fýr, Mt. R. 18, 8. Blinde, ánhende caecos, debiles, 15, 30. Add

be-leógan

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. ¶ used impersonally, to be mistaken :-- Gif þú wilt geþencean hú mycel hine beleáh (hole much he was mistaken ), Bl. H. 189, 24. Add

dynian

(v.)
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Hors urnon þurh þá díca dynigende mid fótum, Hml. S. 27, 39. Add

glíw-stól

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., and add: A seat of music and song (cf. þǽr (at Hrothgar's court) wæs gidd and gleó, B. 2105; cf. also seledreám), a joyous home (cf. hleów-stól for similar compound)

wæstm-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-leás, adj.

Without fruit(lit. or fig.)

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Ðí læs ðe se Hláford ús wæstmleáse geméte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 27. [Itt liþ uss wasstmeleas off alle gode dedess, Orm. 13858.]

bret

(v.)
Grammar
bret, 3rd pres. of bredan

varies, changes

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varies, changes; Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beó wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30

hleów-stól

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-stól, es; m.

A place of protection, one's native city

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A place of protection, one's native city Síðedon fǽmnan and wuduwan freóndum beslægene from hleówstóle damsels and widows bereft of friends journeyed from their sheltering home [of the people of Sodom driven from their city ], Cd. 94; Th. 121, 16; Gen

un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guardunawareunpreparedunwaryheedlessincautiousinconsiderate

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Ðý læs ðe se smíc derige ðám unwarum, Homl. Th. ii. 418, 5. unwary, heedless, incautious, inconsiderate Módignys is endenéxt gesett, for ðan ðe se unwæra on ende oft módegaþ on gódum weorcum, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 4.

Linked entries: un-gewær un-wæres

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Homl. 103, 22. of virginity, pure, immaculate : -- Unwemme immunis (carnali spurcitia, Ald. 21), Hpt. Gl. 442, 5: Homl. Skt. i. 7, 59. Fram unwemre fǽmnan ácenned, Blickl. Homl. 167, 21. Æt Sancta Maria ðære unwemman fǽmnan, 105, 20.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Homl. 53, 14. Ðæt folc, ðæt ðǽr beforán férde, streówodan heora hrægl him tógeánes, 71, 8.

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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Th. 460, 12; . 16. Hæleþa gemót, wítgena weorod, wífmonna þreát, fela fǽmnena, folces unrím, 462, 7 ; . 48. Wǽpmanna sang and wífmanna sang, Homl. Th. i. 442, 1. Wæs micel ege from ðǽm wífmonnum ( the Amazons ), Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 27.

Linked entry: wím-man

laðian

(v.)
Grammar
laðian, p. ode

To invitecallcall upon

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Hé sende his þeówan tó laðigenne mancynn tó ðære écan feorme, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 5

ge-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beorgan, to -beorganne; p. ic, he -bearg, -bearh, ðú -burge, pl. -burgon; pp. -borgen [ge-, beorgan to save]

To saveprotectdefendsecuresparepreserveservāresalvāretuēridefendĕrearcēreparcĕre

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Gebeorh ðe on ðam munte in monte salvum te fac, Gen. 19, 17 : Homl. Th. i. 416, 17. Ðæt hí him gebeorgen bogan and strǽle ut fŭgiant a făcie arcus, Ps. Th. 59, 4. Ne biþ us geborgen we shall not be secure, Homl. Th. 1. 56, 18

Linked entries: ge-bearg ge-borgen

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, errin errōrem dūci, errāreTo lead into error, mislead, deceive in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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Wæs ðæt dweligende sceáp ongeán fered the wandering sheep was brought back, Homl. Th. i. 340, 4.