open-líce
Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large
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Ic wéne ðæt ðú nyte hwæt ðis gemǽne, búton wé of óðrum bócum ðis openlícor secgan ( give a fuller account), Boutr. Scrd. 18, 27. Ðás þing wé willaþ openlícor gecýðan ðonne ðæt lýden dó, Anglia viii. 298, 25: Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 35
of-sleán
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Ox. 1837. to slaughter cattle Gif hwá forstele óðres oxan and hine ofsleá (ofslehð, Ex. 22, 1) oþþe bebycgge, Ll.
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Hwá ðǽr mid orde mihte on fǽgean men feorh gewinnan, wígan mid wǽpnum, 135, 31; By. 124. Hit is mycel nédþearf ðæt hié man forspille, and mid írenum þislum and ordum hié man sleá, Blickl. Homl. 189, 30. Hildesercum, bordum and ordum, Elen.
riht
erect, direct ⬩ right, straight ⬩ agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable ⬩ the requirements of a law ⬩ regulation, legitimate, lawful, regular ⬩ satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting ⬩ satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox
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Hwæt réce wé hwæt wé sprecan búton hit riht sprǽc sý recta locutio Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 14.
á-bisgian
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Th. 18, 12. also with prep. mid Gif hwá sié ábisgod (-bisegod, Hat. MS.) mid hwelcum scyldum si praeoccupatus fuerit homo in aliquo delicto . Past. 158, 10.
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ge-sǽlig
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Gif nú hwá cwiþ ꝥ sé seó gesǽlig, sé ðe his woruldlustum fulgǽþ, hwí nyle hé cweþan eác ꝥ ðá nýtenu seón gesǽlige (-sǽlegu v. l. beatae), Bt. 31, I; F. 112, 6.
wédan
To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,
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Hwá mæg ðam wédendan gýtsere (dives qui sese credit egentem) genóh forgifan? Bt. 7.4; Fox 22, 33. to act with violence, be furious, rage, of persons Ðonne se deófol ðús wétt, Wulfst. 198, 5. Hé wét swíðe and wynð on ða Cristenan, Homl.
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hand
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. ¶ the loss of the hand was the penalty for certain crimes :-- Gif hwá on cirican hwæt geþeófige . . . sleá mon þá hond of þe hé hit mid gedyde, Ll. Th. i. 66, 4. Be cirliscum þeófe gefongenum . . . sleá mon hond of oþþe fót 114, 7.
ge-munan
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Ðætte ðæt mód . . . gemyne of ðǽm suingum tó hwǽm eal monncynn gesceapen is, 255, 18. Ðæt hí gemunen ðæt hié . . . bióð gesomnode, 397, 8.
fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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III. 6. marking compensation Gif hwá óðrum his eáge oþdó, selle his ágen fore (for v. l.); tóð fore (for, v. l.) téð, honda wið honda, fét fore fét, bærning fore bærninge, Ll. Th. i. 48, 20-22.
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sellan
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Hí on wedde sealdon, hwæt hý hyre syllan woldon. Homl. As. 196, 24.
ge-lýfan
To believe, confide, trust, hope ⬩ crēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre
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Se Hǽlend wiste hwæt ða gelýfendan wǽron sciebat Jesus qui essent credentes, Jn. Bos. 6, 64. Ne gelýfe ic nó, ðæt . . . I do not believe that . . . Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 4 : Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 33; Seef. 66.
þafian
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Ðé sint tú gearu swá líf swá deáð, swá ðé leófre biþ tó geceósanne; cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille say which alternative you mean to accept, Elen. Kmbl. 1213; El. 608.
ge-hýdan
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Þá dysegan sint swá hlince, þæt hí ne magon oncnáwan hwǽr þá écan gód sindon gehýdde, Met. 19, 32. [The passage given under II. may belong to I.The Latin of Ps.
ge-þyncþ
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Ðæt hé ongité for hwæs geðyncðum ðæt folc sié genemned heord sub cujus aestimatione populus grex vocatur, Past. 75, 7. Swǽ swǽ hé on geðyncðum bið furðor ðonne óðre sicut honore ordinis superat, 80, 23.
hræd
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Cf. hræd-lic; Þeáh ðe gýt wǽre óðer þúsend geára tó ðám dæge, nǽre hit langsum; for ðan swá hwæt swá geendað, þæt bið sceort and hræd, Hml. Th. i. 618, 28.
on-ǽlan
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Th. 88, 39. to set on fire Swá hwæt swá heó gesihð, heó tóblǽwþ and anǽleþ (on-, onǽlþ, v. ll. ), Lch. i. 242, 21. Ád stód onǽled, Gen. 2922 : Ph. 216.
standan
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Swá hit on þǽre dómbéc stande, 158, 6. of non-material things His hlísa nú stynt swá hwǽr swá crístendóm bið, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 25. <b>II a.
wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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Áhyld hit wærlíce, ðonne gesihst ðú hwæt ðǽroninnan sticaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 170, 18. Wé mótan swýðe wærlíce ús healdan, gyf wé ús sculan wið deófol gescyldan, Wulfst. 38, 3. Wé sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte symle wærlíce wearde healdan, Exon.
FULL
FULL ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus ⬩ sătiātus ⬩ confertus ⬩ intĕger
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Hwá is ðæt ne wundrige fulles mónan who is there that wonders not at the full moon? Bt. Met. Fox 28, 81; Met. 28, 41. Hí gebrohton hie on fullum fleáme they put them to full flight, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 18.