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þóht

(n.)
Grammar
þóht, es; m.
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Lind. 5, 15. Mid þóhtes wilnunga besmiten desiderio cogitationis coinquinatus, L. Ecg. C. 5; Th. ii. 138, 15. In alle ðóht ðínne in tota mente tua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 37. In ðon ilco ðócht in eundem sensum, p. 9, 18.

wilcumian

(v.)
Grammar
wilcumian, p. ode

To welcomebid welcomegreetsalute

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v. preceding word), Lind.) ł groeta salutari Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 38

Linked entry: wellcumian

smireness

(n.)
Grammar
smireness, e; f.

Ointment, unguent

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Lind. 26, 12. Smirenisse unguenti Rtl. 115, 41. Smyrenisse Lchdm. i. 346, 9. Mið smiriniss unguento Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 38: oleo 46. Smyrenesse unctum Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 35. Smerenessa and sealf Lchdm. ii. 10, 19: 158, 9.

Linked entry: smereness

feól-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
feól-heard, adj.

File-hardhard like a fileinstarlīmæ dūrus

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File-hard, hard like a file; instar, līmæ dūrus Hí léton of folman feólhearde speru they let the file-hard spears from their hands, Byrht. Th. 134, 63; By. 108

morþor-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-bedd, es; n.

The bed of deaththe bed where a murdered man lies

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The bed of death, the bed where a murdered man lies Wæs ðam yldestan mǽges dǽdum morþorbed stréd (of a man shot by his brother), Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436

ge-cyssan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyssan, p. -cyste; pp. -cyssed [cyssan to kiss]

To kissoscŭlāri

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Lind. 7, 38

ge-screncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-screncan, p. te

To cause to shrink, to destroy, supplant

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Lind. 13. 6. Ðú gescrenctyst on-arísende on me supplantasti insurgentes in me, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 41

stig-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
stig-ráp, es ; m.
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(In each case the word occurs in a list of words connected with riding.) Stírápas scansilia, 41, 34

Linked entry: stí-ráp

þe

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, <b>=se</b>,
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Lind. 15, 24. Ðe ilca ipse, 3, 4. Ðe ðe qui, 3, 2. Ðe Hǽlend, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 2, 6

un-geleáfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáfullíc, adj.

unbelievingincredulousunbelievableincredible

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unbelieving, incredulous Gif hwá ðises ne gelýfð hé ys ungeleáfulíc, Jud. 15, last line. unbelievable, incredible Ic wát ðæt hit wile ðincan swýðe ungeleáffullíc ungelǽredum mannum, Lchdm. iii. 270, 7

ge-onlícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onlícan, p. ge-onlícte, ge-onlíhte
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To make like; reflex. with tó, to pretend to be Hé geonlícte (-líhte, v. l.) hine sylfne tó sumum ælþeódigum men peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Gr. D. 75, 4

Linked entry: on-lícan

sǽd-berende

(adj.)

seed-bearing

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Sethes líce, Cd. Th. 69, 33; Gen. 1145. Grówende wirte and sǽdberende herbam viventem et facientem semen, Gen. 1, 29

ǽnga

Solitary

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Solitary Hé lifað leódum feor, lócað geneahhe fram ðám unlǽdan ǽngan hláford he lives far from men, from the wretched solitary often are his lord's looks turned, Sal. 382. Substitute:

riht-gelífende

(adj.)

having a true belief faithful

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Ic beó lífes gást on eallum rihtgelýfendum on mé, 185, 34

Linked entry: ge-lífende

heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs,
  • Cd. 215
  • ;
  • Th. 270, 9
  • ;
  • Sat. 87
  • .
]

A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, companya troop, flockstrues, acervus

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Be ðam gesǽligan heápe ðe mid ðam Hǽlende on ðisum lífe drohtnode of the blessed company that lived with the Saviour in this life, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 22.

hlutor

(adj.)
Grammar
hlutor, hluttor; adj.

Clear, pure, bright, sincere

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Wæs hé hluttor and clǽne on his lífe he was pure and clean in his life, Blickl. Homl. 217, 9: Ps. Th. 72, 17. Óþ ðæt byþ áhafen hluttor móna donec extollatur luna, 71, 7: Exon. 58 b; Th. 210, 9; Ph. 183.

Linked entry: hlýttor

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.
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Add: of a superior to an inferior Ic ( Edgar) beó eów swýðe hold hláford þá hwíle þe mé líf gelǽst, Ll. Th. i. 278, ii. Ic (Cnut ) cýðe eów ꝥ ic wylle beón hold hláford and unswícende tó Godes gerihtum and tó rihtre woroldlage, Cht.

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Þincþ him tó lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum it seems to him too long [to the time] when he shall be taken from the troubles of this life, Homl. Th. i. 140, 9.

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, m.

a blowingbreathbreathingspiritinspirationflameblazeprosperity

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(in a list 'de igne'), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 13. Biscophádas oððe blǽd flamina, ii. 35, 68. prosperity Gif him þince ꝥ his hús byrnð, micel blǽd and torhtnes him byð tóweard, Lch. iii. 170, 10

Linked entry: blæst

ge-wítigian

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

To prophesy

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Lind. 15, 7: 11, 13. Swá hit gewítgod wæs as it was prophesied, Blickl. Homl. 93, 29: 83, 28