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mis-lícness

Grammar
mis-lícness, mist-lícness, e; f.

Diversityvariety

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Diversity, variety Be swefena mistlícnysse de somniorum diversitate, Lchdm. iii. 198, 4. Mislícnysse varietate, Ps. Spl. 44, 11. Mistlícnesse varietates, diversitates, Hpt. Gl. 431, 75. Ðás ylcan mislícnyssa ðæra foresǽdra tída, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 12

neáhness

(n.)
Grammar
neáhness, e; f.

Nearnessneighbourhood

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Nearness, neighbourhood Hwylc tóweard yfel ðú ðé on neáhnysse forhtast quae ventura tibi in proximo mala formidas, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1. On néhnesse his cytan in vicinia cellae illius, 5, 12; S. 630, 42

níd-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gafol, es; n.

A tax that must be paidtribute

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A tax that must be paid, tribute Nédgaefel ðæm cásere tributum Caesari, Mt. Kmbl. p. 18, 2. Ymbe ðæt neádgafol úres Drihtnes, ðæt sýn úre teóþunga and cyricsceattas, L. Edg. S.; Th. i. 270, 26, 13

Linked entry: níd-gild

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, gen. bísne, bísene; f.

An example, similitude, command, precept

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An example, similitude, command, precept, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 13: 29, 1; Fox 102, 12: Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 33; Gú. 499: Lk. Rush. War. 13, 6: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 13; Gen. 571

ge-dwellan

(v.)

to deceivelead astrayto err

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to deceive, lead astray, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18, note 6. Dysge and gedwealde foolish and led astray, Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 29; Cri. 1128. to err Gedwellas erratis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 29

Linked entry: ge-dwǽlan

ge-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hagian, p. ode; pp. od; v. impers.

To please

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To please Swá hwylc swá ðæt sió ðæt hine to ðan gehagige ðæt he ða óðoro lond begeotan wille whoever it be that is ready to take the other lands, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. ii. 120, 24

Linked entry: hagian

ge-hror

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hror, es; n.

A fallruindeath

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A fall, ruin, death Ðonne ðæt gelumpe ðæt hí of middangearde genumene wǽron ðý ylcan gehrore ðe hí óðre gesáwon cum eas eodem quo cæteros exterminio raptari e mundo contingeret, Bd. 4. 7; S. 574, 38

Linked entries: ge-hrero ge-rora

sigefæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigefæstness, e ; f.
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Victoriousness, triumph Hé wítgode be Cristes sigefæstnesse, ðá ðá hé on heofonas ástáh, Ps. Th. 23, arg. Ðeáh ánra gehwylc wind hæbbe twelf sigefæstnissa, Salm. Kmbl. 152, 3. Sigefæst*-*nissum triumphis, Rtl. 93, 7 : 75, 19

Linked entry: sigorfæstness

wlæclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wlæclíce, adv.

Lukewarmly

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For hwon segdes ðú Æcgbrihte swá gémeleáslíce and swá wlæclíce (tam negligenter ac tepide) ða ðing, ðe ic bebeád him tó secganne, Bd. 5, 9; M. 410, 33

wiþ-coren

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþ-coren, adj. (ptcpl.)

Reprobate

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Ðæt yfel wræc cóme ofer ða wiþcorenan ut venire contra improbos malum, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 41

Linked entry: wiþer-coren

wundor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-full, adj.

Wonderfulglorious

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Wundorfulla (gloriosa) gecweden synd be ðé, Ps. Spl. 86, 2

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, (?); p. wreahte; pp. wreaht, wræht, wreht

To twistto strainto torment

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To twist, to strain [Gif hors bið gewræht, Lchdm. iii. 62, 12.] fig. to torment Ic hálsigo ðec ne mec ne wrecce (for wrece?; wuræcce, Lind. ) adiuro te ne me torqueas. Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 7

wuldor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-leán, es; n.

A glorious rewardthe reward of heaven

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A glorious reward, the reward of heaven Bið hyra meaht and gefeá swíðe gesǽliglíc sáwlum tó gielde, wuldorleán weorca, Exon. Th. 66, 31; Cri. 1080. In ðam éean gefeán niman weorca wuldorleán, 184, 20; Gú. 1347

for-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-warnian, for-warenian; p. ode.

to forewarn

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to forewarn Be ðám treówe Críst sylf forewarnode Adam, Nap. 24. Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160

frysca

(n.)
Grammar
frysca, an; m.
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The name of some bird Frysca butio (butio is a bittern. but is glossed by cýta, Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 32: 63, 17: ii. 11, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 34. Cýta, frisca butium, 126, 81

Linked entry: frisca

ge-wuldorfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldorfullian, p. ode
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On ðám bið mín fæder gewuldorfullod ꝥ gé micelne wæstm forþberon, 48, 587

Linked entry: wuldorfullian

hand-griþ

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Add: security granted by a person in authority, cf. hand; 2 Cyricgrið binnan wágum and cyninges handgrið, Ll. Th. i. 166, 21. Godes cyricgrið and crístenes cynincges handgrið, 358, 261. Gehálgodes cyninges handgrið, Wlfst. 266, 11

on-lúcan

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Add Ðonne seó cest bið onlocen, þonne cymeð ðǽr upp wunderlic stenc, Shrn. 67, 27. add Hé ús má onlýhð, nú ús bóceras beteran secgað, lengran lyftwynna, Exod. 529. Se Wísdóm wordhord onleác. Met. 6, 1

tǽlness

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Heora lár bið eall tó tǽlnesse geþeóded, Verc. Först. 118, 9. Forlǽtan wé tǽlnessa nnd twysprǽcnessa, 94, 3: Ll. Th. ii. 262, 26. Add

un-fæstnian

(v.)
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to unfasten, detach Hæfð þæt dióful geworht bogan and strǽla . . . and ǽlce dæge þæs diófles willa bið ꝥ þissa strǽla nán ne sié geunfæstnod, gif hé findan mæg hwsér hé hié áfæstnian mæge, Verc. Först. 165.] [