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gást

breathspirit, ghost, principle of lifespiritthe immaterial part of mana personsoulan incorporeal thingan incorporeal being, a spirit,divine spiritthe soul of a deceased person

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Gewít þú mid híwum on þæt hof (the ark) gangan, gásta werode, Gen. 1346. Hé þám leódum sende hálige gástas (the prophets), þá þám werude wísdóm budon, Dan. 26. used of spiritual beings God sendeþ his engla gástas tó ǽrendwrecum, Bl.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Homl. 129, 1.

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Se hálga hýréd wæs wunigende ánmódlíce on gebedum the holy company continued with one accord in prayers, Homl. Th. i. 314, 4: Cd. 226; Th. 302, 1; Sat. 592: 221; Th. 288, 5; Sat. 376. Se hírd on Seynt Eádmundsbiri the brotherhood at Bury St.

Linked entry: hý-réd

dóm-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-bóc, f. [bóc a book, q. v.]

DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws lĭber judĭciālis

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Óþ-ðæt he com to ðám dómbócum, ðe se heofenlíca Wealdend his folce gesette until he came to the doom-books, which the heavenly Ruler appointed for his people, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 18

Linked entry: bóc-tǽcing

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Gen. 6, 4 : Homl. Th. i. 318, 15. He seah on enta geweorc he looked on the work of giants, Beo. Th. 5428; B. 2717: Exon. 77b; Th. 291, 24; Wand. 87: Andr. Kmbl. 2988; An. 1497: Menol. Fox 463; Gn. C. 2

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

hreóf

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf, adj.

Roughruggedscabbyleprous

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Homl. 177, 15, Hreófum, Andr. Kmbl. 1155; An. 578

Linked entry: hrífþo

huntian

(v.)
Grammar
huntian, p. ode

To hunt

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Jer. 56, 56], Homl. Th. i. 576, 28. Gif him þince ðæt hé huntige beorge him georne wið his fýnd if he fancies that he is hunting, let him guard himself well against his foes, Lchdm. iii. 172, 19.

inwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
inwit-full, adj.

Deceitfulguilefulmaliciousevil

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Homl. 55, 16. Ðá geseah sigora waldend hwæt wæs monna mánes and ðæt hí wǽron inwitfulle then saw the Lord of victories what the wickedness of men was, and that they were full of deceit, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 10; Gen. 1273.

ge-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wénan, p. de; pp. ed

To hopeexpectsupposethinkesteem

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To hope, expect, suppose, think, esteem Ne þurfon hí to meotude miltse gewénan they need expect no mercy from the Lord, Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 35; Cri. 1366. Nellaþ gé gewénan welan unrihte nolite sperare in iniquitatem, Ps. Th. 61, 10.

ge-wunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wunelíc, -wunolíc; adj.

Accustomedwontedusualordinaryconsuetus

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Homl. 85, 29. Gewunelícre mildheortnyssa solita clementia, Hymn. Surt. 11, 25.

Linked entry: wune-líc

ge-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hrínan, -rínan; he -hríneþ, -hrínþ; p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touchtake hold ofseizeaffecttangĕrecontingĕrerăpĕreaffectāre

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To touch, take hold of, seize, affect; tangĕre, contingĕre, răpĕre, affectāre Ne ofer ðæt syððan hine ówiht gehrínan dorste neque umquam exinde cum audēret contingĕre, Bd. 3,12; S. 537, 14, MS. B : 3, 17; S. 544, 28.

ge-scendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scendan, -scindan, -scyndan; p. de; pp. ed

To shame, put to shame, confound, corrupt

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Homl. 243, 11. Hwá biþ gescended ðæt me forðæm ne scamige who is shamed and I am not ashamed? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 5; Hat. MS. Ne gescend me non confundas me, Ps. Th. 118, 116. Ðæt ic ne wese gescended ut non confundar, 80: 87, 15: 126, 6.

setl-gang

(n.)
Grammar
setl-gang, es; m.
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Homl. 93, 16. Sunne hire setlgang healdeþ sol cognovit occasum suum. Ps. Th. 103, 18.

ticcen

(n.)
Grammar
ticcen, es; n.
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Buccan wé offriaþ oððe ticcen, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 32. Ne sealdest ðú mé nǽfre án ticcen (ticgen, Lind.: tycchen, later MS. ), Lk. Skt. 15, 29. Ticcenu beóþ eáðmelte, Lchdm. ii. 196, 24. Bring mé twá ða betstan tyccenu ( hoedos ) . . .

Linked entry: tyccen

þrosm

(n.)
Grammar
þrosm, es; m.

smokevapourdarknessa dark spacechautêrem

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Betwux ús and eów is gefæstnod micel ðrosm ( inter uos et nos chaos magnum firmatum est, Lk. 16, 26), Homl. Th. i. 332, 17. in Germ. 398, 230 þrosm glosses chautêrem

un-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gilde, adj.

Not entitled to wergild

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Homo qui aliquem innocentem affliget in via regia, si jaceat, jaceat in ungildan ækere [as the technical name of the crime here referred to was forsteal (cf. si in via regia fiat assaltus super aliquem, forestel est, L. H.

Linked entries: or-gilde un-gylde

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Wæter . . . werod on swæcce, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 4. Hwæðer hit bið ðe wered ðe biter ðe wé ðicgaþ, 372, 29: Ex. 15, 25. Weredre mulsae, Hpt. Gl. 413, 40. Þurh weredre pro dulci, 462, 66.

witig

(adj.)
Grammar
witig, wittig; adj.

having knowledgewisdomsensesagaciouswisein one's witsin one's right mind

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Th. 242, 30; Dan. 427. in one's wits, in one's right mind Wearð his suna wittig, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 428

Linked entry: wittig

ymb-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-þanc, es; m. n. : -þanca, an; m.
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Homl. 183, 12

á-feormian

(v.)
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Horu þú áfeormige, 23, 21. ꝥ wé áfeormian ( purgemus ) ꝥ werste, 14, 15. Áfeormudre yfelnysse expurgata malitia , An. Ox. 40, 24. Synna þe beóð þurh þæt fýr áfeormode, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 14