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riht-raciend

(n.)
Grammar
riht-raciend, es; m.
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Multi . . . per concionantis rationem ad unam sententiam perducuntur, Gr. D. 264, 25-265, 4: 266, 17: 267, 11

Linked entry: raciend

rúm-mód

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add: with gen. of what is given ne sié giétsiende óðerra monna ǽhta, ac sié his ágenra rúmmód ad aliena cupienda non ducitur, sed propria largitur, Past. 61, 12. sceoldan rúmóde beón rihtra gestreóna, Wlfst. 257, 2. <b>I b.

stæl

(n.)
Grammar
stæl, Under stalworth (N.
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E. D.) it is said that the quantity of the vowel is certain from the three occurrences in poetry. But in two of these, Reb. 11: Gen. 1113, the word is a 'final lift', of which Sweet remarks 'the quantity is indifferent,' A. S.

stæþ

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Add: m. Andlang díc útt on Terstán (cf. on Tærstán streám, iv. 105, 4) on ðone sýðeran steð; ðonne andlang steðes; ðæt beneoðan beámwær on ðone norðere steð, andlang staðes æft on Twyfyrde, C. D. v. 148, 19-22.

subdiácon

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Án subdiácon bæd þone hálgan wer sumne dǽl eles . . . Ðá hét his hordere þæt glæsene fæt syllan ðám biddendan subdiácone, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16-23: Gr. D. 159, 10: 215, 4.

tó-þindan

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S. 34, 318. add Þá þe mid him sylfum and beforan hyra nécstana eágum tóþindað þurh gewilnunge ídeles gylpes, Gr. D. 40, 6. Tóþundene unþeáwfæstra traductam indisciplinatorum (arrogantiam), An. Ox. 5346

æfte-weard

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S. 3, 150. On æfteweardan ylde heó bið on bedde lange licgende, Lch. iii. 184, 6. Hand sceal habban h on forewerdan and d on æfteweardan, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 292, 3

hófe

(n.)
Grammar
hófe, an; f.

Hove, alehoofglechoma hederacea

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M. i. 2; Lchdm. ii. 34, 14. Mersc-hófe, i. 38; Lchdm. ii. 94, 10. Túnhófe, 3, 60; Lchdm. iii. 344, 2

Linked entry: mersc-hófe

á-þeódan

Grammar
á-þeódan, Add:, á-þiédan-þiédan, á-þýdan-þýdan
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Þe lǽs ús þisse worlde lufu áþeóde from þǽre lufu þæs écan lífes, Bl. H. 57, 23. Áðiéde, Past. 351, 21. Hié beóð from ðǽre lufe áðiéd hiera niéhstena, 349, 6. Ne myhte hyra náðer fram óðrum beón áðýded. Shrn. 99, 8.

Linked entry: á-þiédan

be-eástan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-eástan, prep.

To the east of,

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To the east of, with dat. Be-eástan him, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 9 (and often). Him is be-eástan se Wendelsǽ, S. 28, 15. Be-eástan Ríne, S. 14, 36. Be-eástan Selwyda, Chr. 878; P. 76, 7. Nóht feor be-eástan ðǽre byrig, Shrn. 66, 22. with acc.

sprǽc

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Add Spǽce (printed swæce) heów leáse false fashions of speech; insanias falsas Ps. Rdr. 39, 5. Gemetigian ge his spréce ge his swígan, Prov. K. 2. Add Þá wæs seó tunge álýsed sprǽce, Gr. D. 184, 10.

hwít

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Add: simply of colour, white Hwít byssina, Candida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 32 ; bysina, 87, 55 : candens (lilium ) An. Ox. 5249. Ic gean mínon feder . . . ðes hwítan horses ðe Leófwine geaf, C. D. iii. 362, 18. Þá leáf beóþ hwítran, Lch. i. 278, 15.

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Add: to make good, put right, to mend, repair, restore béttan heora scipa, Chr. 1009; P. 140, 4. Wyrcan brycge and þá bétan (cf. brycg-bót), Wlfst. 239, 9. Uton bétan úre cyrcean, 303, 5. of a fire or light (v. beet in D.

elcor

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Add: else Ælcor (ellicor, v. l.) alias, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 239, 2. besides Ic genom mid mec þreó þúsendo and forlét míne fyrd elcor ( the rest of the army ) in Fasiacen, Nar. 26, 5.

eáca

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Add: addition, increase Ðonne ys ðis se eáca on landum ðæt hæfð of his ágenum ðæt mynster mid gegódod, C. D. iv. 274, 32. Hwæt se eáca is ðe ic geunnen hæbbe, 51, 23. Nán nis swá welig sumes eácan ne þurfe, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 16.

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, to rejoice.
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Add: absolute Ic gefeoge gaudebo, Ps. Rdr. 74, 10. Alle gefióð (gefeagaþ, Ps. L.) omnes exultabunl, Ps. Srt. 5, 12. Gefiáð (gefeogaþ, Ps. L.) bán, 50, 10. Gefeádon (gifeádun. R.) ł gefeánde gaudentes, Lk. L. 19, 37 : Jn. L. 20, 20.

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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D. 284, 24. Hleóðor gryrelic, An. 1553. the sound of a bell or musical instrument, voice of the trumpet Hyre is on fóte fæger hleóðor, wynlicu wóðgiefu, . 32, 17.

ymb

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Add::, emban. with acc. temporal. at, alone. v. Dict. 2 a. with útean Ymb midde niht útan nocte media , Gr. D. 253, 17 : 257, 23 : 272, 14. after Ymb twá niht (æfter twám dagum, v. l.) post biduum , Gr. D. 158, 5.

be-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cweðan, ðú -cwíst, he -cwiþ ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon ; pp. -cweden, -cweðen.

to sayassertdicereto reproachexprobrareto BEQUEATHto give by willlegare

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Th. 88, 44. to BEQUEATH, to give by will; legare Ealle ða, mynstra and ða cyrican wǽron givene and becweðene Gode all the minsters and churches were given and bequeathed to God, Chr. 694; Th. 66, 6, note 2 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 16

Linked entry: bi-cweðan

land-mann

(n.)
Grammar
land-mann, es; m.
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Gyf se landman ǽniges fácnes gewita ðonne wítes scyldig, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 23-7. Landmanna cyme the coming of the men of the country, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 4; Exod. 179