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heofon-ríce

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In heofonríce habban eard mid englum, El. 621. a place or condition of the greatest pleasure of which a person is capable Hé hæfde his heofonríce hér on eorðan, þá him nánes willan næs forwyrnd hér, ne nánes lustes on þysse weorulde anima ejus in vita

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Gl. 502. yielding to temptation, inclined to wantonness, effeminate Se óðer heáfodleahter is gecweden forliger oððe gálnyss, þæt is þæt se man sý hnesce on móde tó flǽsclicum lustum, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 4. unable to endure hardship, &c.

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Skt. i. 23, 494

FLÓR

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓR, gen. flóre; dat. flóre, flóra; acc. flór, flóre; f: flór, es; m.

A FLOORpăvimentumsŏlumārea

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Ís glisnaþ glæshluttur, flór forste geworht ice glittereth transparent as glass, a floor caused by frost, Runic pm. 11; Kmbl. 341, 18; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 22.

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.

nighnearlaterlatterlastlatest

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P. ii. 18; Th. ii. 188, 26. Hiera niéhstan friénd, Past. 49; Swt. 377, 1. Heora nýhstan mágas, L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 286, 32. in cpve. later, latter; superl. last, latest. Similar entries v. ende-néhst Se æftera ł nǽrra novissimus, Mt. Kmbl.

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Hit is earfoð tó witane, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 25. Þæt gástlice angyt is earfoþe tó understandende, R. Ben. 66, 19. Ðú mé áhsast micles and earfoþes tó ongitanne, Bt. 42; F. 256, 11. Ðis fers is swíðe deóplic eów tó understandenne . . .

Linked entry: earfeðe

-cnawlíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-cnawlíce, v. tó-cnawlíce.
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Ic gife tó cníwléce S c̃e Peter mín messehacel, Chr. 963 ; P. 117, 12.] Substitute: [cnáwléce in the phrase tó cnáwléce in acknowledgement

daag

(n.)

anything that is loose, dagling, dangling sparsum

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anything that is loose, dagling, dangling; sparsum, Wrt. Voc. 288, 67

Linked entry: dág

neoþan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
neoþan-weard, adj.

Low in position

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Low in position Nioþanweard hype ilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 54

þole-mód

(n.)
Grammar
þole-mód, (?) patience
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Patientia ðæt is ðolmód, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 334, MS. D

un-ætspornen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ætspornen, adj.

That is not hindered

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That is not hindered Unætspornenum fótum inoffensis pedibus, Dial. 1, 9

Linked entry: æt-speornan

un-seald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-seald, adj.

Ungiven

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Ungiven Seó séleste gyrd is gyt unseald, Homl. Ass. 131, 495

un-lífes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lífes, adv.

Not alive

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Not alive Hé is nú unlífes, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 203

Linked entry: un-líf

wyn-sang

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-sang, es; m.

A joyous songjubilant song

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A joyous song, jubilant song Ðǽr is wynsang, Wulfst. 265, 31

wyrtian

(v.)
Grammar
wyrtian, p. ode
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To season, spice Ic wyrtige condo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 39

Linked entry: wyrtung

fréced-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fréced-lic, adj.
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Perilous Hit ús is frécenlic (frécedlic, v.l. ), Hml. A. 139, 24

ge-hwyrftnian

(v.)
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The reading of the earlier MS. is ge-hrifnian, q. v

á-hýðan

(v.)
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In 1. 5 reaof 'it despoileth hunger'

ryne-swift

(adj.)
Grammar
ryne-swift, adj.

Swift in its course

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Swift in its course Ofer uppan rodere ryneswiftum, Met. 24, 28

Linked entry: swift

hand-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sceaft, e; f.

That which is formed by the hand, a creaturecreatura

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That which is formed by the hand, a creature; creatura, Lye