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beót-lic

(adj.)
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beót-lic, adj.

Threateningarrogant

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Threatening, arrogant Hé sende tó þám cyninge beótlic ǽrende, ꝥ hé ábúgan sceolde tó his manrǽdene, Hml. S. 32, 44

cræftig

(n.)
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cræftig, es; n.
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Strength Drihten is mægen and cræftig ǽlces þǽra þe hine ondrǽt firmamentum est Dominus timentibus eum, Ps. Th. 24, 12

cniht-þeáw

(n.)
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cniht-þeáw, es; m.
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Boyish habit Placidus þágyt heóld his cniht-þeáwas and gebǽru Placidus puerilis adhuc indolis gerebat annos, Gr. D. 111, 9

eall-niwe

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eall-niwe, l. -níwe,
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and add Seó burhwaru bebyrigde hire líc on eallníwere þrýh, Hml. S. 8, 198. Eallníwne croccan, Lch. iii. 292, 3

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

(n.)
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gryre-meaht, gryre-miht, e; f.
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
horn-leás, adj.
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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

sǽ-ýþ

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Ðeáh hine ealle séýðan nioðan cynyssende wǽron mid eallan sǽtrogan ðe hé (= se sǽ) forðbrinð, Sal. K. 84, 13. 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

(adv.)
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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

(n.)
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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

(adv.)
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wealdes, adv.

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

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-feðer, e; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
frum-grípa, Substitute: frum-gripa, an; m.

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

(n.)
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wilde-cyn, wilde-cynn, es; n.

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

(n.)
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weorold-hlísa, an ; m.
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Worldly fame, earthly renown Habbon ðone woruldhlísan ðe sóhton, ná ða écan méde ðe ne róhton, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 6

milts

(n.)
Grammar
milts, milds, e; f.

mildnesskindnessfavourmercymeeknesshumilityjoy

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Secggan wé him þanc ealra his miltsa, Blickl. Homl. 103, 26: 109, 10. Ásecggan ða miltsa ðe hé wið ðis mennisce cynn gecýðde, 103, 19. For his miltsum by his mercies, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 6; Vy. 98: 42 a; Th. 140, 16; Gú. 611. meekness, humility(?)

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