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ge-timbru

(n.)
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Gesetton hí fore unmǽtnesse þæs gewinnes ꝥ hí eallinga forléte þá getimbro þysse cyricean fratribus alia magis curantibus, intermissum esi hoc aedificium ...

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madnessfuryfrenzyrageblasphemy

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Homl. Th. ii. 30, 15 : Homl. Ass. 72, 170. His sáwul is ðurh deófol gedreht; him is neód ðæt hé his ágene wódnysse tócnáwe, Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29. On wódnessum ł gewytlýstum leásum in insanias falsas, Ps. Lamb. 39, 5.

þringan

(v.)
Grammar
þringan, p. þrang, pl. þrungon; pp. þrungen.

To presscrowdthrongto throngpress round, uponcrowd togetherto pressmove with violence, eagernesshurrypress onpress forwardforce a way

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þringan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 405: Judth. Thw. 25, 8; Jud. 249

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Th. 460, 35 ; . 27. Se ðe englas gehét wið mé tó sendenne, Blickl. Homl. 181, 26. Fram Gode hé is send, 247, 19. Óþ ðæt ðú gefylle ðíne þegnunge tó ðære ðe ðú sended eart, 233, 28; Hé senden (?)

þeáwfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
þeáwfæstness, e; f.
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On háligre þeáwfæstnesse, Homl. Ass. 40, 406, 404: Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 138. Þeningmen ðe þeáwfæstnysse him gebeódon (cf. þénas ðe his willan gefyllaþ, 65), Homl. Skt. i. pref., 62.

stuntlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stuntlíce, adv.
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Foolishly, stupidly Stuntlíce fæst se ðe hine sylfne mid gálnysse befýlþ, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 16. Hí nellaþ understandan hú stuntlíce hí dóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 132. Hwæt is stuntlícor quid est stultius? Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 279, 11

wísung

(n.)
Grammar
wísung, e; f.

Directionguidance

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Direction, guidance Scylon hý gán tó heora scriftan and hym hys synna ealle geandettan, and ealle be his wísunge gebétan Homl. Ass. 141, 71. Dathan and Abiron mycelne teónan Móyse gedydon and forsáwon his wísunge, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 224

spora

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at end, and add Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum þerscan and mid heora spurum blódgian and heáwan; ac hwæðre þá hors wǽron mid þám spurum gebló;dgode . . . Gr. D. 14, 26-15, 4

ferh-cwæle

(n.)
Grammar
ferh-cwæle, [ = -cwalu?]

A murrain of hogslues porcīna

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A murrain of hogs; lues porcīna, Som. Ben. Lye

forþ-stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-stæppan, part. -stæppende

To step forthproceed

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To step forth, proceed, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 11

ge-hæft-world

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæft-world, e; f.

A captive world

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Homl. 9, 4

gúþ-horn

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-horn, es; m.

A war-horntrumpet

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A war-horn, trumpet, Beo. Th. 2868; B. 1432

cyneg

(n.)

a king

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a king, Jos. 10, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 540, 17

wudu-gehæg

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Cf. gehæg-holt

rósig

(adj.)
Grammar
rósig, adj.

Rosy

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Rosy Mid róseum hiwe ofergoten, Homl. Th. ii, 334, 30

þurh-sleán

(v.)

to smite throughstrike throughto smite

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Homl. 109, 34. Hire swiora næs þurhslagen, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 235. Ðá wearð heó mid micelre sárnysse ðurhslegen, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 21. to smite Ic ðerhslǽ ł hríno ðone hiorde percutiam pastorem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 27. [O. Frs. thruch-slá: O.

un-wittig

(adj.)

Without wit or understanding,

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Hit is áwriten:'Ne bið se stunta mid wordum gerihtlǽced' Homl. Th. ii. 532, 13. Þeówian unclǽnum deóflum and ðám unwittigum heargum, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 52

Linked entry: un-gewittig

wælhreówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wælhreówlíce, adv.

cruellyhorriblyatrociously

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Wælhreówlíce swingan, Homl. Th. i. 424, 12. Hí áxodon, hwí hí swá wælbreówlíce dydon, ðæt hí freónda ne róhton, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 44. horribly, atrociously Ðæt cild wolde wyrian wælhreáwlíce Drihten, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 10

sealm-scop

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-scop, es; m.
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Homl. 55, 12: 57, 1: L. Ecg. P. i. 9; Th. ii. 176, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 30. Sealmscopes psalmigraphi, Hpt. Gl. 430, 40. Heáhfæderas, wítigan, sealmsceopas, Blickl. Homl. 105, 10: Wulfst. 250, 18

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Homl. Skt. i. 6, 184, 189. [O. E. Homl. Kath. A. R. H. M. þullich: Ayenb. þellich.]

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc