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ræst

Similar entry: rest

fold-ræst

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ræst, e; f.

Earth-rest ⬩ scpulcrālis requies

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Earth-rest; scpulcrālis requies Weorþeþ foldræste æt ende shall be at the end of their earth-rest, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 34; Cri. 1029

fold-ræst

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ræst, fold-rest, e; f.

a grave

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A resting-place in the earth, a grave; or rest in the earth (of the buried dead) Þonne eall Adames cynn onfehð flǽsce, weorðed foldræste, eardes æt ende then (at the resurrection) all the race of Adam shall receive flesh, it will be at end with the grave

brýd-ræst

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-ræst, -rest, e; f.
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Substitute: Marriage-bed, nuptial couch Brýdræst geneales, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 28. Laþian tó óðres mannet brýdneste ad iterandum thalamum vocare, Gr. D. 278, 28. Ic nǽfre gewemme Adrianes brýdræste, Shrn. 60, 4

brýd-ræst

(n.)

a bride-bed ⬩ genialis lectus

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a bride-bed; genialis lectus, Cot. 99

rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toil ⬩ rest, repose, sleep ⬩ a place of rest, resting-place ⬩ a bed, couch

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Seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla, Blickl. Homl. 99, 33. Ræsto ;recubitos,; Mt. Kmbl, Lind. 23, 6

Linked entries: ræst reste

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To rest ⬩ to cease from toil, be at rest ⬩ to rest on a couch, to sleep ⬩ to rest in death, lie dead, lie in the grave ⬩ to remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be still ⬩ To rest one's self ⬩ of cessation from toil

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Ðonne hé reste hine, ðonne wæs his seó æþeleste ræst on nacodre eorþan, Cd. Th. 95, 25; Gen. 1584

Linked entry: ræstan

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, (?). On the analogy of blód-lǽs, -lǽswu (q. v.) this might be entered as rǽs, rǽswu : <b>rǽsa</b> (?).

Similar entry: on-rǽsa

ræsn

(n.)
Grammar
ræsn, es; n.
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A plank, a ceiling Ræsn asser, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59. Ræfter tignus, beám trabs, wáh paries, ræsn laquear, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 5-8 : ii. 52, 4

ræsc

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 122, 77. v. líg-, líget-ræsc

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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Gúðe rǽsum, 4702; B. 2356

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, (?), -we; f.
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Counsel, deliberation Ðonne merestreámas meotudes rǽswum ( or from rǽswa ?) onwealcaþ, Exon. Th. 193, 24; Az. 126. And see rǽs-bora, rǽswian

ræsc

Linked entry: ræscan

ræsn

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rǽs

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L. 8, 32. v. fǽr-, here-, wind-rǽs

ræce

Grammar
ræce, ræcu.
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Add: v. fýr-, hláf-ræce (-u)

ræt

(n.)
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a rat Ræt raturus (in a list of animals), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 48

-rǽde

(suffix)
Grammar
-rǽde, v. ge-rǽde; n.

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rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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Rǽsed eode impetu abiit, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

rǽd

(suffix)
Grammar
rǽd, rǽde,
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in composition of adjectives, v. án-, fæst-, heard-, hwæt-, læt-, wiðer-rǽd[e]

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