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un-seald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-seald, adj.

Ungiven

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Ungiven Seó séleste gyrd is gyt unseald, Homl. Ass. 131, 495

un-lífes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lífes, adv.

Not alive

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Not alive Hé is nú unlífes, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 203

Linked entry: un-líf

wrégestre

(n.)
Grammar
wrégestre, an; f.

A female accuser

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A female accuser See lease wrǽgistre, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 208

wuldorbeágian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldorbeágian, 'p. ode

To crown

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To crown Tó wuldorbeágienne mid Criste, Homl. Th. i. 84, 32

un-wíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíslíc, adj.

Unwisefoolish

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Unwise, foolish Ðæra unwíslícra geþanca, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 526

Linked entry: wís-líc

cneó-holen

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-holen, es; m.

The shrub knee-holmbutcher's broom ruscum

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The shrub knee-holm, butcher's broom; ruscum Wrt. Voc. 285, 48

wissigend

(n.)
Grammar
wissigend, es; m.

a directorguidera directorruler

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Homl. i. 302, 27. Þwyrlíce færð æt ðam húse ðǽr seó wyln bið ðære hlǽfdian wissigend, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 11

stuntness

(n.)
Grammar
stuntness, e; f. Foolishness, folly, stupidity
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Gif hé him sylfum stýrþ fram eallum stuntnyssum, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 23

un-gelífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífed, adj.

Not possessed of beliefunbelievinginfidel

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Not possessed of belief, unbelieving, infidel Se ungelýfeda Ualens genam Godes circean of ðám Godes þeówum, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 318. Hí ofslógon swíðe ða hǽðenan, ðæt ðǽr nán ne beláf ðæra ungelýfedra cucu, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 33.

Linked entry: ge-lífan

deóran

(v.)
Grammar
deóran, dýran; p.ede ; pp. ed

To hold dear, love cārum habēre

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To hold dear, love; cārum habēre Heó deóraþ míne wísan they love my ways, Exon: 103 b; Th. 393, 9; Rä. 12, 7. Dýran sceolde he his dreámas on heofonum he should hold dear his joys in heaven, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257

Linked entry: dýran

un-mildheort

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mildheort, adj.

Hard-heartedmercilesspitiless

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Mé cóman tó Sílhearwan ... hí wǽron unmildheorta, and mé tugon tó ðære sweartan helle, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 289

Linked entry: mild-heort

wésten

(adj.)
Grammar
wésten, adj. Desert
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Seó stów wæs swá wésten and swá dígle, ðæt næs ná ðæt án ðæt heó wæs ungewunelíc, ac eác swilce uncúð ðám landleódum him sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 105. Hé férde him ðanon tó ánum wéstenum earde, Homl. Ass. 66, 24: 71, 166

trahtnere

(n.)
Grammar
trahtnere, es; m.

An expositorcommentator

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Homl. Th. ii. 72, 21. Se trahtnere cwið, ðæt ðæt gyftlíce hús wæs ðryflére, for ðan ðe on Godes gelaðunge sind þrý stæpas gecorenra manna, 70, 16: i. 338, 16. Hieronimus se wísa trahtnere, Homl. Ass. 36, 296

un-tweólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweólíce, adv.

undoubtedlyindubitablycertainlywithout feeling doubtwith certainty

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Hé grípð untweólíce ðæt behátene ríce, Homl. Th. i. 360, 25: Homl. Ass. 97, 184. Heó getácnode untweólíce ða hálgan gelaðunge, 114, 412. Untwílíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 39. Se Sunu is gást and hálig untwýlíce, Homl. Th. i. 282, 30.

Linked entries: tweólíce un-twílíce

godcundlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
godcundlíc, adj.

Divine

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Homl. 217, 29

snáw-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
snáw-hwít, adj.

Snow-white

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Mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen Homl. Th. i. 400, 29. Sittende on snáwhwítum horse ii. 134, 27. Snáwhwítne hláf Homl. Skt. i. 2, 405: 18, 164

mechanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mechanisc, adj.

Mechanical

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Mechanical Án wurplíc weorc on mechanisc geweorc, Homl. Skt. 5, 251

munuc-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-wíse, an ; f.

The manner of monks

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The manner of monks On munucwísan gescrýd, Homl. Skt. 6, 247

níd-behóf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behóf, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Necessary, needful Án þing is nýdbehóf, Homl. Th. ii. 440, 9

Linked entries: níd-behéfe be-hóf

níw-gehálgod

(adj.)

newly consecrated

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newly consecrated Hieu se nígehálgode (níghálgoda) cynincg, Homl. Skt. 18, 326

Linked entry: ge-hálgian