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heálicness

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Add: in a local sense Heálicnysse conum (ut pyrae cacumina sphaerae apicem triginta cubitis in conum praecellerent, Ald. 48, 26), An. Ox. 3529. of rank, dignity, etc. Eálá ꝥ swá mycel heálicnys swilces weres ús þeówode, Hml. S. 30, 281

ealu-benc

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-benc, ealo-benc, e; f.

An ale-bench ⬩ scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium

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An ale-bench; scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium On ealu-bence on the ale-bench, Beo. Th. 5726; B. 2867

Linked entry: ealo-benc

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

wearrihtness

(n.)
Grammar
wearrihtness, e ; f.
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Hardness of skin, roughness of skin as in leprosy Rúh wærhitnys callositas, wearrihtnys. rúh wærihtnys scabredo (leprosi, quos dira cutis callositas elephantino tabo deturpans, Ald. 49), Hpt. Gl. 490, 33-36.

éht-nes

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Éhtnesse insectiones (insectationes, Ald. v. éhtung), Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 16: 46, 68. Add

forhtiendlic

fearful ⬩ timorous ⬩ fearful ⬩ terrible

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Substitute: fearful, timorous Þǽm forhtiendlicum meticulosis (a gloss on Ald. 6, 27, meticulosis municipibus? Cf. An. Ox. 5271), Wrt.

ge-tynglic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tynglic, ge-tyngelic; adj.
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elegant of speech Mid ðám getingelicum (printed getingetinc) urbene (the Latin is: Quis valet urbanus laudes sermone polito fari, Ald. 165, 14), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 58. rhetorical Getinclices [cræftes] rhetoricae [artis ], An. Ox. 3357.

Linked entries: -tynglic ge-tyngelic

hand-wyrm

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Ald. 272, 31), An. Ox. 23, 50. Hondweorm uerme, i. briensis, 25, 1. (The same passage is glossed in both cases.) Add: —

hýþan

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Híðendum grassantibus (ad diram prostrata necem grassantibus armis, Ald. 204, 10), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 37. Add

steor-sceáwere

(n.)
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The passage to which the gloss belongs is: Vitam fato fortunae et genesi gubernari juxta mathematicorum constellationem arbitratur, Ald. 35, 37. Perhaps steorrscéwere is an alternative gloss for mathematicus.

ge-þræc

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Geþræce apparatu (duces, quibus Cerethi et Pelethi cum horrendo belli apparatu mancipantur, Ald. 12, 1), An. Ox. 778. Geþrece, 7, 59: 8, 87: Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 53.

prím

(n.)
Grammar
prím, prime, the first hour, six o'clock; also the service held at that hour, v. prím-sang
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Prím prima, undern tertia, middæg sexta, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-12. Onginnaþ heáfudcwido tó prím ( ad primam ), Rtl. 166, 17. Gibedd tó prím, 171, 27. On ðysum tídum wé herien úrne scyppend ... on dægréd, on prím, on undem, on middæg, on nón, on ǽfen, on

ge-bannan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bannan, -bonnan; p. -beónn, pl. -beónnon; pp. -bannen [ge, and bannan to summon] .

to command ⬩ order ⬩ proclaim ⬩ jŭbēre ⬩ mandāre ⬩ edīcĕre ⬩ to summon ⬩ call together ⬩ cĭtare ⬩ convŏcāre

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Ðá gebeón Æðelréd ealderman alle Mercna weotan tosomne then alderman Æthelred summoned all the 'witan' of the Mercians together, Th. Diplm. 139, 1l

Linked entries: ge-beón ge-bonnan

eall-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-beorht, æll-beorht, æl-beorht; adj.

All-bright ⬩ pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus

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All-bright; pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus Englas eall-beorhte angels all-bright, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 23; Sat. 522

Linked entries: æl-beorht æll-beorht eal-beorht

eall-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-hwít, adj.

All-white ⬩ omnīno albus

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All-white; omnīno albus On eallhwítre þryh in an all-white coffin, Th. Diplm. A.D. 970; 241, 11

Linked entries: eal-hwít HWÍT

heah-rún

(n.)
Grammar
heah-rún, e; f.
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'A damsel having a spirit of divination' Heahrún pithonissa (pithonissam necromantiae spiritu vaticinantem, Ald. 26, 11. The reference is to Acts 16, 16 : Puellam quandam habentem spiritum pythonem), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 47.

Linked entry: hell-rún

ge-hwanon

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwanon, adv.

From all sides

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From all sides Fela ðearfan gehwanon cumene many needy come from all sides, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 78

eall-rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-rúh, adj.

All-rough ⬩ omnīno hirsūtus

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All-rough; omnīno hirsūtus Se wæs reád and eall rúh he was red and all hairy, Gen. 25, 25

eala-hús

(n.)
Grammar
eala-hús, eal-hús, es; n.

An ale-house ⬩ taberna

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An ale-house; taberna On eala-húse in an ale-house, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 9

Linked entries: eal-hús ealu-clýfe ealu-hús

eal-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-gréne, eall-gréne, æl-gréne; adj.

All-green ⬩ omnīno vĭrĭdis

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All-green; omnīno vĭrĭdis Geségun eorþan ealgréne they saw the earth all-green, Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 31; Cri. 1129

Linked entries: æl-gréne eall-gréne

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