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DÚN

(n.)
Grammar
DÚN, e; pl. nom. acc. dúna, dúne; f.

A mountain, hill, DOWNmons, collis

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Seó stów is on Oliuetes dúne ufeweardre the place is on the high mount of Olives, Homl. Blick. 125, 19

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Ic sóftum alǽpe mé reste, Homl. Th. I. 566, 22. Gif hé ð ære hnappunge ne swícþ ðonne hnappaþ hé óþ hé wierþ on fæstum slǽpe dormitando oculus ad plenissimum somnum ducitur, Past. 28, 4; Swt. 195, 12. Ðý swíðan slǽpe, Blickl. Homl. 205, 4.

Linked entry: sláp

ge-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niðerian, -niðrian, -neðerian, -nyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To put down, bring low, subdue, humiliate, condemn

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Homl. 33, 1: Chr. 1075; Erl. 214, 17

englas

(n.)

angels

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angels, Homl. Th. i. 276, 1

for-spenþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-spenþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-spanan.

entices

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entices, Homl. Th. ii. 226, 30;

Neapolite

(n.)
Grammar
Neapolite, pl.

The Neapolitans

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Homl. 201, 19

CÉPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÉPAN, to cépanne; cépte, cépton; céped, cépt; v. a. gen. acc.

To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bearobservare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare

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Híg mínne oððe hóhfót cépaþ oððe begémaþ ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt, Ps. Lamb. 55, 7: Homl. Th. ii. 324, 16: Ælfc. T. 28, 3. Ðe willaþ ðysre deópnysse cépan who will keep this precept, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 7.

Linked entry: ge-cépan

þeów-racu

Grammar
þeów-racu, þíw-, þýw- [w]racu, e, an; f.
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Hí him ne ondrédon hǽðenra cyninga þeówracan, Homl. Th. ii. 44, 12. Ic forseó ðíne þeówracan, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 524. Ic gehýre hyra egeslícan þíwracan, 3, 432

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Homl. 167, 15: 123, 6. Mid ðon worde ðæs godcundan gewrites with the word of divine Scripture, 33, 20. Ðæs hálgan gewrites of holy writ, Homl. Th. i. 82, 13. Ðis gewrit inscribtio, Mk. Bos. 12, 16.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

feax-fang

(n.)
Grammar
feax-fang, es; m.

A taking hold by the haircŏmæ prehensio

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A taking hold by the hair; cŏmæ prehensio Gif feax-fang geweorþ if there be a taking hold of the hair, L. Ethb. 33; Th. i. 12, 3; Wilk. 5, 1

wǽdlig

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽdlig, adj.

Poorneedydestitute

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Poor, needy, destitute Hé wacode ealle ða niht mid ðam wǽdlian hreóflian, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 486. Hé on mislícum yrmðum mannum geheólp, wǽdligum and wanscrýddum, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 17

cuffie

(n.)
Grammar
cuffie, an; f.

A capcoifhoodhead dress pileuscuculluscapitis tegmen

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A cap, coif, hood, head dress; pileus, cucullus, capitis tegmen Hió an Æðelflǽde hyre cuffian she gives to Æthelfled her hood Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 133, 20

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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Homl. 109, 35. Ða nýtenu synd clǽne ðe tócleófaþ heora cláwa, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 55. Tócleáf findit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 32. Se réða kyning hine tócleáf on twá, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 21. Tócleófende sulcans, Wülck. Gl. 254, 21.

líc-þrowere

(n.)
Grammar
líc-þrowere, es; m.

A leper

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Lazarus wæs lícþrowere [ulceribus plenus], Homl. Th. i. 328, 15: Homl. Skt. 3, 480. On Simones húse ðæs lícþroweres in the house of Simon the leper, Blickl. Homl. 73, 2. Manega lícþroweras multi leprosi, Lk. Skt. 4, 27: H. R. 105, 2

Linked entry: þrowere

un-besmiten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besmiten, adj.

Undefiledunpollutedunsulliedpure

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Ðæs unbesmitenan líchaman úres Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 113: Blickl. Homl. 155, 32: 3, 15: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 69: 23 b, 503. Healdaþ eówre handa unbesmitene ( innoxias ), Gen. 37, 22

Linked entry: be-smítan

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Se Hálga Gǽst him forgeaf ingehýd ealra gereorda the Holy Ghost gave them knowledge of all languages, Homl. Th. i. 318, 13.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Th. 463; B. 229: 2051; B. 1023. followed by a clause Hie geseóþ hú God ða stówe geweorðaþ they see how God honours the place, Blickl. Homl. 129, 25: 229, 22: 41, 28: Ps. Th. 73, 19.

Linked entry: ge-sión

cyst

(n.)
Grammar
cyst, cist, e; f. [ceósan to choose] .

choice, election optio, electio æstimatio excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas

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Hú me cynegóde cystum dohten how the noble munificently treated me, Exon. 85b; Th. 322, 1; Wíd. 56. Þurh Godes micclan cyste through the great goodness of God, Homl. Th. ii. 468, 14. For his micclan ciste of his great goodness, Ælfc. T. 9, 1

Linked entry: wyn

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Homl. 25, 10 : 61, 13. Ðín ríce for his lárum gefealleþ thy kingdom will fall because of his counsels, 181, 34

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr