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cum-líðnys

(n.)
Grammar
cum-líðnys, nyss, e; f.

Hospitableness, hospitality hospitalitas

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Hospitableness, hospitality; hospitalitas Cumlíðnys is swíðe hlísful þing hospitality is a very excellent thing, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 16. Þurh ða cumlíðnysse by hospitality, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 2, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, 27

égor-here

(n.)
Grammar
égor-here, es; m.

The water-host, the delugeundārum exercĭtus, dilŭvium

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The water-host, the deluge; undārum exercĭtus, dilŭvium Se égorhere eorþan tuddor eall acwealde the water-host destroyed all the earth's progeny. Cd. 69; Th. 84, 23; Gen. 1402 : 75; Th. 92, 31; Gen. 1537

on-þræc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-þræc, (-þrǽce?); adj.

Horrible, dreadful

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Horrible, dreadful Iulianus mid anþræcum hreáme forswealt, Homl. Th. i. 452, 16. Mid unásecgendlícum wítum áfyllede and mid anþræcum stencum, 68, 6. Ðá cwæþ ðæt wíf betwux ðám anþræcum wítum, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 191

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 212. Weallende scaturiens (vermibus, Ald. 70), Hpt. Gl. 519, 34: scatens (vermibus, Ald. 202) Wrt.

Linked entry: for-weallen

neb-wlitu

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlitu, e; f.

The form of the facethe facecountenance

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The form of the face, the face, countenance Heora nebwlitu sceán swá swá sunne, Homl. Th. ii. 426, 10. Ic ne mæg on his nebwlite beseón, Homl. Skt. 7, 104. Hí gesáwon his nebwlite swylce sumes engles ansýne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 5.

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Á ic ðæt heóld nú giet I have ever held that until now, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 21; . 73. Ic wille mid giddum get gecýðan hú I will further make known in songs how..., Bt. Met. Fox 13, 2; Met. 13, 1.

Linked entries: giet geot

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Hord reáfian, Beo. Th. 5540; B. 2773. Helle weallas forbrecan, ðære burge þrym reáfian, Exon. Th. 461, 15; . 36. to seize, take as a robber takes Reáfiaþ rapiunt, Kent. Gl. 4. Ic forþ ágef ða ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quae non rapui tunc exolvebam, Ps.

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Hóf hlúde stefne lifigendra leód, Exod. 276. Ongan hé mid mycelre stefne ( voce magna) hlýdan . . . Tó þæs þám manigfealdum and ungefóhlicum stefnum (hreáme, v. l.) se biscop cóm (ad cujus voces episcopus venit ), Gr. D. 64, 28.

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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God him sette naman Adam, Homl. Th. i. 12, 31. Hí him naman gesceópon, 92, 27. Hit ofetes noman ágan sceolde, Cd. Th. 44, 34; Gen. 719. a noun Nomen is nama, mid ðam wé nemnaþ ealle þing ... Pronomen is ðæs naman speliend ...

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Ne ofermódgiaþ ða scírmenn ná for ðý nequaquam praepositi ex hoc superbiunt. Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 18.

up-áhefedness

(n.)
Grammar
up-áhefedness, e; f.

Elevationexaltationexultationarrogance, pride

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Lamb. 31, 7. arrogance, pride Ðisses mannes (Dives') uncyst and upáhefednys, Homl. Th. i. 328, 22: ii. 560, 20: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 163. Aman wearð gehýnd for his upáhefednysse, Homl. Ass. 101, 322.

Linked entry: up-áhafenness

fóre-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-beácen, -beácn, es; n.

A fore-tokenprodigywonderprodĭgiumportentumostentum

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Hom. 117, 30

teónlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teónlíce, adv.
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Ðencan hú hig hyne teónlýcost áteón myhton to devise how they might treat him with most ignominy, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 7

ge-tilian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tilian, -tilgan; p. ode; pp. od.

to strive afterto get by strivingto obtainprocureacquireacquīrĕreto treat a patient;curāre

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[Goth. ga-tilon to obtain.]. to treat a patient; curāre Ic wát hú ðín man getilian sceal I know how you must be treated, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 32

Linked entry: ge-teolod

tind

(n.)
Grammar
tind, es; m.

A tine,prong,tooth of an implement

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A tynde cremale (a hook); a tynde of a beste, Cath. Angl. 389 (where see several instances). Tyynde, prekyl, tynde, pryke carnica; tyndyt with tyndys carnicatus, Prompt. Parv. 494.

þrym-setl

(n.)
Grammar
þrym-setl, es; n.

A throne

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Homl. l01, 29. Throni sind þrymsetl, Homl. Th. i. 342, 34. Gé sitton ofer þrymsetl ( thronos ) démende twelf mǽgða Israhél, Lk. Skt. 22, 30: Blickl. Homl. 31, 8

úþ-witigung

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-witigung, e; f.

The study of philosophyphilosophy

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Se biscop him andwyrde: 'God forgeáfe ðæt ðú úðwitegunge beeodest, Homl. Th. i. 448, 34: Homl, Skt. i. 3, 210

Linked entry: -witigung

un-geleáful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáful, un-geleáfull; adj.

Unbelievingincredulous

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Hé ungeleáfful wæs Cristes ǽristes, Homl. Th. i. 234, 20. Ne sý mé nán man tó ungeleáfful be ðám þingum wrítende ðe ic gehýrde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 16. Ða deófolgyldan ðe ðágyt ungeleáffulle wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 70, 24.

hwít-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwít-ness, e; f.

Whiteness

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Homl. 7, 30: Homl. Th. i. 444, 14. His gewǽda scinon on snáwes hwítnysse his raiment shone with the whiteness of snow, ii. 242, 7

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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Hér begann se deófol tó reccanne hálige gewrita and hé leáh mid ðære race here the devil began to expound holy writ, and he spake falsely in his exposition, Homl. Th. i. 170, 4.