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þole-mód

(n.)
Grammar
þole-mód, (?) patience
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Patientia ðæt is ðolmód, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 334, MS. D

un-seald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-seald, adj.

Ungiven

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Ungiven Seó séleste gyrd is gyt unseald, Homl. Ass. 131, 495

un-hoga

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hoga, adj.

Unwisefoolish

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Unwise, foolish Unhogo (-hogu, Rush.) inprudentes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 18

un-lífes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lífes, adv.

Not alive

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Not alive Hé is nú unlífes, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 203

Linked entry: un-líf

wrégestre

(n.)
Grammar
wrégestre, an; f.

A female accuser

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A female accuser See lease wrǽgistre, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 208

wuldorbeágian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldorbeágian, 'p. ode

To crown

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To crown Tó wuldorbeágienne mid Criste, Homl. Th. i. 84, 32

wuldor-helm

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-helm, es; m.

A crown

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Homl. 49, 11

ele-horn

(n.)
Grammar
ele-horn, es; n.
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A horn for oil Elehorn lecitho, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 43

un-wíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíslíc, adj.

Unwisefoolish

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Unwise, foolish Ðæra unwíslícra geþanca, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 526

Linked entry: wís-líc

cneó-holen

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-holen, es; m.

The shrub knee-holmbutcher's broom ruscum

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The shrub knee-holm, butcher's broom; ruscum Wrt. Voc. 285, 48

sceand-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceand-líc, j adj.

infamous, base, viledisgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene disgraceful

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Ðære heofonlícan Hierusalem cyning is Crist, ðære scandlícan Babilonian cyning is deófol, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 32. Ðá com ðæs geréfan suna mid his sceandlícum gegadum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 164.

DIHT

(n.)
Grammar
DIHT, es;

a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purposedisposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum a dictating, direction, order, commanddictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum

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Hit stent on úrum ágenum dihte hú us biþ æt Gode gedémed it stands by our own conduct how we shall be judged before God, Homl. Th. i. 52, 32.

Linked entry: dyht

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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, Homl.

Linked entry: heng-wíte

wissigend

(n.)
Grammar
wissigend, es; m.

a directorguidera directorruler

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Homl. i. 302, 27. Þwyrlíce færð æt ðam húse ðǽr seó wyln bið ðære hlǽfdian wissigend, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 11

a-fandian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fandian, -fandigean; p. ode, ude, ade; pp. od, ud, ad; v. a.

To provetryto make a trialto discover by tryingto experienceprobaretentareexperiri

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hypocrite, faciem cœli et terras nostis probare, hoc autem tempus quomodo non probatis? Lk. Bos. 12, 56. Ðú hit hæfst afandad be ðé selfum thou hast experienced ii of thyself, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 19. Seolfor afandod eorþan argentum probatum terras.

EARNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
EARNIAN, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad; v. trans, gen. acc. To

EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for mĕrēri

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Bos. 21, 43, Hú monna gehwylc earnode éces lífes how every man merited eternal life, Exon. 23 a; Th. 65, 9; Cri. 1052. Ðá he ne earnade elles wuhte when he did not earn anything else, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 39; Met. 9, 20.

níhsta

(n.)
Grammar
níhsta, an; m.

A neighbourproximus

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Homl. Th. ii. 318, 1. Hwelc ðara niéhstena (níhstena, Cott. MSS.) ðæs ofslægenan, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 3. Tó nýhstan his, Ps. Spl. 11, 2 : Ps. Th. 11, 2

Linked entry: neáhsta

ge-myndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndig, -mindig; adj.

Mindful, rememberingmémor

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Wæs heó þearle gemyndig, hú heó ðone atolan eáðost mihte ealdre benǽman she was very mindful how she might easiest deprive the fell one of life, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 23; Jud. 74: Ps. Th. 73, 21: 82, 4.

Linked entries: myndig ge-mindig

first

(n.)
Grammar
first, first, e; f.

a raftera ceiling

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Fyrst on húse hoc tignum uel tigillum, An. Ox. 183, 92. Ǽrest man ásmeáð þæs húses stede, and eác man ꝥ timber beheáwð . . . and þá ræftras tó þǽre fyrste gefæstnað, Angl. viii. 324, 9

Linked entry: fierst

ge-téman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-téman, -týman; p. de; pp. ed

To vouch to warrantyvocare ad warrantum

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A process by which a person, in whose possession lost or stolen property was found, was compelled to show from whom he bought or had it, which latter was, in like manner, obliged to declare how it came into his hands, and so on to a third holder, beyond

Linked entry: tíman