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riht-wísend

(n.)
Grammar
riht-wísend, es; m.

A Sadducee

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A Sadducee Ðá hé geseh manega ðæra sunderhálgena and ðæra rihtwísendra tó his fulluhte cumende, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7

Linked entry: wísend

stoccen

(adj.)
Grammar
stoccen, adj.
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Made of logs Andlang Teóburnan tó ðære wíde herestrǽt ; æfter ðære herestrǽt tó ðære ealde stoccene sancte Andreae cyricean to the old wooden St. Andrew's church, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 73, 20. Cf. Stokenchurch in Oxfordshire, Stokenham in Devonshire

æle-midde

(n.)
Grammar
æle-midde, an; f.

The exact middlejust in the middle

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Ðǽre sunnan hǽtu wyrcð fíf dǽlas on middanearde. . . . Án ðǽra dǽla is on ælemiddan, weallende, 260, 20. Wæs óðer treów on ælemiddan paradisum, Hex. 24, 17. Agnes stód on ælemiddan gesund, Hml. S. 7, 223.

Linked entry: midde

fæst-nes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-nes, -niss, -ness, -nyss,e ; f.

Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum

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Seó [fæstnes] firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan us under ðyssere eorþan and búfan, ac ðǽr is ungerím fæc betweox hyre and ðære eorþan the firmament is this ethereal heaven, adorned with many stars ...

Linked entries: fæstennes festnes

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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ðære eádigan Marian fultumes and ðingunge bæd, Homl. Th. i. 448, 19. Gif wé for synfullum mannum gebiddaþ and hí ðære ðingunge unwurðe synd, ii. 528, 12, Biddaþ eów þingunge æt ðysum martyrum, i. 88, 33: ii. 110, 30.

hege-stów

(n.)
Grammar
hege-stów, e; f.
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In ðá hegestówe; andlong dǽre hegestówe, 263, 28. On ðá aldan hegestówe; and syððan á ondlang ðǽre ealdan hegestówe on ðone folchearpað, 393, 13. On ðá hegstówe; of ðǽre hegstówe, 77, 27. Ofer ðǽre strǽte in ðá hegestówe, 263, 25

Linked entry: heg-stów

mid-wist

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wist, e; f.

The being with otherspresencesociety

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Ǽlc ðe gewita oððe gewyrhta sí ðǽr útlendisc man inlendiscan derie geládie ðære midwiste let every one that is cognisant or co-operating, where a stranger injures a native, clear himself of the participation, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 29.

weorold-riht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-riht, es; n.
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Beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruldriht, L.

on-hefedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-hefedness, e; f.

Exaltation

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Exaltation Gif wé ðone hróf ðære heálícan eáðmódnesse getellan willaþ and tó ðære heofonlícan anhefednesse cuman þencaþ, R. Ben. 23, 2

Linked entry: -hefedness

þrúh

(n.)
Grammar
þrúh, (also þrýh, Bd. S. 580, 14); gen. dat. þrýh, and dat. þrúh; f.: dat. þrúge; m. n.

Wood or stone hollowed outa troughpipeconduita boxchesta coffinsarcophagustomb

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Ðá stód on ðære stówe sum stǽnen ðrúh ... Ðá lédon ða þegenas ðone Hǽlend ðǽron ... Hí ða ðrúh geinnsegelodon, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 1-11. Þréh sarcophagi, Hpt. Gl. 499, 58. Of þríh de tumba, 450, 73. Se engel áwylte ðæt hlid of ðære ðrýh...

Linked entry: þrýh

fremming

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Þurh ðæs Hálgan Gástes fremminge wearð Críst ácenned on dǽre menniscnysse, i. 198, 31. the doing of an action Se Hǽlend hæfde þone gódan willan tó ðám fóstre and þá mihte tó ðǽre fremminge, Hml. Th. i. 184, 22: 306, 8: Hml.

un-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wærlíc, adj.

Unwaryincautiousheedless

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Oft ðæt mægen ðære láre wierð forloren, ðonne mon mid ungedafenlícre and unwærlícre ofersprǽce ða heortan gedweleþ ðara ðe ðǽrtó hlystaþ saepe dictorum virtus perditur, cum apud corda audientium loquacitatis incauta importunitate laevigatur.

for-trúwung

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Gerest ðæt mód hit orsorglíce on ðǽre fortrúwunga ( confidentia ), Past. 463, 11. For dǽre fortrúwunga ( fiducia ) his cræfta, 27. Add

ge-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nemnan, p. -nemde; pp. -nemned, -nemnod

To namenominare

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To name; nominare On ðære ceastre, ðe is genemned Nazareth in civitate, quæ vocatur Nazareth, Mt. Bos. 2, 23: 5, 19: Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 7: Cd. 6; Th. 8, 27; Gen. 130: 217; Th. 277, 16; Sat. 205: 221; Th. 287, 13; Sat. 366.

wirgung

(n.)
Grammar
wirgung, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Wyrgendras, ðæra múð bið mid wyrigunge (wyriunge, v. l.) áfylled, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 43. Hé fordéð his sáwle mid ðære mánfullan wyriunge . . . Úre tunge is gesceapen tó Godes herungum, ná tó deófollícum wyriungum Homl. Th. ii. 36, 3-6.

Linked entry: wergung

wíf-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hád, es; m. 1.

womanhood

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Se ðreát ðæra Godes ðeówa in wífháde ancillarum Dei caterva, Bd. 4, 7; S. 574, 34

onweg-álǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
onweg-álǽdness, e; f.

A taking away, removal

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A taking away, removal Ond for ðære gelómlícum onwegálǽdnesse ( frequenti ablatione ) ðære hálgan moldan wæs mycel seáþ geworden, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 31

Linked entry: á-lǽdness

un-gewunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíc, adj.

unusualunwontedunfrequenteduninhabitable

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Án ðæra ðǽla is ungewunelíc for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann for ðam unberendlícum bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21 note

Linked entry: un-gewynelíc

tweógung

(n.)
Grammar
tweógung, tweóung, e; f.
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Doubt Ðú mé hæfst gefrýlsod ðære tweóunge mínes módes be ðære ácsunga ðe ic ðé ácsode, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 25

Linked entry: tweóung

heáh-strǽt

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Of þælbricge tó ðǽre héhstrǽte; of ðǽre héhstrǽte, C. D. vi. 60, 21. [v. N. E. D. highstreet.] Cf. heáh-weg. Add