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wóhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wóhlíce, adv.

Wronglyunjustlyperverselywickedly

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Hé cwæð ðæt hé wurde wólíce swá getúcod, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 276. Nú dó wé swýðe wólíce, gif wé ne wurðiaþ God, 13, 180: 17, 233 : Wulfst. 105, 9 : Homl. Ass. 29, 264: 102, 6

un-begunnen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-begunnen, adj.

Without beginning

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Voc. i. 70, 1: Homl. Th. ii. 204, 12: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 16: Homl. Ass. 25, 25. Hé wæs ǽfre unbegunnen Scyppend, Hexam. 1; Norm. 4, 3

þrítig-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig-feald, adj.

Thirty-fold

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Sum berð þrittigfealdne wæstm, Homl. Ass. 21, 175: Mt. Kmbl. 13, 8. Þrítigfealdne, Mk. Skt. 4, 20. Ða habbaþ þrittigfealde méde, Homl. Ass. 21, 179

un-gehírsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gehírsumness, e; f.

Want of submissiondisobedience

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Want of submission, disobedience Módignys ácenð forsewennysse and ungehýrsumnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 7. [Þane stede þe se deofel of hafel þurh unihersamnesse, O. E. Homl. i. 221, 30. Cf. O. H. Ger. un-gihórsamí inobedientia.]

ge-scafan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scafan, -sceafan; p. -scóf; pp. -scafen

To shave, scrape, planeradere, complanare

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To shave, scrape, plane; radere, complanare Wið innoðes fléwsan gáte horn gesceafen [gescafen, MS. B.] for flux of inwards a goat's horn shaven, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 9; Lchdm. i. 352, 15: 4, 12; Lchdm. i. 344, 23

Linked entry: ge-sceafan

þrítig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
þrítig-wintre, -wintra; adj.

Thirty years old

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Skt. 3, 23: Homl. Th. i. 26, 3. Ðá ðá Crist wæs þrítigwintra ( i-s/>or þrítig wintra), Homl. Th. ii. 38, 25

un-wiþmetenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wiþmetenlíc, adj.

Incomparablenot to be compared

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Incomparable, not to be compared Is his eádmódnys ús unwiðmetenlíc, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 119. Ðis hálige mǽden, Godes módor, is unwiðmetenlíc eallum óðrum mǽdenum, Homl. Th. i. 442, 29. Hire geðincðu óðra hálgena unwiðmetenlíce sind, 446, 5

Linked entry: wiþ-metenlíc

dǽl-nymend

(n.)

a sharer, participator

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a sharer, participator, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 26

fóre-stæpþ

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stæpþ, pres.of fóre-stapan.

steps beforeprecedes

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steps before, precedes, Homl. Th. ii. 82, 18;

ge-borgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-borgen, pp. of ge-beorgan.

defendedsafesecure

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defended, safe, secure,Homl. Th. i. 56, 18;

scorfed

Grammar
scorfed, l. scorfede,
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and add Scurfede hors, An. Ox. 46, 1

heáfod-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-wyrhta, an; m.

A chief workman

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A chief workman, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 7

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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Homl. Th. ii. 408, 34. Ða ðe ðisses middangeardes notigaþ swelce hí his nó ne notigen qui utuntur hoc mundo, tanquam non utantur, Past. 50, 2; Swt. 389, 1-2.

for-lír

(n.)
Grammar
for-lír, es; m.

a fornicator

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a fornicator, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 17: 324, 7

ge-wénan

Grammar
ge-wénan, <b>; I.</b>
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Gewénedre ǽfentýde estimata uespertina hora, Chrd. 114, 20. Add

tung-full

(adj.)
Grammar
tung-full, adj.
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Loquacious, talkative Tungfull mann linguosus homo, Scint. 81, 9

on-flǽscness

(n.)
Grammar
on-flǽscness, e; f.

Incarnation

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Homl. 81, 29

Linked entry: inflǽscness

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.
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of doing or bearing what is painful, heavily, grievously Nán man ne sceal his wífe geneálǽcan, siððan heó mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽþ, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 21. Hé sceolde hit mid fæstene swárlíce gebétan, Homl.

Linked entry: swárlíce

gierwan

(v.)
Grammar
gierwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To make readyprepareput onclotheadornpărāreinduĕrevestīre

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To make ready, prepare, put on, clothe, adorn; părāre, induĕre, vestīre Ongunnon him on uhtan æðelcunde mægþ gierwan to geonge the noble women resolved to prepare for journey at dawn, Exon. 119 b; Th, 459, 19; . 2.

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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The further proceedings in connection with the ordeal by hot water or by hot iron are detailed in L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 8. After the fire to be used in heating was carried into the church, none were to enter but the priest and the accused.