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Sodom-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Sodom-ware, pl.

The people of Sodom

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Homl. 79, 10

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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Homl. ii. 191, 26

land-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
land-sittende, adj.

Occupying land

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in land or in cattle, and how much money it was worth, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 32

sunn-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-beám, es; m.
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-Ealle ða niht stód swylce beorht sunnbeám tota ea nocte columna lucis stabat, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 24: Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 184. Him gǽþ of se leóma swylce óðer sunnbeám, Lchdm. iii. 272, 5. Hwæt fremaþ ðam blindan seó beorhta sunbeám? Homl.

Linked entries: sunne-beám beám

þrútian

(v.)
Grammar
þrútian, p. ode

To swell with pride or anger

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Ðá gesæt Benedictus forn ongeán ðam Riggon, ðe mid ðam leáslícum getote inn eode ðearle ðrútigende ( he entered in a very pompous manner ), Homl. Th. ii. 168, 16. Hé cwæþ hire þus tó mid þrútigendum móde ( angrily, passionately ), Homl.

Linked entry: á-þrúten

under-licgan

(v.)

to be subjectsubmityield

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to be subject, submit, yield Ne mæg se preóst mannum ðingian, gif hé synnum underlíð, Homl. Th. ii. 320, 21: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 155. Ne underlicga wé synnum nec succumbamus vitiis, Rtl. 82, 25. Underlicgge hé þreále discipline subjaceat, R.

wyrd-writere

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd-writere, es; m.

One who writes an account of eventsa historianhistoriographer

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Se wyrdwrítere Ióséphus áwrát on ðære cyrclícan gereccednesse, ðæt Héródes lytle hwíle æfter Ióhannes deáðe ríces weólde, Homl. Th. i. 488, 12. Wyrdwríteras secgaþ, 80, 5 : 454, 11 : Homl. Skt. i. 3, 21 : ii. 25, 676.

wæter-þeóte

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-þeóte, an; f.

A water-channel, conduit

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Gen. 7, 11 : 8, 2 : Homl. Th. i. 22, 4. On stefne wæterþeótena ðínra in voce cataractarum tuarum, Ps. Lamb. 41, 8. [Weterþeotan of þer mycele niwelnisse, O. E. Homl. i. 225, 23.]

Linked entry: wæter-gelǽt

an-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden

To holdkeeptenereservarepræstare

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To hold, keep; tenere, servare, præstare Gesceaft fæste sibbe anhealdaþ creatures keep firm peace, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 84; Met. 11, 42

Linked entry: on-healdan

cild-cradol

(n.)
Grammar
cild-cradol, es; m.

A child's cradlecunabula

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On cildcradole in a child's cradle, Homl. Th. i. 82, 29

frófre gást

(n.)
Grammar
frófre gást, es; m.

The Spirit of consolationthe Holy GhostParacleteconsōlātiōnis SpīrĭtusParaclētus

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The Spirit of consolation, the Holy Ghost, Paraclete; consōlātiōnis Spīrĭtus, Paraclētus Se Hálga Frófre Gást Paraclētus Spīrĭtus Sanctus, Jn. Bos. 14, 26

blind-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
blind-líce, adv.

In a blind manner, BLINDLY, rashlytemere

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In a blind manner, BLINDLY, rashly; temere Hú blindlíce monige sprecaþ how blindly [rashly] many speak, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 17

ge-myndleás

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndleás, adj.

Senseless, witlessamen

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Senseless, witless; amen Sum gemyndleás wíf a witless woman, Homl. Th. ii. 188, 14. Gemyndleás demens, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38

geógoþ-lust

(n.)
Grammar
geógoþ-lust, es; m.

Youthful pleasure, lust

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Homl. 59, 9

þurh-irnan

(v.)

to run through

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Ðæt swurd ðe ðæra cildra lima þurharn, Homl. Th. i. 84, 18

þrym-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
þrym-ríce, es; n.

A glorious kingdomheaven

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Homl. 105, 11

un-forbúgendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forbúgendlíce, adv.

Without turning asideconstantlyfixedly

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., Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 431

Linked entry: for-búgendlíce

un-tódǽledlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledlíce, adv.

Indivisiblyinseparably

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Indivisibly, inseparably Seó ðe hæfð ðás ðreó ðing on hire tógædre wyrcende untódǽledlíce, Homl. Th. i. 288, 25: 500, 14: 368, 2

Linked entry: tó-dǽledlíce

wiþer-talu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-talu, e; f.

Replydefence

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Reply, defence Hé ðǽrrihte ádumbode, for ðan ðe æt Godes dóme ne bið nán beládung ne wiþertalu, Homl. Th. i. 530, 6

rest-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
rest-gemána, an; ;m.;

Conjugal intercourseconcubitus

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Homl. 173, 16. Restgemanan, Lchdm. i. 350, 10