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sám-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-lǽred, adj.

Imperfectly taught

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Homl. Th. ii. 438, 6. Barbarismus and solocismus bécumaþ of ðam sámlǽredum leáslíce geclypode oððe áwritene, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 22 ; Som. 51, 52

sand-corn

(n.)

a grain of sand

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a grain of sand Gif míne synna and mín yrmþ wǽron áwegene on ánre wǽgan, ðonne wǽron hí swǽrran gesewene ðonne sandcorn on sǽ, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 24.

up-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
up-rihte, adv.

uprightlyerectlyright upexactly overheadin the zenith

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Mann ána gǽþ uprihte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 30: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 57. Ðá árás se cnapa and uprihte eode, 6, 41. right up, exactly overhead, in the zenith Gǽð seó suntte uprihte (upp-, MS. P.) on ðam sumerlícan sunnstede on middæge, Lchdm. iii. 258, 15

wæterig

(adj.)
Grammar
wæterig, adj.

Watery

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Rixe weaxst on wæterigum stówum, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 10 : Lchdm. i. 98, 26

gýmeleás

(adj.)
Grammar
gýmeleás, adj.

Carelessnegligentuncared forwanderingstraynegligens

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Homl. 55, 30

hálettan

(v.)
Grammar
hálettan, p. te

To salute, greet, hail

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Homl. 155, 20. Iohannes hálette on hie mycelre stefne John greeted her with a loud voice, 143, 15. Hie háletton on hie they greeted her, 139, 25

Linked entries: álette hǽlettan

healf-cwic

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-cwic, adj.

Half alive, half dead

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Homl. 203, 19

rihtlǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtlǽcung, e; f.

Correction, making right

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Tó ðám dómbócum ðe se heofonlíca Wealdend his folce gesette tó rihtlǽcunge ealra forgǽgednyssa, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 20. Hrihtlǽcinge ratiocinationis, Hpt. Gl. 481, 78

ofer-hleápan

(v.)

to overleap, pass by jumping

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Ðæt hors slóg on ðam wege oferhleóp, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17. All eorþlíc þing wæs oferhleápende transiliens 2, 7; S. 509, 14. Similar entries v. next word

ofer-mód

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, es; n.

pride, arrogance, over-confidencea high stylesuperbia

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Homl. i. 9, 30.] a high style (?) Ofermód coturnus Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 5

Linked entries: mód ofer-méde

of-wundrod

(n.; adj.; part.)

astonished

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Seó cwén wæs tó ðan swíðe ofwundrod, ðæt heó næfde furþor nǽnne gást, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 18. Maria and Ioseph wǽron ofwundrode ðæra worda, i. 144, 15. [Wurþen men swíðe ofwundred and ofdréd, Chr. 1135; Erl. 261, I.]

or-þanc

(adj.)
Grammar
or-þanc, adj.

Cunning, skilful

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Homl. 99, 31

smæccan

(v.)
Grammar
smæccan, smecgan; smæhte

To taste sapere

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Homl. i. 189, 5. Unlouely þei smauʒte Piers P. 5, 363.]

Linked entry: smecgan

ge-síclian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-síclian, -sýclian; p. ode; pp. od [seóc sick]

To be taken sick or illto be infirmægrōtāreinfirmāri

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Ðá wearþ his hors gesíclod his horse became ill, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 169

ge-þénsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þénsum, adj.

Obsequiousobligingserviceableofficiosus

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Obsequious, obliging, serviceable; officiosus He wearþ geset cumena þén ðæt he mynsterlícum cumum geþénsum wǽre he was appointed servant of guests that he might attend upon the monastic guests, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 24.

Linked entries: -þegnsum þénsum

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Homl. 7, 21. Wundne wer (cf. gewundodne monn, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 16), Met. 8, 35. Gé Galiléiscan weras uiri Galilei, Blickl. Homl. 123, 20. Niniuetisce weras (wæras viri, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 12, 41.

Linked entry: wíf

hwíl

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(with constructions as in ) an hour; hora. as a definite space of time Ðás hlætmesto án tíd ł huíl ( una hora ) worohton, Mt. L. 20, 12. Ne mæhtest áne hwíle (huíle, L.) áwæccan ?, Mt.

líget

(n.)
Grammar
líget, es; m. n.: lígetu, e; f.

Lightning

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Ðǽr begann tó brastligenne micel þunor and líget sceótan, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 23. Swá háttra sumor swá mára þunor and líget, Lchdm. iii. 280, 10. [Swá stor þunring and lǽgt wes, swá dæt hit ácwealde manige men, Chr. 1085: Erl. 219, 22.]

Linked entry: légetu

(v.)
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Homl. 179, 34. Hwǽðer hit sig ðe sóð ðe leás. Gen; 42, 16. Ðæs sig Metode þanc. Beo. Th. 3561; B. 1778. Ðæt gé witen hwæt hit sié, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 13. Gif ðú sié Godes sunu, Blickl. Homl. 27, 7. Him sió wuldor, Hy. 8, 4.

swecc

(n.)
Grammar
swecc, swæcc, es; m.
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On swæcce swéttran ðonne beóna hunig, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 30: 144, 4. <b>Ia.</b> the sense, of taste :-- Mid úrum fif andgitum . . . swæc and stenc, Homl. Th. i. 138, 27. Swæcc, ii. 550, 11: Wrt.

Linked entries: swæc swice