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hetol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hetol-ness, e; f.

violence ⬩ severity ⬩ ferocity ⬩ rapacity

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as an attribute of a person, violence, severity Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse (rabiem) heora réðscipes gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse. Chrd. 70, 15. as an attribute of an animal, ferocity, rapacity Similar entries v. hetol

Linked entry: hetol

ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ágnian, = áhnian; part. ágnigende; p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od; v. a.

To own ⬩ possess ⬩ to appropriate to himself ⬩ to prove or claim as one's own ⬩ possidere ⬩ vindicare sibi

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To own, possess, to appropriate to himself, to prove or claim as one's own; possidere, vindicare sibi Hú miht ðú, ðonne, ðé ágnian heora gód how canst thou, then, appropriate to thyself their good? Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 26. Ðone gleówstól [MS. gleáwstól

Linked entries: áhnodon ægnian

líf-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
líf-gesceaft, e; f.
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A condition of life as ordered by fate, Beo. Th. 3910; B. 1953: 6120; B. 3064

lim-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lim-rǽden, e; f.

A cloak ⬩ chlamide

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A cloak(?). In Hpt. Gl. 465, 72 limrǽdenne is given as a marginal reading against chlamide

Linked entry: lim-gelecg

ge-wíslíce

(adv.)
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sagaciously Þá gelǽredus[tan] lǽce[as] gewíslíce ( both i's are accented ) smeádon, Lch. iii. 82, 3. (?)

Linked entry: wíslíce

hám-faru

(n.)
Grammar
hám-faru, e; f.

Forcible entry into a man's house ⬩ an inroad

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Forcible entry into a man's house; the same as hám-sócn, q. v

twi-bót

(adv.)
Grammar
twi-bót, (?) double 'bót.' Perhaps in the passages given under twibóte; adv.
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the word might be taken as a case of this noun. Similar entries Cf. twi-gilde

Linked entry: twibóte

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

sceaft-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
sceaft-rihte, sceaft-riht; adv.
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As straight as a dart, in a straight line Of þám paðe sceaftrihte on alr, C. D. B. iii. 667, 14. West sceftrihte ofer ðone mór, 336, 25. Sceaftryht on cuddancnoll. . . sceaftryht oð lillesforda . . . sceaftryht oþ wideres leáge . . . sceaftryht oþ hlósleáge

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes

a-stépan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stépan, p. -stépte; pp. -stéped, -stépt

to bereave, as children of their parents

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to bereave, as children of their parents, Gr. Dial. 1, 2 : Ps. Vos. 108, 8

Linked entry: a-stépte

mearc-denu

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-denu, e; f.

A valley which serves as a boundary

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A valley which serves as a boundary Tó mearcdene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 23

mirc-apuldor

(n.)

a dark apple-tree

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a dark apple-tree Mircapuldur melarium (as if from μέλας ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 78

Linked entry: mirce

sund-deáw

(n.)
Grammar
sund-deáw, (?), a plant name, rosemary:?-Sundeáw (=sund-deáw? v. sund, II.) rosmarinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 77.
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Sundew remains as a name for drosera rotundifolia, v. E. D. S. Pub., Plant Names

Linked entry: sunn-deáw

ciric-lec

Grammar
ciric-lec, -lic.
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Cyrclicre áwrigenesse ecclesiasticae traditionis, An. Ox. 178. Cyrclice tídsang[as] canonicas horas, 56, 317. Add

cirlisce

(adv.)
Grammar
cirlisce, adv.
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As in the case of a 'ceorl' Gilde man cirlisce, Ll. Th. i. 188, 14

stamera

(n.)
Grammar
stamera, an; m.
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One who stammers (as a nickname) Ic geann Æþelwearde stameran, C. D. iii. 363, 15

slǽpness

(n.)
Grammar
slǽpness, e; f.

Sleepiness ⬩ drowsiness

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Sleepiness, drowsiness Deófol ús lǽreþ slæpnesse and sent ús on slǽwðe, Homl. As. 168, 106

wearme

(adv.)
Grammar
wearme, adv.

Warmly

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Warmly Genim þreó snǽda, gerest æfter wearme take three slices, go to bed afterwards and keep warm, Lchdm. ii. 52, 23. Bewreóh ðé wearme wrap yourself up warmly, 116, 20: 118, 10. Bebinde þonne genóh wearrne, 270, 9. Beþe ðæt heáfod swá wearme use as

háte

(adv.)
Grammar
háte, adv.

Hotly

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Hotly Háte glówende hotly glowing, Homl. Th. i. 424, 35: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 26; Gen. 383: 38; Th. 50, 18; Gen. 810: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 94. Swá hé hátost mǽge as hot as possible, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 34, 10: Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 13; Ph. 209

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