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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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Gif hire forþsíð getímige ǽr him, ðonne is hit rihtast ðæt hé ðanon forþ búton ǽlcum wífe wunige, Wulfst. 304, 23.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Máran wræce ðonne ǽfre ǽr ǽnigu óðru gelumpe, 79, 10. Wæs ðæt wæter biterre ðonne ic ǽfre ǽnig óðer bergde, Nar. 8, 30. Hé nǽigum óðrum ærne sceþþan ne mihte, Blickl. Homl. 221, 16. Ne bideþ hé æt ús n?-acute;nig óðor edleán búton . . . 103, 21.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Ic mín gehát mid hyge gylde ðæt míne weleras ǽr wíse gedǽldan reddam vota mea, quæ distinxerunt labia mea, 65, 12: 102, 19. Ic andette ðé mid hyge ealle heortan mínre confitebor tibi in toto corde meo, 110, 1: 118, 69: 94, 10.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Him wǽron ǽr his ǽhta leófran tó hæbbenne ðonne Godes lufu he would rather have his possessions than God's love, Blickl. Homl. 195, 9. Eall forlǽteþ ðæt him wæs leófost tó ágenne and tó hæbbenne, 111, 26.

Linked entry: leóf

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Se ærcebiscop spsec tó mé ymbe Xp̃es circean freóls, ðæt heó hæfþ nú læsse munde ðonne hió hwílan ǽr hæfde. Chart. Th. 308, 20. [lch wille ðat hié habben alsuá hiere rigte ðane tún mid alsuá muchele munde alsuá on méseluen stant. Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: mundian

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Ne mæg weorþan wís wer ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl in woruldríce, Exon. Th. 290, 12; Wand. 64. Ðú eart gleáw and scearp, wís on ðínum gewitte and on ðínum worde snottor, 463, 30; Hö. 78. Cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12; Dan. 418.

full

(adv.)
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Gif þára lima hwilc of biþ, ðonne ne biþ hit nó full mon swá hit ǽr wæs, Bt. 37, 3; F. 190, 27. of immaterial things Seó fulle gesǽlþ perfecta felicitas, Bt. 34, 2; F. 134, 32: 136, 11: 34, 9; F. 146, 21, 27, 28. Se fulla anweald, 36, 7; F. 184, 8.

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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His gesceafta ne móton tóslúpan, ac bíð gehwerfde eft tó þám ilcan ryne þe hié ǽr urnon, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 11. of non-material objects, to bring back to doing or being, to recall Sió medtrymnes ðæt mód gehwierfð gehwelces monnes hine selfne tó ongietanne

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

ge-riht

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Landlaga sýn mistlice swá ic ǽr sǽde; ne sette wé na ðás gerihtu ofer ealle ðeóda, 440, 20.

ge-byrd

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Oft þæt gegongeð þætte wer and wíf in woruld cennað bearn mid gebyrdum, Vy. 3. of a child, the being born Ǽr þon þe hé þǽre gesýnelican gegaderunge menniscre gebyrde onfénge, Bl. H. 165, 36.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Ofer eall ðæt land gebyrað æt gyrde .xii. pænegas . . . and náh man nǽnne fisc wið feó tó syllanne ðonne hláford on land byð ǽr man hine him gecýðe. Of Dyddanhamme gebyreð micel weorcrǽden, Se geneát sceal wyrcan swá on lande, swá of lande, C.

lust

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. ¶), with alacrity, willingly, eagerly. with prep, on luste, on lust Wǽron æscwigan . . . síðes gefýsde . . . fóron on luste cáseres bodan, El. 262. with case Heó (Hagar) lustum ne wolde þeówdðm þolian, Gen. 2239.Þá clǽnan folc . . . ǽr sínne cwide

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becom ne naht oft siððan the man told such a dismal story of the journey to hell as never before had come to men, and not often since, Shrn. 49, 10: Cd. Th. 66, 31; Gen. 1092.

Linked entry: spel

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Þá Dænescan þe wæs ǽrur geteald eallra folca getreówast wurdon áwende tó þǽre méste untríwðe (became perverts to faithlessness), Chr. 1086; P. 221, 30. to change Stówe hé áwent locum mutabit, Lch. iii. 151, 16.

Linked entry: on-wendan

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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Gif he ðonne nán riht næfde ne on bóc-lande ne on folc-lande, ðæt se wǽre ðe rihtes wyrnde scyldig xxx scillinga wið ðone cyning; and æt óðrum cyrre, eác swá: æt þriddan cyrre, cyninges oferhýrnesse, ðæt is cxx scillinga, búton he ǽr geswíce also we have

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Hyre þá gýt tó lytel þúhte þæs anwaldes ðe se cyningc ǽr gewunnen hæfde non contenta terminis mulier quos a viro suo acquisitos, Ors. l, 2 ; S. 30, 17.

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Gelǽrdan biscepas swelce níwe rǽdas swelce hié fol oft ǽr ealde gedydan, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 2.

Linked entry: rád

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Tóférde se here wíde swá hé ǽr gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1012 ; Erl. 147, 8. Ðá cóman tógædere þreóhund biscopa and eahtatýne biscopas wíde gesamnode, L. Ælfc. P. 23 ; Th. ii. 372, 28. Ic ðysne sang fand, samnode wíde, Apstls. Kmbl. 4; Ap. 2.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Voc. ii. 145, 42. a camp Ær þǽm gefeohte, þá hié on firde wǽron, Ors. 4, l; S. 156, 34. Hannibal bestæl on þone consul, ðǽr hó on firde sætt (where he was encamped), 4, 10; S. 198, 12. used in reference to the English militia.

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Drihten háteþ ða eorþan eft ágifan ðæt heó ǽr onféng the Lord shall bid the earth give up what it received before, Blickl. Homl. 21, 30.

Linked entry: ge-hátan