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heort-hogu

(n.)
Grammar
heort-hogu, e; f.

Heart-care

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Heart-care Ðis mæg tó heorthoge ǽghwylcum bisceope this may be care of heart for every bishop, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 27

Linked entry: hogu

un-deópþancol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deópþancol, adj.

Not given to think deeplyshallow

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Not given to think deeply, shallow Nú smeáð sum undeópðancol man hú God mæge beón ǽghwǽr ætgædere, and náhwár tódǽled, Homl. Th. i. 286, 29

weorold-þearfa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þearfa, an; m.
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One who is needy in the matter of this world's goods Ic eom wǽdla and worldþearfa ego egenus et pauper sum, Ps. Th. 69, 6

be-murnan

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-mearn and -murnde Þú earhlíce scealt gyltas þíne swíðe bemurnan, Dóm. L. 30, 55. Take here passages given under be-meornan in Dict

efen-sárgung

(n.)
Grammar
efen-sárgung, e; f.
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Compassion Þá heó þis gehýrde, heó wénde ꝥ hit má wǽre bysmrung þonne efensárgung quod audiens irrisionem potius credidit quam compassionem, Gr. D. 180, 8

Linked entry: sárgung

frécenlíce

(adv.)
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Frǽclíce bið his þing, E.S. 39, 328

tóbrocen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tóbrocen-líc, adj.

Frail,perishable

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Frail, perishable Ðysse worulde wela is hwýlwendlíc and feallendlíc and tóbrocenlíc the wealth of this world is transitory and decaying and frail, Wulfst. 263, 13

eft-hweorfan

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Þí hálgan lenctenfæstene efthwyrfende when Lent returns, Hml. S. 23 b, 613. Add

ge-dreccan

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Th. ii. 174, 9. the subject a thing Þ gyld gedrehte ealle Engla þeóde, Chr. 105-2; P. 173, 20. Hunger þisne eard swíðe gedrehte, 1096; P. 233, 5. Arn egeslic wæter . . . Hé mid þám gedræht wæs, Vis. Lfc. 4, 6.

morgen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-líc, adj.

morningof to-morrow

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Ic beó ðýs morgenlícan dæge (on the morning of this day: St. Mary's death seems to have taken place on the day when she says this) gongende of líchoman, Blickl. Homl, 143, 2: 139, 18. of to-morrow Se morgenlíca dæg crastinus dies, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 34

Linked entries: merigen- myrgen-líc

leófan

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It may be noted that Israéla occurs 12 times in this poem, but only in this instance does it seem to form a half line.

ge-þeahtere

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Dauid sang þisne sealm be his unscyldinesse wið his sunu and wið his geþeahteras þe hine on wóh lǽrdan. Ps.

ge-þynnian

(v.)
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Add: to make or to become thin (of a person) Hé ne oncneów hí ná, for þám heó wæs swíðe geþynnod, Hml. S. 33, 236. to lessen, diminish, wither Smyre mid gáte geallan, ealle þá nebcorn hé áclǽnsað and ealne þone wom hé geðynnað, Lch. i. 348, 26.

Harþacnut

(n.)
Grammar
Harþacnut, Hardacnut, es; m.

Hardacnut, son of Cnut

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Hér forþferde Hardacnut cyng in this year died king Hardacnut, 1041; Erl. 167, 30

for-týnan

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Substitute: To shut up, prevent passage along a road, into or out of a place Þá scearpan þing sint fortýnende þá innoþas, Lch. ii. 212, 1

ídeling

(n.)
Grammar
ídeling, ídelung, e; f.
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A worthless or trifling thing Ídalinga (idala- inga, MS.) friuola (cf. frivola leásunga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 55 : fribula híwunga, An. Ox. 1929), Germ. 389, 89

Hǽðfeld

(n.)

Hatfield in Hertfordshire

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Hatfield in Hertfordshire Hér gesæt Þeodorius ærcebiscop senoþ on Hǽðfelda in this year archbishop Theodore presided over a synod at Hatfield, Chr. 680; Erl. 40, 11

end-werc

(n.)
Grammar
end-werc, es; n. [werc = wærc pain]

A pain in the buttocksnătium dŏlor

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A pain in the buttocks; nătium dŏlor Ðes drænc is gód wið endwerce this drink is good for pain in the buttocks, Lchdm. iii. 50, 11

blíð

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð, = blíðe

sweet, pleasantsuavis, amœnus

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sweet, pleasant; suavis, amœnus Ðis ofet is swéte, blíð on breóstum this fruit is sweet, pleasant in the stomach, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 13; Gen. 656

gin-wísed

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Cf. gin-fæst for the sense of gin- in this compound

Linked entries: wísian wísan