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gearo-witolness

(n.)
Grammar
gearo-witolness, e; f.
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Sagacity Ongeán þám ingehýde and gearawitolnesse þe of Godes ágenre gife cymð, se deófol sǽwð nytennysse, Wlfst. 53, 16

Linked entry: un-gearowitolness

ge-wilc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilc, es; n.
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The rolling of waves Gewylc ýþa sǽs þú líðgast motum fluctuum maris tu mitigas, Ps. Rdr. Spl. 88, 10

Linked entry: ge-wylc

Hámtúnisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Hámtúnisc, adj.
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Of Northampton Harold sǽde ꝥ hé Cnutes sunu wǽre and Ælfgyfe þǽre Hámtúnisca[n], Chr. 1035; P. 159, 29

híred-wist

familiarity

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A being, as it were, of a family, familiarity Geornfullnyss híredwiste gearwað assiduitas familiaritatem parat, Scint. 203, 12. Substitute:

helmiht

Grammar
helmiht, l. helmiht(e),
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Of ðǽm helmihtum bearwum e frondosis nemoribus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 37: 31, 7. and for 'Cot . . . Lye' substitute

hlíp-cumb

(n.)
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a valley with steep sides (? cf. stæþ-hlípe) Upp tó hlýp-cumbe; of hlýpcumbe, C. D. iii. 204, 19

læpe-wince

(n.)
Grammar
læpe-wince, an : f.
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A lapwing Laepaeuincae, lepeuuince, laepiuince cucuzata Txts. 52, 264. v. hleápe-wince (of which læpewince seems the earliest form)

Linked entry: hleápe-wince

mene

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Hé geg'ængde mé mid orle of golde áwefen and mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode, Hml, S. 7, 37. Add

nunn-líf

(n.)
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the life of a nun Þá þá . . . háliges nunlífes drohtoþ (sanctimonialis vitae conversationem) heó sóhte, Gr. D. 199, 16

snyflung

(n.)
Grammar
snyflung, e; f.
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Mucus from the nose Gif heora ǽnegum for unhǽle snyflung of nosa (flegma ex naribus) derige, Chrd. 23, 7

wealh-land

Grammar
wealh-land, I.
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add: cf. the prose version of this passage Swá oft swá wyt férdon tó fyrlenum eardurn, Gen. 20, 13

rídend

(n.)
Grammar
rídend, es; m.

A horsemanknight

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A horseman, knight Rídend swefaþ, hæleþ knights and warriors sleep the sleep of death, Beo. Th. 4906; B. 2457

riht-scytte

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-scytte, adj.

Sure of aim?/

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Sure of aim?/ Sum biþ ryhtscytte sum leóþa gleáw, sum on londe snel, Exon. Th. 296, 15 ; Crä. 51

Linked entry: -scytte

sceamleást

(n.)
Grammar
sceamleást, e; f.

Shamelessness, want of modesty, impudence, lasciviousness

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Shamelessness, want of modesty, impudence, lasciviousness Sceamleást impudicitia Mk. Skt. 7, 22. Scamléstan (-léste?) impudentiam Hpt. Gl. 526, 7

Hæfeldan

(n.)

the name of a Slavonic people

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the name of a Slavonic people Wylte ðe man Hæfeldan hǽt, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 39 : 19, 18

heáh-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þegnung, e; f.

High service

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High service Heáhþegnunga háliges gástes the high services of the holy Spirit, Cd. 147; Th. 183, 23; Exod. 96

openung

(n.)
Grammar
openung, e; f.

Manifestation, revelation

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Manifestation, revelation Seó openung ðæs dæges ( the day of judgment) is swíðe egesfull eallum gesceaftum, Blickl. Homl. 91, 19

hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
hlystend, es; m.

A hearer, listener

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A hearer, listener On móde ðære >hlystendra in the mind of the hearers, Homl. Th. i. 362, 18

hlynian

(v.)
Grammar
hlynian, p. ode

To make a noise, roar

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To make a noise, roar: — Wælfýra mǽst hlynode the greatest of funeral fires roared, Beo. Th. 2244; B. 1120

Linked entry: hlynn

tó-gotenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-gotenness, e; f.

Diffusion,spreading,effusion

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Diffusion, spreading, effusion Wyþ ǽwyrdlan ðæs líchoman ðe cymeþ of tógotennysse ðæs geallan, Lchdm. i. 262, 11: 270, 5

Linked entry: tó-geótan