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god-web

(n.)
Grammar
god-web, gode-web, -webb; gen. -webbes; n.
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A divine or very, precious web, purple cloth, excellently woven material Mid golde and mid godewæbbe gefrætewod auro et purpura compositum, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 32: HomL Th. i. 62, 26.

Linked entry: web

swígan

(v.)
Grammar
swígan, p. de.
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Homl. 57, 34. to become silent from astonishment; stupere. v. swígung, swíge, <b>III </b>Swígdon ł styldon stupebant, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 22. Stylton ł suígdon, 6, 51. Suígdon (swígdon, Rush.), 10, 32

tabule

(n.)
Grammar
tabule, (-ele), an; f.: also tabula; m.

a tablea board which is struck to give a signal

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.), 766), Homl. Skt. i. 23, 342. Ðás ðreó word stódon on ánre tabulan. On ðære óðre tabelan wæs ðæt forme bebod: 'Ne hǽm ðú unrihtlíce,' Homl. Th. ii. 198, 5. Tabelan, 196, 34. Pilatus áwrát ðæs wítes intingan on ánre tabelan, 254, 24.

þrafian

(v.)
Grammar
þrafian, p. ode.

to urgepressto reproverebukecorrect

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Homl. 45, 8. to reprove, rebuke, correct. Similar entries v. þrafung Se Hǽlend on manegum wísum ðrafode and áfandode his gingran, and geedlǽhte ðæt ðæt hé ǽr tǽhte tó fulre láre, Homl. Th. ii. 296, 22.

hátian

(v.)
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Add: — Hátende, háttendae, haetendae calentes, Txts. 47, 357. to be made hot by the sun, get dried up by heat, cf. hát; 3 Sunne upp cuóm hátedun sole orto aestuaverunt, Mt. R. 13, 6. of a person, to get hot.

ságol

(n.)
Grammar
ságol, es; m.

A staff, cudgel, club

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Hét ða cwelleras mid stearcum ságlum hine beóton, Homl. Th. i. 424, 32. Mid stíðum ságlum beátaþ, 432, 12: 468, 33. Hét his cwelleras ðone hálgan beátan mid heardum ságlum. Ðá bærst sum ságol intó ánes beáteres eágan, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 142.

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, p. ode.

to be poorindigentneedyin wantto be in want of somethingto lacknot to have enoughto beg

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Homl. 17, 31, 34. Hé wédlat mendicabit, Kent. Gl. 731

wíf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-líc, adj.

womanlyof a womanfemalefemininewifelymatronly

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Áwyrp mé hyder ðínne scyccels, ðæt ic mæge ða wíflícan týddernysse oferwreón, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 211.

on-styrian

(v.)

to move, stir (of physical motion)to move, stir up, exciteto move, disturb, agitate (a person)

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Homl. 21, 27. Onstyredan, drifan agitabant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 39. Heó nǽnig lim onstyrian mihte, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 4. Onstyrgan ( commoveri ) foet míne, Ps.

Linked entry: in-styrian

spellian

(v.)
Grammar
spellian, p. ode.

To talkconversediscourseTo announceproclaimtellutteramare conterens impudentemto tell, announceto talk

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Homl. 161, 20

hleóðor-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor-cwide, -cwyde, es; m.

A saying, vocal utterance, words, speech, discourse

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Wuton wuldrian weorada Dryhten hálgan hlióðorcwidum let us glorify the Lord of hosts with holy songs, Hy. 8, 2; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 2. Andreas herede hleóðorcwidum háliges láre Andrew praised with his words the doctrine of the holy one, Andr.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Homl. 145, 8. Ne hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode, 161, 33. Næs nǽnig ylding, 87, 17. Nis nǽnig máre mægen, 31, 30. Eów nǽnig wuht ne deraþ, And. 14, 8. God ðonne ne gýmeþ nǽnges mannes hreówe, Blickl. Homl. 95, 29.

Linked entry: nán

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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Spl. 88, 32 : Homl. Th. i. 578, 25. Swinglum, Ps. Th. 88, 29. God ðurh mislíce swingla his folces synna gehǽlþ, Homl. Th. i. 472, 12. v. wind-swingla, and preceding word

Linked entry: swincgel

brohte

(v.)
Grammar
brohte, ðú brohtest, pl . brohton; pp. broht; p. and pp. of brengan.

Brought, broughtest, brought

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Brought, broughtest, brought, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 32; Gen. 615: Exon. 121 a; Th. 463, 34; . 80: Elen. Kmbl. 1989; El. 996: Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 30;

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Á ic ðæt heóld nú giet I have ever held that until now, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 21; . 73. Ic wille mid giddum get gecýðan hú I will further make known in songs how..., Bt. Met. Fox 13, 2; Met. 13, 1.

Linked entries: giet geot

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 131. hwæðer, þeáh ... þe whether ... or Hwæþer hé wacode ðe slépte, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 39, Hwæðer ðæs landes folc cristen wǽre ðe hǽðen, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 23.

Linked entry: þý

un-gerád

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerád, adj.

stupidrudeunskilledfoolishignorantdiscordantdisagreeingat variance

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Sum ungerád mann ... nolde gán tó ðám axum on ðone Wódnes-dæg, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 41. Dysig bið se wegférenda man, se ðe nimð ðone sméðan weg, ðe hine mislǽt ... Swá eác wé beóð ungeráde, gif wé lufiaþ ða hwílwendlícan lustas, Homl. Th. i. 164, 10.

Linked entry: ge-rád

wynsumness

(n.)
Grammar
wynsumness, e; f.

pleasantnessagreeablenessdelightpleasantnessfairnessbeautypleasantnessjoyousnessexultationdevotion

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Homl. 31, 3. pleasantness which affects the eye, fairness, beauty Wynsum[nysse] venustate, Hpt. Gl. 526, 22. pleasantness of behaviour. Similar entries v. wynsum, I. 2 God ús lǽrð sibbe and wynsumnesse, and deófol ús lǽrð unsibbe and wróhte, Homl.

hálgian

(v.)
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Th. i. 360, 33. to honour as holy Hy. 5, 2 (in Dict.). to keep a day holy, Bl. H. 37, 32 (in Dict.)

ge-wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrixl, -wrixle, es; n.

A changeinterchangevicissitudeturncourse

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Homl. 91, 24