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eádignes

(n.)
Grammar
eádignes, -ness, e; f.

Happiness beatĭtndo, opŭlentia

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Happiness; beatĭtndo, opŭlentia Ic sceal ýcan eádignesse I shall increase happiness. Exon. 108 a; Th. 413, 4; Rä. 31, 9: 83 a; Th. 313, 7; Seef. 120: Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 8

fór-lustlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-lustlíce, adv.

Very willinglygladlylĭbentissĭme

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Very willingly, gladly; lĭbentissĭme Ic wille fórlustlíce, for ðínum lufum I will gladly [do so], for love of thee, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 12. [Cf. beon forrlisst to be very desirous, Orm. ]

Linked entry: lust-líce

fyrhþ-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
fyrhþ-lufe, an; f.

Love of the soulmental loveanĭmi ămor

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Love of the soul, mental love; anĭmi ămor Ic to ánum ðé staðolige fæste fyrhþlufan I keep the steadfast love of my soul firmly fixed to thee only, Andr. Kmbl. 165; An. 83

Linked entry: ferhþ-lufe

geaglisc

(adj.)
Grammar
geaglisc, geglesc; adj.

Lightfrolicsomelasciviouslĕvislascīvus

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Light, frolicsome, lascivious; lĕvis, lascīvus Ic wæs mid geaglisce [geglescum MS. B : geagle MS. C.] móde oferswýðed I was overcome with a frolicsome mood; lascīvo supĕrātus anĭmo, Bd. 5, 6; Whelc. 390, 39

Linked entry: geglesc

leóþ-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-wíse, an; f.

verse

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A poetical manner, verse Mycel Englisc bóc on leóþwísan geworht a large English book composed in poetry, Chart. Th. 430, 24. Áwend of Lédene on Englisc on leóþwíson, Homl, Th. ii. 520, 10

mold-hýpe

(n.)
Grammar
mold-hýpe, an; f.

A heap of earth or dust

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A heap of earth or dust Ðonne biþ hit swylce hé sý mid sumere moldhýpan ofhroren it is as though he be overwhelmed by a heap of dust, Homl. Th. i. 492, 33

Linked entry: hýpe

beðigean

(v.)

to wash, fomentfovere

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to wash, foment; fovere Ða eágan to beðigeanne to foment the eyes Med. ex Quadr. 4, 18; Lchdm. i. 346, 20; MS. H. Ic beðige foveo Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 28, 66

un-tótwǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tótwǽmed, adj.

Undividedunseparated

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Th. i. 40, 30. Ðæra weorc is symle untótwǽmed, ii. 366, 20

Linked entry: tó-twǽman

weorpere

(n.)
Grammar
weorpere, es; m.
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A thrower (cf. to throw, as a wrestling term) Ic ( mead ) eom weorpere, efne tó eorþan ealdne ceorl (cf. Aldhelm's riddle: Pedum gressus titubantes sterno ruina), Exon. Th. 409, 27 ; Rä. 28, 7

ágen-slaga

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Add: A suicide Nán sylfcwala, ꝥ is ágenslaga, ne becymð tó Godes ríce, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 14. Ǽlc ágenslaga on écnysse ðrowað. Hml. S. 19, 230: Hml. Th. ii. 250, 22

cían

(n.)
Grammar
cían, pl.
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Voc. ii. 11, 48. [Keho, kio brancia, Gall. 170, 174: chiuua, kio brancia, Grff. iv. 534.]

Linked entry: chýun

císe-lybb

(n.)
Grammar
císe-lybb, (cís-)
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Voc. ii. 105, 8. Céslyb, 133, 12. Cýslyb, 15, 13. Ne cýse ne cýslyb, Angl. ix. 260, 13. Haran cýslyb, Lch. i. 346, 11. Cýslybbu coagula, Germ. 390, 68

Linked entry: cése-lib

eall-seolcen

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-seolcen, adj.
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Voc. ii. 62, 71. Of eallseolcenum, An. Ox. 2, 164. Of ealseolcenum (eall-, eal-, Hpt. Gl. 480, 62-3), 3161. v. eal-seolcen in Dict

eá-risc

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Voc. ii. 12, 67: i. 31, 32 ( printed eáric). v. eá-rixe in Dict

ge-heaþorian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-haþrian</b> in Dict. and add Efnegehaðrigas (-að, R.) ðec coangustabunt te Lk. L. 19, 43. Hæfð geheaðærod heofonríces weard ealle gesceafta, Met. ii. 31

leád-gewiht

(n.)
Grammar
leád-gewiht, es; n.
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.) :-- Ic onborgede .xxx. mancsa goldes be leádgewihte, Cht. Crw. 9, 118. See note p. 77

Linked entry: ge-wiht

preóst-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
preóst-lic, adj.
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Priestly, canonical Ic mingle ꝥ hí gemunon þæs preóstlican regoles (regulę canonicę), Chrd. 89, 37. Preóstlicum gewunan, ðeáwe canonico more, Angl. xiii. 412, 667, 677. Seofon preóstlice tíde septem canonice horę, 426, 866

swefecung

(n.)
Grammar
swefecung, e; f.
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Ic ne sylle swefcunge ( somnum ) mínum eágum, 31, 4. See preceding word

wel-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-boren, adj.

Well-born noble

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Ic nam wíse menn and welborene (nobiles) Deut. 1, 15

handlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
handlinga, adv.

With the hands

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With the hands Nis be him gerǽd ðæt hé handling ǽnigne man ácwealde it is not read of him that he killed any man with his own hands, Homl. Th. i. 386, 1