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medum-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
medum-líce, adv.

moderatelyin a small degreeimperfectlyworthilyfitlykindly

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Wé cunnon ðære leóde gereord, ná medemlíce ac fulfremedlíce, Homl. Th. ii. 474, 3. worthily, fitly, kindly Similar entries (cf. mǽþ-líce, medum-ness) Hí nemágon medomlíce (Cott.

pliht

(n.)
Grammar
pliht, es ; m.: e ; f.
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Ne biþ ǽnig gewemmed líchama tó plihte ( dangerously, harmfully ), gif hit ne lícaþ ðam móde, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 85.

Linked entry: pleoh

sellend

(n.)
Grammar
sellend, es
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Homl. Th. ii. 328, Hé lufaþ ðone glædan syllend, 212, 9. a betrayer Se sellend his traditor ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 44

Linked entry: syllend

ge-béd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-rǽden, -rǽddenn,-réddenn, e; f.

The office of prayerprayerprecātiōnis offĭciumprĕces

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Homl. 45, 37. He nelle gehýran ðæs gímeleásan mannes gebédrǽdene he will not listen to the prayers of the negligent man, 57. 4

Linked entry: béd-rǽden

ge-cwylman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwylman, p. de; pp. ed [cwelman, cwylman to torment]

To afflicttormentpunishdestroykillpūnīretrucīdāremortĭfĭcāre

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Mid ormǽtre angsumnysse gecwylmed afflicted with excessive pain, Homl. Th. i. 88, 6

Linked entry: gw-cwelman

ge-gladian

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

To make gladgladdenappeaselætĭfĭcāreexhĭlărāreplăcāre

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Lamb. 45, 5; Homl. Th. i. 288, 8. Cúþbertus hit mid cossum gegladode Cuthbert gladdened it with kisses, ii. 134, 21. Ðæt he gegladie anséne on ele ut exhĭlăret făciem in ŏleo, 103, 15.

Linked entry: gladian

ge-gódian

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

To bestow goods uponenrich

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To bestow goods upon, enrich Ða mynstru he genihtsumlíce to dæghwomlícum bigleofan gegódode he abundantly enriched those minsters for daily subsistence, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 30 : H. R. 105, 6 : Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 39.

Linked entries: gódian ge-góded

ge-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nugan, pres. hit -neah [Goth. ganah]

To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wantingsufficere

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Homl. 165, 5

Linked entry: ge-neah

sinc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-fæt, es ; n.
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Forsóc hé ðám syncfatum, beága mænigo, Vald. 1, 28. a receptacle for treasure, a casket, cf. hord-fæt Hé ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt. Beo. Th. 2404 ; B. 1200

streówen

(n.)
Grammar
streówen, streón, strén, e; f.
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B.) jussit sibi stratum parari, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 8. a place where anything rests Hord sceal in streónum bídan . . . hwonne hine guman gedǽlen treasure shall remain in its places of rest. . . until men distribute it, Exon. Th. 337, 22; Gn. Ex. 68

Linked entry: streón

swaru

(n.)
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Homl. ii. 259, 35. Of alle sunnen . . . of sum uals word, of sware, A.R. 344, 3. He sahtnesse mid sware (treoðe, 1st MS.) hadde ifastned, Laym. 10893.]

sundor-hálga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-hálga, an; m.
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Sunderhálgena, Homl. Th. ii. 216, 26. Ða wǽron of sundorhálgon, Jn. Skt. 1, 24

Linked entry: hálga

teón-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Nicanores heáfod hí setton tó tácne for his teónrǽdene ( the wrong he had done to them ), Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 640: Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18. Gif hé on gehwylcum teónrǽdennum ( injuriis) geþyld lufige . . .

þrym-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-full, adj.

Gloriousmagnificentillustriousmighty

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Ic bidde ðínne þrymfullan cynescype, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 793. Þeódnas þrymfulle, þegnas wlitige, Andr. Kmbl. 725; An. 363. Þegnas þrymfulle ( the disciples ), Exon. Th. 34, 12; Cri. 541

un-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þæslíc, adj.

Unsuitableunseemlyunbecomingunfit

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Geswíc swá unðæslíces plegan, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 13. Ús ne gedafenaþ ðæt wé úrne líchaman, ðe Gode is gehálgod on fulluhte, mid unþæslícum plegan gescyndan, i. 482, 9. Onunþæslícum tíman horis incompetentibus, R. Ben. 74, 23.

un-tódǽledlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledlíc, adj.

Indivisibleinseparable

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Hí ðrý án God untódǽledlíc, Homl. Th. i. 150, 15: 248, 9: 500, 29. Ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse weorc is ǽfre untódǽledlíc, 498, 35. Littera is se læsta dǽl on bócum and, untódǽledlíc ... beóð ða stafas unóödǽledlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Zup. 4, 19-5, 3.

wíd-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽrsian, p. ode
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Homl. Th. i. 42, 18. Wídmǽrsiende crebrescens, Hpt. Gl. 512, 21

weorold-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cempa, an; m.
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Nu ne sceolon ða woruldcempan to ðam woruldlícum ge*-*feohte ða Godes þeówan neádian fram ðam gástlícan gewinne, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 820-8

weoruld-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
weoruld-lufu, e, an; f.
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Love of the world, love of worldly things Wé nellaþ búgan fram ðyssere andweardan woruldlufe, Homl. Th. i. 580, 3.

ríclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ríclíce, adv.

powerfullywith poweras one possessing powersplendidlysumptuously

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On ðám dagum ríxode Æþelbyrht on Cantwarebyrig ríclíce, and his ríce wæs ástreht fram ðære micclan eá Humbre óð súðsǽ, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 18. Ríclíce ł stranglíce ł ríclícost potentissime, Ps.

Linked entry: ríc-líc