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rǽd-fæst

(adj.)
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rǽd-fæst, adj.
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Wise, prudent Se deófol gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý ðe rǽdes ne gýmeþ the devil causes the man by a false show to act as if he were wise, who cares not for wisdom, Wulfst. 53, 9. Ðæt ic on ðínum rihte rǽdfæst lifige

rǽd-findende

(adj.)
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furnishing counsel, advising Rǽdfindende consulentes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 29. Cf. rǽd-hycgende

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rǽd-hycgende

(v.; part.)
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rǽd-hycgende, part.
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Having wise counsel in the mind, prudent, sagacious Ðú ðé ánne genim tó gesprecan symle rǽdhycgende, Exon. Th. 301, 28; Fä. 26

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counsel ⬩ ill-advised course ⬩ bad plan ⬩ folly ⬩ disadvantage ⬩ prejudice ⬩ hurt

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evil counsel, ill-advised course, bad plan, folly Scipia sǽde, ðæt hit (the building of a theatre) wǽre se mǽsta unrǽd and se mǽsta gedwola dicens, inimicissimum hoc fore bellatori populo ad nutriendam desidiam, lasciviaeque commentum, Ors. 4, 12; Swt

á-rǽd

(adj.)
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á-rǽd, adj.
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Add: Resolute (?) Wyrd bið ful árǽd, Wand. 5: Gn. Ex. 193 (?). With Bt. 70, 6 cf. Met. 10, 45, which has aroda

rǽd-fæst

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Add: of good counsel Eówer bróðer is snotor and rǽdfæst your brother is a man of counsel (1 Macc. 2, 65), Hml. S. 25, 264: Solil. H. 61, 9. Ælfstán arceƀ wæs swíðe rǽdfast man ǽgðer ge for Gode and for worulde, Chr. 1019 ; P. 154, 19. Leofa þín líf,

rǽd-lic

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Nis ðæt rǽdlic ðing, gif hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweð æfter feldum, oð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 469, 6. Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rihtlicre and rǽdlicre, ðonne forlét ic þæt þæt ic ǽr genóh hæfde, Solil. H. 33, 4. v. oft-, un-, wiþer-rǽdlic

rǽd-rípe

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rǽd-rípe, l. hræd-rípe,
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where take the passages

tún-rǽd

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Sum tún wǽs ... Þe ǽlce geáre oftost wæs áwést þurh hagol ... þá sende se túnrǽd sumne getrýwne ǽrendracan tó Martine his helpes biddende, Hml. S. 31, 1219. Add

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.

without counsel, unwise, inconsiderate, rash, ill-advised ⬩ without wise direction, in confusion ⬩ lacking what is advantageous or beneficial, miserable, desolate

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without counsel, unwise, inconsiderate, rash, ill-advised Rédeleás preceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Som. 13, 27. Gleáw ne wæs gumríces weard, réðe and rǽdleás, Cd. Th. 226, 26; Dan. 177. without wise direction, in confusion Ðá ðis (the destruction of certain

rǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-líc, adj.

Advisable

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Advisable Him ðá rǽdlecre geþúhte ðæt hé wið óðerne here friþ genáme ðæt hé ðone óðerne ðé iéð ofercuman mehtc proviso ad tempus consilio, unum denuntiato bello adpetit, alterum pacta pace suspendit, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 96, 15 : 4, 13; Swt. 212, 16. Tó smeágenne

rǽd-rípe

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-rípe, (hræd- ?) ; adj.

Soon ripe, premature

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Soon ripe, premature Rǽdrípe wæstm praecoquus fructus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 22. Rǽdrípe wínberige praecoquae, 38, 61

rǽd-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-snotor, adj.

Wise in counsel, prudent, sagacious

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Wise in counsel, prudent, sagacious Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte rǽdsnotteran, Andr. Kmbl. 946; An. 473

rǽd-þeahtende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtende, part.

Consulting, deliberating

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Consulting, deliberating Gesǽton sigerófe rǽdþeahtende ymb ða róda þreó, Elen. Kmbl. 1734; El. 869: 895; El. 449

frum-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
frum-rǽd, es; m.

The first or primary ordinance ⬩ prīmum consĭlium

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The first or primary ordinance; prīmum consĭlium Ðæra biscopa frumrǽd the primary ordinance of bishops, L. Eth. vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 4

rǽd-bora

(n.)
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rǽd-bora, an; m.
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A counsellor; also translates consul Rǽdbora consiliarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 22. Hé ( the Messiah ) biþ geháten wundorlíc, rǽdbora, strang God, Homl. Th. ii. 16, 7 : Dóm. L. 42, 38. Aðelwold ðe is mín rǽdbora a secretis noster Athelwoldus, Chart. Th.

rǽd-geþeaht

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-geþeaht, es; n.
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Counsel Consilium, ðæt is rǽdgeþeht on Englisc, Wulfst. 51, 6. Elene héht Eusebium on rǽdgeþeaht gefetian, Elen. Kmbl. 2101; El. 1052. Héht gefetigean tó rúne ðone ðe rǽdgeþeaht þurh gleáwe miht georne cúðe, 2322; El. 1162

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
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rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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One who gives counsel, a counsellor, councillor, adviser; mostly of the king's advisers; it also translates consul Rǽdgifa consiliator, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 1. Stígand ðe wæs ðæs cinges rǽdgifa and his handprést, Chr. 1051; Th. i. 317, col. 2. Rǽdgifan consulem

rǽd-gift

(n.)
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rǽd-gift, glosses consulatus, senatus
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in the following instances Rǽdgiftes consulates, Hpt. Gl. 412, 64. Rǽdgyft senatu, Hymn. Surt. 105, 34. Rǽdgifte senatum, Germ. 398, 108

ge-rǽd

(adj.)

elegans

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elegans, Cot. 80