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riht-wís

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Add: of persons cweþaþ ꝥ sé bió rihtwís ðe rihtwísnese hæfð justitiae adeptione justi fiunt, Bt. 34, 5; F. 138, 35. For ðon rehtwís Dryhten guoniam justus Dominus, Ps. Srt. 10, 8.

BÆST

(n.)
Grammar
BÆST, es; m? n?

The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were madetilia

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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye

full-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
full-blíðe, adj.

Full gladvery joyfullætissĭmus

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Full glad, very joyful; lætissĭmus Ða Philistei fullblíðe wǽron the Philistines were very joyful, Jud. 16, 23

Linked entry: ful-blíðe

fyran

(v.)
Grammar
fyran, p. fyrde

To goīre

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Petres Ine went to St. Peter's, Text Rof. 61, 15

hún-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
hún-þyrel, es; n.
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The hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went Húnþyrlu carchesia, Wrt. Voc. 63, 49

Linked entry: hún-spuran

ge-réf-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-ærn, es; n.

A court-house

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A court-house Urbanus eode to his geréfærne Urbanus went to his court-house, Shrn. 106, 16

seld-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
seld-cyme, es ; m.
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A rare visit Wéna mé ðíne seóce gedydon, ðíne seldcymas, Exon. Th. 380, 27 ; Rä. 1, 14

súþ-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-stæþ, es; n.
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A south shore, coast, or bank West-Seaxna lond be ðæm súþstæðe, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 9

Linked entry: súþ-rima

west-norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
west-norþ, adv.
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North-west Þonan westnorð is ðæt lond ðe mon Ongle hǽt, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 16, 6

mǽr-hlinc

(n.)
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a boundary hlinc Andlang weges tó mǽrhlinc ; andlang mǽrhlinces, C. D. iii. 414, 10 : 18 : 19 : 21

Linked entry: hlinc

orlæg-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
orlæg-gífre, adj.

Eager to cause death

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Ismahel biþ unhýre orlæggífre wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, Cd. Th. 138, 6; Gen. 2287

á-werian

(v.)

to wear out

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to wear out On sumera seó cúle sceal beón þynne oððe eald áwered, R. Ben. 88, 12

ge-wǽcan

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Gif lange standað, beóð gewǽhte, Hml. Th. i. 488, 35. of the effect of disease, age, wounds, famine, &c. Hungre ic gewǽce fame conficiam, An. Ox. 2441. Gif man on huntuþe rán mid fláne gewǽceþ, Lch. i. 166, 25.

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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ne sceolon ða rícan for heora ríccetere wurðian we are not to honour the great ones for their greatness, Homl. Th. i. 128, 22.

Linked entry: rícceter

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Ðæt is wel cweden that is well spoken, 15b ; Th. 34, 24; Cri. 547

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

án-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-hende, adj.

One-handedlameimperfectweakunimanus

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One-handed, lame, imperfect, weak; unimanus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 25; Wrt. Voc. 45, 58

fór-weorþfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-weorþfullíc, adj.

Very worthyvery excellentpræclārus

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Very worthy, very excellent; præclārus Fórweorþfullíc wéla very excellent wealth. Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 14

ge-torfian

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

To stone

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To stone Hig wǽron myd stánum getorfode they were stoned with stones, St. And. 36, 19

Linked entry: ge-tyrfian

yfel-cwedolian

(v.)
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Cf. wearg-cwedolian

mann-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-swǽs, adj.
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Gentle, meek Hé lǽrð ðá manswǽsan (mansuetos) wegas his, Ps. Rdr. 24, 9. Cf. mann-þwǽre

Linked entry: swǽs