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ge-rihtreccan

Grammar
ge-rihtreccan, Substitute: To shew rightly, demonstrate, v. reccan; III. 6
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Ic þé meg secgan þæt ic eom seó gesceádwísnes ðínes módes, þe ðé wið sprecð, and ic eom seó racu ðe mé onhagað ðé tó gerihtreccenne (the demonstration that it is in my power to give you), ðæt þú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan God swá sweotole swá þú nú

sceadd

(n.)

a shad

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gerád ðonnesceaddgenge sý ðæt heora ǽgðer sylle .iii. þúsend sceadda intó ðære stówe æt Byrtúne I grant to Ælfhelm and Wulfeah the lands between the Ribble and the Mersey, and in Wirral . . . on the condition that, when shad are in season, each of them give

Linked entry: sceadd-genge

on-bryrdness

(n.)
Grammar
on-bryrdness, e; f.

Instigation, stimulus, inspiration, compunction

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Mid onbryrdnysse ðæs upplícan éðles with the stimulus that is given by the land on high, Homl. Th. ii. 550, 19. Mid godcundre onbryrdnysse monad divino admonitus instinctu, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 24: 4, 32; S. 611, 39.

CRICC

(n.)
Grammar
CRICC, crycc, e; f.

A CRUTCHstaff baculus

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A CRUTCH, staff; baculus Gird din and cricc ðín me fréfredon virga tua et baculus tuus me consolata sunt Ps. Spl. C. 22, 5. He, mid his cricce wreðiende, on cyricean eóde baculo sustentans intravit ecclesiam Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 28.

Linked entry: crycc

cucler

(n.)
Grammar
cucler, es; m.

A spoon cochlear

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A spoon; cochlear Ðæt seáw sele on cuclere give the juice in a spoon L. M. i. 48; Lchdm. ii. 120, 19. Genim celeþonian [MS. cileþonian] seáwes cucler fulne take a spoon full of juice of celandine L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 3.

a-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [a, spendan to spend]

To spend entirelyconsumesquanderto spendexpendlay outbestowdistributeconsumeredissipareexpenderesumptum facereerogareimpertiri

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Ic aspende [asende MS.] oððe gife impertior, 37; Som. 39, 13. Aspendan þearfum to spend on the poor; erogare pauperibus, R. Ben. interl. 58 : Scint. 1

Linked entry: spendan

icge gold

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
icge gold,
  • Beo. Th. 2219
  • ;
  • B. 1107.
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Grundtvig suggests the reading éce-gold, i.e. gold given in addition on the occasion of a solemn reconciliation

stefning

(n.)
Grammar
stefning, stemning, e; f.
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Cornwall Glossary stemming is given as 'a turn in succession, as when in dry seasons people have to take their regular turn for water at the common pump') Hié (seó fyrd) hæfdan heora stemninge (steminge, another MS.) gesetene, Chr. 894; Th. i. 166, col

sunn-gihte

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-gihte, es; n. (?)
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Cf. gebed-giht; and see sunn-stede

Linked entry: sunn-stede

grytt

(n.)
Grammar
grytt, es; n.
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Gryt grues (the word occurs in a list headed ' Incipit de frugibus. ' The same gloss is given in Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 30. In this case comparison may be made with Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 22 where grues is written for the cams of Ald. 153, 28), Wrt.

Linked entry: gryt

rád-stefn

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Perhaps an instance of such service is given in the following Án scírgemót sæt æt Ægelnódes stáne be Cnutes dæge cinges . . . and Tofig Prúda cóm ðǽr on ðæs cinges ǽrende, C. D. iv. 54, 8-13

sǽ-wer

(n.)
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D. iv. 96, 4. v. wer [where the instances given under (especially C. D. vi. 136, 11) seem to show that in sǽwære the second element belongs to wer a weir. If mid be put for and the inflexion is accounted for.]

hlígan

(v.)
Grammar
hlígan, or hligan?

To allow one a reputation for anything, to give one glory

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To allow one a reputation for anything, to give one glory Ne forlét ðú úsic éce drihten for ðám miltsum ðe dec men hlígaþ forsake us not, eternal Lord, because of those mercies for which men account thee glorious, Cd. 190; Th. 235, 25; Dan. 311.

Linked entry: hlísa

lǽtan

(v.)
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Hláford, gif þín willa sý, lǽt sendan (sænde man, v. l.) ǽrendracan mittatur, si placet, qui huc eum exhibeat Gr.

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
Similar entries
v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Gif feohbót áríseþ, ðæt gebyreþ tó wǽde and tó wiste ðám ðe Gode þeówian, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 7. Tódǽlan werum tó wiste fǽges flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 305; An. 153: Menol. Fox 388; Men. 195: Soul Kmbl. 49; Seel. 25.

ge-tǽcan

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Add: p. ge-táhte To shew. to present to the mind for consideration Getǽc mé nú sumne mann þára þe ðé gesǽlegost þince, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 15. to give a knowledge of an object Gif þú gecnáwan miht ðá anlícnessa þǽre sóþan gesǽlþe, ðonne siþþan is þearf

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Gif hió of cealdum intingan cymþ ðonne sceal mon mid hátum lǽcedómum lácnian if it [the disease] comes from a cold cause then it is to be cured with hot medicines, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 5. Búton intingan sine causa, Ps. Spl. 3, 7.

Linked entry: tinga

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Bind his ýtmestan limo mid byndellum, Lchdm. ii. 196, 12. marking order or degree, later, lower; last, lowest Gif munuc hine sylfne ýttran ( inferiorem ) and unweorðran talaþ þonne ǽnigne óþerne, R. Ben. 29, 11.

Linked entry: ýtmest

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Gif him mon hýran nelle, þonne mót se mæssepreóst hit wrecan, swá hit hér beboden is. Blickl.