hefigtímness
Trouble ⬩ affliction ⬩ vexation
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Trouble, affliction, vexation Ðone hé tealde him tó frýnd ðe him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde him he accounted his friend who brought some trouble upon him, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 19.
hreófla
Leprosy ⬩ scabbiness
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Kmbl. 8, 3: Homl. Th. i. 120, 15. Swá micel hreófla tanta scabies, Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 44. Geseah ðæt hirelíchama wæs áfylled mid hreóflan eam vidisset perfusam lepra, Num. 12, 10. Wið sceápa hreóflan against scab in sheep, Lchdm. iii. 56, 19
hux-líce
Ignominiously ⬩ disgracefully ⬩ unbecomingly
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Ignominiously, disgracefully, unbecomingly Ðone seó eorþlíce árleásnyss huxlíce tealde whom earthly impiety had disgracefully calumniated, Homl. Th. i. 48, 23.
hwem-dragen
Sloping
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Homl. 207, 17
in-stæppan
To step in ⬩ enter
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Hí sume gesáwon englas instæppende some of them saw angels entering, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 23
lǽne-
Transitory ⬩ transient ⬩ not enduring
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Homl. 73, 9. Hér is seó lǽnlíc winsumnes ac ðǽr is seó syngale nearones in this world is the delight that endures not, but in the next is the anxiety that continues for ever, L. E. I. pref; Th. ii. 394, 7
mangung
Trade ⬩ traffic ⬩ business ⬩ commerce ⬩ dealing ⬩ merchandise
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Se færþ embe his mangunge (cf. sume tó heora ceápe, l. 9), Homl. Th. i. 524, 12
manigfeald-líc
Manifold ⬩ having many parts ⬩ of many kinds ⬩ various
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Homl. 135, 18. Sangeras and mæssepreóstas and manigfealdlíce ciricean þegnas Church ministers of many kinds, 207, 32
mann-slaga
A homicide ⬩ man-slayer
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Gé sind manslagan ye are murderers, Homl. Th. i. 46, 24. Ðyder sculan mannslagan, Wulfst. 26, 14
mán-swara
A perjurer ⬩ one who swears falsely
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Homl. 61, 13: 63, 13. Mánsworan, Wulfst. 26, 16: Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 23; Cri. 1612: L. Ed. 3; Th. i. 160, 18, 19: L. E. G. 11; Th. i. 172, 19, 20
morgen-mete
A morning meal ⬩ breakfast
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Homl. i. 237, 33.]
óþ-beran
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Sumne fugel óþbær (bore off) ofer heánne holm, 291, 13; Wand. 81
prician
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Ðornas priciaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 20. Hé hét ðæs pápan lima gelóme prician, 312, 11. Ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricce on ánum brádum brede, Wulfst. 146, 21
rárian
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of human beings, to wail, lament loudly Seó dreórige módor samod mid ðám lícmannum rárigende hí ástrehte æt ðæs apostoles fótum, Homl.
gigant
A giant ⬩ gigas
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Homl. 31, 18
god-wrac
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Homl. 75, 26. Ðá æféstgodon ðæt sume godwrece men then certain wicked men were envious of that, Shrn. 74, 28. Gangaþ út git godwrecan and gongaþ út git ródewyrðan come out ye two wretches that deserve to be hanged, 43, 8
bita
a BIT, morsel, piece, fragment ⬩ frustum, buccella ⬩ anything that bites, a biter, an animal ⬩ ferus
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[biten; pp. of bítan to bite]. a BIT, morsel, piece, fragment; frustum, buccella Ne mihte hyra ǽlc ánne bitan of ðám gelæccan every one of them could not get a morsel, Homl. Th. i. 182, 10. Æfter ðam bitan post buccellam, Jn.
ge-béd-hús
A prayer-house ⬩ an oratory ⬩ house of prayer ⬩ orātōrium ⬩ dĕmus orātiōnis
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Godes cyrce is úre gebéd-hús God's church is our prayer-house, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 3
ge-býsnung
An example ⬩ exemplum
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Ne dó ge ná be his gebýsnungum do ye not according to his examples, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 35
Linked entry: ge-bisnung
ge-hrýne
A mystery ⬩ sacrament ⬩ mystērium
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A mystery, sacrament; mystērium Ðǽr Godes nama gelóme gecýged biþ, and ðæt [MS. ða] hálige gehrýne on mæssesange geoffrod, nis nǽnig tweó ðæt ðǽr biþ Godes engla andweardnes where God's name is frequently invoked, and the holy mystery offered in the