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wille-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
wille-cærse, an; f.

Well-kersewater-cress

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[Were me leuere lyue by wellecarses (ete watercrasses, v. l.), Piers P. C. 7, 292.]

ge-stæððignes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stæððignes, -stæððines, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Gravityconsistencysteadinessmaturitygrăvĭtasconstantiamātūrĭtas

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Gravity, consistency, steadiness, maturity; grăvĭtas, constantia, mātūrĭtas Wæs he mycelre gestæððignysse wer multæ grăvĭtātis ac vērĭtātis vir, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 21. On lífes gestæððignesse in consistency of life, Past. 13, 1: Swt. 77, 14; Hat.

Linked entry: ge-stæððines

íð-belig

(adj.)
Grammar
íð-belig, adj.
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Easily made angry Ne tó ýðbelige [eáðbylige, MS. D.] ne sýn, ne tó langsum yrre hæbben, Wulfst. 253, 11

léc

(n.)
Grammar
léc, es; m.

Looksight

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Look, sight sceolon áwendan úrne léc fram yfelre gesihþe, urne hlyst fram yfelre sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 374, 3

un-freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-freóndlíce, adv.

In an unfriendly manner

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In an unfriendly manner ðé freóndlíce wíc getǽhton, ðú ús leánest nú unfreóndlíce, Cd. Th. 162, 30; Gen. 2689

for-hrædlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hrædlíce, adv.

Very quicklysuddenly

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Very quickly, suddenly hí forhrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen non repente in fabrica ponitur, Past. 445, 1

Linked entry: hrædlíce

glengista

Grammar
glengista, The translator seems to have misunderstood the passage to mean: 'In order that thy diligence and genius may add somewhat to the knowledge of these things of mine.' In some way ingenium is represented by glengista. Could this word be the superlative of an adjective, glenge well-ordered, and the passage be completed ?þín] glengista [orþanc?]
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; cf. glengan; III

a-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreón, -wreóhan, -wrióhan, -wrión ; p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon ; pp. -wrogen ; v. a. [a not, wreón to cover]

To uncoverdiscoverdiscloseopenrevealrevelare

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Awreóh Drihtne weg ðínne revela Domino viam tuam, Ps. Lamb. 36, 5

ge-gildan

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Bíde mon mid þǽre wíterǽdenne oþ þæt se wer gegolden sié, Ll. Th. i. 148, 4

ge-hlyttrod

(v.)
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(e)de, ode To make clear, clarify, purify Genim wín and fearres geallan . . . gemeng wiþ þý leáce, dó on ǽrfæt, lǽt standan nigon niht, áwring þurh cláþ, and gehlýttre wel. Lch. ii. 34, 7. Gehlýttrod win meracum vinum Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 61

ge-impian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-impian, p. od
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Lóca nú hú se hálega wer sé ðe suá fæsðlíce geimpod wæs tó ðǽm hefenlicum diógolnessum ecce jam coelestibus secretis inseritur, 99, 18

Linked entry: impian

ge-mettan

(n.)
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One that eats with another, a guest, and add Maximus gelaðede for oft þone árwurðan wer . . . ꝥ hé wǽre his gemetta; þá forhæfde hé hine ǽfre fram his gebeórscipe, cwæð ꝥ hé ne mihte his gemetta beón þe ánne cásere ofslóh and óþerne áflýmde, Hml.

under-bæc

Grammar
under-bæc, <b>. Ib.</b>
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add: — Ðás seofon tunglan gáð ǽfre eástweard ongeán þá heofenan, ac seó heofon is strengra and ábrét hí ealle under-bæc westward mid hire ryne, Angl. vii. 14, 137. add: — Hit is áwriten ðæt him wǽre betere ðæt hí nó sóðfæstnesse weg ne ongeáten, ðonne

stán-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
stán-weorþung, e; f.
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Worship of stones lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc forbeóde stánwurþunga, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, note 2

læst

(n.)
Grammar
læst, e; f.
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A fault, sin sceolon biddan georne God þæt hé úre neóda gecnáwe and úre læsta gebéte, Nap. 41

niþer-lecgung

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-lecgung, e ; f.
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A laying down, deposition Nyþerlecgunge líchaman Hǽlendes úres wyrþiaþ depositionem corporis Saluatoris nostri celebramus, Angl. xiii. 421, 801

Linked entry: lecgung

on-unrihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-unrihtlíce, adv.
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Unjustly, wrongfully Onunrihtlíce ne dydon on cýðnesse þíne inique non egimus in testamento tuo, Ps. Spl. 43, 20

tíderness

Grammar
tíderness, <b>. I.</b>
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Dele 'I.' and under Add Þá heofenan ne magon for úre eágena týddernysse geseón, Lch. iii. 232, 16

hát-hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hát-hyge, es; m.

Anger, fury, wrath

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Anger, fury, wrath wǽron on ðínum háthige hearde gedréfde in furore tuo conturbati sumus, Ps. Th. 89, 7

hyhtan

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Add: [forms as from hyhtian occur. ] to look (mentally) with expectation and desire, look forward with hope to tó þínum hidercyme hopodan and hyhtan, Bl. H. 87, 12.