twi-híwe
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of two forms or shapes Twihiówe, swá swá biþ healf mon and healf fear biformis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 31. Twihíwe biformia, 126, 12. of two colours Twihíwe bicolor, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 34. Twihíwe godweb coccum bis tinctum, ii. 135, 44.
úht-líc
of early morning ⬩ matutinus ⬩ of matins
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of early morning; matutinus Tó ðǽm úhtlícum ad matutinum, Ps. Spl. T. 29, 6. On úhtlícum in matutino, 100, 9. of matins Fram ðære tíde ðæs úhtlícan lofsanges a tempore matudinae laudis, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 23: 4, 7; S. 575; 2.
forþ-gesceaft
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cf. forþ, 3), the state of the angels whose tenure of heaven was to continue for ever. Cf. God þá nigon engla werod gestaþelfæste swá þæt hí nǽfre ne mihton fram his willan gebúgan, Hml.
hecge
an enclosure ⬩ a fence ⬩ hedge
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Ǽrest of þám gáran innan þá blacan hegcean; of þǽre hegcean innan þone fúlan bróc, C. D. B. ii. 259, 7
hetol-ness
violence ⬩ severity ⬩ ferocity ⬩ rapacity
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as an attribute of a person, violence, severity Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse (rabiem) heora réðscipes gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse.
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lǽþ
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Of Æglesforda and of ellan þám lǽþe þe þǽr tó líþ de Æilesforda et de toto illo lesto quod ad illum manerium pertinet, C. D. B. iii. 659, 25
swaþu
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The word occurs in a list giving the names of various parts of a pig: — Rysle ausungia, flicce perna, spic larda, meargh lucanica, wrót bruncus, rop jus, swína swaþu suesta, byrst seta, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 50-57.
hǽren
Made of hair ⬩ cilicius
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Made of hair; cilicius Hé hine ðá gegyrede mid hǽrenum hrægle swíðe heardum and unwinsumum he clothed himself then with a garment of hair very hard and unpleasant, Blickl. Homl. 221, 24.
gésne
Lacking ⬩ wanting ⬩ destitute ⬩ lifeless ⬩ expers ⬩ egenus ⬩ destitutus ⬩ exanimis
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He funde ðá on bedde his goldgifan gǽstes gésne, lífes belidenne he then found his goldgiver void of spirit, deprived of life, 12; Thw. 25, 26; Jud. 279
stellan
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To leap, rush Ðus hér on grundum Godes éce bearn ofer heáh hleoþu hlýpum stylde; swá wé men sculon heortan gehygdum hlýpum styllan of mægne in mægen, Exon. Th. 46, 28-36; Cri. 744-748.
áþ-swaru
An oath-swearing ⬩ a solemn oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ juramentum
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Áþsware pytt the well of the oath, Beersheba, Gen. 46, 1
CLYMPRE
A lump or CLUMP of metal, metal ⬩ massa metalli, metallum
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A lump or CLUMP of metal, metal; massa metalli, metallum Hefigere ic eom ðonne unlytel leádes clympre I am heavier than a huge clump of lead, Exon. III b; Th. 426, 18; Rä. 41, 75.
deóre
Dearly, with great price ⬩ cāre, magno
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Dióre gecépte drihten Créca Troia burh the lord of the Greeks dearly bought the city of Troy, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 37; Met. 26, 19
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fen-líc
Fenlike ⬩ marshy ⬩ fenny ⬩ păluster
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Of ðam fenlícum adelan from the fenlike mud, Homl. Th. ii. 472, 7. Betwyx ða fenlícan gewrido ðæs wídgillan wéstenes he ána ongan eardian he began to dwell alone among the fenny thickets of the wide wilderness, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 9
folc-ágende
Folk-owning ⬩ păpŭlum possĭdens
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Nis se foldan sceat mongum gefére folcágendra the tract of earth is not easy of access to many folk-owning [men ], Exon. 56a; Th. 198, 4; Ph. 5
freá-wine
A dear or beloved lord ⬩ dŏmĭnus cārus
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A dear or beloved lord; dŏmĭnus cārus Syððan freáwine folca swealt when the beloved lord of people perished, Beo. Th. 4703; B. 2357: 4849; B. 2429.
herung
Praising, praise
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For manna herunge for the praise of men, Homl. Th. i. 60, 33: 38, 10: 180, 20. On ðære heringe ðæs eádgan weres in praise of the blessed man, Past. 56, 7; Swt. 435, 18: Bt. 27, 3; Fox 100, 4: 30, l; Fox 108, 22
meagol-mód
Of earnest mind ⬩ earnest ⬩ strenuous
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Of earnest mind, earnest, strenuous Ic synful bydde ðæt ðú onsende in mé (mé in?)
ge-lúcan
To shut, lock, fasten, weave ⬩ claudĕre, nectĕre
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he saw an all-golden ensign, greatest of hand-wonders, woven by arts of song [by magic], Beo. Th. 5531; B. 2769
ge-lystan
To please, cause a desire for anything
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with acc. of pers., gen. of thing; To please, cause a desire for anything Ðegnas ðearle gelyste gárgewinnes the thanes were very eager for the struggle, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 3; Jud. 307 : Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 22; Wal. 23.
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