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slápere

(n.)
Grammar
slápere, es; m.
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A sleeper Ðæra seofon slápera gemynd, Homl. Th. ii. 424, 8

Linked entry: slæpere

stówian

(v.)
Grammar
stówian, p. ode
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To hold back, restrain Stóuuigan retentare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 72

þurh-wæccendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wæccendlíc, adj.

Very vigilant

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Very vigilant Mid þurhwæccendlícan móde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 43

Linked entry: wæccendlíc

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

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

up-hafenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-hafenness, e; f.

Elevation

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Elevation Uphefenes honda mínra elevatio manuum mearum, Ps. Surt. 140, 2

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.

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Horn song fúslíc leóþ, Beo. Th. 2851 ; B. 1423.

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

cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm, cwélm , es; m. n. [cwelan to die]

Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium

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To ðam swíðe awédde se cwealm ðæt hundeahtatig manna of lífe gewiton the plague raged to that degree that eighty men departed from life, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 18: Exon. 89a; Th. 335, 7; Gn. Ex. 30.

Linked entries: cwælm cwelm cwylm

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.