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lǽce-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-feoh, g. -feós; n.
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Ecg. C. 22; Th. ii. 148, 19

mæsse-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-dæg, es; m.

A festival

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Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 29: Blickl. Homl. 47, 27. Be mæssedaga freólse, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 1. November onginþ on ealra hálgena mæssedæg, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 56. Uppon sc̃e Laurent mæssedæg. Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 5

wídefeorh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wídefeorh-líc, adj.
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Perpetual, eternal Wídefeorlíc vel éce aevum vel aetas perpetua, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 60

or-wénness

(n.)
Grammar
or-wénness, e; f.
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Ecg. P. i. 4; Th. ii. 172, 24. Hwí sprecst ðú mid swá micelre orwénnysse? Homl. Th. i. 534, 22. On orwénnysse his ágenre hǽle in despair of his own salvation, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 24. Woldon hý geteón in orwénnysse Meotudes cempan, Exon.

Linked entry: wénness

tǽlende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
tǽlende, adj.

prone to blame, censoriousslanderous, backbiting

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Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 31. slanderous, backbiting Ða aefstigan men and ða tǽlendan, Blickl. Homl. 65, 10

þeána

(adv.)
Grammar
þeána, (combined with swá, se); adv. conj.
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Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 36. Lífe ne gielpeþ hláfordes gifum, hýreþ swá þeána þeódne sínum, Exon. Th. 440, 6; Rä. 59, 13: 108, 32; Gú. 81. Nó God wolde ðæt seó sáwl sár þrowade, lýfde se þeána ðæt hý him mid hondum hrínan mósten, 127, 3; Gú. 380

un-besmiten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besmiten, adj.

Undefiledunpollutedunsulliedpure

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Ecg. Addit. 12; Th. ii. 234, 6: Nar. 41, 11. Ðæs unbesmitenan líchaman úres Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 113: Blickl. Homl. 155, 32: 3, 15: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 69: 23 b, 503. Healdaþ eówre handa unbesmitene ( innoxias ), Gen. 37, 22

Linked entry: be-smítan

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.
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Wæs þǽm hæftméce Hrunting nama . . . ecghwæs (ecg wæs, MS. ) íren, B. 1459 : 2778. Íren ecgheard, An. 1183. Méce, . . . dýre íren, B. 2050. Him írenna ecge ne mihton helpan æt hilde, 2683. írenum chalibis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 40. <b>II b.

eádig-ness

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Sé þe þæt éce líf begyteþ, þon bið éce eádignes geseald, Bl. H. 97, 30. Seó upplice eádignes, 101, 35. Seó eádignes þæs heáhengles tíde, 197, 3. Éces eádignisse meardo aeterne beatitudinis premia, Rtl. 51, 19.

pínung

(n.)
Grammar
pínung, e; f.
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Ecg. P. ii. 5 ; Th. ii. 184, 8. Pínunge, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 268, 19. Mid ungemetlícre pínunge hé ( Phalaris ) wæs ðæt folc cwielmende, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 18. Pínunge tormento, Hpt. Gl. 503, 20. Pínungum cruciatibus, 502, 70

oftrǽdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
oftrǽdlíce, adv.

Frequently, often, habitually

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Ecg. P. iv. 33; Th. ii. 214, 12. Ǽghwæðer óðerne oftrǽdlíce út drǽfde, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 12. Hé oftrǽdlíce fór mid miclum gefeohtum on Sciððie, Ors. l, 2; Swt. 30, 2: 4, 12; Swt. 208, 33

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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Ecg. C. 11; Th. ii. 140, 14. Gif hwylc man medeme þing stele, ágyfe ða stale ðam ðe hig áhte, L. Ecg. P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 20: iv. 24; Th. ii. 212, 1. a fine payable for theft, Chart. Th. 138, 17.

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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Biþ se ece litliende [litligende, MS. B], Herb. 3, 3, 4; Lchdm. i. 88, 2, 7

hell-waru

(n.)
Grammar
hell-waru, e; f.

The body of inhabitants in hell

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Ecg. C. pref; Th. ii. 132, 22: Hy. 7, 95; Grn. ii. 289, 95. Tó ðare helware [or ðara helwara(?)] stíðe pínnesse to the severe torment of the people of hell, Chart. Th. 369, 34

Linked entry: hell-ware

þeáw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
þeáw-fæst, adj.
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Ecg. P. i. 10; Th. ii. 176, 23. gentle Sumum hé syleþ monna nlilde heortan, þeáwfæstne geþóht, Exon. Th. 299, 28; Crä. 109

un-forsceáwodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forsceáwodlíce, adv.

unexpectedlywithout forethoughtwithout consideration

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Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 24

Linked entry: fore-sceáwodlíce

un-capitulod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-capitulod, adj.

Not provided with titles to the several sections

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Ecg. P. iv; Th. ii. 204, 1

Linked entry: ge-capitulod

un-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
un-cræft, es; m.

An evil artill practice

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Ecg. P. iv. 68, 22; Th. ii. 230, 28. Gyf hit geweorðe ðæt man mid tyhtlan and mid uncræftum sacerd belecge, L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 8. Utan some getrýwða habban ús betweónan bútan uncræftan, Wulfst. 167, 5

heáfod-sár

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Wið heáfodsár (-ece, v. l. ), 212, 25. Add: —

hálsung

(n.)
Grammar
hálsung, heálsung, e; f.

Supplication, beseeching, entreaty, adjuration, exorcising, exorcism, augury, greetingsupplicationomen, auspiciumgreeting

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Ecg. C. 2; Th. ii. 136, 19

Linked entries: hǽlsung hálsian