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ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

witssenses[right] mindmindintellectknowledgeunderstandingconsciousness

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Nú bidde ic dé ðæt ðú hí on gewitte gebringe now I beseech thee bring her to her wits, Homl. Th. i. 458, 11: Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 12; Jul. 144: 74 b; Th. 278, 13; Jul. 597.

Linked entry: wit

deád-licnys

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Add: mortal state, this life Hopa deádlícnysse þyssere . . . hopa éce spes mortalitatis hujus . . . spes aeterna, Scint. 219, 15

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Homl. 97, 22. Se gást nimeþ æt Gode swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him ǽr ðæt eorðfæt geworhte, Soul Kmbl. 13; Seel. 7 : Blickl. Homl. 23, 6. In éce wíte gefeallan, 57, 21. Se ðæt wíte ǽr tó wrece gesette, Cd. Th. 295, 28; Sat. 494.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Homl. 21, 17, 21. Swíþe lytelíce, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 11. <b>II a.</b> in the superlative, chiefly, especially, mostly :-- Seó bóc (St. John's gospel ) hrepaþ swýðost ymbe Cristes godcundnysse, Homl. Th. i. 70, 1.

Linked entry: swíðor

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Homl. 21, 17 : Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 9. Ðonne wile hé onfón rihtre ondetnesse true confession, Blickl. Homl. 155, 1. Mid rihtum ondgite, 63, 29. Hé ongon hí lǽran ðæt hí rihte sibbe betwih him hæfdon . . .

a-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gangan, pp. -gangen; -gongen

To go or pass by or overto happenbefalpræterireevenire

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Swá hit agangen wearþ how it had befallen, Beo. Th. 2473; B. 1234. Wæs ðæs mǽles mearc agongen the limit of the time was passed. Cd. 83; Th. 103, 17; Gen. 1719: Exon. 39b; Th. 130, 20; Gú. 441

Linked entry: a-gongen

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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Ne ascýtt Sennacherib flán into ðære byrig Hierusalem Sennacherib shall not shoot arrows into the city of Jerusalem, Homl. Th. i. 568, 31.

Linked entry: a-scuton

dǽlere

(n.)
Grammar
dǽlere, es; m.

DEALER, divider, distributor, agent divīsor, sequester

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Ðam wǽdlan gedafenaþ ðæt he gebidde for ðane dǽlere on the indigent it is incumbent that he pray for the distributor, Homl. Th. i. 256, 33. God gesette ðone wélegan dǽlere on his gódum God appointed the wealthy a distributor of his goods, ii. 102, 28

fǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽrlíc, feárlic; def.se fǽrlíca, seó, ðæt fǽrlíce; adj.

Sudden, unexpected, quick sŭbĭtus, repentīnus

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Se fǽrlíca deáþ sudden death, Homl. Th. ii. 22, 19

Linked entries: feárlíc férlíc

furþ-an

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-an, furþ-on, furþ-um; adv. [furþ = forþ forth, furþan, furþon, furþum, forþum, dat.]

Alsotooevenindeedfurtherat firstetiamquĭdemprīmo

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Homl. 179, 5. Ic furþum ongan búgan I first [prīmo] began to dwell Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 21; Gú. 1213

Linked entry: furþum

irfe-land

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-land, es; n.

heritable land

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Land that passes as an inheritance, heritable land Ic cýðo hú mín willa is ðet mín ærfelond fére ðe ic gebohte on ǽce ærfe I declare how my will is that my heritable land shall go, that I bought in perpetual inheritance, Chart. Th. 476, 12.

liccian

(v.)
Grammar
liccian, p. ode

To lick

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Ða réðan deór heora liþa liccodon mid líðran tungan, Homl. Skt. 4, 407: Lk. Skt. 16, 21. Liccedon linxerunt; liccigan lincxere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 54, 55. His fétlástas licciende. Glostr. Frag. 110, 3

miscian

(v.)
Grammar
miscian, p. ode

To mixto mix in due proportion

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Gehwæðeres sceal mon nyttian and miscian ðæt ðone líchoman hǽle each method (treatment by hot or by cold remedies) shall be used and applied in due proportion, that the body may be cured, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 7

nytness

(n.)
Grammar
nytness, e; f.

Useutilityadvantageprofit

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Homl. 57, 8. Mid allum ðǽm nytnessum ge on fixnoþum ge on médwum ðe ðǽrtó belympaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 186, 5, 9

ge-sceapennys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceapennys, -sceapenys, -scapennys, -nyss, e; f.

A creation, creating, formationcreātio

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deófle ge-efenlǽcþ se biþ deófles bearn, ná þurh gecynd oððe þurh gesceapenysse, ac þurh ða geefenlǽcunge and yfele geearnunga the man who imitates the devil is a child of the devil, not by nature nor by creation, but by that imitation and evil deserts, Homl

Linked entry: ge-scapennys

stunt

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt, adj.
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Ic wæs stunt, and ic eom nú wís, Homl. Th. i. 433, 6. Ðú sprǽce swá swá án stunt wíf, ii. 452, 31. Ðú stunta fatue, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 22. For eówer stuntan lage per traditionem vestram, Mk. Skt. 7, 13. Swá stunte nýtenu sicut bruta animalia, Coll.

un-earh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earh, adj.

Undauntedintrepidfearless

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Sum cásere wæs on ðám dagum unearh on gefeohtum, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 47. Gif mane bið ákenned on .xxii. nihta ealdne mónan se bið unearh fihtling, Lchdm. iii. 158, 11.

leáf

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Add: leave Búton se abbod him geþafunge mid leáfe sylle; sý þeáh seó leáf on ðá wísan ꝥ þǽr seó foresǽde bót fylige nisi forte abbas licentiam dederit per permissionem suam; ita tamen ut satisfaciat reus ex hoc R. Ben. 69, 7.

rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmlíce, adv.

largely, fully,liberallygraciously, kindly, benignly

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Homl. 49, 32. graciously, kindly, benignly Rúmlíce clementer, Rtl. 89, 38 : Mt. Kmbl. p. 16, 7. Heó rumliche hit (silver and gold) ȝef þon kempan, Laym. 2452

Linked entry: rúm-líc

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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Homl. ii. 107, 19. Ræden and runan (rouni, 2nd MS.), Laym. 2331

Linked entries: rún rúnere