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firen-lust

lust

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Fyrenlusta and synlicra dǽda, Wlfst. 56, 6, Mid manigfealdon firenlustum, Ors. l, 2; S. 30, 16. þurh firenlustas (fieren-, v. l.) per luxuriam, Past. 311, 13. Add:

gramlic

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Gebígan fram Godes geleáfan þurh ðá gramlican wítu, 19, 132. Þurh gramlice steóra, Wlfst. 133, 18

drugaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drugaþ, drugoþ, e; f. [drige dry]

DROUGHT, dryness siccĭtas, arĭdĭtas

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Bearn Israéla eódon þurh drugode fīlii Israel ambulāvērunt per siccum, Ps. Lamb. fol. 189 a, 21

deófol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-cræft, es; m.

Devil-craft, the black art, witchcraft dæmoniăca ars

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Devil-craft, the black art, witchcraft; dæmoniăca ars Þurh dígolnesse deófolcræftes per dæmoniacæ artis arcāna, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 9.

fore-þingrǽden

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingrǽden, e; f.

A pleading for anyoneintercessionintercessio

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A pleading for anyone, intercession; intercessio Þurh foreþingrǽdena háligra martira ðínra per intercessiōnes sanctōrum martȳrum tuōrum, Wanl. Catal. 294, 16. col. 1.

Linked entry: þing-rǽden

forþ

Grammar
forþ, (2 a).
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Manige men þurh forhealdnesse forð cumað, 130, 10

stæl-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-tihtle, an; f.
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Gif hwá þurh stæltihtlan freót forwyrce, L. Ed. 9; Th. i. 164, 10

Linked entry: stal-tihtle

hofer

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Wæs sum earm ceorl egeslíce gehoferod and ðearle gebíged þurh ðone brádan hofor . . . Hé wearð gehǽled . . . swá ꝥ næs gesýne on his hricge hwǽr se hofor stóde, Hml. S. 21, 95-106. Dele '[?]', and add:

ǽ-hlýp

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-hlýp, -hlíp, es; m. [ǽ law, hlyp a leap]

A transgressionbreach of the lawan assaultlegis transgressioaggressus

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Þurh ǽ-hlýp by a violation of the law, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11

Linked entries: æt-hlýp hlíp

eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáðelíce, eðelíce, ýðelíce; comp. or; sup. ost, ust; adv.

Easilyfăcĭle

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Easily; făcĭle Eáðelícor mæg se olfend gán þurh ánre nǽdle eáge it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, Lk. Bos. 18, 25. He sóhte hú he eáðelícost hine gesealde he sought how he might most easily betray him, 22, 6

Linked entry: éðelíce

féðe-mund

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-mund, e; f.

A foot-handmánus gressus

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Used for the fore-feet of the badger Ic sceal fromlíce féðemundum þurh steápne beorg strǽte wyrcan I [a badger] shall strenuously work a road through a steep mountain with my fore-feet, Exon. 104b; Th. 397, 10; Rä. 16, 17

Linked entry: mund

un-forwandigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forwandigendlíce, adv.

Unhesitatinglyfreelywithout regard to fear or shame

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Unhesitatingly, freely, without regard to fear or shame Gif ðú wundrige ðæt swá scamfæst fǽmne swá unforwandigendlíce ðás word áwrát, ðonne wite ðú ðæt ic hæbbe þurh weax áboden, ðe náne scame ne can, ðæt ic silf ðé for scame secgan ne mihte, Ap.

Linked entry: -wandigendlíce

wiþerweardlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþerweardlíce, adv.

Detrimentallyagainst the interests

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Detrimentally, against the interests of any one Þurh ðæt ðe ðú ðysne wuldres cyning áhénge, ðú dydest wyþerwerdlíce ongeán ðé and eác ongeán mé (thou hast acted against thine own interests and against mine. v.

bismer-gleó

(n.)
Grammar
bismer-gleó, bismer-gleów, es; n.

Unseemly

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Unseemly, disgraceful sport Ic geháte ꝥ ic nǽfre ofer þis mínne líchoman ne besmíte þurh ꝥ grimme bysmergleów þæs mánfullan geligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 451.

gál-full

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Þurh gálfullan spǽce per lascivia joca . Ps. L. fol. 183, II

hand-gang

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[In the Ormulum hand-gang is used of the laying on of hands by the Apostles (All þiss gæfenn forþ þe posstless þurrh hanndganng upponn alle þa þatt fulluhht unnderrfengenn, 15992), or in confirmation (þurrh fulluht ga þurrh hanndgang att hadedd mannes

stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
stihtian, p. ode
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Hé ealle gesceafta þurh his godcunde meht and þurh his écean snyttro æfter his willan receþ and stihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 121, 16.

Linked entry: in-stihtian

un-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
un-dóm, es; m.

Unjust judgement

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Wé cýðaþ déman and geréfan, ðæt hig ágan þearfe, ðæt hí unrihtes geswícan and náhwár þurh undóm for feó ne for freóndscipe forgýman heora wísdóm, Wulfst. 267, 28. Wearð ðes ðeódscipe swíðe forsingod þurh undómas, 130, 4

un-hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
un-hlísa, an; m.

Ill-fameevil reportdiscreditinfamy

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Gode swá gecwéme þurh hálige drohtnunge, ðæt him nán unhlísa ne fylge þurh ǽnigne fracodscipe, R. Ben. 141, 4: L. Ælfc. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 24. Ðǽm hádum ðe mon nánes unhlýsan æt wénan ne þorfte, L. E. I. 12; Th. ii. 410, 9.

tungol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-cræft, es; m.
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Wé rǽdaþ on tungelcræfte, ðæt seó sunne biþ hwíltídum þurh ðæs mónelícan trendles underscyte áðýstrod, Homl. Th. i. 608, 31