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ríht

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Be ryhtes béne. Gif hwá him ryhtes bidde beforan hwelcum scírmen oþþe óðrum déman, 106, 19-21. Búton hé æt hám rihtes wyrðe beón ne móte, oþþe riht ábiddan ne mæge, 266, 10. In rihte beborene municipales, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 16.

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Ben. 9, 19. Talige hé hine sylfne wið God forworhtne, Wulfst. 155, 11. Hwæðer ðæt sié tó talianne wáclíc, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 16. Gé beóþ mé talade and rímde on bearna stæl, Exon.

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ben. 92, 5.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Ben. 128, 4. Reccan expedire, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 26. Ic ðé mæg reccan sum spell, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 1. Reccan race, 38, 6; Fox 208, 4. Bigspell reccan in parabolis loqui, Mk. Skt. 12, 1. Reccean and secggan, Blickl. Homl. 55, 28.

þes

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Be ðǽm wæs swíðe wel gecweden ðurh ðone wítgan tó ðǽre byrig ðe Sidon hátte, sió stód bi ðǽre sǽ: 'Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú dín scamige, Sidon' unde bene per prophetam dicitur: 'Erubesce Sidon, ait mare,' 409, 33.

swice

(n.)
Grammar
swice, es; m.
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Ben. 129, 8. Hí settan mé swyce (swyþe, MS. ) ðǽr ic síþade juxta iter scandalum posuerunt mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5

Linked entry: swicc

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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Ben. 83, 23. For ðæs reáfes þweále, 91, 4. Swýn ðe cyrþ tó meoxe æfter his ðweále, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 11. Se Hǽlend hí áþwóh mid þweále, 242, 29: Blickl. Homl. 147, 22. Mid þweále ðæs hálgan fulluhtes, Lchdm. iii. 434, 2.

Linked entry: þweán

dreám

Grammar
dreám, drém, drím.
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Ben. 43, 8. Swinsunge, dreám (swinsunge ł dreám, Hpt. Gl. 438, 8) melodiam, An. Ox. 1342. Dreám, swinsunge armonia (cf. swinsunge armonia (harmoniam, Ald.), 90, 61), Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 29.

ge-metlíce

(adv.)
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Ben. 1. 81, 18. in a fitting manner, meetly, suitably Ðonne ðá láreówas ongietað ðæt hí gemetlíce and medomlíce ( modis congruetitibus) lǽrað, Past. 461, 30. moderately, in moderation, temperately, of a person's action Wrec ðé gemetlíce, Prov.

ge-warenian

(v.)
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Ben. I. 76, 7. Ðurh þæt wyrð mǽst manna beswicen þe hý ne beóð swá wel gewarnode ǽr swá hý beðorfton. Lá! hwæt is se man on lífe búton ... hé ǽr gewarnod þe bet sý, þæt hé þonne ðurh deófol beswicen ne wyrðe, Wlfst, 101, 16-21. <b>I a.

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a textpassagetextustractusa treating of a subjectan expositiona commentary

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Ben. 33, 20. Trahta commenta, documenta. Hpt. Gl. 512, 32

Linked entry: tract

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Ben. 1. 39, 12 : 40, 3 : 45, 5. where connexion is prevented, to place at a distance Ásyndredre in remoto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 29. Swá hí swíþor beóþ ásyndrode fram.

un-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
un-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden

To unbinduntie

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From synna bendum unbundeno a peccatorum vinculis absolutos, Rtl. 7, 13

Linked entry: on-bindan

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Is cúð þæt hwílum þás wundru hí dóð (gegearwiað, v. l.) of heora mihte, hwilum eác gegearwiað of heora béne constat quod aliquando haec ex potestate, aliquando vero exhibent ex postulatione, 162, 5.

húsel

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Twégen munecas bǽdon æt Gode sume swutelunge be ðám hálgan húsle, and æfter ðǽre béne gestódon him mæssan.

ge-líþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-líþewǽcan, l. ge-liþewǽcan, ge-leoþewǽcan,
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</b> to refresh, revive :-- Geliþewǽc ús þínum bénum releva nos tuis precibus, Hy.

mirran

(v.)
Grammar
mirran, mierran, merran; p. de.

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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Ben. 85, 4. Grammar mirran, intrans. To err Gié merras ł geduellas erratis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 29

Linked entries: meoring myrran

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiry or inspectionto inspectto seekvisitto seek with hostile intentto visit with calamity, disease

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Ben. 17, 2. Ðonne Drihten úre hwylces neósian wille, Blickl. Homl. 125, 13. to seek with hostile intent (cf. sécan), to visit with calamity, disease, etc.

ge-wuna

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, an; m.

A customwontmanneruseriteconsuetudo

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Ben. interl. 7. Ofer míne gewunan contrary to my custom. Ælf. T. Lisle 43, 7

Linked entries: -wuna ge-wun

blǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdre, blǽddre, an; f.

That which is blown outan inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustulepustula, papulathe BLADDER, receptacle for the urinevesica

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On mannum and on nýtenum beóþ wunda and swellende blǽddran there shulen ben in men and yn beestis biles and bleynes swellynge, Wyc; Ex. 9, 9, 10. the BLADDER, receptacle for the urine; vesica Báres blǽdre a boar's bladder, Med. ex Quadr. 8, 12; Lchdm

Linked entry: blǽddre