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for-legniss

(n.)
Grammar
for-legniss, e; f.

A harlot

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A harlot Forlegnisse meretrices, Mt. R. 21, 31. Forlægenisse, 32. Eówer nebb sint suá scamleás suá ðára wífa forelegnissa frons mulieris meretricis facta est tibi, Past. 207, 9

Linked entry: for-legis

for-gǽging

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽging, e; f.

Transgressionexcess

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Transgression, excess Hí be hyra forgǽgincgum beóð geþreáde de suis excessibus arguuntur, Scint. 115, 9

Linked entry: gǽging

for-gifestre

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifestre, an; f.
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A female giver Háligre forgifestre gyfe sancti datrix karismatis, Hy. S. 49, 11

Linked entries: gifestre for-gifend

for-molsnung

(n.)
Grammar
for-molsnung, e; f.

Corruption

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Corruption Formols[n]unge corruptionem, An. Ox. 1251

Linked entry: molsnung

fugelung

(n.)
Grammar
fugelung, fuglung, e; f.
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Fowling Fuglung aucupium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 39

ge-stynþo

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stynþo, [= ge-styntþo ?]; f.
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Coercion, repression (?) Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga, þá earnode hé mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo and þára mǽstan benda. Nap. 32. See preceding word

Linked entry: -stynþo

ge-dæft

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dæft, ge-dæftu; f.
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Gentleness, meekness Gáð tó þæs wyrtgeardes geate and mid gedæftum (tranquille) biddaþ and mid bletsunge nimaþ, Gr. D. 202, 12

Linked entry: -dæft

gneáþlicness

(n.)
Grammar
gneáþlicness, gneádlicness, e; f.
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Frugality, parsimony Gneáðlinesse frugalitatis, gneádlicnys frugalitas, Hpt. Gl. 463, 74. Gneádlicnys, An. Ox. 2437

healf-híd

(n.)
Grammar
healf-híd, e; f.

A half-hide

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A half-hide Gif hé ne bið bútan tó healfhýda (healfre híde, v. l.) gerysen, Ll. Th. i. 188, 16

Linked entry: híd

hege-stów

(n.)
Grammar
hege-stów, e; f.
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A place with a hedge: On ðá hegestówe ufewardre; ondlong hegstówe. C. D. iii. 213, 9. In ðá hegestówe; andlong dǽre hegestówe, 263, 28. On ðá aldan hegestówe; and syððan á ondlang ðǽre ealdan hegestówe on ðone folchearpað, 393, 13. On ðá hegstówe; of

Linked entry: heg-stów

hell-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
hell-wiht, e; f.
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A creature of hell Engla þrym and helwihta hryre and eorðan forwyrd, Wlfst. 186, 2

heals-brynige

(n.)
Grammar
heals-brynige, an; f.

A gorgethauberk

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A gorget, hauberk Healsbrynige thoraca, An. Ox. 2, 418

Linked entry: brynige

hirste-panne

(n.)
Grammar
hirste-panne, an; f.

A frying-pan

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A frying-pan Hyrstepanne frixorium, i. sartago, cremium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 1: cremium, i. frixorium, 136, 67. Hé him tǽhte ðæt hé him genáme áne írene hierstepannan (hearste-, v. l.) sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 160, 7: 163, 22: 165, 9

Linked entry: hearste-panne

híwcúþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
híwcúþ-ness, e; f.

Familiarity

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Familiarity. with a person Seó swǽslice híwcúþnes þǽre sóðan lufe caritatis familiaritas, Gr. D. 250, 8. Mid bylde þǽre híwcúðnysse ausu familiaritatis, 71, 24; 140, 7. with an action Bútan tó rǽdenne híwcuðnysse nisi legendi familiaritate, Scint. 220

hetol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hetol-ness, e; f.

violenceseverityferocityrapacity

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as an attribute of a person, violence, severity Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse (rabiem) heora réðscipes gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse. Chrd. 70, 15. as an attribute of an animal, ferocity, rapacity Similar entries v. hetol

Linked entry: hetol

hind-brér

(n.)
Grammar
hind-brér, e; f.
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Hindbrér erimius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 2. Hindbrére erimia, Txts. 58, 352. Add:

hlinc-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlinc-rǽw, e; f.
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The boundary line formed by a link or bank Andlang hlingrǽwe tó ðæs niðærlangan hlincæs eástendæ; andlang hlincæs æft út on eá, C. D. v. 243, 2. Andlang hlincrǽwæ . . . ðonne andlang hegæréwæ, 255, 35. Andlang ðére ealdan hlinchréwe, vi. 36, 7. Of ðám

hlúd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hlúd-ness, e; f.

Loudnessclamour

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Loudness, clamour Clamor on Englisc ys hlúdnys, Angl. viii., 332, 3

hlútorlic-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hlútorlic-ness, e; f.

Sinceritypurity

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Sincerity, purity Syþþan hí þá hlúttorlicnysse his módes and þá clǽnnysse his lífes ongeáton probantes vitae illius sinceritatem et serenae mentis modestiam, Guth. Gr. 111, 84

hleów-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-ness, e; f.

Warmthsunniness

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Warmth, sunniness Hleównys apricitas (omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 33), Angl. viii. 451