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hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Add: of material or its quality. soft to the touch, yielding easily to pressure Wé habbað hrepunge þæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið heard, hwæt hnesce, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 32. Wæter wolde wíde tóscríðan wác and hnesce, Met. 20, 93. Þæt hnesce and flówende

æll-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
æll-þeódignes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

A going or living abroada pilgrimage

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A going or living abroad, a pilgrimage, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 38

æl-þeódignes

(n.)
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æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroada pilgrimage

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A being or living abroad, a pilgrimage On stówe ælþeódignysse mínra in loco peregrinationis meæ, Ps. Spl. 118, 54: Gen. 12,10: Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 11

Linked entry: æll-þeódignes

a-rédnes

(n.)
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a-rédnes, -rǽdnis, -ness, e; f.

A degreeconditioncovenantconsultumconditio

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A degree, condition, covenant; consultum, conditio Ðá geþafedon hí ðære arédnesse ea conditione consenserunt, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 20. Ðæt wíf he onféng ðære arédnesse uxorem ea conditione acceperat, 1, 25; S. 486, 33

Linked entry: a-rǽdnis

aweg-gewitenes

(n.)
Grammar
aweg-gewitenes, -ness, e ; f.

A going awaydepartureabscessio

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A going away, departure; abscessio Æfter þrím geárum Willfreþes aweg-gewitenesse post tres abscessionis Vilfridi annos, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 30

Linked entry: onweg-gewitenness

a-wrigenes

(n.)
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a-wrigenes, -wregennes, -ness, e; f.

A discoveryrevelationrevelatio

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A discovery, revelation; revelatio To þeóda awrigenesse ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Bos. 2, 32

Linked entries: a-wregennes a-wrygenes

efnes

(n.)
Grammar
efnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Evenness, equity, justice æquĭtas

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Evenness, equity, justice; æquĭtas Efnes syndon dómas ðíne æquĭtas sunt jūdĭcia tua. Ps. Spl. 118, 75: Ps. Lamb. 118, 144. He démþ ymbhwyrft eorþan on efnesse ipse judĭcābit orbem terræ in æquĭtāte. Ps. Lamb. 9, 9. Ðú gelíffæst me on efnesse oððe emnesse

Linked entry: efen-nys

efn-lícnes

(n.)
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efn-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

Evenness, equality æquālĭtas

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Evenness, equality; æquālĭtas Hie healdaþ má geférrǽdenne and efnlicnesse ðonne ealdordóm they observe companionship and equality more than authority, Past. 17, 9; Hat. MS. 24 b, 6

Linked entry: efen-lícnes

el-reordignes

(n.)
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el-reordignes, -ness, e; f.

-Barbarousness, outlandishness barbăries

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-Barbarousness, outlandishness; barbăries, Som. Ben. Lye

fácen-fulnes

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fácen-fulnes, -ness, e; f.

Deceifulness, deceit fraudŭlentia

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Deceifulness, deceit; fraudŭlentia, Som. Ben. Lye

fæsten-behæfednes

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fæsten-behæfednes, -ness, e; f.

Parsimony, niggardliness parsĭmōnia

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Parsimony, niggardliness; parsĭmōnia, Cot. 191

fæst-hafolnes

(n.)
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fæst-hafolnes, -ness, e; f.

Fast-havingness, sparingness, economyparcĭtas

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Fast-havingness, sparingness, economy; parcĭtas Fæsthafolnesse parcĭtātem, Past. 60; Hat. MS

Linked entry: be-hæfednes

fæst-rǽdnes

(n.)
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fæst-rǽdnes, -ness, e; f.

Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolutionfortĭtūdo

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Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolution; fortĭtūdo Mót ic nú cunnian hwón ðíne [MS. ðinne] fæstrǽdnesse may I now inquire a little concerning thy fortitude? Bt. 5, 3; Fox 10, 35

feáwnes

(n.)
Grammar
feáwnes, feánes ,-ness, e; f.

FEWNESSpaucĭtas

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FEWNESS; paucĭtas Ða feáwnesse oððe gehwǽdnesse dagena mínra cýþ me paucĭtātem diērum memōrum nuntia mihi, Ps. Lamb. 101, 24

Linked entry: feánes

forhtnys

(n.)
Grammar
forhtnys, fyrhtnes, -ness, e; f.

Fearamazementterrordreadtĭmor

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Fear, amazement, terror, dread; tĭmor Ða aforhtode Isaac micelre forhtnisse expāvit Isaac stupōre vehĕmenti, Gen. 27, 33

Linked entry: fyrhtnes

fretwednes

(n.)
Grammar
fretwednes, fretwodnes, -ness, e; f.

An adorningdecorationornātiodecŏrāmentum

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An adorning, decoration; ornātio, decŏrāmentum On eorþlícre fretwednesse in earthly adorning, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 20, note. Beóþ ðonne úre hrægla fretwodnes on ðam écan fýre wítnode then our decoration of garments will be punished in the eternal fire,

gægl-bǽrnes

(n.)
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gægl-bǽrnes, bérnes, -ness, e; f.

Wantonnessluxuryriotlascivia

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Wantonness, luxury, riot; lascivia, Cot. 118

earfoþlícnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþlícnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, pain diffĭcultas

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Difficulty, pain; diffĭcultas Heó earfoþlícnysse [-nesse MS. B.] ðæs migþan astyreþ it stirreth a difficulty of the urine [strangury ], Herb. 143, 1; Lchdm. i. 266, 3. Wið ðæs migþan earfoþlícnyssa [-nysse MS. H: -nesse MS. B.] for difficulties of the

ge-bégdnes

(n.)
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ge-bégdnes, -bégednes, -ness, e; f.

Crookednessaduncĭtasoblīquĭtas

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Crookedness; aduncĭtas, oblīquĭtas,Som. Ben. Lye

ge-cígednes

(n.)
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ge-cígednes, -cýgednes, -ness, e; f.

A callingvŏcātio

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A calling; vŏcātio Óþ ðone dæg his gecígednesse of middangearde usque ad diem suæ vŏcātiōnis, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 34. Gecígednes vocatio, vocabulum, nomen, Hpt. Gl. 441, 466