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rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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Sume déman myccle swíðor rihtaþ Godes folc ðonne hié reáfan earme. Ða déman beóþ ǽghwǽr ge ðæt hié him selfum heora synna bebeorgaþ ge eác óðre syngiende rihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 16-25. Wé boetas ł wé hrihð corrigimus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 2.

hnesce

(adj.)
Grammar
hnesce, hnæsce, hnysce; adj.

Nesh, soft, delicate, tender, effeminate

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eggs to eat, Lchdm. iii. 134, 22. Ǽlc wuht biþ innanweard hnescost every creature is softest inside, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 6.

Linked entries: heard hnæsce

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Grammar ná, an adverb or adverbial phrase Nis nó ðæt án ... ac eác not only ... but also, Blickl. Homl. 85, 15. Næs hit ná ðæt án ðæt ðú on ungemetlícum ungesǽlþum wǽre, ac eác ðæt ðú fulneáh mid ealle forwurde, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 6.

Linked entries: ne

án-lépe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lépe, -lépig, -lípig, -lýpig, [ǽn-]; adj. [án one; hleáp, hlýp a running, leap]

Going alonesolitaryprivatealonesingularoneeach onesolivagussolitariusprivatussolussingularisunussingulus

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Ánlépra ǽlc each one, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 111; Met. 25, 56

geápes

(adv.)
Grammar
geápes, adv. [gen. of geáp broad, spacious, roomy]

In widthwidelāte

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So Bouterwek takes it, but the word is rather a neuter genitive after 'eall;' cf. vv. 2548-9

súþan-eástan

(adv.)
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From the south-east Súþaneástan sunnan leóma cymeþ, Exon. Th. 56, 15; Cri. 901. in phrases marking position, to the south-east Be-súþaneástan ( ad Eurum ) dæm porte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 9. On-suðaneástan ðissum lande, Chr. 449; Erl. 13, 5

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Nalles ná ðæt án ðæt hé gód doo gemang óðrum monnum ac eác synderlíce suá suǽ hé on ðyncðum biþ furður ðonne óðre ðæt hé eác sié on his weorcum suá micle furður ut non solum sit ejus operatio utilis, sed etiam singularis . . . sicut honore ordinis superat

Linked entry: sundorlíce

norþeást-ende

(n.; adj.)

the north-east end

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the north-east end Óþ ðone norþeástende ðisses middangeardes, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 14, 14

Linked entry: ende

eástan-norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
eástan-norþan, adv.
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From the north-east Eástannorþan ab borea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 30. Eástannorðan, 4, 16

fíftig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
fíftig-wintre, adj.
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Fifty years old Gyt þú ne eart fíftigwintre quinquaginta annos nondum habes, Jn. 8, 57

heáh-cásere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cásere, es; m.
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The supreme emperor : Þú gewurðod eart on heofonríce heáhcásere, Hy. 7, 60. Cf. heáh-cyning

ymb-weorpan

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Sió sunne wæs eall útan ymbworpenu mid þryfealde gyldene hringe, Verc, Forst. 97, 16. Add

bróðor-gemédred

(n.)

a brother by the same motherfrater ex eadem matre ortus

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a brother by the same mother; frater ex eadem matre ortus, Gen. Grn. 43, 29

a-gǽþ

happens

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happens Hit agǽþ eall swá it happens so as [also], Deut. 13, 2

éðe

(adv.)
Grammar
éðe, sup. éðest; adv.

Easilyfăcĭlĭter

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Grn. ii. 280, 6. v. eáðe; adv

micel-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-ǽte, adj.

Eating muchgluttonous

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Eating much, gluttonous Ic geseó dæighwamlíce ðæt ðú mycelǽte eart, Shrn. 16, 20

Linked entry: fela-ǽte

þǽr-oninnan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-oninnan, adv.
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Therein, thereinto Healreced gewyrcean, and þǽroninnan eall gedǽlan, Beo. Th. 142; B. 71

Linked entry: on-innan

ár-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-dǽde, adj.
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Merciful Uton beón ælmesgeorne and árdǽde wið earme men, Bl. H. 131, 2

hálga

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Add: — Þú eart Godes hálga, Mk. 1, 24. Wé sungon be eallum m

cæg

(n.)
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Dele 'For eage; f. l. ' and add Seó cǽge, Verc. Först. 128, 20