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þurh-sleán

(v.)

to smite through ⬩ strike through ⬩ to smite

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Homl. 109, 34. Hire swiora næs þurhslagen, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 235. Ðá wearð heó mid micelre sárnysse ðurhslegen, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 21. to smite Ic ðerhslǽ ł hríno ðone hiorde percutiam pastorem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 27. [O. Frs. thruch-slá: O.

un-wittig

(adj.)

Without wit or understanding,

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Hit is áwriten:'Ne bið se stunta mid wordum gerihtlǽced' Homl. Th. ii. 532, 13. Þeówian unclǽnum deóflum and ðám unwittigum heargum, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 52

Linked entry: un-gewittig

forþ-stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-stæppan, part. -stæppende

To step forth ⬩ proceed

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To step forth, proceed, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 11

ge-hæft-world

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæft-world, e; f.

A captive world

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Homl. 9, 4

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of belief ⬩ believing ⬩ faithful ⬩ holy ⬩ fĭdēlis ⬩ crēdŭlus

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Full of belief, believing, faithful, holy; fĭdēlis, crēdŭlus Heó wundrade hú he swá geleáfful, on swá lytlum fæce, and swá uncýðig, ǽfre wurde gleáwnysse þurhgoten she wondered how he, so full of belief, in so short a space, and so ignorant, could ever

teón-full

(adj.)
Grammar
teón-full, adj.
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Hí ðurh*-*wunedon on heora teónfullum wordum they persisted in their insolent language, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 14

hopp-scýte

(n.)
Grammar
hopp-scýte, a coverlet (?).
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Substitute: <b>hop-scíte, hopp-scýte</b> a bed-curtain, and add Heó (Judith) nam ꝥ heáfod and his hopscýtan abstulit conopeum eius (cf. An. Ox. 7, 365 where conopeum, occurring in the story of Judith, is glossed by wáhreft.

on-hróp

(n.)
Grammar
on-hróp, es; m.

importunate clamour, importunity ⬩ abusive language, reproach

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Skt. 11, 8; Homl. Th. i. 248, 32. Se brððor ðe hine synderlíce gebiddan wile, ne sý gelet mid (þurh, W. F.) æniges óðres onhrópe, R. Ben. 81, 9. abusive language, reproach Hosp ł onhróp improperium, Ps. Lamb. 68, 20

wælhreówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wælhreówlíce, adv.

cruelly ⬩ horribly ⬩ atrociously

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Wælhreówlíce swingan, Homl. Th. i. 424, 12. Hí áxodon, hwí hí swá wælbreówlíce dydon, ðæt hí freónda ne róhton, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 44. horribly, atrociously Ðæt cild wolde wyrian wælhreáwlíce Drihten, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 10

á-spring

(n.)

a water-spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ seaturigo

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a water-spring, fountain; seaturigo,Hom. de Comp. Cordis, Lye

cyneg

(n.)

a king

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a king, Jos. 10, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 540, 17

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, foor, es; m.

A pig ⬩ hog ⬩ porcaster

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A pig, hog; porcaster Fór porcaster, Wrt. Voc. 286, 48

hymele

(n.)
Grammar
hymele, an; f.

The hop plant ⬩ humulus lupulus

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The hop plant; humulus lupulus, Lchdm. ii. 392, col. 2

wudu-gehæg

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Cf. gehæg-holt

for-gǽgan

Grammar
for-gǽgan, <b>; I</b>
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Þá þe þis forgǽgað hoc temptantes. Chrd. 68, 35. Add

rósig

(adj.)
Grammar
rósig, adj.

Rosy

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Rosy Mid róseum hiwe ofergoten, Homl. Th. ii, 334, 30

on-hátian

(v.)

to grow hot

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to grow hot Onhátode incanduisset, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 4

sealm-scop

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-scop, es; m.

A writer or maker of psalms ⬩ a psalmist

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Homl. 55, 12: 57, 1: L. Ecg. P. i. 9; Th. ii. 176, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 30. Sealmscopes psalmigraphi, Hpt. Gl. 430, 40. Heáhfæderas, wítigan, sealmsceopas, Blickl. Homl. 105, 10: Wulfst. 250, 18

wuldor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-full, adj. l.

glorious ⬩ vainglorious

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Wuldorfull mid écum wurðmynte, Homl. Ass. 77, 125. Ðes Dauid wæs wuldorful cyning, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 32. Wulderfull ðrowung, Homl. Th. i. 360, 20. Se wuldorfulla (gloriosus) Eádgár, Anglia xiii. 365, 3.

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amel

(n.)
Grammar
amel, es; m.

A vessel for holy water ⬩ amula ⬩ vas lustrale

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A vessel for holy water; amula, vas lustrale, Cot. 2