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ge-mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mægþ, power.
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Greed, importunate desire Ðú wást ꝥ mé nǽfre seó gítsung and seó gemǽgþ ðisses eorðlican anwealdes for wel ne lícode, ne ic ealles for swíþe ne girnde þisses eorþlican ríces scis ipsa minimum nobis ambitionem mortalium rerum fuisse dominatam, Bt. 17;

leód-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rǽden, <b>, leód-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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Cf. leód-scipe

stirne

(adj.)
Grammar
stirne, adj.

Stern, hard, austere, rigorous, severe

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Stern, hard, austere, rigorous, severe Ic wát ðæt ðú eart swíðe styrne mann scio quia homo durus es (Mt. 25, 24), Homl. Th. ii. 552, 31. Cyning sceal beón milde ðám gódum and styrne ðám yfelum, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 1: Wulfst. 267, 3.

Linked entry: styrne

a-tihting

(n.)

intention ⬩ an aim ⬩ intentio

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intention, an aim; intentio, Scint. 6, 7

cwild-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
cwild-bǽre, adj.

Pestilence-bearing, deadly ⬩ pestiferus

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Pestilence-bearing, deadly ; pestiferus Scint. 53: 63

Linked entry: cwyld-bǽre

for-spanincg

(n.)
Grammar
for-spanincg, -spannincg, e; f.

An enticement ⬩ allurement ⬩ illĕcebra

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An enticement, allurement; illĕcebra, Scint. 21, Lye

Linked entries: for-spancg spanung

forþ-geclypian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-geclypian, p. ode; pp. od

To call forth ⬩ incite ⬩ provoke ⬩ provŏcāre

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To call forth, incite, provoke; provŏcāre, Scint

eádigan

(v.)

to bless, enrich ⬩ beatificāre

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Scint. Lye

un-árweorþness

(n.)
Grammar
un-árweorþness, -wirþness, e; f.

Disrespect ⬩ irreverence

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Disrespect, irreverence Unárwyrðnyss irreverentia, Scint. 224, 1

Linked entry: ár-weorþness

un-gecoplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gecoplíce, adv.

Unsuitably ⬩ unseasonably

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Unsuitably, unseasonably Ongecoplíce importune, Scint. 80, 14

Linked entry: on-gecoplíce

a-hládan

Grammar
a-hládan, l. á-hladan,
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and add Áhlæt exhauriet, Scint. 199, 16

punere

(n.)
Grammar
punere, es; m.
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A pestle Punere pilo, Scint. 95, 19

resten-dæg

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On restendæge sabbato, Scint. 30, 6. Add

æpsenness

(n.)
Grammar
æpsenness, e; f.

Shame, disgrace

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Shame, disgrace Æpsenyss dedecus, Scint. 174, 9

hál-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-bǽre, adj.

Wholesome, salutary ⬩ salutaris

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Wholesome, salutary; salutaris, Scint. 32, 78, Lye

Linked entry: hǽl-bǽre

híhþ

Grammar
híhþ, híhþu, híhþo.

altitude ⬩ a summit ⬩ top ⬩ the highest point ⬩ extreme degree ⬩ the heavens

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Heáhþo, 6. the highest point, extreme degree Mæg[en] sóðes gebedes ys hýhð (celsitudo) sóðre lufe, Scint. 4, 20. the regions above, the heavens Þænne hýhð heofenlic (celsitudo caeleslis) byð openud, Scint. 180, 15.

Linked entries: heáhþu héhþu

on-cirran

Grammar
on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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Add On midde niht oncierde ꝥ scip on wónne síðfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8. <b>B. I c.</b> add :-- Thás spréce naenig mon on naenge óthre halfe oncaerrende sié, C.

for-meltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-meltan, -myltan; p. -mealt, pl. -multon; pp. -molten; v. intrans.

To melt away ⬩ become liquid ⬩ liquefy ⬩ lĭquescĕre ⬩ lĕquĕfiĕri

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Ealle ða scipu formultan all the ships were consumed, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 14

Linked entry: for-myltan

helma

a helm

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Voc. ii. 98, 4. a person who directs affairs God is wealdend and steóra and steórróþer and helma, for þǽm hé riht and rǽt eallum gesceaftum swá swá gód steóra ánum scipe Deus est veluti quidam claims aique gubernaculum, quo mundana machina stabilis atque

líþan

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Þá eódon hí of þám scipe, þá þe líþon and fÝron mid Maximiane (qui cum Maximiano navigabant), 249, 14. Þá wæs heofones smyltnes tósliten, þǽre þe wé ǽr úton leoþon (liþon, v. l.) Add: —