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earhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
earhlíce, adv.

Fearfully, timidly, disgracefully, baselytrepĭde, remisse, ignāve, turpĭter

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Hí hine earhlíce ofslógon they basely slew him, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 9

Linked entry: arhlíce

sibsumness

(n.)
Grammar
sibsumness, e; f.
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Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 34. Lufa sibsumnysse and geþwǽrnysse, Wulfst. 247, 1

scín-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-líc, adj.
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Of the nature of an apparition, phantasmal Suoefno and næhta scínelíco sompnia et noxia fantasmata (the glosser seems to have read noctes fantasmaticae? ), Rtl. 180, 16

un-befohten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-befohten, adj.

Unfoughtunopposed

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Unfought, unopposed Ðá wénde se here ... ðæt hié mehten faran unbefohtene ðǽr ðǽr hié wolden, Chr. 911; Erl. 100, 23: Byrht. Th. 133, 28; By. 57

Linked entry: be-feohtan

un-fulworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fulworht, adj.

Unfinisheduncompletedimperfect

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Unfinished, uncompleted, imperfect Ða ðe ... swá hwylce bysiga swá hý on handa hæfdan unfulworhte lǽtaþ ex occupatis manibus quod agebant inperfectum relinquentes, R. Ben. 20, 3

Linked entry: full-wyrcan

wyll

(n.)
Grammar
wyll, e; f.

Wool

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Wool Ða wylle and ða horna hý dóð heom tó nytnysse lanam et cornua in usum suum convertunt, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 31

Linked entry: wull

dracu

(n.)
Grammar
dracu, e; f.
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Trouble, affliction Eal hit is for synnum and gyt weorþeð máre, þæs þe béc secgað, wracu (dracu, v. l. ) and gedrecednes, Wlfst. 91, 7. v. dreccan

geár-geriht

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Þæt wé eal gelǽstan on geárgerihtan þæt úre yldran hwílum ǽr Gode behétan; ðæt is sulhælmessan and Rómpenegas and cyricsceattas and leóhtgescota, Wlfst, 113, 9. Add

ge-laured

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Substitute: Mixed with the juice or blossom of laurel Dó spátl tó and gelauredne ele, ꝥ is laures seáw oððe blóstman gemenged, Lch. ii. 226, 2

hand-hwíl

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Tídum and handhwílum horis et momentis, Hy. S. 145, 5

hlútorlic-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hlútorlic-ness, e; f.

Sinceritypurity

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Sincerity, purity Syþþan hí þá hlúttorlicnysse his módes and þá clǽnnysse his lífes ongeáton probantes vitae illius sinceritatem et serenae mentis modestiam, Guth. Gr. 111, 84

maga

(n.)
Grammar
maga, the stomach.
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Hé cuæð ðæt gé móston drincan ge-wealden wínes for eówres magan mettrymnesse modico vino utere propter stomachum et frequentes tuas infirmitates, Past. 319, 7. Add

weg-farende

(n.; adj.)
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Add: -farend, es; m. A wayfarer Úre dagas gewítað swá swá wegfarende menn, Hml. S. 28, 154. Hí begunnon tó áxienne æt óþrum wegfarendum, 31, 992

wǽpned-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-hád, es; m.

The male sex

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The male sex Swá hwæt swá wǽpnedhádes beó ácenned quidquid masculini sexus natum fuerit, Ex. 1, 22: Num. 1, 2. Ærfeweard wépnedhádes, Chart. Th. 483, 17

wǽpen-strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-strǽl, es; m.

An arrow to be used as a weapon

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An arrow to be used as a weapon Synd mé manna bearn mihtigum tóðum wǽpenstrǽlas filii hominum dentes eorum arma et sagittae, Ps. Th. 56, 5

Hǽðfeld

(n.)

Hatfield in Hertfordshire

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Hatfield in Hertfordshire Hér gesæt Þeodorius ærcebiscop senoþ on Hǽðfelda in this year archbishop Theodore presided over a synod at Hatfield, Chr. 680; Erl. 40, 11

hearp-slege

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-slege, es; m.

A striking, playing of the harpstriking the harp

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A striking, playing of the harp On hearpan and on hearpslege and on stefne sealmcwides in cithara, in cithara et voce psalmi, Ps. Lamb. 97, 5

Linked entry: slege

ofer-ealdormann

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ealdormann, es; m.

A chief officer

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A chief officer Hé wæs hyre þéna hire húses and hire geférscipes oferealdormann erat primus ministrorum et princeps domus ejus, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 22

on-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
on-ǽht, e; f.

Possession

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Possession Ic sellu ðé þeóde erfeweardnisse ðíne and onǽhte ðíne gemǽru eorþan dabo tibi gentes hereditatem tuam et possessionem luam terminos terrae, Ps. Surt. 2, 8

Coshám

(n.)
Grammar
Coshám, es; m.

COSHAM or CORSHAMWilts loci nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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COSHAM or CORSHAM, Wilts; loci nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Læg se cyng seóc æt Coshám the king lay sick at Corsham Chr. 1015; Erl. 152, 13