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ná-hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðor; conj.

Neither

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Ðá nolde hé ásendan náðor ne engel, ne heáhengel, ne wítegan, ne apostolas, Homl. Th. ii. 6, 15

ge-tíðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíðian, -týðian, -tigðian; p. ode; pp. od

To grantallow

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Ðæs him getíðaþ Drihten Crist the Lord Christ grants him that, Homl. Th. i. 76, 22. Ðú bǽde me and ic ðé ne getíðode you asked me and I did not grant thee, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 57, 16; Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 30.

Linked entries: ge-tigþian tíþian

gífer-nes

(n.)
Grammar
gífer-nes, -ness, e; f.

Greedinessavaricevoracitygluttonyaviditasgula

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Homl. 25, 1: Num. 11, 4: Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 2

Linked entry: giefernes

syngian

(v.)
Grammar
syngian, ode

To sin

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Singian, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 88. Wið God singian in Deum peccare, Gen. 39, 9. Geopenian ðǽm syngiendum hiera unryht, Past. 15; Swt. 91, 11. Ðæt hié óþre syngiende rihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 24

Linked entry: singian

þweorian

(v.)
Grammar
þweorian, þwyrian; p. ode

To be opposedadverseto be at variance

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Ðá ongunnon Phariséi him betwýnan ðwyrian the Pharisees began to be at variance among themselves, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 28

Linked entry: þweorh

þingere

(n.)
Grammar
þingere, es; m.
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Homl. 135, 33. Ðæt heó ús sý niilde þingere wið úrne Drihten, 159, 33. Ic beó eówer þyngere tó Gode, Shrn. 155, 2: Homl. Ass. 137, 701. Mid ða gife his ðingeres gratia suo intercessori, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 3. Mid þingere cum advocato, Wrt.

Linked entry: cyrc-þingere

un-trum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trum, adj.

Weaksickillinfirm

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Homl. 217, 25. Nǽnig næs tó ðæs untrum, ðæt hé sóna hǽlo ne onfénge, 223, 23. Ðæt flǽsc is untrum caro infirma est, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 41. Man hwylcne dǽl his hrægles tó untruman men bróhte, ðæt hé wearð hál geworden, Blickl. Homl. 223, 25.

weorold-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-spéd, e; f.
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Homl. 23, 26: 37, 36. worldly success Syndon ðíne willan on woruldspédum rihte, Cd. Th. 234, 11; Dan. 290 : Exon. Th. 185, 20 ; Az. 10

ysel

(n.)
Grammar
ysel, e; ysle, an; f.
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Heora wyrtruma bið swá swá windige ysla radix eorum quasi favilla erit (ls. 5, 24), Homl. Th. ii. 322, 20. Ða yslan cineres, Exon. Th. 213, 13; Ph. 224.

hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hǽte, an; f.

Heatbrewing

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Ðá ðá seó hǽte com ðá forscranc hit when the heat came then it withered away, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 30. On ðære hǽtan ðæs dæges in the heat of the day, Gen. 18, 1 : Mt. Kmbl. 20, 12.

Linked entry: hǽtu

hálsung

(n.)
Grammar
hálsung, heálsung, e; f.

Supplication, beseeching, entreaty, adjuration, exorcising, exorcism, augury, greetingsupplicationomen, auspiciumgreeting

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Homl. 99, 21. On hálsungum in obsecrationibus, Lk. Skt. 2, 37. On hálsungum precibus, L. Ecg. C. 2; Th. ii. 136, 19

Linked entries: hǽlsung hálsian

tó-beran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron ; pp. -boren.

To carry off in different directions,carry offTo move in different directions,separate

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Homl. 95, 16. Sýn his beam tóboren wíde may his children be scattered far and wide; commoti amoveantur filii ejus, Ps. Th. 108, 10. As he me in his fete tobere, Chauc. H. of F. ii. 60. intrans.

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDEconceal

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Homl. 53, 17. Crist hét hine hýdan ðæt hearde ísen [put up his sword], Homl. Th. ii. 246, 24. Nó ðú mínne þearft hafelan hýdan [bury], Beo. Th. 896; B. 446.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

ilding

(n.)
Grammar
ilding, e; f.

Delayputting offdeferringprolongingconnivance

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Búton yldinge, Homl. Th. i. 84. 34. Búton ǽlcere yldinge, Blickl. Homl. 87, 4. Be ðære ildinge [MS. Cott. ieldinge] suíðe wel Drihten þreáde Iudéas qua dissimulatione bene Iudæam Dominus corripit, Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 19.

Linked entries: yldig ælding eldung

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, an [but the singular rarely occurs] ; m.

A parentancestorfatherforefatherpredecessorelder

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Homl. 185, 20. Nolde hé him geceósan welige yldran he [Christ]. would not choose wealthy parents for himself, 23, 25

Linked entries: ældran ildra

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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Homl. 64, 34. Ac lícige swá hit lícige but please as it may, Wulfst. 191, 21. Ǽghwylc man þurh góde dǽda Gode lícian sceal, Blickl. Homl. 129, 34. Hé ðam cyninge wæs líciende, Bd. 5, 53; S. 632, 9. Him silfan lícigende, Lchdm. iii. 190, 24

Linked entry: ge-lícian

morgen

(n.)
Grammar
morgen, es; m.

morningmornthe morning of the next daymorrow

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Homl. 235, 18. Syððan morgen com, Beo. Th. 2159; B. 1077: Cd. 160; Th. 199, 29: Exod. 346. On morgene mane, Ps. Th. 91, 2. On morgenne in matutino, 100, 8. Æt ðære þriddan tíde on morgenne. Blickl. Homl. 201, 35: 203, 2.

Linked entries: margen morne regn

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.

Usefulprofitableadvantageousbeneficial

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Homl. 31, 30. Hé cwæþ, ðæt nyttre wǽre ðæt hié man gesealde, 75, 22. Wé mágon beón nyttran æt him, Past. 32; Swt. 211, 21. Rǽd biþ nyttost, Exon. Th. 341, 1; Gn. Ex. 119

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Homl. 111, 30. Ic gedǽle bá Sicimam et convallem, ða ǽr samod wǽron dividam Sichimam et convallem, Ps. Th. 59, 5. Hine gedǽlaþ dividet eum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 51.

ge-rýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rýman, p. de; pp. ed [rýman to make room]

To extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expanddīlātāre, amplĭfĭcāre, lŏcum dāre, apĕrīre, expandĕre

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Fox 1, 37; Met. 1, 19: Homl. Th. i. 564, 18: 28, 12. Se ðe his godcundnesse mid sóþum wísum gerýmeþ who truly manifests his divinity, Blickl. Homl. 179, 24. Gif him swá byþ gerýmed if he has opportunity, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 28.

Linked entry: rýman