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hát-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hát-ness, e; f.
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Hotness, heat Se(ó) háte sunne scíneþ and þurh þára sunnan hátnesse se heáp wyrðeþ onǽled, E. S. viii. 478, 82

un-gefóg

(n.)
Grammar
un-gefóg, es; n.
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Excess Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse heora réðscipes gehwyrfaíf þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse (ad immanitaiem crudelitatis), Chrd. 70. 16

bróðor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bróðor-líc, bróðer-líc; adj.

BROTHERLYfraternus

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BROTHERLY; fraternus Þurh ða bróðorlícan þingunge per fraternam intercessionem, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 21: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 57

scildung

(n.)
Grammar
scildung, e; f.
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Shielding, protection: — Ða deófellícan flán wurdon ealle ádwæscte þurh ðæs gewǽpnodan engles scyldunge. Homl. Th. ii. 336, 10. Scilding tutum, Rtl. 100, 3

be-lǽwend

(n.)
Grammar
be-lǽwend, es; m.
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Þurh þone Iudas, Crístes belǽwend, H. R. 15, 6

ge-hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlǽnsian, p. ode
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To make lean Gewiss ys þæt þurh forhæfed-nysse flǽsc sí gehlǽnsud ( maceretur ), Scint. 53, 8. Gehlǽnsedum macilento, i. tenuato An. Ox. 2123

ge-sĕþness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sĕþness, e ; f.
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Assertion, affirmation Þæt hé geseah hé gesóðode þurh his geséðnysse, þeáh þe hý sume noldon his láre underfón ne his geséðnysse, Nap. 32

myndgung

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Þes sylfa þeáw for ðý lange þurh myndgunge þæs hálgan weres on Angelcynnes mynsterum forþweard wæs, Lch. iii. 434, 19 : 440, 5. Add

wuldor-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-geweorc, es; n.
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Glorious work; a glorious work Þæs eádigan Cristofurus wuldorgeworc synd nú lang tó ásecganne þe Dryhten þurh hyne geworhte, Angl. xvii. 122, 4

weall-dor

(n.)
Grammar
weall-dor, es; n.

A door in a wall

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A door in a wall Ðú eart ðæt wealldor; þurh ðé Freá on ðás eorþan út síðade, Exon. Th. 21, 1; Cri. 328

langsum-ness

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

Length

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Swá ðæt hí ne beón þurh ða deópnysse ǽmóde ne þurh ða langsumnysse ǽþrytte so that they be not discouraged by the deepness, nor wearied by the length, Homl. Th. ii. 446, 8.

hér-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
hér-cyme, es; m.

A coming herecoming to this worldadvent

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A coming here, coming to this world, advent Þurh ðínne hércyme through thy advent, Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 8; Cri. 250

síd-wærc

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Add: pleurisy Hé wæs gehrinen mid sídwærce (lateris dolore) and þurh ꝥ tó his ænde gelǽded, Gr. D. 182, 18: 297, 7

ofer-wlencu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-wlencu (o), f.

Ostentation, superabundant means

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Ostentation, superabundant means Ða ðe hyra lífes þurh lust brúcan ídelum ǽhtum and oferwlencum, gierelum gielplícum, Exon. Th. 127, 21; Gú. 389

smicerness

(n.)
Grammar
smicerness, e; f.

Elegance, neatness

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Elegance, neatness þurh smicernesse and hiwunge hironiam (= per ironiam; irony is explained as combining elegance and dissimulation) Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 53

hǽmed-þing

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Mycel wundor hit wæs þæt þæt mǽden gebær cild þe nǽfre náhte þurh hǽmedþing weres gemánan, Wlfst. 15, 16. Mæssepreóstas witan þæt hig nágon mid rihte þurh hǽmedþing wífes gemánan, 269, 21 : Ll.

mægen-þrymm

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A. 2, 25. in a personal sense, a mighty host Þurh þá twelf apostolas, and þurh ealle andetteras and hálige fǽmnan, and þurh ealle þá heofonlican mægenþrymmas. Ll.

níd-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-wís, adj.

Necessarydue

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Swá swá se líchama biþ ontend þurh unálýfede lustas, swá eác byrnþ seó sáwul þurh neádwís wíte, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 19. Neádwísum ł neád-þearflícum gestreónum debito emolumento, Hpt. Gl. 432, 68.

burhg

(n.)
Grammar
burhg, e; f.
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A fortress, city, walled-town Férdon híg þurh ða burhga egressi circuibant per castella, Lk. Bos. 9, 6: Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 12

práfost-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
práfost-folgoþ, es; m.
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The office of provost Gif se práfast þurh þreále nele gerihtan, hé sý áworpen of ðam práfastfolgoþe ( de ordine prepositure ), R. Ben. 126, 5