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weall-steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
weall-steáp, adj.

high as regards its wallsbuildings, with lofty wallswith lofty cliffs, lofty.

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high as regards its walls orbuildings, with lofty walls Hié on weallsteápe burg (cf. seó steápe burh on Sennar, 102, 15; Gen. 1700) wlítan meahton, Cd. Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402. with lofty cliffs, lofty.

ge-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beornan, p. -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen [ge-, beornan to burn] .

To burnbe on firebe consumedardērecombūri

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Th. 5388; B. 2697. v. trans Seó eorþe wæs to axsan geburnen the earth was burnt to ashes, Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 19

ge-met-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met-líc, adj.

Moderate, temperate, measurable, fitmoderatus, temperatus, mensurabilis, aptusmediocris

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Him gemetlíc seó may be suitable for him, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 21: 40, 3; Fox 238, 21; Ps. Lamb. 38, 6

teóðung-ealdor

(n.)
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teóðung-ealdor, es; m.
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Gif seó geférrǽden tó ðam micel sý, sýn gecorene of ðám sylfum gebróðrum ðá ðe gódes gewittes sýn, and sýn gesette tó teóðingealdrum (constituantur decani ), R. Ben. 46, 6-10: 137, 17-20. Cf. teóðung, II

þurh-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-beorht, adj.

Very brightsplendid

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Heora nebwlite ongann tó scínenne swilce seó þurhbeorhte sunne, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 820. fig. Swá micele máran eádmódnysse ðú sý þurhbeorht ( perspicuus ), swá micele swá máran wurþnysse foresett ðú eart, Scittt. 22, 17.

Linked entry: þurh-scínendlíc

þrym-wealdend

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-wealdend, adj.

Glory-rulingruling heaven

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Glory-ruling, ruling heaven Seó Hálige Ðrynnys ðe is þrymwealdend God, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 4. Þrimwealdend, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 156. Se ðrimwealdenda Scyppend, Homl. Th. i. 112, 10.

án-lic

(adj.)
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Seó ánlice, 1359. Ánlices orthodoxae, Hpt. Gl. 415, 74. Ánlicra catholicorum. An. Ox. 172. of singular excellence, beautiful Mid ánlicre formosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 58

cwic-súsl

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Seó menigo háligra sáula wǽron of þǽm cwicsúsle áhafena, 87, 19. Intó écere cwicsúsle, Wlfst. 289, 9. Uncyst hine besencte on cwycsúsle, Hml. Th. i. 328, 22. On deorce cwicsúsle in tetra tartara, An. Ox. 1249. Add

ge-cope

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ge-cope, l. ge-cóp,
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and add ꝥ seó stów mihte beón gecóp ( aptus ) wyrta on tó settanne, Gr. D. 49, 8.

stǽnan

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Seó ǽ tǽhte þæt man sceolde ǽlcne wímman þe cild hæfde bútan rihtre ǽwe stǽnan (cf. eam lapidibus obruent viri civitatis, Deut. 22, 21). Nú ðonne gif Maria unbeweddod wǽre and cild hæfde, þonne wolde þæt Iúdéisce folc mid stánum hí oftorfian, Hml.

sundor-cræft

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Seó heáfodstów sundorcræfte (sundurcræftiglíce, v. l.) gemeten and geworht and gescyrpendlíce gehíwod ætýwde tó þám gemete hyre heáfdes locus capitis seorsum fabrefactus ad mensuram capitis illius aptissime figuratus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 18.

wælgrimness

(n.)
Grammar
wælgrimness, e; f.
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Cruelty Hé gelýfde ꝥ fram þám tintregiendan sume þráge wolde seó wællgrimnes (crudelitas) geyldan, Gr. D. 163, Ii. For þæs cyninges wælhreównysse (wællgrimnesse, v.l. ), 196, 25.

wrǽstlung

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Swá wæs þǽr seó wrǽstlung (luctamen) ymb Stephanum; þá gódan géstas hine tugon upp, and þá yflan hine tugon ofdúne, Gr. D. 320, 13.

Linked entry: wraxlung

ofer-módigness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-módigness, e; f.

Pride, arrogance

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Seó eáðmódnes of ácearf heáfod ðære ofermódignesse humilitas amputat caput superbiae, Gl. Prud. 36 a: 37a: 38a. Ofermódinysse arrogantiae, inflationis, Hpt. Gl. 523, 52. Ofer-módignysse insolentiam, 526, 8. Ofermódignessa superbia, Mk. Skt. 7, 22

med-trum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
med-trum-ness, <b>, med-trym-ness, met-trum-ness, met-trym-ness</b> e; f.

Infirmityill-healthsicknessillness

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Infirmity, ill-health, sickness, illness Seó lange mettrumnes ðæs seócan mannes, ðonne hine God forlǽtan nele éþelíce lifian, ne hé swyltan ne móte, Blickl. Homl. 59, 28. Hwílum ofþrycþ ðone líchoman ungemetlícu mettrymnes ( languor).

sáwan

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seów hwǽte on beswuncenum lande, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 9. <b>I c.</b> absolute :-- Ic hrippo ðér ne seáwu ic meto ubi non semino, Mt. L. 35, 26. Sé ðe sáwes ł seáwa (seów, R.) qui seminavit, 13, 39.

sǽ-geset

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-geset, es; n.

A maritime district

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A maritime district Saegesetu (-seotu) promaritima, Txts. 82, 728. Sǽgesetu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 33

em-niht

(n.)
Grammar
em-niht, es; n. [em, emn equal; niht night]

Equal day and night, equinoxæquĭnoctium

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Ver is lencten tíd, seó hæfþ emnihte spring is the lenten tide, which hath an equinox, 8, 28; Lchdm. iii. 250, 10. Autumnus is hærfest, ðe hæfþ óðre emnihte Autumn is harvest, which hath the other equinox, 9, 1; Lchdm. iii. 250, ii.

Linked entry: efen-niht

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; m.[?]: e; f.
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The people of a country Se wer gebiraþ mágum, and seó cynebót ðám leódum; other reading:-- Ðam were habbaþ ða mǽgas and ðam cynebót se [seó?] landleód, L. Wg; Th. i. 190, 9, and note 14.

nytenness

(n.)
Grammar
nytenness, e; f.

ignorancelazinessdisgraceignominy

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ignorance Hwæt getácnaþ seó midniht bútan seó deópe nytennys, Homl. Th. ii. 568, 5. Ðæt men for nytennysse misfaran ne sceolon, 314. 5. Ðú cniht ne cúðest manna Hǽlend ... Nú ic for ðínre nytennysse geornlíce bæd, i. 66, 30.

Linked entries: nyten nitenness