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hleów-leás

(adj.)
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hleów-leás, adj.

Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, cheerless

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Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, cheerless Ða ðe hleóleásan wíc wunedon those who had occupied a cheerless dwelling, Andr. Kmbl. 261: An. 131.

æt-wæsend

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æt-wæsend, -wesend, -weosend [æt at, wesende being; part of wesan to be]

At handapproachinghard byimminens

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At hand, approaching, hard by; imminens, Cot. 107

burne

(v.)
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hast burnt, wast on fire; p. of beornan

fíwan

(v.)

to hateŏdio hăbēreinĭmīcāri

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to hate; ŏdio hăbēre, inĭmīcāri, Som. Ben. Lye

morþor-hete

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-hete, es; m.

Murderousdeadly hate

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Murderous, deadly hate, Beo. Th. 2214; B. 1105

fódrere

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The Latin has: pabulatores tempestas fulminibus exussit. Add:

pundrian

(v.)
Grammar
pundrian, v. á-pundrian (El. 581, printed á-wundrad.
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The facsimile reprint has apundrad. Cf. á-pyndrian)

þys

(n.)
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The MS. has ðyf. l. (?) þyf. v. þyf

ge-þearf

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þearf, ic, he;

I haveor he has need or necessity

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I have, or he has need or necessity

eald-gewyrht

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Substitute: what has been done of old, a deed of old Wuldres beám þe God on þrowode for mancynnes manegum synnum and for Adames ealdgewyrhtum, Kr. 1100. what has been deserved of old, desert for deeds of old Ic wát geare þæt nǽron ealdgewyrht þæt hé

for-þohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-þohte, ðú -þohtest

despairedhast despaired

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despaired, hast despaired. Bt. 8; Fox 24, 17;

gelde

(adj.)
Grammar
gelde, adj.

That has yeanedbrought fortheffeta

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That has yeaned, brought forth; effeta, Cot. 75

hol

(n.)
Grammar
hol, a covering.
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L. 5, 18 has stæfes heáfod. Add

ge-niðle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-niðle, an; f. [or a, an; m?]

Enmity, hate, fierceness

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Enmity, hate, fierceness Fram hungres geníðlan from the fierceness of hunger, Elen. Kmbl. 1398; El. 701: 1216; El. 610. Ic onféng feonda geníðlan I received the hate of foes, Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 15; Cri. 1440

un-genemnendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-genemnendlic, adj.
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Þá semninga wearð hé mid fǽrlicum and ungenæmnendlicum deáile forþ-féred subita et inopinata (has in(n)ominata been read ? the Greek version has ἀγνώστῳ) morte defunctus est, Gr. D. 341, 13

Linked entry: ge-nemnendlic

EORNOST

(n.)
Grammar
EORNOST, eornust, eornest, e; f.

EARNEST, earnestness, zeal sērium, stŭdium

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Cot.] with such zeal, Past. 15, i; Hat. MS. 18b, 27. On eornost, eornust or eornoste in earnest, earnestly, Ælfc. T. 12, 8: Homl. Th. ii. 250, 30: Mt. Bos. 5, 18 : 13, 17: Gen. 14, 15.

fracoþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fracoþ-líc, fracuþ-líc, fraceþ-líc, fracod-líc; adj.

Heinousignominiousshamefulturpis

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Hat.] deáþes he geceás he chose the punishment of the most ignominious death, Past. 3, 1; Cot. MS

ge-stician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stician, -sticcian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [stician to stick]

To stickpiercetransfix

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Gebýreþ ðæt ðæt mód wierþ gesticced mid ðære scylde gielpes it happens that the mind is pierced by the sin of boasting, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 217, 6; Hat. MS. 41 b, 1

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.

to measure, measure back or againmetiri, remetirito measure by traversing or going overmetiri transeundo

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God ðú ðe heofen mid honda gemettest and eorðan on ðínre fyst betýndest God thou who has meted heaven with thy hand and enclosed the earth in thy fist [cf. Isaiah 40, 12], St.

ge-ríp

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Heora æceras ǽr wǽron áþroxene ǽr ǽnig ryftere ꝥ geríp ( the MS has the accent) gaderode, Hml. S. 31, 1218. Ic sende iów girip (giripa? the Latin is metere) ꝥte gé ne wunnun, Jn. R. 4, 38. See next word