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heofon-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-ríce, es; n.

The kingdom of heaven

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Heofenríces duru the door of the kingdom of heaven, Blickl. Homl. 9, 1. Heofonríces weard auctorem regni cælestis, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 20: Cd. 69; Th. 82, 17; Gen. 1363

hræd-hýdigness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-hýdigness, e; f.

Precipitancyhastiness

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Ðonne oncann hé hiene selfne for ðære hrædhýdignesse ðe hé ǽr tó fela sealde occasionem contra se impatientiæ exquirit, 4; Swt. 325, 16. For hrædhýdignesse præcipiti festinatione, 49, 1; Swt. 375, 16

mann-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
mann-fultum, es; m.

Military forcetroops

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Hié gegaderodon máran monfultum ðonne Philippus hæfde they got together a greater force than Philip had, 3, 7; Swt. 118, 16

gód-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dǽd, e; f.

A good deeda benefit

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A good deed, a benefit Menn swíðor scamaþ nú for góddǽdum ðonne for misdǽdum men are now more ashamed of good deeds than of misdeeds, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 161: Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 7; Cri. 1287: 65 b; Th. 242, 6; Ph. 669.

ge-hihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hihtan, -hyhtan; p. -hihte; pp. -hihted.

to hopetrustspērāreto rejoiceexultāre

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to hope, trust; spērāre Betere is gehihtan on Drihtne ðonne gehihtan on ealdrum bŏnum est spĕrāre in Dŏmĭno quam spērāre in princĭpĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 117, 9. On hys naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nŏmĭne ejus gentes spērābunt, Mt.

Linked entry: ge-hyhtan

stede-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
stede-fæst, adj.
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G.) módstaðol biþ witena gehwilcum weorðlícre micle, ðonne hé his wísan for ǽnigum þingum fágige tó swiðe, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 38. Stódon stædefæste they stood unyielding, Byrht. Th. 135, 33; By. 127.

un-forwandodlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forwandodlíc, adj.

Undeterred by fear or shamefearlessfree

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Ðonne wénaþ hié ðæt hié sprecen for unforwandodlícre and orsorglícre ryhtwísnesse se credunt loqui per libertatem rectitudinis, 41; Swt. 302, 5

Linked entry: -wandodlíc

þurh-þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-þyrel, adj.

Pierced throughperforated

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.), ðonne sceal ðǽr .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte, L. Alf. pol. 67; Th. i. 98, 3

Linked entry: þyrel

unfriþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-mann, es; m.

A man of a country not at peace with anothera man of a hostile country

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A man of a country not at peace with another, a man of a hostile country Gif hé his ǽhta bere geman[g] ðara unfriðmanna ǽhta intó húse, þolie his ǽhta si pecuniam suam inter pecuniam unfriðfmannorum, i.e. pacem non habentium, in domo mittat, perdat pecuniam

un-tímende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tímende, adj.

Not productivebarren

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Hit is swíðe ungedafenlíc ðæt forwerode menn and untýmende gifta wilnian, ðonne gifta ne sind gesette for nánum ðinge búton for bearnteáme, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 12. Eádige synd, ða untýmendan beatae steriles, Lk. Skt. 23, 29

wóh-dáed

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-dáed, e ; f.

A wicked deedcrime

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Gif mon ne mihte hí tó rihte gecyrron, ðæt hí heora wóhdǽda geswícan woldan, ðonne sceal ǽghwylc man bétan his wóhdǽda be his gyltes andefne, 45, 26-29. Ne byð ðǽr nán stefen gehýred, búton wóp and wánung for wóhdǽdum. Wulfst. 139, 4

wleccan

(v.)
Grammar
wleccan, pp. wleced, wlecced, wleht

To make lukewarm

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Ǽlc wæter bið ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, æfter ðæm ðe hit wearm bið, gif hit eft ácólaþ, ðonne hit ǽr wǽre, ǽr hit mon ó ongunne wleccan, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 21

wróht-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-bora, an; m.

an accuserinformer

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Ðonne wróhtbora (the devil) in folc Godes forð onsendeþ biterne strǽl, Exon. Th. 47, 31 ; Cri. 763. one who brings false accusations, a malicious person. Similar entries v. wróht, II Wróhtbora factiosa (cf. ða fǽcnan factiosam, 77, 46), falsa, Wrt.

Linked entries: wróht-bera wróht

á-cumendlic

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Ús is ácumendlicere eówer gebelh ðonne Godes grama, 96, 5. possible Ácumenlic possibile, R. Ben. I. 5, 14. Ealle þing synd ðám geleáffullan ácumendlice omnia possibilia credenti, Angl. vii. 30, 280

brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
brýce, adj.
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His hýd is brýce hundum wið wóles gewinne on tó dónne, Lch. i. 330, 3. Hé bið bríce tó ðám uferan dǽle þæs líchaman, 23, [v. N. E. D. briche. Goth. brúks useful, projitable: O. H. Ger. brúchi.] Add

druncen-georn

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Besceáwigen ðá druncengeornan ꝥ hí synt micele mǽttran ðonne nýtenu, 26. Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncennyssa geswícan nellað, 33. Add

ge-syndrian

(v.)
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Swá swá án man biþ man ðá hwíle ðe sió sáwland se líchoma biþ ætsomne, þonne hí þonne gesindrede bióþ, ðonne ne bið hé ꝥ ꝥ hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 37, 3; F. 190, 25

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, [Besides íg there seems to be a form íge; m. e. g. on Meldaníge eástewerdne, C. D. v. 303, 2. Of eallum Lindesíge (v. Lindes), Bd. 3, 11; Sch. 237, 10. In insula quae dicitur Seolesíge, C. D. v. 41, 27: 52, 10. Moreover there are instances of íg in the accusative, e. g. Wið-westan hunddes-íg (cf. tó hu[u]ddes-íge, 5), C. D. v. 298, 7. On swannes-íg, vi. 108, I : such forms seem to belong neither to íg; f. nor to íge; m., jó-, ja- stems respectively.]
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On Beferíge; ðonne on Fyrsíge, 300, 17. On meldaníge . . . tó Ceólesíge, 303, 2-3. Ðis sind ðá landgemǽra tó Gósíge, vi. 8, 19. Æt Weattan-igge,C. D. B. i. 544, 1. Add:

lácnian

(v.)
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Ðonne bið Babylón gelácnad, nales ðeáh fullíce gehǽled. ... 'curavimus Babylonem, et nan est sonata.' Babylon quippe curatur, nec tamen ad sanitatem reducitur, Past. 267, 9. Hálwende cleoþan lácniende medicinale cataplasma procurans, An. Ox. 1974.

líc-tún

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Gif þonne ou hwylcere stówe swá fela þǽra byrgena sý ꝥ hit to earfoðlic sý tó dónne, þonne lǽte man þá stówe tó líctúne, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 2-15