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un-gelífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífed, adj.

Not possessed of beliefunbelievinginfidel

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Not possessed of belief, unbelieving, infidel Se ungelýfeda Ualens genam Godes circean of ðám Godes þeówum, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 318. Hí ofslógon swíðe ða hǽðenan, ðæt ðǽr nán ne beláf ðæra ungelýfedra cucu, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 33.

Linked entry: ge-lífan

CÆPPE

(n.)
Grammar
CÆPPE, an; f.
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A CAP, cape, cope, hood; cappa, pileus, cucullus, planeta Cæppe cappa, Wrt. Voc. 81, 67. Cæppe planeta, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 114; Wrt. Voc. 25, 54: 81, 45, Gerénod cæppe an adorned hood; penula, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 115; Wrt. Voc. 25, 55

Linked entry: cappa

deóran

(v.)
Grammar
deóran, dýran; p.ede ; pp. ed

To hold dear, love cārum habēre

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To hold dear, love; cārum habēre Heó deóraþ míne wísan they love my ways, Exon: 103 b; Th. 393, 9; Rä. 12, 7. Dýran sceolde he his dreámas on heofonum he should hold dear his joys in heaven, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257

Linked entry: dýran

hyht-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
hyht-wynn, e; f.
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Joy of hope Ne þearf hé hopian nó ðæt hé ðonan móte ac dǽr wunian sceal hyhtwynna leás no need has he to hope that he may go thence, but there shall he dwell hopeless and joyless, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121

un-mildheort

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mildheort, adj.

Hard-heartedmercilesspitiless

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Mé cóman tó Sílhearwan ... hí wǽron unmildheorta, and mé tugon tó ðære sweartan helle, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 289

Linked entry: mild-heort

wésten

(adj.)
Grammar
wésten, adj. Desert
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Seó stów wæs swá wésten and swá dígle, ðæt næs ná ðæt án ðæt heó wæs ungewunelíc, ac eác swilce uncúð ðám landleódum him sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 105. Hé férde him ðanon tó ánum wéstenum earde, Homl. Ass. 66, 24: 71, 166

trahtnere

(n.)
Grammar
trahtnere, es; m.

An expositorcommentator

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Homl. Th. ii. 72, 21. Se trahtnere cwið, ðæt ðæt gyftlíce hús wæs ðryflére, for ðan ðe on Godes gelaðunge sind þrý stæpas gecorenra manna, 70, 16: i. 338, 16. Hieronimus se wísa trahtnere, Homl. Ass. 36, 296

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Homl. 79, 19, 22. (2 b) marking degree :-- Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule, 147, 16

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

un-tweólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweólíce, adv.

undoubtedlyindubitablycertainlywithout feeling doubtwith certainty

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Hé grípð untweólíce ðæt behátene ríce, Homl. Th. i. 360, 25: Homl. Ass. 97, 184. Heó getácnode untweólíce ða hálgan gelaðunge, 114, 412. Untwílíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 39. Se Sunu is gást and hálig untwýlíce, Homl. Th. i. 282, 30.

Linked entries: tweólíce un-twílíce

godcundlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
godcundlíc, adj.

Divine

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Homl. 217, 29

snáw-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
snáw-hwít, adj.

Snow-white

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Mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen Homl. Th. i. 400, 29. Sittende on snáwhwítum horse ii. 134, 27. Snáwhwítne hláf Homl. Skt. i. 2, 405: 18, 164

heofon-duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-duguþ, e; f.

A heavenly host,

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A heavenly host, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 7; Cri. 1655

mechanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mechanisc, adj.

Mechanical

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Mechanical Án wurplíc weorc on mechanisc geweorc, Homl. Skt. 5, 251

munuc-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-wíse, an ; f.

The manner of monks

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The manner of monks On munucwísan gescrýd, Homl. Skt. 6, 247

níd-behóf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behóf, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Necessary, needful Án þing is nýdbehóf, Homl. Th. ii. 440, 9

Linked entries: níd-behéfe be-hóf

níw-gehálgod

(adj.)

newly consecrated

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newly consecrated Hieu se nígehálgode (níghálgoda) cynincg, Homl. Skt. 18, 326

Linked entry: ge-hálgian

ge-sénelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sénelíc, adj.

Visible

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Homl. 21, 24

un-befangenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-befangenlíc, adj.

Incomprehensible

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Incomprehensible God is unásecgendlíc and unbefangenlíc, Homl. Th. i. 286, 27

un-áfyllendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áfyllendlíc, adj.

Insatiable

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Insatiable Ic hæfde unáfyllendlíce gewilnunga, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 341

unriht-hǽmend

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmend, es; m.

An adulterer

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Homl. 63, 13

Linked entries: hǽmend unriht-hǽmdere