lytling
A little one ⬩ a young person ⬩ child
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A little one, a young person, child Se ðe underféhþ ǽnne lytling on mínum naman he that receives one little one in my name, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 30. Lyttlingas, i. 512, 21.
nytenness
ignorance ⬩ laziness ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy
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V. nyte-) onlíhtan, Homl. Skt. 5, 200. Gif folces man syngaþ þurh nytenysse per ignorantiam, Lev. 4, 27. Ðæt hyra nán þurh nytennesse hine beládian ne mǽge, R.
ge-healdsumnys
A keeping ⬩ observance ⬩ preservation ⬩ abstinence ⬩ custōdia ⬩ observātio ⬩ conservātio ⬩ abstĭnentia
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For gehealdsumnysse sóþre eádmódnysse beóþ fórwel oft Godes gecorenan geswencte for preservation of true humility God's chosen are very often afflicted, Homl. Th. i. 474, 10. Mid ðære gehealdsumnysse with abstinence, i. 318, 8
twirǽdness
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Discord, dissension, disagreement Sacu and twirǽdnyss ( strife, seditions, Gal. 5, 20), Homl. Skt. i. 17, 26. Ðæt swá hweþer swá hit wǽre swá sibb swá twyrédnys betweónan Saxan and Myrcenum, ðæt ðæt mynster beó ǽfre on sibbe. Cod. Dip.
Linked entry: án-rǽdnes
þerscold
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Homl. 207, 11. Ofer ðone ðerscold, Past. 13; Swt. 77, 22. Ðerscwold, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 413. Þerscwold, Shrn. 141, 17. Þeorscwold, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 26. Þyrscwold, Met. 11, 68. Þerxwold, Lchdm. ii. 142, 12. Þrexwealdum liminibus, Hpt. Gl. 513, 66.
Linked entries: þærsc-wald þeorscwold þirscwald þræxwold þrecswald þreoxwold þrescwald þyrscwold
þider-inn
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Ic mé þyderinn eode, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 500. Hié þyderin wǽron gesamnode they were got together into the place, Blickl. Homl. 207, 36. of other relations Eal seó sócna ðe ðǽrto héreþ and ðæt land þiderinn the land belonging to it, Chart.
un-árímedlíc
innumerable ⬩ countless ⬩ boundless ⬩ infinite ⬩ shewn in countless instances
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Homl. 87, 6. Be ðære unárímedlícan mengeo his weoredes, ðæs wæs búton unárímedlícan féþum ... de innumerabili exercitu, in quo fuerint permultae peditum copiae ... Nar. 4, 10-12. Cóman tósamne unárímedlíco mengeo, Blickl. Homl. 199, 9.
un-gewemmed
unspotted ⬩ immaculate ⬩ uncorrupted ⬩ uninjured ⬩ undefiled ⬩ unstained ⬩ inviolate ⬩ immaculate
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On ungewemmedum mægðháde, Homl. Th. i. 58, 8. Hé his wíf him betǽhte ungewemmed, Gen. 20, 14. uncertain Ungeuuemmid infractus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 36
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wicca
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Hi áxoden æt wyccum and æt wísum drýum, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 108. Ða fǽnman ðe gewuniaþ onfón wiccan, L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 10. Ne áxa náne wicca[n] rǽdes nec sit qui pythones consulat nec divinos, Deut. 18, 11
wirsian
To get worse
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Hé sceolde beón áscyred fram manna neáwiste, gif his hreófla wyrsigende wǽre, Homl. Th. i. 124, 26. Þet his licome, ðe feble wes, ne sceolde noht wursien, O. E. Homl. i. 47, 26. Þe wunde þet euer wurseð, A. R. 326, 23.
wilige
A basket
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Skt. 8, 8 : Homl. Th. i. 182, 22. Wylian, ii. 396, 6: Jn. . Skt. 6, 13
of-hreówan
to cause grief or pity ⬩ to feel pity
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Him of hreow ðæs mannes he was sorry for man, Homl.
on-bídan
to abide, wait, remain ⬩ to wait for, expect, ⬩ to wait on, attend upon
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Homl. 233, 30, 27. to wait on, attend upon Onbídendum prestulanti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 58
smiðian
To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge ⬩ fabricare, cudere
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Hé hét smiðian of smǽtum golde áne lytle róde Homl. Th. ii. 304, 16. Smiðian on smǽtum golde ánre culiran an-lícnysse Homl. Skt. i. 3, 126. Smeoðed fabricata Hpt.
ge-sigefæstan
To make triumphant ⬩ crown ⬩ corrōbŏrāre ⬩ cŏrōnāre
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Homl. 67, 14
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æt-berstan
To break out or loose ⬩ to escape ⬩ get away ⬩ erumpere ⬩ evadere
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To break out or loose, to escape, get away; erumpere, evadere Ða ælbærst him sum man evosit homo quidam, Gen. 14, 13. Ða fíf cyningas ætburstop fugerunt enim quinque reges, Jos. 10, 16. Ðæt he ðanon ætberste that he escape thence, L. C.
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Beofer-lic
BEVERLEY ⬩ Yorkshire ⬩ Beverlea in agro Eboracensi
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D. 721, the holy bishop John died, and his body resteth at Beverley Chr. 721; Erl. 45, 25; Th. 73, 15, col. 2; Beoforlic, col. 1
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deágung
A dyeing, colouring ⬩ tinctūra
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Ne mihte nán eorþlíc cyning swá wlítige deágunge his hræglum begytan swá swá róse hæfþ no earthly king could get such beautiful dyeing for his garments as the rose has, Homl. Th. ii. 464, 10
eórod
A band, legion, troop ⬩ turma, légio
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A band, legion, troop; turma, légio Wíse men tealdon án eórod to six þúsendum, and twelf eórod sind twá and hundseofontig þúsend wise men have reckoned a legion at six thousand, and twelve legions are seventy-two thousand, Homl.
fant
Fountain, spring ⬩ fons, tis ⬩ that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism ⬩ baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν
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Fountain, spring; fons, tis, m; pure water, that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism; baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν Ne dó man nǽnne ele to ðam fante let no one put any oil into the font, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 35; Wilk. 159, 32