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frum-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
frum-wilm, es; m.
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Ben. 135, 5

líhting

Grammar
líhting, shining.
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Ben. 67, 8. Ealle þás þing þurh lífes líht-incge gefyllan haec omnia per hanc lucis viam (has vitani been read?), 5, 8. Add

mis-fadian

(v.)
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Ben. 113, 25. Add

þweorness

(n.)
Grammar
þweorness, e; f.

crookedness ⬩ opposition ⬩ perversity ⬩ iniquity ⬩ evil ⬩ depravity

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Ben. 119, 9. Hrædlíce bið se Déma tó úrum bénum gebíged, gif wé fram úrum ðwyrnyssum beóð gerihtlǽhte, Homl. Th. ii. 124, 35: Lchdm. iii. 276, 18. Manna þwyrnyssa hominum prauitates, Scint. 44, 9

ge-healdsumnes

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Ben. I. 84, 9. preservation, maintenance For sóðere sibbe gehealdsumnesse ( conservatione ), R. Ben. 5, 14.

Linked entry: ge-healtsumnys

for-maneg

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Ben. 138, 26: 139, 19. Wénde þæs formonig man ... þæt ..., By. 239. Hí þone Hǽlend wrégdon formanegum yfelum dǽdum, and hé ne wearþ nǽfre náne wyrcende, Nic. 1, 18. Add

heáh-þungen

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Ben. 29, 19. Add:

tǽl-lic

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Ben. I. 9, 54, 7. Þǽr ma[n] wógerlice leóð and tǽllice singe ubi amatoria et turpia cantantur, Chrd. 78, 34

be-ceorian

(v.)

to murmur at ⬩ complain of

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Ben. 21, 1. His ríce men hit mǽndon, and þá earme men hit beceorodan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 13

niþer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-stige, es; m.

A descent

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Ben. 23, 7. Tó Olivetes muntes nyþerstige ad descensum montis Oliveti, Lk. Skt. 19, 37

prím-sang

(n.)
Grammar
prím-sang, es ; m.
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Ben. 40, 6. Ǽlce Sunnanniht bútan Lenctene ... dægrédsang, prímsang ... mid alleluian sýn gesungene, 39, 18

þegnung-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-fæt, es; n.
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Ben. 59, 6-12

on-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weard, adj.

Proceeding against, taking action against

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Ben. 126, 11

ge-syndrian

(v.)

to separate

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Ben. interl. 24, Lye. On ðære gesyndredan híde in the separate hide, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 4, 8

Linked entry: ge-sundrian

breóst-gehygd

Grammar
breóst-gehygd, (-hýd)

thought ⬩ mind

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Hé his béna bebeád breóst-gehigdum verba precantia clamat, Dóm. L. 60. Ealle þurhyrnð óga breóstgehýda singula percurrit pectora terror, 172. Add

sumer-hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-hǽte, an; -hætu (o); indecl. or gen. e; f.
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Ben. 64, 17. For ðære sumorhǽte, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 31

syflige

(n.)
Grammar
syflige, an; f.
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Ben. Interl. 70, 11-15. v- next word

mirrend

(n.)
Grammar
mirrend, es; m.
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Ben. l. 62, 3

car-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
car-leás, adj. [caru care, leás less]
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Ben. 2

Linked entries: carleás-nes cear-leás

fadung

(n.)
Grammar
fadung, e; f.

A setting in order, disposing, dispensation ⬩ ordo, ordĭnātio, dispŏsĭtio

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Ben. 65: dispŏsĭtio, 18. Swá swá hit ðære godcundlícan fadunge gelícode as it seemed good to the divine dispensation, Homl. Th. i. 274. 31

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