un-forcúþlíce
Nobly ⬩ excellently
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Nobly, excellently Metode geþungon Abraham and Loth unforcúdlíce, swá him from yldrum æðelu wǽron, Cd. Th. 103, 9; Gen. 1715
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bóc-rǽding
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He his eágan upp áhóf fram þǽre bócrǽdinge, Gr. D. 164, 7. Add
blanca
a steed
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a steed Þá hét hé on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát, Shrn. 51, 22. Add::
beót-lic
Threatening ⬩ arrogant
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Threatening, arrogant Hé sende tó þám cyninge beótlic ǽrende, ꝥ hé ábúgan sceolde tó his manrǽdene, Hml. S. 32, 44
cniht-þeáw
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Boyish habit Placidus þágyt heóld his cniht-þeáwas and gebǽru Placidus puerilis adhuc indolis gerebat annos, Gr. D. 111, 9
eág-mist
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Dimness of the eye Wið eágna miste ... þis tódrífþ þá eáhmistas þeáh þe hié þicce synd, Lch. ii. 30, 9
ge-rest
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Mið ðý uére cynig in his gireste dum esset rex in accubitu suo, Rtl. 4, 11. v. wind-gerest? Add:
gif-heal
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Hé healreced hátan wolde gewyrcean . . . and þǽr on innan eall gedǽlan . . . swylc him God sealde, B. 68-72
gryre-meaht
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A power that inspires terror, terrible power His (Antichrist's) hlísa and gryremiht bitf from sǽ tó sǽ, Wlfst. 195, 20
heofon-leóht
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Ðæt ofer his reliquias ꝥ heofonleóht (lux caelestis) ealle niht wæs ofer grstondonde, Bd. 3, II; Sch. 235, 9. Add
horn-leás
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Without horns Gif hé hornleásne oxan geseó, þonne ofercymð hé his fínd, Archiv cxx. 304, 28 ; E. S. 39, 349
lufen
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Nabochodonossor him on nyd dyde Israéla beam ofer ealle lufen tó weorcþeówum (forced them into hopeless slavery), Dan. 73. Add
timbrend
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Add: timbriend His hús wæs þǽr getimbrod, and þæs húses timbriend (constructors ) wǽron wyrcende Sæternesdagum ánum, Gr. D. 322, 2
un-gerýdelíce
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Add: of dress, roughly, v. un-gerýdelic; Martinus rád him wið ungerýdelíce gescrýd mid sweartum cláþum, Hml. S. 31, 970
beód-gereord
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a meal, feast Hé symlede æt his beódgereordum ꝥ ic ( the soul ) wæs oft swíðe neáh ofðylmed, Nap. 50, 20
wealdes
Of one's own accord ⬩ purposely ⬩ voluntarily
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Of one's own accord, purposely, voluntarily Gif him wealdes (gewealdes, Hatt. MS.) gebyrige oððe ungewealdes, Past. 28; Swt. 198, 22
hleów-feðer
A sheltering wing
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A sheltering wing Gefór hleówfeðrum þeaht journeyed covered by [his creator's] sheltering wings, Cd. 131; Th. 165, 31; Gen. 2740
frum-grípa
A first-fruit
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A first-fruit Utan gelǽstan Gode þá gerihta þe him tó gebyrian . . . úre frumgripan gangendes and weaxendes, Wlfst. 113, 6
wilde-cyn
A wild species
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A wild species Wildecynnes hors equifer (cf. hic equiferus a wyld hors, 187, col. l). Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 4
weorold-hlísa
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Worldly fame, earthly renown Habbon hí ðone woruldhlísan ðe hí sóhton, ná ða écan méde ðe hí ne róhton, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 6