sceadwung
An overshadowing
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Se fulla móna fǽrlíce fágettaþ ðonne hé ðæs sunlícan leóhtes bedǽled biþ þurh ðære eorþan sceadwunge (by the casting of the earth's shadow), Homl. Th. i. 610,1
up-weardes
Upwards
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Homl. 227, 16. Hé his handa wæs uppweardes brǽdende wið ðæs heofones manus ad coelum tendons, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 19
Linked entry: uppe-weardes
wærness
Prudence, circumspection, caution
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Homl. 213, 6 11
búgan
To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare, incolere
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Ðǽr nó men búgaþ eard where men inhabit not a home, 58a; Th. 208, 18; Ph. 157. Búgede habitatvit, Aldh. Gl. Grn
hǽðen-gilda
A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater
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A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater Hé is gehiwod tó cristenum men, and is earm hǽðengylda he is in appearance a Christian, and is a miserable heathen, Homl. Th. i. 102, 16. Se yldesta hǽðengylda the chief idolater, 72, 9.
hand-seax
A short sword, dagger ⬩ a short sword, dirk
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Godes engel stód mid handsexe God's angel stood with a dagger, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 17. Án handsecs on hundeahtotigan mancysan goldes a dagger worth eighty mancuses of gold, Th. Chart. 501, 3: 502, 16. Handsex, 527, 8
heáfod-burh
Chief town, capital, metropolis ⬩ metropolis
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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31.
heáne
Ignominiously, shamefully, abjectly
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Scyldigra scólu áscyred weorþeþ heáne from hálgum the band of the guilty shall with shame be separated from the holy, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 17; Cri. 1609: 75 b; Th. 283, 16; Jul. 681.
on-timber
material ⬩ reason, occasion ⬩ materia
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For ðisum antimbre ic gedyrstlǽhte ðæt ic ðás gesetnysse undergann, Homl. Th. i. 2, 26
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LÆS
Less ⬩ lest
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Th. 13, 9: 10, 2: Homl. Th. ii. 104, 12: Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 30. Hú gé fullecost mágon Gode þiówian ðæt eów læst þing mierþ quod facultatem præbeat sine impedimenta Domino observiendi, Past. 51, 7; Swt. 401, 17
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siððan
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Homl. iii. 31 : Cd. Th. 309, 7 ; Sat. 706
un-rótness
Sadness ⬩ sorrow ⬩ trouble ⬩ gloominess
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Homl. 25, 31.
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wundor-líc
Wonderful ⬩ exciting admiration ⬩ surprise
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Homl. 127, 14
hǽðen
HEATHEN, pagan, gentile ⬩ a heathen ⬩ a heathen, gentile woman ⬩ ethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanus ⬩ a heathen
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Homl. 203, 3
mearc
a limit ⬩ bound ⬩ term ⬩ a limit ⬩ boundary ⬩ a boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estate ⬩ a boundary ⬩ confine of a district ⬩ border ⬩ the territory within the boundaries ⬩ fines
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Th. 4758; B. 2384. a limit, boundary (of place), Beó ðǽr gemeten nygon fét of ðam stacan tó ðære mearce ( the limit up to which the hot iron had to be carried; cf. Grmm. R. A. 918), L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 13.
wyrcan
to work ⬩ labour ⬩ to make ⬩ to make ⬩ form ⬩ construct ⬩ to be the source ⬩ cause of, to produce ⬩ to make ⬩ constitute ⬩ to work ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ to perform a rite ⬩ keep a season ⬩ to work ⬩ effect a purpose ⬩ attain an object,
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Homl. 75, 13. Gód wyrcan, Ps. Th. 52, 4. Yfel wyrcean, Blickl. Homl. 181, 34. Wundor wyrcan, Beo. Th. 1865 ; B. 930 : Ps. Th. 85, 9. Lof sceolde hé Drihtnes wyrcean, Cd. Th. 17, 8 ; Gen. 256.
ofer
with dat. generally with the idea of rest; ⬩ above, over ⬩ denoting contact with anything, upon, on ⬩ denoting extension over, throughout, in, on ⬩ denoting a higher degree, beyond, more than ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion, over ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ with the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expected ⬩ marking time, after, beyond ⬩ denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an object ⬩ denoting motion which is diffused over a surface ⬩ denoting extension through a space, throughout, among ⬩ denoting motion from below, over, above ⬩ denoting motion from above, upon, on ⬩ denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effect ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ above, more than ⬩ supra, super ⬩ beyond, besides ⬩ ultra ⬩ denoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, against ⬩ with words implying rest ⬩ (cf. to talk over) ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5) ⬩ without ⬩ with words expressing time, ⬩ after ⬩ through, during
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Homl. 93, 18. Bufan ðæm máran wealle ofer ealne ðone ymbgong hé is mid stǽnenum wíghúsum beworht, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 20. Mann ús ofer eall (Ger. überall) sóhte, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 450.
Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan
scrín
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Ðá gebrohte se bisceop ealle ða hálgan bán on gelimplícum scrýnum, and gelógodon hí up on cyrcan, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 275. Ðá wolde se cásere wyrcan him eallum (the seven sleepers) gyldene scrýn, Homl. Th. ii. 426, 22.
ge-fyllan
To fill ⬩ fulfil ⬩ make a total ⬩ complete ⬩ finish ⬩ accomplish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ implere ⬩ saturare
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Homl. 233, 28, 12 : Guthl. 5; Gdwn. 40, 25. On hire wæs gefylled ðætte on Cantica Canticorum wæs gesungen in her was fulfilled what was sung in the Song of Songs, Blickl. Homl. 11, 15 : 13, 26. Gefylde, 15, 8.
þignen
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Ic eom Godes ðínen behold the handmaid of the Lord (Lk. 1, 38), Homl. Th. i. 200, 10: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 237. Heó cwæð tó him: 'Ic eom deófles ðínen, Shrn. 140, 18. Þínene ancillae, Gen. 35, 25, 26: Scint. 229, 6. Þínenne, Ps.