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líc-þrowere

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Add: — Týn lícþroweras wurdon gehǽlede fram heora langsumum broce, Hml. S. 27, 129

un-lúcan

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Sum heora mid hlǽddre wolde unlúcan ðæt ǽgðýrl, Hml. S. 32, 205. Add

for-wirnedness

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Add: abstinence from (gen. ) Heora forwyrnednesse þyssa woruldlicra þinga, Verc. Först. 118, 31

béhþ

(n.)
Grammar
béhþ, e; f.

A tokensignproofsignumtestimonium

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A token, sign, proof; signum, testimonium Heó hét hyre þínenne ðæs herewǽðan heáfod to béhþe blódig ætýwan ðám burhleódum she ordered, her servant to shew the bloody head of the leader of the army to the citizens as a token Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud

níd-cleofa

(n.)
Grammar
níd-cleofa, -clafa (?), an; m.

A prison

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Ðá wæs carcernes duru behliden . . . symle heó wuldorcyning herede in ðam nýdclafan, Exon. Th. 256, 31; Jul. 240

un-leáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-leáslíce, adv.

Not falselytruly

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Not falsely, truly Heó geseah ðæt his bodung unleáslíce gefylled wæs, Homl. Th. i. 42, 29. Gif wé ðæt geðyld on úrum móde unleáslíce healdaþ, ii. 546, 1. Hé cwæð ðis unleáslíce, 386,10. Mid ánfealdnysse sprece hé ǽfre unleáslíce, L. Ælfc.

Linked entry: leáslíce

weriend

(n.)
Grammar
weriend, werigend, es; m.
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Utan lufian úre cyrican, for ðam heó bið úre friðiend and werigend, Wulfst. 239, 7. Hig woldon sumne weriend habban, ðe hí geheólde wið ðæt hǽðene folc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 43

Linked entries: wergend werigend

á-blindian

(v.)
Grammar
á-blindian, p. ode
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Heo ablindeð in þe inre eien, A. R. 92. O. H. Ger. ar-blindén : Ger. er-blinden.]

eáþ-hylde

(adj.)
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Ðǽre sáwle miht is ðæt heó . . . beó hire eáðhylde, Hex. 40, 4

ge-wirþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wirþe, es; n.
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Heó on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 716

scencan

(v.)
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scencan, te

To skink

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Nom heo (Rowena) ane bolle of ræde golde & heo gon scenchen, Laym. 14962. And tu . . . ne shennkesst nohht tatt wise, ne birrlesst tu þin hird, Orm. 15403. Þe drynke for to schenche, R. Glouc. 118, 12. Schenkyn drynke propino Prompt.

un-trymþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-trymþ, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessinfirmity

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Weakness, sickness, infirmity Heora unmiht and heora untrymð is swíðe gemanifealdod multiplicatae sunt infirmitates eorum, Ps. Th. 15, 3.

Linked entry: trymþ

leahtrung

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On heora oferméttum and on heora leahtrunga (leahtungra, MS.) in superbia et contemptu 20

wíglian

(v.)
Grammar
wíglian, p. ode

To practise divination or sorcery

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To practise divination or sorcery Wígliaþ stunte men menigfealde wígelunga on ðisum dæge æfter hǽð;enum gewunan, swylce hí magon heora líf gelengan, oþþe heora gesundfulnysse. Homl. Th. i. 100, 19.

or-weorð

(n.)
Grammar
or-weorð, -wurð, es; n.
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Ignominy, shame Gefyl ansýne heora of orwurðe ( ignominia ), Ps. Spl. C. 82, 15

cearcetung

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cearcetung, cearcettung creaking.
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Heora grymetung bið gelíc crætena cearcetunge, Wlfst. 200, 18. Cf. next word. Add

endeleás-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
endeleás-lic, adj.

Endlesseverlasting

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Endless, everlasting Heora yfel is egeslic and endeleáslic morð, Hml. S. 17, 154

be-fealdian

(v.)
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Þonne befealdaþ þes heofon tógædere, Verc. Först. 117, 11

Linked entry: -fealdian

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.
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Gif hwylc wíf hire wífman swingþ and heó þurh ða swingle wyrþ dead and heó unscyldig biþ fæste seó hlǽfdige vii geár si mulier aliqua ancillam suam flagellis verberaverit et ex illa verberatione moriatur, et innocens sit, domina vii annos jejunet, L.

cyssan

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Sylle heom eallum cyssan bóc, Ll. Th. i. 226, 25. Cyssende handa osculans manus, Angl. xiii. 416, 730. Add