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ormǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
ormǽtness, e; f.

Excess, immensity

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Excess, immensity Hátheorte láreówas þurh wódnysse hátheortnysse láre gemet tó ormǽtnysse wælhreównysse gecyrraþ iracundi doctores per rabiam furoris disciplinae modum ad inmanitatem crudeliíatis convertunt, Scint. 32.

efesian

(v.)
Grammar
efesian, efosian, efsian; p. ode; pp. od [efes the eaves, q. v.]

To cut in the form of eaves, to round, to shear in rŏtundum attondēre, tondēre

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To cut in the form of eaves, to round, to shear; in rŏtundum attondēre, tondēre Ne gé eów ne efesion ne beard ne sciron neque in rŏtundum attondēbĭtis cŏmam nec rādētis barbam, Lev. 19, 27.

Linked entries: efosian efsian

full-fremednes

(n.)
Grammar
full-fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Fulfilmentperfectionperfectio

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Fulfilment, perfection; perfectio Ðæt ic hæbbe manege men gelǽd to ðæm stæðe fullfremednesse on ðæm scipe mínes módes that I have brought many men to the shore of perfection in the ship of my mind, Past. 65; Hat. MS.

prút

(adj.)
Grammar
prút, adj.
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Proud,arrogant Mægen prútes unnytt Gode virtus superbi inutilis Deo, Scint. 17. Sáwl prútes ( superbi ) byþ forlǽten fram Gode, 17. Wiðerwyrdnyss prúte ( sublimes ) geniþerude, 46. Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne (prútne, MS.

hatigend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hatigend-lic, adj.
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Hateful, detestable Ys hatigendlic (odibilis) sé þe gemáh ys tó specenne ( another by much babbling becometh hateful, Ecclus. 20, 5), Scint. 79, 15.

mánfullíce

(adv.)
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Is sé þe mánfullíce (nequiter) geeádmétt hine (se ), Scint. 19, 14. Þám gelíc . . . þe mangodon mánfullíce in þám temple, Ll. Th. ii. 352, 22: Wlfst. 295, 25. Hí ðone heofenlican Æðeling mánfullíce ácwellan woldon, Hml. Th. i. 402, 9.

scenn

(n.)
Grammar
scenn, e; f. (?)

A plate of metal on the handle of a sword

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(Worsaae, Primeval Antiquities, pp. 29, 49, notes that the handles of some of the early swords were covered with plates of gold. v. hilt) Waes on ðǽmscennum scíran goldes þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre, Beo.

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
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Sé þe gemǽnsumað mid ofermódigum qui communicauerit cum superbo, Scint. 83, 5. to defile Þás yfelu gemǽnsumiað (communicant, i. contaminant) mann, Scint. 102, 17

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

ceorl

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Gesíðcund man gebéte .C. scill. Ceorlisc man gebéte .L. scill., 38, 4-7. Gesiðcund mon landágende geselle .cxx. sciłł. ... unlandágende .lx. sciłł. ... cierlisc .xxx. sciłł., 134, 8-10.

ofer-stígan

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Mið dý oferstág (transcendisset) se Hǽlend in scip ofer ðæt luh, Mk. L. R. 5, 21

æt-hwæga

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hwæga, æt-hwega, æt-hwegu

Somewhataboutin some measurea littlealiquantumaliquantulumaliquatenus

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Scíres wínes drince æt-hwæga let him drink somewhat of pure wine, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm, ii. 284,5. Æt-hwega yfel wǽte biþ gegoten on ðæt lim whatever evil humour is secreted on the limb, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm, ii. 284, 28

for-gýmeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýmeleásian, -gímeleásian, -giémeleásian, -gémeleásian; p. ode; pp. od [for-, gýmeleásian to neglect]

To neglect entirelyomnīno neglĭgĕre

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To neglect entirely; omnīno neglĭgĕre Forgýmeleásian neglĭgĕre, Scint. 81: Fulg. 18. Gif he forgýmeleásaþ his hláfordes gafol if he neglect his lord's tribute, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 15.

gader-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-tang, gæder-teng; adj.

Continuousconnected withunitedcontĭnuusassŏciusconsŏcius

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Fox 22, 77; Met. 22, 9 : Scint. 1

óst

(n.)
Grammar
óst, es; m. (?)
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Yfele treówes on óste yfel nægel oððe wecg on tó fæstnigenne ys male arboris nodo malus clavus aut cuneus infingendus est, Scint. 27. Of ðǽm óstum ðæs treówes flóweþ út swétes stences wǽte, Shrn. 67, 29

þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
þancol, adj.
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Addicted to thought, acute Cild ácenned (born on the sixteenth day of the moon) þancul (efficax; cf. scearpþancfullíce efficaciter, Scint. 206, 14; and see scearpþanclíce), staþolfæst, Lchdm. iii. 192, 8.

þeówet-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeówet-líc, adj.
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Mid þeówetlícum móde seruili mente, Scint. 63, 13. Þeówtlícne líchoman servile corpus, Hymn. Surt. 50, 12. Gif wé ðeówtlícera weorca, ðæt sind synna, geswícaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 6. Ðæt Sunnandæg freóls beó fram þeówetlícum weorcum, Wulfst. 292, 7

un-endebyrdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-endebyrdlíce, adv.

In a disorderly mannerwithout orderirregularly

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Unendebyrdlíce inordinate, Scint. 101, 14: 191, 3

Linked entry: endebyrdlíce

á-barian

(v.)
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Gylt ábarian delictum denudare, Scint. 195, 2. For ábaredum (ábored, in marg.) ob detectum, apertum, revelatum, Hpt. Gl. 474, 78. Ábarude retectos, Germ. 393, 64

ang-ness

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Bróðer on angnyssum (angustiis) byð áfandud, Scint. 15, 4

Linked entry: agnes

ge-líþian

(v.)
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., and add Þæt yrre wédendra gelíþige ut iram saeuientium mitiget, Scint. 121, I.