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ymb-hygdigness

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygdigness, e; f.

Care, anxiety, solicitude

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Se abbod mid ealre emhýdignesse sollicitudine carige embe ða gyltendan gebróðru, R. Ben. 50, 18: 54, 19: 137, 21. Ǽlc ðæra wæs hám tó his ágenum farende myd mycelre ymbhýdignysse and mid mycelum ege, Nicod. 33; Thw. 19, 26.

ymb-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-ryne, es; m.

course of a moving body ⬩ course of time, revolution, period

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Iond ðære wucan emrene per septimane circulum, R. Ben. Interl. 52, 4. Yrnende geond gǽres ymbrene currens per anni circulum, Hymn. Surt. 39, 29. Dægena embrynum dierum circulis, 27, 1. Embrenum lustris, Hpt. Gl. 415, 67. Ymrynum, 493, 62.

ymen

(n.)
Grammar
ymen, hymen, es; m.

A hymn

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Æfter ðysum is ymen tó singenne, R. Ben. 33, 12. Mid ferse and mid ymene (imene, v. l.), 41, 5. Ymen hymnum, Ps. Surt. 39, 4: 64, 14: 118, 171. Hé wæs ymen singende, Blickl. Homl. 147, 3: 151, 9. Ymmon, Rtl. 184, 25. Hymen, Ps.

Linked entry: hymen

ýtan

(v.)
Grammar
ýtan, p. te

To put out ⬩ to put out a person from a place, expel, banish ⬩ to put out a thing from one's possession, alienate, give away

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út Ælfgár eorl, ac hé com sóna inn ongeán þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058; Erl. 192, 35. to put out a thing from one's possession, alienate, give away Hé ná mynstres ǽhta ne ýte, ne ná myrre neque prodigus sit, aut stirpator substantie monasterii, R.

Linked entries: útian ýtend

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, (ó); adv.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper ⬩ quite (as) ⬩ at any time ⬩ unquam ⬩ in any case, at all ⬩ strengthening a negation ⬩ (why) ever ⬩ in any degree, any

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R. 17, 22. Hwæþer ðú hit á sweotolor ongiton mæge, Bt. 34, 4; F. 138, 16: 35, 5; F. 166, 23: 30, 1; F. 108, 28. Á lator, Gr. D. 59, 19. Hwí eart ðú ðonne á ðý betera, Bt. 13; F. 38, 9.

Linked entry: á-bet

á-beornan

Grammar
á-beornan, (-bi(e)rnan).
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Ábyrnð exardescit, Ps. L. 38, 4. Hé ábarn exarsit mid ðý bryne wælhreównesse, Gr. D. 162, 22. Ðæt his mód áburne exardesceret 337, 33. Áburnon exarserunt, Ps. L. 117, 12. Add

abbod-leást

(n.)
Grammar
abbod-leást, e; f.

Lack of an abbot

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Lack of an abbot Ðæt mynstres þincg ne forwyrþan for abbudleáste ut non res monasterii abbatis privatione depereant, C. D. B. i. 155, 37

a-blýsgung

(n.)
Grammar
a-blýsgung, Substitute: á-blysung, e; f.

Reddening with shame, confusion

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Reddening with shame, confusion Tó sceame and tó áblysunge hí sint ús nobis rubor confusionis est, R. Ben. 133, 11

á-bycgan

To abye ⬩ to buy off, redeem a person ⬩ to pay for, atone for wrong-doing ⬩ to perform what was necessary for the discharge of a legal obligation

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[If byrgan (cf. borg) could be read for bycgan, the function of the compurgators would be made more evident.] Cf. á-ceápian

Linked entries: á-bicgan á-ceápian

á-breóþan

(v.)

To degenerate, deteriorate, fall away, fail, ⬩ to fail, come to nought ⬩ To destroy

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R. 21, 40. Se cyning ábriodde (perdidit) myrðra, 22, 7. [Si lage swið abreað this law degenerated very much, O. E. Hml. i. 235, 29.]

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

á-cennedlic

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Ácennedlica nascentia, R. Ben. I. 70, 16. Ácennedlicum nativa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 75. Add

á-cwellan

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Ácuoeldon (-cweledum, R.) interficerent, Jn. L. 12, 10. Sóðfæstne man ne ácwele ðú non occides Ll. Th. i. 54, 15. Gif ðú mæge, ácwel hine, Bl. H. 243, 19. Ácwellað mé ðý deáðe ðe hé sylfa álýfe mé tó ácwyllane, Gr. D. 254, 8.

á-cumendlic

tolerable ⬩ possible

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Ús is ácumendlicere eówer gebelh ðonne Godes grama, 96, 5. possible Ácumenlic possibile, R. Ben. I. 5, 14. Ealle þing synd ðám geleáffullan ácumendlice omnia possibilia credenti, Angl. vii. 30, 280

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.

without counsel, unwise, inconsiderate, rash, ill-advised ⬩ without wise direction, in confusion ⬩ lacking what is advantageous or beneficial, miserable, desolate

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Drihten ase þu ert redlease (gen. pl. ) red, red me þet am redles O. E. Homl, i. 211, 32 -213, 1. Nis nevre mon redles Ar his heorte beo witles, O. and N. 691.]

rǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-líc, adj.

Advisable

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Advisable Him ðá rǽdlecre geþúhte ðæt hé wið óðerne here friþ genáme ðæt hé ðone óðerne ðé iéð ofercuman mehtc proviso ad tempus consilio, unum denuntiato bello adpetit, alterum pacta pace suspendit, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 96, 15 : 4, 13; Swt. 212, 16. Tó smeágenne

rǽd-rípe

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-rípe, (hræd- ?) ; adj.

Soon ripe, premature

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Soon ripe, premature Rǽdrípe wæstm praecoquus fructus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 22. Rǽdrípe wínberige praecoquae, 38, 61

rǽd-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-snotor, adj.

Wise in counsel, prudent, sagacious

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Wise in counsel, prudent, sagacious Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte rǽdsnotteran, Andr. Kmbl. 946; An. 473

rǽd-þeahtende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtende, part.

Consulting, deliberating

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Consulting, deliberating Gesǽton sigerófe rǽdþeahtende ymb ða róda þreó, Elen. Kmbl. 1734; El. 869: 895; El. 449

rǽd-þeahtere

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtere, es; m.

A counsellor, adviser

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A counsellor, adviser Ða ( the senators ) wǽron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó ðon ðæt hié heora rǽdþeahteras wǽron, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 3. Ðara twentigra monna ðe hé him tó fultume hæfde ácoren, ðæt his rǽdþeahteras wǽron viginti viros sibi consilii

rǽg-hár

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽg-hár, adj.

Grey like the goat (v.

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Grey like the goat (v. rǽge) Oft ðæs wág gebád rǽghár and reádfáh ríce æfter óðrum oft did its wall, grey and redstained, see change of rule, Exon. Th. 476, 19; Ruin. 10