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heard-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
heard-líce, adv.

Hardly, sorely, harshly, sternly, bravely, stoutly

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Hardly, sorely, harshly, sternly, bravely, stoutly Heardlíce duriter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 41. Se Godes man ongan heardlíce and bitterlíce wépan the man of God began to weep sorely and bitterly; solutus est in lacrymis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 29. Hé heardlíce

heal-lic

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Tó heallicum geseton ad palatinas zetas, An. Ox. 2996. Ðá heallican seld, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 23. Þá heallican palatinas (infulas), An. Ox. 4622. For 'Cot. 194, Lye' substitute

heán-lic

paltry ⬩ common ⬩ vile ⬩ contemptible ⬩ base

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Add: of little worth or importance, paltry, common; vilis Man wót oft máre be þám heálicran ðonne be þám heánlicran, Solil. H. 17, 14. vile, contemptible, base Heánlic slǽp, Dóm. L. 257. Eów mæg gescomian ꝥ gé swá heánlic geþóht on eów geniman for ánes

heáh-líc

(adj.)

Similar entry: heá-líc

heal-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heal-líc, adj.

Belonging to a hall or palace ⬩ aulicus, palatinus,

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Belonging to a hall or palace; aulicus, palatinus, Cot. 194, Lye

heán-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heán-líc, adj.

Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poor ⬩ infamis, fœdus, ridendus, dedecor, indecor

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Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poor Tó heánlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé mid úrum sceattum tó scype gangon unbefohtene too shameful methinks that ye with our treasures should go to your ships without a struggle, Byrht. Th. 133, 25. Swíðe nearewe sent and swíðe

híhþ

Grammar
híhþ, híhþu, híhþo.

altitude ⬩ a summit ⬩ top ⬩ the highest point ⬩ extreme degree ⬩ the heavens

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Ox. 3525. figurative: Heálic héþ edita (pudicitiae) proceritas, An. Ox. 1699 Swá mycelum swá hé on hýþe upp áhefð quanto in alto se erigit, Sci. it. 84, 16. high degree of a quality Heálicere héhþe (in tam) pręcelso (puritatis) fastigio, An.

Linked entries: heáhþu héhþu

mynster-gang

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Heálice gegaderunga ne mót mon gesceádan bútan bégea geðafunga. Heora ǽgðer mót ódrum lýfan mynstergang ( licentiam dare in monasterium ire ), LI. Th. ii. 152, 4. Add

hell-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
hell-cniht, es; m.
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An infernal servant, a devil as servant Stód se earming ætforan þám árleásan deofle þǽr hé heálíce sæt mid his hel-cnihtum, Hml. S. 3, 372

séftness

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Mid heálicre séf[t]nysse stæfne cum summę tranqulitatus uoce, Angl. xiii. 396, 436. Add

wundrung

Grammar
wundrung, <b>. I.</b>
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add: — Wiþ lungenádle, genim þǽre sylfan wyrte seáw, syle drincan; mid heálicre wundrunge hé bið gehǽled, Lch. i. 96, 10

beorhtlíce

(adv.)

splendidly ⬩ clearly

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Add: splendidly Heálíce, beorhtlíce conspicue, i. preclare. Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 15. of sight, clearly Mihton men beorhtlíce sceáwian Drihtnes fóta swaðe, Shrn. 81, 14. Ic wæs blind bám eágum, nú ic beorhtlíce leóhtes brúce, Hml. Th. i. 422, 7

ondryslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ondryslíce, adv.
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Awfully, terribly Hú egeslíce and hú andryslíce se heálica cyngc þǽr gedémeð ánra gehwylcum for ǽrdǽdum, Wlfst. 137, 2. Swíðe ondryslíce ierribiliter, Gr. D. 119, 24

rúmheortness

(n.)
Grammar
rúmheortness, e; f.

Liberality, munificence

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Liberality, munificence Syndon eahta heálíce mægenu ... ðæt is rúmheortnys ( largitas ) . . . Wulfst. 68, 19. Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedóm trumlíce up wegaþ ... rúmheortnes (largitas), L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 20.

in-timbrian

(v.)
Grammar
in-timbrian, p. ede, ode

To instruct

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In cyriclícum þeódscipum and in mynsterlícum heálíce intimbred ecclesiasticis ac monasterialibus disciplinis summe instructus, Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 35 : S. 622, 2

cyric-ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ǽwe, ciric-ǽwe,es; n.

An ecclesiastical marriage ⬩ ecclesiasticum matrimonium

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An ecclesiastical marriage; ecclesiasticum matrimonium Hí, þurh heálícne hád, ciricǽwe underféngan they, through holy orders, have entered into an ecclesiastical marriage, L. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 334, 14

heáfod-stede

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stede, es; m.

A chief place ⬩ toparchia

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Hwílum wǽran heáfodstedas and heálíce hádas micelre mǽðe wyrðe formerly the chief places and high ranks were entitled to much honour, L. Eth. vii. 3; Th. i. 330, 6

líg

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Ðætte se spearca ðára gódra weorca birne heálice ligge on dǽre incundan lufan, 86, 7. v. ád-, deáþ-, teón-líg (-lég)

uferor

(adv.)
Grammar
uferor, adv.
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Higher Swá swá heálícor, þæs uferur ut altius, An. Ox. 5058

Linked entry: ufor

bén-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
bén-tíd, e; f. [bén a prayer, tíd time]

Prayer-time ⬩ rogation-days ⬩ time for supplication ⬩ rogationum dies

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Prayer-time, rogation-days, time for supplication; rogationum dies Ðæt is heálíc dæg, bén-tíd brému that is a high day, a celebrated time for supplication Menol. Fox 148; Men. 75

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