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rǽdan

(v.)
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Hí ealle ánmódlíce rǽddon ðæt ealle his gesetnyssa áýdlode wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 60, 4. Rǽdan decernere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 67. <b>III a.</b> rǽdan on (cf.

Baðan

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
Baðan, [dat. pl. of bæþ a bath, q. v.], Baðan-ceaster; g. -ceastre; acc. -ceastre, -ceaster; f.

The city of Bath, Somersetshire ⬩ Bathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi

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Eádgár wæs to cyninge gehálgod on ðære ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre; eác, óðre worde, beornas Baðan nemnaþ Edgar was consecrated king in the old town, Akemansceaster; also, by another word, men name Bath, Chr. 973; Th. 224, 22, col. 1; Edg. 5.

CLÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁTE, an; f.

CLOT-bur ⬩ burdock, goose-grass, clivers ⬩ philanthropos = φιλάνθρωπος , lappa, arctium lappa, galium aparine

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Wið ceolan swile clátan wyl on ealaþ for swelling of throat boil burdock in ale, L. M. 1, 12; Lchdm. ii. 56, 3: I. 45; Lchdm. ii. 110, 13: 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 3. Nim ða smalan clátan take the small burdock, 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 100, 23.

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVEN ⬩ cælum

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HEAVEN; cælum Heofon and heofuna heofun and eorþe and ealle ða þing ðe sind on him sind Drihtnes the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's, the earth with all that therein is, Deut. 10, 14.

in-tó

(prep.)
Grammar
in-tó, prep.

Into

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Sume urnon intó cyrcean and belucan ða duran intó heom some ran into the church and shut the doors upon them, Chr. 1082 ; Erl. 217, 13. with acc Férde his hlísa intó ealle Syriam abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24.

irming

(n.)
Grammar
irming, es ; m.

A poor ⬩ mean ⬩ wretched ⬩ miserable person ⬩ a wretch

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Ðæt is sió friþstów and sió frófor án eallra yrminga æfter ðissum weoruldgeswincum that alone is the asylum and the comfort of all the wretched after these labours in the world, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 33 ; Met. 21, 17

Linked entries: earming erming

líf-dæg

(n.)
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líf-dæg, es; m.
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Sumon dægbóte and sumon má daga and sumon ealle his lífdagas, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 14: Cd. 43; Th. 56, 10; Gen. 910.

betonice

(n.)
Grammar
betonice, an; f : also Lat. betonĭca, æ; f.

The herb BETONY ⬩ betonĭca officinālis

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Wyl on ealaþ betonican boil betony in ale, L. M. 1, 16; Lchdm. ii. 58, 24.

Linked entries: betoce bettonice

bócere

(n.)
Grammar
bócere, es; m.

A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor ⬩ scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus

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Ǽlc gelǽred bócere forlǽt ealde þing and niwe every learned writer brings out old things and new, 39, 5.

Linked entry: bécere

ge-hnǽgan

(v.)
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ge-hnǽgan, -hnǽgean, -hnégan; p. -hnǽgde, -hnǽde; pp. -hnǽged, -hnǽgd; v. trans.

To bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ cast down ⬩ subdue ⬩ declīnāre ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ dejĭcĕre ⬩ subĭgĕre

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He fyrenfulle wið eorþan niðer ealle gehnégeþ hŭmĭliat peccātōres usque ad terram, 146, 6. Hie on wætere wicg gehnǽgaþ they cast down the horse in the water, Salm. Kmbl. 312; Sal. 155.

regol-weard

(n.)
Grammar
regol-weard, es; m.

The guardian of a rule, ⬩ an authority in the matter of the observance of a rule (v. regol, I) ⬩ a ruler

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The guardian of a rule, an authority in the matter of the observance of a rule (v. regol, I) Se circul ðe ys gecíged none aprilis, hé sceal mid his ealdorscipe ealle ða óðre gerihtan and gereccan, ðæs ðe ða regolweardas (those who state with authority

be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among

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hiera hieremonnum, 164, 12. temporal Betwix hláfmæssan anð middum sumera, Chr. 921; P. 101, 5- of mutual relation f hé frið betwux þǽm folcum findan sceolde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 11. marking relation of abstract objects Micel tódál ys betweohx þǽre ealdan

bismerian

(v.)
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Hé hí tintrade and bismrade, oþ hié mid ealle wǽron fordón and forhiéned cruentissimam victoriam exercuit, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 25. Hé þá biscepas for þǽre sægene swíþe bismrade irridens eos, 3, 10; S. 140, 2.

eafora

(n.)
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Idesa eaforan bróhtan heora ealdan fæder, 2606

ge-maca

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A. 14, 34. of animals, one of a pair Ádruncon ealle cwice wihta búton ehta mannum . . . and ælces cynnes twá gemacan, Wlfst. 206, 27

ge-þrǽstan

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Ðá heán muntas beóð genehhe mid heofenfýre geþrǽste, Wlfst. 262, 15. to destroy Ealle trymenesse hláfes geðræste, Ps.

lacu

Grammar
lacu, For 'A pool ...
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. ¶ as s æsclace ðǽr æsclace fylð út on Wuorf ... of ðǽre ealdan díc on Grindewylles lace ... on Ættanpennes lace, C.D. vi. 48, 8-14. On brómlace; ðonne andlang streámes, iii. 452, 13. On ðá gemǽrlace; andlang lace, vi. 8, 26. On þá mǽrlace, 9, 2.

ge-strýnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strýnan, -streónan, -strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed [gestreón gain]

To gain ⬩ get ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ beget ⬩ procreate ⬩ lucrāri ⬩ acquīrĕre ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ procreāre

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Ðeáh he ealne middaneard gestrýne si mundum ūnĭversum lucrētur, 16, 26: Mk. Bos. 8, 36. Ic hæbbe gestrýned óðre twá alia duo lucrātus sum, Mt. Bos. 25, 22

Linked entry: ge-strínan

ge-dryht

a band, company; of large numbers, a host ⬩ a band of followers, retinue, company of retainers ⬩ a host of warriors

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Ofer ealle æðelinga gedriht (cf. Sodomware . . . corðrum miclum, 2451), Gen. 2462. a band of followers, retinue, company of retainers Ic and mínra eorla gedryht (cf. hé fífténa sum sundwudu sóhte, 207), B. 431.

á-wreccan

to raise up ⬩ to arouse, ⬩ to arouse ⬩ excite

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Beóð ealle áwrehte of þæs deáðes slǽpe, Hml. Th. ii. 568, 33. referring to the mind, to arouse, excite, a person Se apostol ús áwrehte þæt wé of slǽpe úre ásolcennysse árison, Hml. Th. i. 602, 8. Áwrece ðé sylfne tó mínre sprǽce, Bas. 34, 3.