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wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Mad ⬩ raving ⬩ blasphemous ⬩ mad ⬩ raging ⬩ furious

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Hé ða deóflu áfligde of dám wódum wyrhtum, Homl.

tó-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cyme, es; m.

A coming to a place, ⬩ coming, ⬩ approach, ⬩ arrival, ⬩ advent ⬩ the coming of Christ to the world, ⬩ the first or second Advent ⬩ the anniversary of Christ's coming, ⬩ Advent

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Homl. 35, 8. For Drihtnes cynedómes tócyme, 87, 5. Deáþ mid his dígelan tócyme, Homl. Ass. 54, 98. Gif se hírédes ealdor wiste ðæs ðeófes tócyme, 54, 100. Ðone tócyme ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Blickl. Homl. 131, 12.

þrítig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
þrítig-wintre, -wintra; adj.

Thirty years old

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Skt. 3, 23: Homl. Th. i. 26, 3. Ðá ðá Crist wæs þrítigwintra ( i-s/>or þrítig wintra), Homl. Th. ii. 38, 25

un-wiþmetenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wiþmetenlíc, adj.

Incomparable ⬩ not to be compared

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Incomparable, not to be compared Is his eádmódnys ús unwiðmetenlíc, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 119. Ðis hálige mǽden, Godes módor, is unwiðmetenlíc eallum óðrum mǽdenum, Homl. Th. i. 442, 29. Hire geðincðu óðra hálgena unwiðmetenlíce sind, 446, 5

Linked entry: wiþ-metenlíc

dǽl-nymend

(n.)

a sharer, participator

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a sharer, participator, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 26

cwyðe

(n.)

a saying

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Hom. 23, 104, Lye

fóre-stæpþ

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stæpþ, pres.of fóre-stapan.

steps before ⬩ precedes

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steps before, precedes, Homl. Th. ii. 82, 18;

ge-borgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-borgen, pp. of ge-beorgan.

defended ⬩ safe ⬩ secure

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defended, safe, secure,Homl. Th. i. 56, 18;

heáfod-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-wyrhta, an; m.

A chief workman

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A chief workman, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 7

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madness ⬩ fury ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ blasphemy

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Homl. Th. ii. 30, 15 : Homl. Ass. 72, 170. His sáwul is ðurh deófol gedreht; him is neód ðæt hé his ágene wódnysse tócnáwe, Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29. On wódnessum ł gewytlýstum leásum in insanias falsas, Ps. Lamb. 39, 5.

sib-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sib-líc, adj.

Of peace

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Of peace Mid siblícum cosse, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 31. God biddan ðæt hé forgefe siblíce tíd and smyltelíco gewidra, Shrn. 74, 11. Wé sceolan ús geearnian ða siblecan wǽra Godes and manna, Blickl. Homl. 111, 3

syn-full

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-full, adj.

Sinful; used substantively, a sinner

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Homl. 71, 35. Geseald on synfulra hand, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 45. Synnfullum mannum tǽcan, Blickl. Homl. 43, 15. Þeófas and synfulle men, 75, 28. Gesete him synfulle tó ealdrum constitue super eum peccatorem, Ps. Th. 108, 5

for-lír

(n.)
Grammar
for-lír, es; m.

a fornicator

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a fornicator, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 17: 324, 7

on-flǽscness

(n.)
Grammar
on-flǽscness, e; f.

Incarnation

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Homl. 81, 29

Linked entry: inflǽscness

a-bacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bacan, ic -bace, ðú -bæcest, -bæcst, he -bæceþ, -bæcþ, pl. -bacaþ; p. -bóc, pl. -bócon; pp. -bacen

To bake ⬩ pinsere ⬩ coquere

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Homl. Pasc. Daye, A. D. 1567, p. 30, 8; Lisl. 410, 1623, p. 4, 16; Homl. Th. ii. p. 268, 9

þeáwfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
þeáwfæstness, e; f.

Adherence to the rules of right conduct or method, ⬩ discipline, ⬩ obedience to rule

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On háligre þeáwfæstnesse, Homl. Ass. 40, 406, 404: Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 138. Þeningmen ðe þeáwfæstnysse him gebeódon (cf. þénas ðe his willan gefyllaþ, 65), Homl. Skt. i. pref., 62.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, es; n.

the ninth hour ⬩ hora nona ⬩ the service held at the ninth hour ⬩ nones

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the ninth hour; hora nona Prím prima; undern tertia; middæg sexta; nón nona; ǽfen vesperum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-15 : R. Ben. 40, 13. Ða nigoþan tíde ðe wé nón hátaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 35. Ðá com nón dæges, Beo. Th. 3204; B. 1600.

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praise ⬩ glory ⬩ hymn

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Ic eów sylle míne sibbe þurh mín ðæt héhste lof (the Holy Ghost), Blickl, Homl. 157. 30. Gegán longsumne lof to earn lasting praise, Beo. Th. 3076 ; B. 1536. Lofa ic cwæþe ðé laudem dixi tibi, Ps. Spl. 118, 164.

stuntlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stuntlíce, adv.
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Foolishly, stupidly Stuntlíce fæst se ðe hine sylfne mid gálnysse befýlþ, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 16. Hí nellaþ understandan hú stuntlíce hí dóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 132. Hwæt is stuntlícor quid est stultius? Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 279, 11

wísung

(n.)
Grammar
wísung, e; f.

Direction ⬩ guidance

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Direction, guidance Scylon hý gán tó heora scriftan and hym hys synna ealle geandettan, and ealle be his wísunge gebétan Homl. Ass. 141, 71. Dathan and Abiron mycelne teónan Móyse gedydon and forsáwon his wísunge, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 224