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-estre

(suffix)
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Add: v. baec-estre, bepǽc-estre, bígeng-estre, byrd-estre, cenn-estre, cynn-estre, crenc-estre, forsǽw-estre, fylg-estre, glíwbyden-estre, hearp-estre, hopp-estre, hulf-estre, ic-estre, lǽttéw-estre, lopp-estre, luf-estre, lybb-estre, nídhǽm-estre, tæpp-estre

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pota potSHERD testa, testu

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Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452, 29. Crocsceard testu Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 29

Linked entry: sceard

ormǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
ormǽtness, e; f.

Excess, immensity

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Homl. Th. ii. 186, 15. Micelre ormǽt[nysse] mirae magnitudinis. Hpt. Gl. 454, 77. Náht elles gestincan búton unstenca ormǽtnessa, Wulfst. 139, 8

ge-síþwíf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþwíf, es; n.

A woman of the class to which the 'gesith' 'comes' belongs

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Anastasia's the holy lady; she was very noble with respect to this world, Shrn. 30, 20. All ða gesíþwíf and ða æðelan fǽmnan all the ladies and noble women, 87, 21

Linked entry: ge-síþman

ge-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spreca, an; m.

One who talks with anothera counsellor

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One who talks with another, a counsellor Abraham wæs Godes gespreca Abraham was one who talked with God, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 12.

Linked entry: ge-speca

ge-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tígan, pp. -tíged

To tiebind

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Ðǽr stód án ramm getíged be ðam hornum there stood a ram tied by the horns, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 3: i. 206, 10: Lk. Bos. 19, 30: Mt. Bos. 21, 2

tó-stencedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-stencedness, e; f.

dispersiondissipationdestruction

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Ungeþyld is ealra mægna tóstencednys, Homl. Th. ii. 544, 6. Cometa, ðonne hé ætýwþ, ðonne tácnaþ hé hungor oððe cwealm oððe tóstencednysse ðæs eardes, Anglia viii. 321, 22

Linked entries: stencedness tó-stencan

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Homl. 205, 10. Ná twý ys, ðæt . . . non dubium est, quod . . ., Scint. 48, 10.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

meaht

(n.)
Grammar
meaht, <b>, maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht,</b> e; f. (but mihtes,
  • Ps, Th. 70, 18
).

Mightpowervirtueabilityan exercise of powermighty work

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Homl. 31, 33. Þurh his godcunde meht, 121, 15. Ðín mægen is áterod and ða mihte ðú næfst, Homl. Skt. 3, 611. Se weard hafaþ miht and strengþo, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 22; Gen. 950. Virtutes sindgecwedene mihta, þurh ða wyrcþ God fela wundra, Homl.

Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht

fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting jējūniuma fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall mūnīmentum, arx, castelluman inclosed place, cloister claustrum

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Ðes gearlíca ymryne us gebrincþ efne nú ða clǽnan tíd lenctenlíces fæstenes this yearly course just now brings us the pure time of the lenten fast, Homl. Th. ii. 98, 25: Homl. Blick. 27, 23.

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garmentdressroberailclothing

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Homl. 95, 20. Hrægl spolia, Ps. Spl. 67, 13

Linked entry: hrægl

tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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Homl. Th. ii. 92, 15. Mid ðý ðe hié ðone drenc druncon, hraþe heora heorta wæs tólésed and heora mód onwended, Blickl. Homl. 229, 13, 18. Seó sáwul on flǽsclícum lustum biþ tólýsed, Homl. Th. i. 408, 16.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Homl. 15, 26. Þurh þíne ágene gémeléste, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 1. Gif ðæt þíne ágne (ágnan, Bod. MS.) welan wǽron, 7, 3; Fox 20, 17. where the noun is qualified by an adjective For þínum ídlan gilpe, Blickl. Homl. 31, 14.

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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Gebróðru, miltsige eów God, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 24. Eálá! ðú man, miltsa ðé, L. E. I. pref.; Th. ii. 394, 30. Miltsa mé miserere mei, Mk. Skt. 10, 48. Miltsa eallum ðínum wiðerwinnum, and ágyld gód for yfele, Homl. Th. ii. 344, 2.

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Ðú cwǽde ðæt ǽlc wuht his rihte gesetnesse fuleóde, bútan menn ánum thou saidst that every creature fulfilled its right institution, except man alone, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 330, 35.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. used of more than one person, dual plural used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors used of one person, by a writer or speaker by a prince

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Homl. 81, 33. Wé men sculon, Exon. Th. 46, 33; Cri. 746. Wé selfe cúþen, 147, 7; Gú. 723. Wé ealle wǽron ðé fylgende, and ðú eart úre ealra fultum ða ðe on ðé gelýfaþ, Blickl. Homl. 229, 20.

Linked entry: ús

sóþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-fæst, adj.

true, without deceptiontrue in deedjustrighteouspiouswithout wickednesstrue in speechveracious

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Homl. 75, 27. Hit (the law) sóðfæste siððan heóldon godfyrhte guman, Andr. Kmbl. 3026; An. 1516. Ðú eart seó séfte ræst sóþfæstra tu requies tranquilla piis, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 34: Blickl. Homl. 131, 23.

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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Homl. 223, 7. Gásta unclǽnra lutun tó him spiritus inmundi procidebant ei, Mk. Skt. Rush. 3, 11. Loð and Josue luton wið heora (the angels they saw), Homl. Th. i. 38. 21.

módigian

(v.)
Grammar
módigian, módigan; p. ode.

to be or become proudto gloryexultto take offence through prideto bear one's self proudlyimpetuously

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Bebeódaþ ðám rícum ðæt hí ne módigan on heora ungewissum welan, Homl. Th. i. 256, 25. Ðá begann hé (Lucifer ) tó módigenne for ðære fægernesse ðe hé hæfde, 10, 22.

Linked entry: módegian

þridda

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þridda, þirda (in North.)

third

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Homl. 181, 2. Nán þridde be him sylfum ne lét hé he admitted no third hypothesis about himself, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 633. marking degrees of relationship :-- Þridde fæder proavus, þridde móder proavia, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 55, 56.

Linked entry: þirda