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oft-rǽde

  • adjective
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oft-rǽde, adj.
frequent
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  • Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra,

      Bt. 39, 13 ; Fox 234, 16.
ready at many times
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  • Gafolswán sceal beón swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæþ (cf. 1. 3, beóceorl sceal hwíltidum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan) oftrǽde tó gehwilcon weorce

    the swain must be, as I said before of the beekeeper, generally ready for any work,

      L. R. S. 6 ; Th. i. 436, 18.

  • Bydele gebyraþ ðæt hé sý weorces frigra ðonne óðer man forðan hé sceal beón oftrǽde

    he must be always ready,

      18; Th. i. 440,7.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “oft-rǽde.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/24394.

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