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un-gewiss

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, adj.

Uncertainnot having knowledgeignorantnot knownof which there is not certain knowledgenot conveying certain knowledgeignominious

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Homl. Skt. i. 23, 697. ignominious. Similar entries v. preceding word, III: Ungewis ignominiosus, Kent. Gl. 715

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Homl. 193, 3. Ðære synne tó wítnunge mínre unhýrsumnesse ad puniendam inobedientiae meae culpam, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 22. Ðonne seó sáwul bið tó hire wítnunge gelǽd . . . betǽht tó écere wítnunge, Homl. Th. i. 410, 24, 30.

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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Homl. 11, 16. Ymbseted mid ðǽm wágum his misdǽda, L. E. I. 32 ; Th. ii. 430, 14. Ymbsett mid fágnesse circumdata varietate Ps. Lamb. 44, 10. Mid hwilcum feóndum heó ymbset bið, Homl. Th. i. 410, 9. Emset glomeratus, circumseptus Hpt. Gl. 422, 47.

rówan

(v.)
Grammar
rówan, reów

to row or sail

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Seó sǽ is hwíltídum smylte and myrige on tó rówenne Homl. Th. i. 182, 32

Linked entry: ge-rówen

wæstm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-bǽre, adj.

Fruitful, fertile, productive

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Th. ii. 408, 34. referring to living creatures On hire is wæstmbǽre mægðhád, Homl. Th. i. 438, 25. figurative Se bið cwealmbǽre, se ðe on yfelnysse ǽfre grówende and wæstmbǽre bið, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 20.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuous

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Se Scyppend oft ða ofermódan geeádmétte, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 20

spelian

(v.)
Grammar
spelian, p. ode

To act as the representative of anotherto representto take, or stand in, the place of another

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Nán gehádod man ne sceal him tó geteón, ðæt hé Crist spelige ofer his hálgan híréd, búton him seó notu fram Godes láreówum betǽht sý, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 29

Linked entry: speliend

ge-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sýne, -séne, -siéne; adj.

Visibleseenevidentplain

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Homl. 93, 35. Ða fótlástas wǽron swutole and gesýne the footsteps were plain and visible, 203, 36: Andr. Kmbl. 1129; An. 565: Beo. Th. 2811; B. 1403: 4622; B. 2316: Elen. Kmbl. 527; El. 264.

hiwung

(n.)
Grammar
hiwung, hiwing, e; f.

Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation

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Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation Hé ne biþ ðonne geleáfa ac biþ hiwung it is not then belief but hypocrisy, Homl. Th. i. 250, 21. Hywung, ii. 220, 32.

Linked entry: hiwing

tó-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sceád, es; n.

a separating,distinguishing,distinctionthe faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the minddiscriminationdiscerningdifference,diversity

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Biþ tósceád, swá swá se apostol sǽde: 'Stella ab stella differt in claritate,' Homl. Ass. 43, 486. Betwuh ðám þrím is swíþe micel tósceád, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 21.

symbelness

(n.)
Grammar
symbelness, e; f.

Festivity, solemnityfestivity, feastinga religious festivalsolemnityfestive nature

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On ludéa symbelnysse ( festivitate ) wǽron geworden Drihtnes ǽfengereordu, Homl. Ass. 153, 40. Gérlíco symbelnise annua solemnitate, Rtl. 49, 25. Cuman tó ðære mæssan symbelnysse, L. E.

Linked entries: symbel symbel-calic

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Homl. Th. i. 86, 10.

Linked entry: -anne

ge-fón

(v.)
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geféngun Praen and gebundenne hine on Mierce lǽddon, 796; P. 56, 8. Þǽr wearið Orithia gefangen ( capta ), Ors. 10 ; S. 48, I : 4, 11 ; S. 208, 18.

a-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grafan, p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen

To engraveinscribesculperecælaresculptareinscribere

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Beó se mann awirged, ðe wirce agrafene godas oððe gegotene maledictus homo, qui facit sculptile el conflatile, Deut. 27, 15: Lev. 26, 1. On agrafenum anlícnyssum in sculptilibus. Ps, Spl. 77, 64.

Linked entries: a-græfen a-gróf

án-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
án-wealda, án-walda, an; m. [án one, sole; wealda, walda a ruler]

The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universea sovereigngovernormagistratea powerqui solus dominaturmonarchadominusgubernatormagistratuspotestas

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or sole ruler of a province or of the universe, a sovereign, governor, magistrate, a power; qui solus dominatur, monarcha, dominus, gubernator, magistratus, potestas Se Ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta befangene and getogene the governor has caught hold

Linked entries: án-walda wealda

a-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wunian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a, wunian to dwell]

To abideremaincontinueinsistmanerepermanereinsistere

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He on hálgum gebédum astód and awunode he insisted and continued in holy prayers, 4, 25; S. 600, 11. Hreówe awunian pænitentiæ insistere, 4, 25; S. 600, 11

dollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dollíce, adv.

Foolishly, rashlystulte, insāne

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Foolishly, rashly; stulte, insāne Spræc heálíg word dollíce wið Drihten sínne he spake proud words foolishly against his Lord, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 22; Gen. 295: Homl. Th. ii. 330, 26.

Dauid

(n.)
Grammar
Dauid, es; m.

DavidDāvid, īdis

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Dauides sunu David's son, Homl. Blick. 15, 18, 20. Crist onwráh, in Dauides dýrre mǽgan, ðæt is Euan scyld eal forpynded Christ revealed that, in David's dear kinswoman, the sin of Eve is all turned away, Exon. 9 a; Th. 7, 4; Cri. 96

éd

(n.)
Grammar
éd, [eád happiness]

Safety, security, happiness sălus, asȳlum

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Grn. corrected ed monne into edniowne renewed :-- Ða he hine [égor-here] upp forlét edniowne [acc. referring to hine = égor-here] streámum stígan when he allowed it [the water-flood-'host'] renewed to mount up in streams, Gen. 1405

efen-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-eald, efn-eald; adj.

Co-eval, of the same, ageco-ævus, co-ætāneus

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Plegende mid his efen-ealdum playing uith his co-evals, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 4

Linked entry: efn-eald