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wite-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wite-lic, wítig-lic; adj.
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Se hunger sóna ácwelleð and álýseð of dám wítelican lífe, Verc. Först. 178. Tó þon ꝥ hí heom ne ondrǽdon þone wítelican dóm heora deáðes, Gr. D. 277, II. Hí þá englas getellað tó þám wítelicum stówum, 316, 10. Wítelicum (wítiglicum, v.l. ), 332, 9

hraþe

(adv.)
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Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan swíðe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ some he strips of their wealth very soon after they have begun to be fortunate, Bt. 39, 11; F. 228, 22. Ful hræðe ðæs paulo post, 22, 1; S. 50, 11.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Wearþ him hýrra hyge ðonne gemet wǽre haughtier grew his soul than was meet, 198; Th. 247, 2; Dan. 491, Him wæs geómor sefa hyge murnende mournful was their mind, sorrowing, their soul, Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 24; Cri. 500.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Wearð sé hálga wong þurh feóndes searo fæste bitýned Ph. 419. so as to make secure.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, ge-líffæstian; p. ge-líffæste, ge-líffæstade; pp. ge-líffæst, ge-líffæsted.
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Th. 40, 2. to make active, quicken Sóna seó unwæstmfæstnes fram him fleáh, and sóna heora ylda gelíffæsted wæs and geleáfa, and seó clǽnnes onféng, 61.

hwílum

Grammar
hwílum, In l. 3 for quandam l.
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S. 21, 289. of a future event, at some future time Hwílum (æt sumum cyrre, W. S.) gicerred aliquando conuersus Lk. R. L. 22, 32

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Þá menn magon geseón heora freónd, and ne magon heom þeáh ná náne góde ne beón, ne hí hym þe má, Solil. H. 68, 30. longer, further, again, besides Woldest þú áwiht má witan ? nihilne plus scire cupis?, Solil. H. 14, 21. Hwí ácsast þú má æfter ðám?

leóma

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Úp ásprungum leóman exorto (solis) jubare, i. splendore, An. Ox. 88. a ray, portion of brilliant light. of the light of a heavenly body Swá under ánum leóman þǽre sunnan (ánum sunnan leóman, v. l.) sub uno solis radio, Gr. D. 171, 12.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Hé wæs sóþ man, ðý hine dorste deófol costian; swylce hé wæs sóþ God, ðý him englas þegnedon, Blickl. Homl. 33, 34. Swilce gelamp eft óðer wundor ðysum onlíc, 221, 18. Swilce óþre dæge ðæt ilce hié dydon, 241, 30: Cd.

Linked entry: swálíce

áne

(adv.)
Grammar
áne, ǽne; adv. [án one, with the adverbial -e]

Onceonce for allonlyalonesemelsolumtantum

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Once, once for all, only, alone; semel, solum, tantum Is ðys áne má this is once more, Andr. Kmbl. 984; An. 492.

Linked entry: ǽne

éd

(n.)
Grammar
éd, [eád happiness]

Safety, security, happiness sălus, asȳlum

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Some think ed signifies a renewing, restoration, regeneration; renŏvatio: then ed monne might be translated, regeneration of men.

leásere

(n.)
Grammar
leásere, es; m.

hypocritea buffoonjester

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Kmbl. p. 15, 8. one who feigns or acts, a buffoon, jester Se wæs ǽrest sumes káseres mima, ðæt is leásere and sang beforan him scandlícu leóþ first he was some emperor's mima, that is, jester, and sang obscene songs before him, Shrn. 121, 9.

un-fæstrǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæstrǽd, un-fæstrǽde, -rád; adj.

Infirm of purposeinconstantunstableweak

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Ðá ongon hé ǽresð herigean on him ðæt ðæt hé fæsðrǽdes wiste and sóna æfter ðon suíðe líðelíce hierd[d]e ða ðe hé unfæsðráde (unfæstrǽdes, Cott.

þýle

(n.)
Grammar
þýle, Thíla

Thule

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Thule, some island in the north-west of Europe Be westannorðan Iberuia is ðæt ýtemeste land ðæt man hǽt Thíla ( insula Thule ), and hit is feáwum mannum cúð for ðære oferfyrre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 20.

Linked entry: Týle

uma

(n.)
Grammar
uma, huma, an; m.

a weaver's beamthe name of some plant

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Hessels 106, 206 (the word is omitted by Wright in Voc. ii. 120, 26, and in Txts. 97, 1832). the name of some plant Genim uman, and medmicelne bollan fulne ealað; bewyl ðæt ealo on ðære wyrte, Lchdm. ii. 276, 12

Linked entry: huma

fágung

a diversity

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Hé áwænde eallre þǽre hýde híw swá ꝥ seó fágung (varietas) wæs tóbrǽded geond eallne his líchaman, ꝥ hé wæs geþúht swylce hé hreóf wǽre .. . sóna swá hine gehrán se hálga wer, hé geflýmde ealle þá fágunge (varietatem) þǽre hýde, Gr.

ge-sweltan

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Ic sóna wæs geswolten and mín gewit and ealle míne styrenesse forleás mox uelut emoriens sensum penitus motumque omnem perdidi, Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 577, 8

ilce

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Solil. H. 67, 16. Weaxe sió bót. . . swá ilce swá sió manbót déð, Ll. Th. i. 150, 15. Swá ilce (same, v. l. ) swá, 17 : 19. And swá ylce be þǽre óðerre sunnan, 45, 13. Add

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, a people.
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Wunode á syððtan se sóða geleáfa on þǽre landleóde, Hml: S. 24, 190.

lustlíce

(adv.)
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Yfel biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon lustlíce déð and geðyldi líce áræfnþ beata sors omnis est aequinamitate tolerantis, Bt. 11. l ; F. 32, 31 : 38, 7; F. 210, 14. Ic lióða fela lustlíce (v. lustbǽrlíce) sanc, Met. 2, l.