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rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Gif heora hwilc . . . þone rǽdels áriht rǽdde, þonne wearð sé tó beheáfdunge gelǽd, swá same swá sé ðe hine áriht ne rǽdde, Ap.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]
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Ex. 58: Salm. Kmbl. 907; Sal. 453. Þeóda þrymfæste þegnum and gesíþþum famous nations with vassals and allies, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 23; Gen. 1908

Linked entries: ge-síþman ge-sóð

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Th. 299, 29; Sat. 557: Exon. Th. 347, 30; Sch. 20. Gif gé teala hycgaþ, Andr. Kembl. 3223; An. 1614. Beó nú on yfele, noldæs ǽr teala, Cd. Th. 310, 26; Sat. 733. Teala foresecgan, Ps. Th. 118, 172. Tela, Exon.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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; ðe se mon his útgang þurh ðone múþ sceal (is said ) áspíwan.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Add: a row, series, rank of objects on the same level Ðá xii apostolas and siððan ealle ðá endebyrdnessa ðára biscopa ðe ðǽræfter fylgeað universus pastorum ordo, Past. 105, 6.

déman

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Hwæt mé God déman wille, Sat. 109: Cri. 803: Jul. 707: An. 75. to settle, appoint, decree Heora scriftbéc tǽcan swá swá hié úre fæderas démdon, Bl. H. 43, 9.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Sax. óðar : O. Frs. other: O. H. Ger.. andar: Icel. annarr.]

ge-faran

(v.)
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S. 23, 19. to save by going Gif hé þissa ǽnig áleóge, náhwár hé eft his feorh gefare ( he shall not again save his life by going to any asylum ), Ll.

hál

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Hálum móde sana mente, Lk. 8, 35. Þú ǽr witan scalt hweðer wit hále sién videamus utrum sani smus, Solil. H. 32, 13.

FEALDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALDAN, ic fealde, ðú fealdest, fylst, he fealdeþ, fylt, pl. fealdaþ; p. feóld, pl. feóldon; pp. fealden [feald a fold]

FOLD up, wrapplĭcāre

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To FOLD up, wrap; plĭcāre Gód scipstýra hǽtfealdan ðæt segl a good pilot gives order to furl the sail, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 14. Ic fealde plĭco; ic feóld plĭcui vel plĭcāvi, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 50.

hneáw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hneáw-ness, e; f.
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Monig mon déþ micel fæsten, and hæfþ ðone hlísan ðæt hé hit dó for forhæfdnesse and déþ hit ðeáh for hneáwnesse and for feohgítsunge many a man fasts much, and has the reputation of doing it for abstinence, and yet does it for stinginess and avarice; sæpe

ge-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sprǽc, es; n.
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Wæs gemyndig ðæs apostoles gesprǽces was mindful of what the apostle said, Shrn. 39, 5. Gesprǽcu, gesprécu oracula, Cot. 143, Lye

ge-un-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-un-rétan, p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét

To make sorrowfulsaddentroublecontristare

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To make sorrowful, sadden, trouble; contristare Ðá wæs se engel cweðende 'Ne beó ðú Maria geunréted' then the angel said 'Be not sorrowful, Mary,' Blickl. Homl. 139, 15.

swǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrness, (swár-), e; f.
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Ne mæg ic ána eówre swárnissa ( pondus ) and eówre saca ácuman, Deut. 1, 12. heaviness, want of readiness in moving, sluggishness, v. swǽr, Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne nán unþeáw ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse . . . ðeáh sió swǽrnes

tohte

(n.)
Grammar
tohte, an; f.
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A military expedition, war, battle Nǽron ða twégen tohtan sǽne, lindgeláces, land Perséa sóhton síðfrome Simon and Thaddeus, Apstls. Kmbl. 150 ; Ap. 75. Gē dóm ágon, tîr æt tohtan, Judth. Thw. 24, 19 ; Jud. 197.

Linked entry: ge-toht

un-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sǽlig, adj.

unhappyunblestmiserableunhappybringing misery

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of persons, unhappy, unblest, miserable as being evil Deófol sǽwð unwísdóm, ðæt unsǽlig man wísdómes ne gýmeþ, Wulfst. 52, 27. Ðú miltsige mé ( a devil ), ðæt unsǽlig (ic) ne forweorþe, Exon. Th. 269, 14; Jul. 450.

Linked entry: un-gesǽlig

fore-gísel

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Salde se here him forgíslas (gíslas, v. l.) and micle áþas þæt hié of his ríce uuoldon, and him eác gehéton þæt hiera kyning fulwihte onfón wolde; and hié þæt gelǽston swá, 878; P. 76, 13. Substitute:

Linked entry: gísel

fóster-cild

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Martin ) sǽde his gyngrum þæt hé sceolde gewítan. Hí hine befrinon: 'Hwí forlǽtst þú, fæder, ðíne fóstercild?,' Hml. Th. ii. 516, 20. of a provincial in his relation to Rome Æfter menniscum gebyrde ic eom Hispanienscis, Rómánisc fóstorcild, Hml.

godspellere

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Swá swá ús sǽde se godspellere (v. Mt. 28, 12), 78, 151. Sc̃e Marcus ðrowung þæs godspelleres, Shrn. 74, 17. Ðe godspellere (Lucas) Evangelista, Mt. p. 7, 1: Bl. H. 15, 3.

hearde

(adv.)
Grammar
hearde, adv.

Severely, very much, greatly, sorely

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Severely, very much, greatly, sorely Ðá cwæþ se Hǽlend ðæt him hearde þyrste then said Jesus that he was sore athirst, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 31. Hearde ofsceamode sorely ashamed, 518, 31.