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flet

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Hraðe wæs gerýmed fédegestum flet innanweard, B. 1976. Ic on flette mæg ríncum secgan naman þára wihta, Rä. 43, 5: Víd. 3. Ic seah in heall, þǽr hæleð druncon, on flet beran wudutreów, 56, 2: 57, 12: B. 1647: 1036. Hé mid fǽmnan on flet gǽð, 2034: 2054

rest

Grammar
rest, [In Bl. H. 11, 16, 19 the word seems to be of the weak declension.]
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Add [Niht]licere ræste nocturnae quieti ł somno, An. Ox. 2197. add Þín gást bið on heofonum, and þín rest ne losað nǽfre on worulde, Hml. S. 15, 67. Hé æfter þám gereordum ræste séceð, dýgle stówe under dúnscræfum, Pa. 36.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, 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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of direction, literally erect, direct Seó heá ród ryht árǽred raised erect, Exon. Th. 66, 3; Cri. 1066. Rihtes síþfætes directi callis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 55. Rihtre directo, 27, 69. Rihtre stíge recto tramite, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 8. Faran be rihtum wege

rand-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
rand-wíga, an; m.
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Randwígena ræst ( the camping of the Israelites on their march ), Cd. Th. 186, 5; Exod. 134. Randwígum frætwa dǽlan, 171, 14; Gen. 2828

a-cólian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cólian, p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od

To become coolcoldchilledfrigescere

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To become cool, cold, chilled; frigescere Ræst wæs acólad his resting-place was chilled. Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 28; Hö. 6. Ðonne biþ ðæt werge líc acólad then shall be the accursed carcase cooled, Exon, 100a; Th. 374, 12; Seel. 125

Linked entry: a-cealdian

fore-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fore-setl, es; m.
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A chief seat, seat of honour Þá formo ræsto ł foresedlo (ꝥ ǽreste sætil, R.) primos recubitos, Mt. L. 23, 6

wlitigness

(n.)
Grammar
wlitigness, e; f.

Beautycomelinessadornment

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Beauty, comeliness, adornment Seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla, Blickl. Homl. 99, 32. Crist com tó wlitignesse and tó weorþunge his brýde, ii. 31

wéde-hund

(n.)
Grammar
wéde-hund, es; m.

A mad dog

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Hé réþigmód rǽst on gehwilcne wédehunde (printed reðe hunde, but cf. wédende hund, Bt. 37, 1 ; Fox 186, 8) wuhta gelícost, Met. 25, 18

ráwan

(v.)
Grammar
ráwan, (?) to cut in strips (?) (v. rǽw.) Cf. Geráwende infindens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 24. Geráwende slítende and ceorfende infindens, 47, 22. Gerǽwen hrægel
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segmentata vestis, i. 40, 10

wind-hreóse

(n.)
Grammar
wind-hreóse, (?), es; m.

A storm of wind

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Cf. wind-rǽs

Linked entry: hreóse

un-cyme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cyme, adj.

Meanpaltrypoor

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Wæs his æþeleste ræst on nacodre eorðan. Ðá bǽdon hine his discipulos ðæt hié móstan húru sume uncyme streównesse him under gedón for his untrumnesse, Blickl. Homl. 227, 12.

dol-líce

(adv.)
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Oft mon rǽsð suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and wénað men ðæt hit sié for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia putatur, Past. 149, 12. Seó beó dollíce hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Add

beadu-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-mægen, gen. -mægnes; n.

Battle-strengthmilitary powermilitaris visexercitus stragem faciens

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Battle-strength, military power; militaris vis, exercitus stragem faciens Beadumægnes rǽs, grím-helma gegrind the rush of battle-strength, the crash of grim helmets, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 28; Exod. 329

á-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stellan, (i, y); p. de

To leaprushfly off

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Hé hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28

forþ-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-geótan, p. -geát, pl. -guton; pp. -goten

To pour forthprofundĕre

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To pour forth; profundĕre Ongeán ðam rǽse ðæs forþgotenan streámes contra impĕtum flŭvii decurrentis, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 7.

scilfrung

(n.)
Grammar
scilfrung, e; f.
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Hwǽr com seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla . . . and seó scylfring heora leóhtfata ðe him beforan burnon the swinging (?) of the lamps that burnt before them, Scilbronge libramine, Wrt. Voc. ii. Cf. skelfan, and Icel. skjálfra to shake

Linked entries: scilbrong scylfring

arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
arodscipe, es; m.

Quicknessswiftnessreadinessdexterityvelocitasdexteritaspromptitudo

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Quickness, swiftness, readiness, dexterity; velocitas, dexteritas, promptitudo Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ swíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis

scyte-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
scyte-heald, -healden; adj.
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bent so as to shoot downwards (cf. scyte-rǽs), sloping steeply Scyteheald preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 77. oblique, inclined Scytehald obliquum, 115, 13. Sió scytehealde onbégnes obliqua curvatura, 64, 24. Sió scythealde obliqua, 79, 1.

Linked entry: -healden

word-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
word-gleáw, adj.

Prudent in speech

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Prudent in speech Cwæð se ðe wæs cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12 ; Dan. 418

á-breótan

(v.)
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Ðone ðe heó on ræste ábreát, B. 1298. Hé ábreótte (exterminavít) hié. Ps. Srt. 77, 45 : 79, 14. Hié his heáfdes segl ábreóton mid billes ecge, An. 51. Biáð ábreótte exterminabuntur, Ps. Srt. 36, 9. Wǽran sweordum ábrotene in gladio ceclderunt, Ps.