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hyge-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-leást, e; f.

Thoughtlessnessfoolishnessfollyheedlessness

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Thoughtlessness, foolishness, folly, want of wisdom, heedlessness Eálá gé cildra gáþ út bútan hygeleáste tó claustre oððe tó leorninge O vos pueri egredimini sine scurrilitate in claustrum vel in gymnasium, Coll. Monast. Th. 36, 9. Ne ús ne gedafenaþ

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learnerreader

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A learner, disciple scholar, learned person, reader Be ðam wrát Beda se leornere of him the scholar Bede wrote, Shrn. 155, 25. Gif leornere geþéh þurh láre ðæt hé hád hæfde and þénode Criste if a scholar succeeded by learning so that he had holy orders

meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
meahtig, <b>mæhtig, mehtig, mihtig;</b> adj.

mightypowerfulablePossible

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mighty, powerful, able Meahtig God, Ps. Th. 98, 9: Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 12; Gú. 760: Hy. 4, 108; Hy. Grn. ii. 285, 108. Dryhten strong and maehtig ( potens ), Ps. Surt. 23, 8: 71, 12: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 29. Mæhtih, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 19. Meahtig God,

súþ

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ, adv.
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In a southerly direction or position Twelf míla brád súð and norð ab austro in boream duodecim milia passuum, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 19. Him is ðæt heáfod súð gewend and ða fét norð, Shrn. 66, 23. Syndon óðere eálond súð fram Brixonte, Nar. 36, 7. Seó eá

þeód-wita

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wita, an; m.
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one of the wise men of a nation, one whose knowledge fits him for a place in the councils of the nation, a senator Senatores, ðæt synd þeódwitan, Jud. p. 161, 32. Ðá wǽron þeódwitan (leód-, MS. H.) weorðscipes wyrðe, L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 12. Be ðeódwitan

un-twifeald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-twifeald, adj.

not doublesimplesincerehonestpurenot doubleunitedwithout division

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not double (v. Similar entries twi-feald, IV), simple, sincere, honest, pure Nis nán scild trumra wið ðæt tuiefalde gesuinc ðonne mon sié untwiefeald (-twy-, Cott. MSS.) nil est ad defendendum puritate tutius, Past. 35; Swt. 239, 10. Se untweofealda

Linked entry: twi-feald

weorold-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-spéd, e; f.
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worldly wealth; generally in plural, this world's goods Syllan ðone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, Blickl. Homl. 35, 20. Mid hire ǽhtum and worldspédon possessionibus suis et mundanis opibus, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16 ; Th. ii. 188, 3. Weoroldspédum, Bd. 1, 27 ;

á-blycgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-blycgan, p. de; pp. -blyged, -blycged.
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to get affected by fear, get dismayed Diriguit, i. obstipuit, horruit, induruit áblycde. Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 46. Ðá áblicgde Aman unblíþum andwlitan, and ne mihte ná ácuman ðæs cyninges graman, Hml. A. 100, 265. Hé wearð swíðe þearle áblycged vehementer

ǽþm

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Add Ǽþm alitus, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 71. Æthm, ii. 99, 78. Æthme vapore, 123, 14. breath of a living creature Ǽlces fisces sciell bið tó óðerre geféged ðæt ðǽr ne mæg nán ǽðm út be-twuxn una squama uni conjungitur, et ne spiraculum quidem incedit per

anda

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Anda is twyfeald, þæt is yfel and gód. Yfel bið se anda þe andað ongeán gódnysse, and se anda is gód ðe mid lufe andað ongeán yfelnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 54, 22-24. Þá heáfodleahtras sind . . . anda ( invidia ), 592, 6: Wlfst. 245, 14. Andan livoris, Wrt

eardung

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Add: abstract, living, dwelling. of men (or spirits) Eardung wæs municipatus fuerat, An. Ox. 2, 395: 4853. Ne biþ Crístes eardung (or ?) on þǽre heortan, Bl. H. 13, 23. Nú se áwyrgda gást tó þon férde in ꝥ hús ꝥ hé manna eardunge of þám húse ádrife si

flocc

a companya troopbandlegiona banda flockherd

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Add: of people. a company Hé sóhte his gelícan, ac hé ne mihte hine findan on ðám flocce he looked for his match, but could not find him in that company, Ap. Th. 12, 25. Hé geseah Críst standan and þone clǽnan flocc mid him, hundteóntig þúsenda and feówer

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, ge-hæld.
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Substitute: <b>ge-heald,</b> es; n. observation, marking, noticing Ríce Godes ne mið gehald tó cymende regnum Dei non cum obseruatione uenturum, Lk. p. 9, 10. the observance of something prescribed, holding, keeping Gewrit be gehealde rihtra

ge-feccan

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Substitute: <b>ge-feccan, ge-fecgan</b> to fetch, to go in quest of and bring back, the object a person Hé him hét tó wífe gefeccan Cleopatron Cleopatram sibi occurrere imperavit, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 1: Hml. S. 8, 9. Héht Neron Petrus and

húru-þinga

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Add: an emphatic modification of húru. v. húru; tó þám ꝥ hí þone mete, þone hí þágýta fullfremedlíce geblissiende þicgean ne mihton, húruþinga (húru, v. l. saltem ) geómriende onbyrigdon, Gr. D. 170, 7. Sé þe . . . dæghwámlice his circan gesécan ne mæge

ǽg-hwanan

from all sides on all sides on all sides, in every respect, utterly

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Add: local, of motion, from all sides Gegadorode micel folc hit ǽgþer ge of Cent, ge of Eást-Seaxum, ge ǽghwonan of ðám níhstum burgum, Chr. 921; P. 102, 12. Wé beóðǽghwanum cumene, Dóm. L. 120. where action proceeds from all sides and its operation

Linked entry: ǽg-hwonene

hatian

(v.)
Grammar
hatian, hatigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To hate

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To hate Ne mæg middaneard eów hatian ac hé hataþ mé non potest mundus odisse vos: me autem odit, Jn. Bos. 7, 7. Ða ðe ðone rihtwísan hatiaþ ða ágyltaþ qui oderunt justum delinquent, Ps. Th. 33, 21. Hie hatigaþ [hatigeaþ, Cot. MS.] hiera hiéramonna unþeáwas

Linked entry: hættende

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, seerespicere, superspicereto overlook, neglect, despise

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to observe, survey, see Ðú ðe ealle gesceafta ofersihst thou that dost survey all creatures, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20. Æfter ðære wísan ðe ic hit oferseah quemadmodum inspexi. Nar. 2, 9, Swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah, and mínum eárun oferhýrde, L. O. 8; Th.

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

smítan

(v.)
Grammar
smítan, p. smát, pl. smiton; pp. smiten

to daub, smear, smudgeto defile, pollute to smear, anoint to cast linerestrike

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to daub, smear, smudge Ðú nymst his blód and smítst ofer útewerd Aarones swýðre eáre Ex. 29, 20. Smát, gemaercode inpingit (cf. inpingit gemearcode vel signat, 45, 59) Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 57. Genim gáte tord, gemeng wið eced, smít on Lchdm. ii. 68, 2.

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February placenta panibus sol sun mire spurcalia

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The old name for February Ðonne se Sol-mónaþ biþ geendod, ðonne biþ seó niht feówertýne tída lang and se dæg týn tída Shrn. 59, 2. Solmónaþ sígeþ tó túne Februarius Menol. Fox 31; Men. 16. [The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning. Bede

Linked entries: Februarius sol