rihtwísness
righteousness ⬩ justice ⬩ rightness ⬩ reasonableness ⬩ reason
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Plato cwæþ : 'Swá hwá swá ungemyndig síe rihtwísnesse, gecerre hine tó his gemynde, ðonne fint hé ðǽr ða ryhtwísnesse gehýdde mid ðæs líchoman hæfignesse, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 5-12 : Met. 22, 43-60
ǽfen-tíd
The eventide ⬩ evening ⬩ vespertina hora
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The eventide, evening; vespertina hora Seó ǽfen-tíd ðæs dæges the eventide of the day, Dial. 1, 10. On ǽfen-tíd at eventide, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 19; Gen. 2424
scrudnung
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Examination, investigation, enquiry Hé began mid geornfulre scrudnunge smeágan and áhsian be ðám gebodum ðæs hálgan regules, Lchdm. iii. 440, 20. Tó ásmeáganne mid scrutniendre scrutnunge. Anglia viii. 302, 36
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steóp-bearn
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Ðam steápbearne ic geheólp, Homl. Th. ii. 448, 14, 20. Ðæt mann wydewan geneósige and steópbearnum gehelpe, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 63
brim-faroþ
the shore ⬩ The sea-shore ⬩ maris litus
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The sea-shore; maris litus Bebúgaþ brádne hwyrft óþ ðæt brimfaroþ [MS. brimfaro] they shall inhabit the spacious orb unto the sea-shore, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 17; Dan. 322
on-ginness
A beginning, undertaking
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Hine hét ðæt hé ðám hálwendan ongynnessum georne befulge eum coeptis insistere salutaribus jussit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 11
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wilnian
of animate objects ⬩ to desire, ask for ⬩ with gen. or uncertain ⬩ with accusative ⬩ with infinitive ⬩ with geniudial infinitive ⬩ with genitive and gerundial infinitive ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute or uncertain ⬩ to desire to go ⬩ to tend to an end
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Ðæt sáwul mín wilnaþ (concupivit), ðæt ic ðín word móte healdan, Ps. Th. 118, 20. Ealle hié ðæt wilnodan, ðæt hié his word gehýran móston, Blickl. Homl. 219, 35.
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HREDDAN
To RID ⬩ take away ⬩ save ⬩ liberate
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Óþ ðæt him god wolde þurh hryre hreddan heá ríce until god would take from him by death his exalted power, Cd. 208; Th. 258, 5; Dan. 671
in-líce
Inwardly ⬩ internally ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ heartily
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Ðú miht openlíce ongiton ðæt ðæt is for inlíce gód þing ðæt ... you can plainly perceive that that is a very thoroughly good thing that.... Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 32
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willa
A well, spring, fountain (lit. and fig.)
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Wæs ðér wælla ( fons ) . . . ðe Hǽlend sæt ofer ðæm wælh, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 6, 14. In ðæm wælla, 9, 7. Tó ðé ðam willan ealles wísdðmes ad te fontent omnis sapientiae Bd. 5, 24 ; S. 649, 3.
mann-cwealm
Death of men ⬩ pestilence ⬩ mortality ⬩ slaughter
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On ða tíd ðæs mancwealmes tempore mortalitatis, Bd. 3, 30, tit; S. 561, 31. Mec ongan hreówan ðæt moncynnes tuddor sceolde mancwealm seón, Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 33; Cri. 1417.
welig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ opulent
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On ðæs rícan neáweste and ðæs welegan Blickl. Homl. 53, 5. Hwæt bið ðæm welegan (welgan, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 12) woruldgítsere ðe bet Met. 14, 1. Ðæm welgan Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 24. Welige dites, divites Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 46.
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wynsumlíce
pleasantly ⬩ agreeably ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ graciously ⬩ gladly ⬩ joyously
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Sume tiliaþ wífa, for ðam ðæt hí þurh ðæt mæge mǽst bearna begitan, and eác wynsumlíce libban uxor, ac liberi, qui jucunditatis gratia petuntur, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 27. Engla werod wynsumlíce sungon, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 297.
hyrnan
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To project in the shape of a horn or wedge Andlang ðæs streámes on ðone mǽdham ðe hyrnþ into Scylftúne and fram Scylftúne andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere ðe nymþ intó duceling dúne along the stream to the meadow-enclosure that projects wedge-shaped
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ge-derian
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Ðám gederedum lesis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 31. with dat. Sé ðe heom gederige mid worde oððe weorce, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 6. Gif hit gewierðe ꝥ man gehádedum oþþe ælþeódigum gederode (-ede, v.l.), i. 192, 18.
ge-egesian
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Ðás hǽðenan ... mid fyrhte geegsa (-egesa), Hml. S. 25, 372. Se wéna ðára tóweardena yfela hié geegesige cum suspecta mala contristant, Past. 395, 2.
mǽnan
To mean ⬩ to intend to convey a certain sense ⬩ to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement ⬩ to mean ⬩ purpose ⬩ have as an object to which the mind is directed ⬩ intend ⬩ to signify ⬩ have a certain signification or purpose
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Hwet mǽnde Crist ðá cwæþ; 'Ða unrihtwísan faraþ on ǽce wítu,' Shrn. 197, 18. God ðá geopenude Abrahame hwæt hé mid ðære sprǽce mǽnde.
un-riht
wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ iniquity ⬩ injustice ⬩ a defect
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Th. 259, 2; Dan. 685. Him gyldeþ God ealle ða unriht ( iniquitates ) ðe hí geearnedan, Ps. Th. 93, 22. Ǽr man áweódige ða unriht and ða mánweorc.
ge-dǽlan
To divide ⬩ part ⬩ impart ⬩ separate ⬩ distribute ⬩ share ⬩ partake
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Gif he ǽr nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan if he will not before give the best part to God, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7. Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19.
be-tweoh
between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among
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Betuh þǽm clife ond ðǽm wætre wǽron swylce twelf míla, Bl. H. 211, 2.