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rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Ryhte beeástan him, [v.eást-rihte; norþ-rihte] due east of them, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 3. of time, directly, straightway Send rihte mitte jam nunc, Ex. 9, 19. rihte ðú gesihst jam nunc videbis, Num. 11, 23.

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Gemetegung, mid þǽre sceall seó sáwul ealle þing gemætegian, ꝥ hit tó swíþe ne sý, ne tó hwónlíce, Hml. S. 1, 162. miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word, Ælfc. T.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bletsian, -bledsian ; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bletsian to bless]

To blessconsecratebenedīcĕreconsecrāre

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Miltsa us mihtig Drihten, and us on móde eác gebletsa Deus misereātur nostri, et benedīcat nōbis, 66, 1. Ðæt ǽnig preóst ne forlǽte ða circan ðe he to gebletsod wæs that no priest forsake the church to which he was consecrated, L. Edg.

ofer-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cwealm, es; m.
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Excessive mortality is heóf and wóp and ofercwealm mycel, Angl. iii. 113, 203

un-oferswíþed

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ne lét of gebedum his unoferswíðdan gást, Hml. S. 31, 1357. Add

Linked entry: ofer-swíþan

micel-ǽte

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Sífre, mycelǽte sobrius, non multum aedax, R. Ben. I. 61, 5 : 20, 14. Ne beó hé druncengeorn, ne beó hé tó slápol, ne beó hé tó micelǽte, Ll. Th. ii. 416, 15. Add

þing

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. ¶ adverbial phrase :-- Þám man nán þingc ne wandode, Hml. S. 23, 71: Hml. A. 103, 47. v. ár-, gedwol-, hǽmed-, mete-, -, níd-, stæl-, wíf-þing; ge-þinge, huru-þinga

un-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fyrn, adv.

not long agobefore long

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ic fundige tó ðé of ðisse worulde; ic wát ðæt ic sceal ful unfyr[n] faca, Exon. 454, 32; Hy. 4, 42. [Cf. Icel. ú-forn not old.]

Linked entry: un-gefyrn

be-hindan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-hindan, prep. dat.

Behindpostpone

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Ne ðé behindan lǽt mænige ðus micle now leave not behind thee such a multitude of people Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 19; Cri. 155

eahtan

(v.)
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Þæt wé magon eahtan ( this point we can appreciate ) ... þæt se sáwle weard lífes wísdóm forloren hæbbe, sé þe ne giémeð hwæðer his gǽst sié earm þe eádig, 1550

Linked entry: eahtend

healtian

(v.)
Grammar
healtian, p. ode; pp. od

To halt, limp, be lame

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Ne healtigeaþ leng ut non claudicans quis erret, Past. 1l, 1; Swt. 65, 18

ofer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stige, es; m.

Astonishment, extasy

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, ðæt ic nát forgeare hú ic hit ðus macige,' Homl.

Linked entries: stige ofer-stigenness

ono

(con.)

if

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if Ono ðæt wíf wel gedyrstgade si igitur bene praesumsit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 19.

gǽste-dóm

(n.)
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spirituality Utan geearwian ús mid inneweardum gebedum and mid gǽstedóme, Verc. Först. 96, 8

dwelsian

(v.)
Grammar
dwelsian, p. ode
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To stray, wander Of ðinum bebodum ic ne dwelsode ( erravi ), Ps. L. 118, 110

heáh-sǽl

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is hire helpe heáhsǽl cumen venit tempus miserendi ejus, Ps. Th. 101, 11. Add

gyltend

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Þá þe náne mildheortnesse nabbað wid hyra gyltyndum, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 25. Add

hér-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-rihte, adv.

Just hereat this point

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Just here, at this point Uton ændian þás bóc hǽrrihte, Solil. H. 49, 10

inca

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Ne gedyrstlǽce heora nán ... þæt hé Godes áre gewanige oþþe ǽnigne incan séce, hú heó gewanod weorþe, Lch. iii. 442, 17. a cause of complaint Hyra nán ne gedyrstlǽce þæt hé ... ǽnig ðing áhsige ... þe lǽs þe ǽnig inca (incca, v.l.) geseald sý (ne detur

beado-méce

(n.)
Grammar
beado-méce, es; m.

A battle-swordsword of slaughterpugnæ ensis

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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis Ðæt hine beadomécas bítan ne meahton that no battle-sword might bite it, Beo. Th. 2912; B. 1454

Linked entry: beadu-méce