herigendlíce
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Ðæt ilce ðæt hé untǽlwyrðlíce ondréd tó onfónne, ðæt ilce se óðer swíðe hergeondlíce (hergendlíce, v.l.) gewilnode quod laudabiliter alter appetiit, hoc laudabiliter alter expavit, Past. 49, 19. Herigendlíce (hergendlíce, v. l.), 295, 5: Bd.
resten-dæg
A day of rest, Sabbath
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Se Sæternesdæg wæs geháten restendæg... on ðam dæge læg Cristes líc on byrigene, and hé árás of deáþe on ðam Sunnandæge, and se dæg is cristenra manna restendæg, Homl. Th. ii. 206, 3-33.
ríca
A powerful person ⬩ ruler
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Wulf biþ se unrihtwísa ríca ðe bereáfaþ ða eádmódan, Homl. Th. i. 242, 3. Hé nolde ólæcan ǽnigum rícan mid geswǽsum wordum, ii. 514,13. Ðonne gesihst ðú ða unrihtwísan cyningas and ða ofermódan rícan bión swíðe unmihtige, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 27
ofer-drenc
Excessive drinking, drunkenness
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., Homl. Th. ii. 592, 6. Ðú woldest mé laðian, ðá ðá ic wæs mid ðé, ðæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer míne gewunan ...
ofer-geótan
to cover by pouring, to suffuse
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Homl. 85, 8. Dreórige hleór sealtum dropum ofergeótaþ suffuse the mournful face with tears Dóm. L. 4, 36. Ðæt scyp wearþ ofergoten operiretur mid ýðum, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 24. Mid swáte ofergoten, Glostr. Frag. 104, 17. Mid wópe ofergoten, Ælfc. T.
ofer-sceáwian
to overlook, superintend
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Homl. i. 117, 7.]
tó-sígan
To fall to pieces, ⬩ to decay, ⬩ get worn out
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Homl. Th. i. 456, 20. Binnon feówertig geára fæcenæs nán man gelegerod on eallum ðam folce, ne heora reáf næs tósigen (cf. vestimentum tuum nequaquam vetustate defecit, et pes tuus non est subtritus, en quadrigesimus annus est.
eówde
A flock, herd ⬩ grex
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Sceal beón án eówd and án hyrde there shall be one fold and one shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 244, 1, 3. Ic hæbbe óðre scep ðe ne sind ná of ðisre eówde I have other sheep which are not of this fold. Homl. Th. i. 242, 35: 244, 6: ii. 114, 21
mǽrsung
a making known ⬩ report ⬩ rumour ⬩ fame ⬩ renown ⬩ celebrity ⬩ celebration ⬩ a making great ⬩ magnifying ⬩ glorification ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ excellency ⬩ honour ⬩ favour
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Ðeós is Cristes mǽrsung æfter ðære menniscnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 28. Mid ealre boncunga and mǽrsunga hine herian to praise him with giving thanks and glory to him, Blickl. Homl. 31, 21.
nídan
To force ⬩ compel ⬩ urge
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Homl. 213, 1. Ðone hig nýddon ðæt hé bǽre hys róde, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 32. Nýd compelle, Lk. Skt. 14, 23 : Homl. Th. ii. 376, 14. Ne niéde (MS. H. nýde) ðú hine you shall not press him (the debtor), L. Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 22.
ge-sceád
separation, distinction, difference ⬩ power of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argument ⬩ distinctio, discretio, distantia
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Bos. 12, 36: Homl. Th. i. 96, 20: ii. 50, 1. Ðæt he mid gesceáde hine betealde unsynninne that he proved himself sinless with reasoning, 226, 11: Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 17. For hwylcum gesceáde propter quam rationem, quapropter, Ælfc.
súpan
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Hé gelǽhte ǽnnecalic and sealde his gingrum of tó súpenne, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 14. Hé scóf on hálig wæter of ðam hálgan treówe, sealde ðam ádligan of tó súpenne, Homl.
un-lust
absence of desire ⬩ disgust ⬩ disinclination ⬩ want of appetite ⬩ disinclination to action ⬩ listlessness ⬩ want of pleasure ⬩ joylessness ⬩ weariness ⬩ an evil pleasure ⬩ lust
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cf. 552, 12) þeóstra, Homl. Th. ii. 556, 22. [ȝæn unnlusst and forrswundennleȝȝc, Orm. 4562. He doth alle thing with slaknes and excusacioun, and with ydelnes and unlust, Chauc. Pers. T. (de accidia).
costnung
A temptation ⬩ trying ⬩ trial ⬩ tribulation ⬩ tentatio ⬩ probatio ⬩ tribulatio
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Bos. 11, 4; 22, 40, 46; Homl. Th. ii. 596, 9; 600, 16. On costunge in tentatione Deut. 9, 22. Sindan costinga monge arisene many temptations are arisen Exon. 33a; Th. 104, 18; Gú. 9.
inc
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of dual of pronoun of 2nd person Inc ágényrnþ sum man occurrit vobis homo, Mk. Skt. 14, 13. Nys mé inc tó syllanne non est meum dare vobis, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 23.
þæc
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Ða tær ðæt hors ðæt ðæc of ðære cytan hrófe, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 16
þrǽstan
to twist ⬩ writhe ⬩ roll about ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ harass ⬩ plague ⬩ afflict ⬩ to press ⬩ constrain
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to twist, writhe, roll about Ðæt hors on misenlíce dǽlas hit wond and ðrǽste cum diversas in partes se torqueret, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 36.
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leáf
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Ben. 67, 7. v. cawel-leáf, fíc-leáf, hoc-leáf, holen-leáf, ítig-leáf, wín-leáf
tó-hopa
Hope, ⬩ expectation
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Homl. i. 155, 8
mæðel
an assembly ⬩ a deliberative or judicial meeting ⬩ council ⬩ speech ⬩ address ⬩ harangue ⬩ conversation
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Icel. vera á máli to converse) thou didst hear the holy man Moses when conversing with him, Elen. Kmbl. 1568; El. 78 b.
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