hwílwend-líc
Temporary
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Temporary, lasting only for a time, not eternal Hit is hwílwendlíc est temporalis, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 21. Þreó þing synd on middanearde án is hwílwendlíc ... óðer þing is éce ... þridde þing is éce, Homl. Swt. 1, 25.
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hwílwend-líce
Temporarily
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Temporarily, for a time only Beóþ blówende and welige hwílwendlíce ðæt gé écelíce wædlion be flourishing and wealthy for time that ye may be beggars for eternity, Homl. Th. i. 64, 15: 162, 15: ii. 384, 26
hwirfel
A whirl-pool
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A whirl-pool [?] On ðone hwyrfel, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8
hwirf-pól
A whirl-pool
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A whirl-pool Hwyrfepóle vorago, syrtis, Cot. 59, Lye
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hwisprian
To mutter ⬩ murmur ⬩ WHISPER
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To mutter, murmur, WHISPER Alle hwispredon omnes murmurabant, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 7. Hwispradun, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 41: murmurarent, 61. Nallaþ gé hwispriga nolite murmurari, 43
hwistlian
to hiss ⬩ whistle
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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle Hé hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]
HWÍT
WHITE ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ fair ⬩ splendid
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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 40; Wrt. Voc. 37, 29. Se hwíta stán mæg wið stice the white stone is effective against stitch, L. M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 290, 9. Se hwíta helm the shining helm, Beo. Th. 2900; B. 1448.
hwítan
to polish
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to make white, to polish, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 48; Reim. 62
Hwít-cirice
WHITCHURCH
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A local name, WHITCHURCH Æt Hwítciricean, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 7
hwít cwidu
hwítel
A WHITTLE ⬩ a cloak ⬩ mantle ⬩ blanket
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A WHITTLE, a cloak, mantle, blanket Hwítel sagum, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 111; Wrt. Voc. 25, 51. Hnysce hwítel linna, 63; Som. 68, 112; Wrt. Voc. 40, 23.
hwíting-treów
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Gl. 47; Som. 65, 25; Wrt. Voc. 33, 25. v. Lchdm. iii. 334. col. 1
hwít-leác
Onion ⬩ allium cæpe
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Gl. 41; Som. 63, 118: Wrt. Voc. 30, 61
hwít-loc
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Having white or bright, shining hair Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 12; Rä. 48, 3
hwón-líc
Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small
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Th. ii. 534, 26, Ic wearþ belocen on ánre lytlan byrig mid hwónlícum fultume I was shut up in a little town with an inconsiderable force, Homl. Swt. 7, 347
hwón-líce
Little ⬩ slightly
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Little, slightly Ða hwílwendlícan geþincþu ðe hé hwónlíce lufode the temporal dignities that he loved but little, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 94. Nú gé habbaþ hwónlíce tó geswincenne, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 14.
hwón-lotum
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A little while Huónlotum parumper, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 46
hwósta
A cough
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A cough Hwósta tussis, Wrt. Voc. 289, 5; Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 14, 33. Hwósta and nearones breósta, L. M. 2, 21; Lchdm. ii. 204, 26.
hwóstan
To cough
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To cough Hwóstaþ [hwosaþ, MS.] gelóme they cough frequently, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 7
HÝDAN
To HIDE ⬩ conceal
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To HIDE, conceal Ic mé wið heora hete hýde absconderem me ab eo, Ps. Th. 54, 12. Se lǽce hýd his ísern wið ðone monn ðe hé sníðan wile the surgeon hides his knife from the man that he means to cut, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 185, 25.