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medum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
medum-líc, adj.

middlingmoderatesmallworthyhonourable

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Hé hæfþ medemlíce nosu (cf. medmicle neosu þynne naso pertenui, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34) he has a slender nose, Homl. Th. i. 456, 18. worthy, honourable Medomlícan dignitosam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 64. Medomlíce dignitosa, 106, 55: 140, 27

neom

(v.)
Grammar
neom, neam, nam = ne eom

am notis not

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Nis álýfed it is not allowed, Homl. Th. i. 94. 29

Linked entry: nis

níþ-hycgende

(adj.)

having hatredmalice in the heart

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Him ( Christ ) mid næglum þurhdrifan níþhycgende ða hwítan honda, Exon. Th. 68, 28; Cri. 1110

port-weall

(n.)
Grammar
port-weall, es ; m.
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A town-wall Man gengde ábútan ðone portweall, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 267.

ge-yrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yrsian, p. ode; pp. od.

to angermake angryto be angry

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Irtacus ðá wearþ swíðe geyrsod Irtacus then became very angry, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 34. to be angry He nele swá micclum swá we geearniaþ us geyrsian he will not be angry with us so much as we deserve, 126, 6

Linked entries: ge-eorsian ge-orsod

ge-gearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearcian, p. ode; pp. od

To prepare

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Ap. 7, 16-7 : Homl. Th. ii. 84, 16

ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.

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sidefulness

(n.)
Grammar
sidefulness, e ; f.
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Homl. Skt. i. 13, 120

steór-setl

(n.)
Grammar
steór-setl, es; n.
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Se Hǽlend wearð on slǽpe on ðam steórsetle erat in puppi dormiens (Mk. 4, 37), Homl. Th. ii. 378, 17

swǽsness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsness, e; f.
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Ne áwurpe gé eówerne sige for wífa swǽsnyssum, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 54-58. Ðæt hé ðissere worulde swǽsnyssa ( blanditias ) warnige, Scint. 216, 12

un-coðu

(n.)
Grammar
un-coðu, e; f.: -coða, an; m.

Disease

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Gé gehwilce uncoðe gehǽldon, Homl. Th. i. 64, 23. Hé mid ísene ðone uncoðan (ða uncoðe, v. rr. ) áceorfe, R. Ben. 52, 19. Orfcwealm oþðon mancwealm þurh fǽrlíce uncoða, Wulfst. 170, 2

un-geleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáffulness, e; f.

Unbeliefincredulity

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Homl. 237, 9. Ungeleáfulnesse, 241, 34. For hyra ungeleáffulnysse, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 58: 17, 20. Hé tǽlde hyra ungeleáffulnesse, for ðam ðe hí ne gelýfdon ðám ðe hine gesáwon of deáþe árísan, Mk. Skt. 16, 14

wræc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wræc-full, adj.

Wretchedmiserable

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Wretched, miserable Ðæt án líf is wræcful, ðæt óðer is eádig; án hwílwéndlíc, óðer éce, Homl. Th. ii. 440, 4. Besceáwiaþ hú wræcfull ðis andwyrde líf is, i. 488, 21. Fram ðisum wræcfullum lífe, 84, I: ii. 370, 19.

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasantagreeable

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Homl. 107, 30. Eall ðæt him hér on worlde wynsumlíc wæs, 111, 26: 115, 11

ge-wealcan

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Add: to roll together, press together Heorotes horn gebærned tó ahsan, gegniden on mortere, and þonne ásift and mid hunige gewealcen tó snǽdum, Lch. ii. 238, 2. [O. H.

holian

(v.)
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To make a hole in, dig ground Gáþ gé and ꝥ stánclif hwæthugu holiað ite et rupem in modico cavate Gr. D. 113; 5. Hé hét ðá heardnysse swíðe holian on middan ðǽre flóre his botles (cf. fodiamus in medio tuguriunculi mei. Vit. Cuth. c. xviii), Hml.

hǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽren, adj.

Made of haircilicius

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Homl. 221, 24. Wring þurh hǽrenne cláþ wring through a hair cloth, Lchdm. i. 382, 21. Reáf hǽren vestimentum cilicium, Ps. Lamb. 68, l2

hafetian

(v.)

to clapapplaud

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Ǽrðan ðe se hana hafitigende cráwe before the cock clapping its wings crow, Homl. Th. ii. 246, 4

Linked entries: a-fétigan hafe beaftan

horig

(adj.)
Grammar
horig, horhig; adj.

Foul, dirty, defileduncleanlutulentus, cenosus

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Næs his reáf horig, Homl. Th. i. 456, 20. Mid horium reáfe, 528, 24. Mid horhgum scicelse, Th. Ap. 13, 26

ofer-slege

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-slege, es; n.

A lintelsuperliminare

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Homl. Th. i. 310, 29: ii. 40, 12 : 264, l : 266, 8