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ilfette

(n.)
Grammar
ilfette, an: ilfetu, e ; f.

A swan

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Ylfete song the song of the swan, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 6; Seef. 19. Sume fugelas beóþ langsweorede swá swá ylfettan some birds are long-necked, such as swans, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 17

Linked entries: elfetu aelbitu

wíf-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-gál, adj.

Incontinentlicentious

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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30

Linked entry: gál

un-gerǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerǽdness, e; f.

Discorddisagreementvariance

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Sóna swá hié him betweónum ungerǽdnesse up áhófon swá forwurdon hié ealle discordia exitio fuit, 5, 3; Swt. 222, 19: 6, 6; Swt. 262, 14. For his feóndum gebidde hé, mid ðám ðe wið hyne ungerǽdnysse hæbben, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 15

grundleás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
grundleás-líc, adj.
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Bottomless, unbounded, boundless, immense Swá grundleáslícu costung such immense temptation, Past. 53, 6; Swt. 417, 10

hér-bufan

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-bufan, adv.

Here above

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Here above Swá swá wé ǽr hérbiufan sǽdon on ðisse ilcan béc as we said before above in this same book; sicut in priori hujus voluminis parte jam diximus, Past. 50, 4; Swt. 393, 2

Linked entries: be-ufan hér

Sabíne

(n.)
Grammar
Sabíne, a; pl.

The Sabines

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. ; Swt. 2,19 . Tó ánwíge gangan wið swá fela Sabína, 2, 4; Swt. 72, 16

Sodome

(n.)
Grammar
Sodome, pl.

The people of Sodom

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The people of Sodom Hí lǽrdon hira synna swá swá Sodome dydon . . . Gif Sodome hira synna hǽlen Past. 55; Swt. 427, 28. Sodoma lande (eorðe Sodominga, Rush.) Mt. Kmbl. 10, 15. On Sodomum (Sodomingum, Rush.) 11, 23

un-gemód

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemód, adj.

Disagreeingcontentiousat variancediscors

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caritate discordant, Past. 46; Swt. 349, 7.

Linked entries: ge-mód un-geméde

talente

(n.)
Grammar
talente, an; f.

A talent

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A talent Hé ǽlce geáre gesealde twá hand talentana siolfres: on ǽlcre ánre talentan wæs .lxxx. punda, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 170, 27. III M talentana, Swt. 180, 14. Swá fela talentena, 4, 10; Swt. 202, 22

swétian

(v.)
Grammar
swétian, p. ede
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To be sweet or pleasant Ðætte ús biterige sió hreówsung, swá swá ús ǽr swétedon ða synna that repentance may prove bitter to us, as before sins were sweet to us, Past. 54, 5; Swt. 425, 14

hlecan

(v.)
Grammar
hlecan, p. hlæc [?]

To join, unite, cohere

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To join, unite, cohere Swá eác his folgeras swá hie unwiðerweardran and gemódran beóþ swá hie swíður hlecaþ tósomne and eác fæstor tósomne beóþ gefégde tó gódra manna hiénþe sequaces quippe illius, quo nulla inter se discordiæ adversitate divisi sunt

ofermǽt-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ofermǽt-lic, adj.

Immense

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Immense Ðonne swá ofermǽtlícu rícu onstyrede wǽron ubi tot et talia regna mutata sunt, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 10

neáh-líce

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-líce, neá-líce; adv.

Nearlyabout

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Nearly, about Hié neálíce swá fela ( tot pene ) þearfena ofsleáþ swá hié ídelíce mid hiera ælmessan gehelpan meahton, Past. 45, 1; Swt. 335, 15. Hý blówaþ ðonne neálíce ( just about when ) óðre wyrta scrincaþ, Lchdm. i. 204, 13

hreów-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hreów-líce, adv.

Miserablycruellygrievously

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Mágon hie swá hreówlíce wépan swá gé mágon ðara óðra blíþelíce hlihhan, 3, 7; Swt. 120, 6. Earme menn sindon hreówlíce besyrwde poor men are grievously ensnared, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 47.

un-dígollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dígollíce, adv.

Not secretlyopenlyclearlyplainly

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MS.) ( aperte ) geondwyrde, Past. 4; Swt. 38; 19. Þus spræc God gefyrn, hit is swá ðeáh swá gedón swýðe neáh mid ús ... and undígollíce, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 177

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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MSS.) bróht, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 19-25. Ðæt weóbud, 219, 3. Wígbed, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 39. Ðæt weófud (-od, MS. A.: wígbed. Lind.: wíbed, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 23, 19. Wígbedes hornas cornu altaris, Ps. Th. 117, 25: Ps. Lamb. 117, 27.

hwæl-hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-hunta, an; m.

whale-fisherwhaler

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Ðá wæshé swá feor norð swá ða hwælhuntan firrest faraþ was as far north as the whalers ever go, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 12

Linked entry: hunta

lustsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lustsum-líc, adj.

Pleasantdelectable

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Pleasant, delectable Ic nát for hwí eów sindon ða ǽrran gewin swá lustsumlíce on leóþcwidum tó gehiéranne, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 2

hád-bryce

Grammar
hád-bryce, Dele ' a violation of holy orders'.
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In 1. 4 after mǽðe add, swá be were swá be wíte swá be lahslite swá be ealre are (secundum omnia quę habet malefactor.

riht-híwa

(n.)
Grammar
riht-híwa, an; m.

A legitimate consort

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, Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 8

Linked entry: híwan