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rímere

(n.)
Grammar
rímere, es; m.

A computer reckonercalculator

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A computer reckoner, calculator Betwux ðisre sprǽce sceal se rímre geþencean, ðæt hé gedó ðæt Februarius mónþ ðý geáre hæbbe þrittig nihta ealdne mónan Anglia viii. 307, 34

þeáwfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáwfæstlíce, adv.
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In accordance with good usage Sume synd tó þám bilewite menn ꝥ ðú ne miht áfindan of ánum þúsende ánne þe mæge þeáwfæstlíce sprǽce sprecan, Hml. S. 5, 222

ǽr-hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr-hwílum, adv.

In earlier times, formerly

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Oft ic nú miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, and þeáh uncúðre ǽrhwílum quondam fond, Met. 2, 9

Linked entry: hwílum

hyge-teóna

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-teóna, an; m.
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Higeteónan spraec on fǽmnan from her heart spoke injuriously against the woman, Cd. 103; Th. 136, 21; Gen. 2261

Linked entry: teóna

neom

(v.)
Grammar
neom, neam, nam = ne eom

am notis not

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Sí eówer sprǽc: Hyt ys, hyt ys;nyt nys, hyt nys, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 37. Nis álýfed it is not allowed, Homl. Th. i. 94. 29

Linked entry: nis

costnung

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Oþer is seó fandung þe Jacob embe spræc, þæt is seó costnung þe gewemð þone man tó syngienne, Scrd. 23, 8. Add

wiþer-flita

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-flita, an; m.

An adversaryopponent

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An adversary, opponent Magan hiora sprǽce gemetgian ða ðe ðæs cristendomes wiþerflitan sint, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 14. Wiðerflitan, 2, 5; Swt. 84, 26: 3, 3; Swt. 102, 15

pleó-lic

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Fram derigendlicere sprǽce and pleólicum weorce hine sylfne forhabban, Hml. Th. i. 360, 22. Add

fram-fundung

(n.)
Grammar
fram-fundung, e; f.
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Se Hǽlend fundigende of ðissere worulde tó his Fæder spræc, Hml. Th. ii. 360, 3

Linked entry: fundung

ge-wunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wunelíc, -wunolíc; adj.

Accustomedwontedusualordinaryconsuetus

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On úre wísan us to spræcþ swá ðæt we þurh ða gewunelícan sprǽce ða þing oncnáwan ðe us uncúþe wǽron speaks to us in our manner so that through the speech to which we are accustomed we may understand those things that were unknown to us, Boutr.

Linked entry: wune-líc

fór-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
fór-áþ, es; m.

A fore-oathan oath first takenpræjūrāmentumantejūrāmentum

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A fore-oath, an oath first taken; præjūrāmentum, antejūrāmentum Ofgá his spræce mid fóráþe let him begin his suit with a fore-oath, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 31

a-barian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
a-barian, p. ede; pp. ed [a, barian to make bare; bær, se bara; adj. bare]

To make bareto manifestdiscoverdisclosedenudareproderein medium proferre

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To make bare, to manifest, discover, disclose; denudare, prodere, in medium proferre Gif ðú abarast úre sprǽce si sermonem nostrum profers in medium, Jos. 2, 20: R. Ben. Interl. 46: Cot. 80

ge-titelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-titelian, p. ode; pp. od

To entitleascribe

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To entitle, ascribe Twá béc for ðære gelícnisse his gelogodan sprǽce man getitelode him two books from the likeness to his style are ascribed to him, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 404

Linked entry: -titelian

on-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
on-geador, adv.

Together

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Together Ongeador sprǽcon, Beo. Th. 3195; B. 1595

pistol

(n.)
Grammar
pistol, es; m.
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An epistle, letter Be ðam spræc se pistol æt ðyssere mæssan, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 13. Ðone pistol ðe Hieronimus sette be forþsíðe Marian, 438, 3. Se apostol Iacob áwrít on his pistole, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 47. Iacob se rihtwísa áwrát ánne pistol, Ælfc.

Linked entries: epistol epistol

weddung

(n.)
Grammar
weddung, e; f.

Betrothal, espousal

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Betrothal, espousal Ðá cwæþ Pilatus tó ðam folce, ða ðe sǽdon ðæt hé of forligere wǽre ácenned : ' Ðeós sprǽc nys ná sóþ ðæt gé sprecaþ, for ðon seó weddung wæs beweddod, eal swá eówre ágene ðeóda secgaþ, ' Nicod. 7 ; Thw. 3, 31.

beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
beorht, adj.
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Hé áwrát muneca regol mid beorhtre sprǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 17. Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule þonne snáw, Bl. H. 147, 17. Þá beorhtestan wununga, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 32. Add

fót-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setl, es; n.
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Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21

ge-clips

(n.)
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., on heora sprǽce and geclysp (-clæsp, -clebs, -cleps, v.ll. ), Ll. Th. i. 54, 7. Geclibs forlǽtan, Past. 222, 13

Linked entries: -clips ge-clibs

weoruld-hád

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Add: a secular rank or order Þeán þe ús ná ne lyste tó þǽre sprǽce gecyrran, wé becumað genýdde tó ðǽre for gewille þára woruldháda (worldly men, cf. weoruld-mann; ), Gr. D. 209, 24