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hræd-ness

(n.)
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hræd-ness, e; f.

Quicknessrapidity

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Quickness, rapidity Wundorlícre hrædnysse with wonderful quickness, Herb. 18, 4; Lchdm. i. 112, 1. Ond wé ðá mid wunderlícre hreðnysse porrum ðone cyning ofercwomon mira celeritate poro rege devicto, Nar. 4, 4. Se on hrædnesse swá mycele menigo heora

hreóf-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hreóf-ness, e; f.

Leprosy

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Leprosy Hreófnis swá snáw lepra quasi nix, Num. 12, 10

hreów-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hreów-ness, e; f.

Penitencerepentancesorrowcontrition

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Penitence, repentance, sorrow, contrition Æfter his dǽdbóte hreównysse post pœnitentiæ contritionem, L. Ecg. P. Th. ii. 170, 13. Hreównisse [hréunisse, Rush.] pœnitentiam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 21. Hreónisse, 3, 8. Hreáwnise, 21, 29: Mk. Skt. Lind. 6,

hreów-ness

Similar entry: wælhreówness

hrine-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hrine-ness, e; f.

Touchingcontact

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Touching, contact Fram werelíce hrinenesse a viri contactu, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 37. Mid ða ylcan hrinenesse eodem tactu, 31; S. 610, 34

hwít-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwít-ness, e; f.

Whiteness

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Whiteness Seó reádnes ðære rósan and seó hwítnes ðære lilian, Blickl. Homl. 7, 30: Homl. Th. i. 444, 14. His gewǽda scinon on snáwes hwítnysse his raiment shone with the whiteness of snow, ii. 242, 7

hwurful-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwurful-ness, e; f.

Changeablenessmutability

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Changeableness, mutability Ða twigu ðære hwurfulnesse genimina mutabilitatis, Past. 42, 3; Swt. 308, 1. Hió hit gecýþ self mid hire hwurffulnesse ðæt hió biþ swíðe wancol se instabilem mutatione demonstrat, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 34

hwyrf-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwyrf-ness, e; f.

Giddiness

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Giddiness Wið brægenes hwyrfnesse, Lchdm. iii. 70, 20

hygdig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hygdig-ness, e; f.

Chastitymodesty

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Chastity, modesty Hygdignisse castitatis, Rtl. 77. 33: 103. 40. Hygdignisse pudore, 110, 5

hýn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýn-ness, e; f.

Humiliationabasementproscription

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Humiliation, abasement, proscription Unsceaþþiendra hýnnysse proscriptionibus innocentum, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25, note

hýred-ness

(n.)

famereportfama

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fame, report; fama, Lye

hyrw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hyrw-ness, e; f.

Contemptreproach

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Contempt, reproach Hirwnessæ contemptus, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 141. Gefylled wé synd hirwnesseum repleti sumus despectione, 122, 4

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Idleness, vanity, frivolity, uselessness, futility, emptiness, falseness Seó ýdelnes is ðære sáwle feónd idleness is an enemy of the soul, L. E. I. 3 ; Th. ii. 404, 11. Ǽlces libbendes mannes mægen and anwald is ídelnes universa vanitas omnis homo vivens

Linked entry: ídel-gild

íð-ness

(n.)
Grammar
íð-ness, e ; f.

Easinessfreedomeasesatisfactiondelight

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Easiness, freedom, ease, satisfaction, delight Hwelce íðnesse hæfþ God æt úrum wítum neque Deus nostris cruciatibus pascitur, Past. 54, 5 ; Swt. 425, 11

lǽcedóm-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lǽcedóm-ness, e; f.

A plaster

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A plaster Lǽcedómnessa oððe sealfe cataplasma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 30

lǽr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lǽr-ness, e: f.

Emptiness

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Emptiness Se cymþ of tó micelre lǽrnesse it [hiccup] comes of too much emptiness, L. M. 1, 18; Lchdm. ii. 60, 20

lang-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lang-ness, e; f.

Length

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Length Brádnyss langnyss heáhnyss and deópnyss breadth, length, height and depth, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 21. Langnysse dagena ic gefylle hine longitudine dierum replebo eum, Ps. Spl. 90, 16. Ðonne sceal man ðysne wyrttruman gedrígean and ða langnysse tóceorfan

leás-ness

(n.)
Grammar
leás-ness, e; f.

Levityficklenessfalsenesslying

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Levity, fickleness; falseness, lying Þurh leásnesse per mendacium, Confess. Peccat. Ðæt ic swá wǽre álýsed fram ðære scylde ðære swýðe ídlan leásnesse ut sic absolvar reatu supervacuæ levitatis, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 30

léf-ness

Similar entry: leáf-ness

líc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
líc-ness, e; f.

Likenessformimagestature

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Likeness, form, image, stature Lícnessa imaginis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 19, 5. Tó lícnesse ad staturam, 6, 27