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hú-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hú-hwega, -hugu; adv.

About

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Homl. 201, 14

un-geleáful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáful, un-geleáfull; adj.

Unbelieving ⬩ incredulous

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Hé ungeleáfful wæs Cristes ǽristes, Homl. Th. i. 234, 20. Ne sý mé nán man tó ungeleáfful be ðám þingum wrítende ðe ic gehýrde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 16. Ða deófolgyldan ðe ðágyt ungeleáffulle wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 70, 24.

stirne

(adj.)
Grammar
stirne, adj.
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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

hwít-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwít-ness, e; f.

Whiteness

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Homl. 7, 30: Homl. Th. i. 444, 14. His gewǽda scinon on snáwes hwítnysse his raiment shone with the whiteness of snow, ii. 242, 7

bed-rida

(n.)

one bedridden

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one bedridden, Homl. Th. i. 472, 23

cwyddung

(n.)

a saying

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a saying, Homl. Th. i. 366, 7

drý-men

(n.)

magicians, sorcerers

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magicians, sorcerers, Homl. Th. ii. 472, 14

flýtst

(v.)
Grammar
flýtst, he flýt

floatest ⬩ floats

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floatest, floats, Homl. Th. ii. 564, 13;

for-gnóg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gnóg, pl. -gnógon

gnawed up

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gnawed up, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 1;

for-wyrhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-wyrhte, p. of for-wyrcan.

destroyed ⬩ forfeited

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destroyed, forfeited, Homl. Th. i. 12, 28;

ge-dwimorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dwimorlíce, adv.

Illusorily ⬩ fantastically

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Illusorily, fantastically, Homl. Th. ii. 140, 16

Linked entry: -dwimorlíce

un-áfyllendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áfyllendlíce, adv.

Insatiably

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Insatiably, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 329

Linked entry: á-fyllend-líce

clýsung

(n.)

an inclosure

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an inclosure Homl. Th. ii. 80, 6

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strong ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble

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Heó ( Judith ) wæs lytel and unstrang, Homl. Ass. 114, 411. Hwæt is se intinga ðæt in þúsend manna ðé ne magon ástyrian, swá unstrang swá ðú eart? Homl. Skt. i. 9, 110. Á sceal man ðam unstrangan men líðelícor déman ðonne ðam strangan, L. C.

ǽrst

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrst, = ǽrost.

first ⬩ primo

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first; primo,Homl. in nat. Innoc. p. 36

cyrc-hálgung

Grammar
cyrc-hálgung, hallowing or

consecrating a church

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consecrating a church, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 27

hundteóntig-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
hundteóntig-feald, adj.

Hundredfold

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Homl. 41, 19

leás-gewitness

(n.)
Grammar
leás-gewitness, e; f.
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False witness Leásgewitnyssa, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 5

ge-fexode

(adj.)

having hair ⬩ haired

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having hair, haired, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 19

wyla

Grammar
wyla, (? hyla v.
Similar entries
hylu
)
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Wyla ł hola cabearum, Hpt. Gl. 489, 71

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