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wlitigness

(n.)
Grammar
wlitigness, e; f.

Beautycomelinessadornment

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Beauty, comeliness, adornment Seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla, Blickl. Homl. 99, 32. Crist com tó wlitignesse and tó weorþunge his brýde, ii. 31

múþ-hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-hǽl, es; n.

Salutary words pronounced by the mouth

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Salutary words pronounced by the mouth Módiges (Moses) múþhǽl(cf. éce rǽdas Moyses sægde. Th. 210, 15-17), Cd. 170: Th. 213, 14; Exod. 552

gafol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol-lic, adj.

Connected with tribute or taxes

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Fiscalis ræde gafellicum wǽnfare, 35, 56. Gafollic fiscale (tributum ), An. Ox. 6, 20

æt-habban

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Námon ðá tó rǽde, þæt him wærlícor wǽre, þæt hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, Hml. Th. i. 316, 24. Æthabban retinere, Scint. 57, 7, 8. Add

stæððan

(v.)
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to make staid, to stay Saga hwá mec rǽre, ðonne ic restan ne mót, oþþe hwá mec stæðþe, ðonne ic stille beóm, Exon. Th. 387, 4; Rä. 4, 74

eahtian

(v.)
Grammar
eahtian, eahtigan, ehtian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od.

to meditate, devise, deliberate meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre to esteem æstimāre

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Sum dómas con, ðǽr dryhtguman rǽd eahtiaþ one understands dooms, where people devise counsel, 79 a; Th. 297, 24; Crä. 73: 74 b; Th. 279, 6; Jul. 609: Andr. Kmbl. 2325; An. 1164; Beo.

Linked entries: ahtian ehtian eahtan

hæfern

(n.)
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Substitute : hæfern (hæf sea, ærn (ræn-), ern house), <b>hræfn</b> (q. v. in Dict. ), es; m. A crab, crab-shell (?) Haebrn, hafaern cancer, Txts. 47, 379. Hefern (nefern, MS. ), 108, 1106.

ge-hǽled

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Hí tó rǽde fundon mid gemǽnre geðeahte, þæt him sélre and gehǽledre wǽre ( quia satius esset ) þæt hí ealle hwurfon tó heora éðle, 2, 5; Sch. 135, 10. v ge-hǽlan; II

rún

(n.)
Grammar
rún, e; f.

a whisperconfidence, counsel, consultationa mysterya secreta rune, a letter.

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Rǽd sceal mon secgan, rúne wrítan, leóþ gesingan, Exon. Th. 342, 7; Gn. Ex. 139.

Linked entry: rún-stæf

healseta

(n.)
Grammar
healseta, an; m.
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Se ealdormon rád þurh sumne wudu ðú rǽsde án næddre of holum treowe æt ðam healsetan him on ðone bósm and hyne tóslát ðæt hé wæs sóna deád, Shrn. 144, 27

páp-seld

(n.)
Grammar
páp-seld, es; n.
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The papal see Hé hié lǽrede ðæt hié raðost tó Róme sendon tó ðæm pápan, and ðone pápan and ðæt pápseld ðæt hié beáhsodan hwæt him ðæs tó rǽde þúhte, Blickl. Homl. 205, 20

burg-riht

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burg-riht, (burh-).
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Substitute: Town-right, law in a town Ne sceall hé ( the bishop ) geþafian ǽnig unriht ... ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽghwilc lahriht, ge burhriht ge landriht, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20

freóls-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls-lic, adj.
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[Icel. frjáls-ligr free. ] of a festival Godspell ná freólslicum þeáwe ( festiuo more ) sí rǽdd, Angl. xiii. 402, 529. Dagum freólslicon diebus festiuis, 390, 350. Freóls[l]icum symeltídum, 397, 451

ge-redian

(v.)
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K. 32. to find out, hit upon Sé hæfð gódne rǽd þe him geredað ǽfre hwæt him tó dónne sý and hvvæt tó forlǽtenne, Wlfst. 57, 15. Gerædað, 51, 19

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

æfter-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-fylgan, æfter-fyligan; p. de

To follow

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Án scort ræps æfterfylige subsequatur R. Ben. 34, 13: 60, 4. Æfter ðǽm ræpsum æfterfyligan (-fylian, v. 1.) óþre syx sealmas, 33, 21. Ðes æfterfiligenda cwyde is egefull, Hml. Th. i. 130, 28.

in-fyrde

(n.)
Grammar
in-fyrde, es; n.
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On ðá rǽwe; of ðǽre reáwe on Temese, on ðæt infyrde; andlang Temese, v. 275, 21

Linked entry: -fyrde

sceand-hús

(n.)
Grammar
sceand-hús, es; m.

a brothel

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Ðæs burh*-*geréfan sunu wolde rǽsan on hí on ðæm scandhúse. Shrn. 56, 7-11

findan

Grammar
findan, <b>; II 7.</b>
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Hí tó rǽde fundon, ꝥ ... decretum est, quia, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 135, 9. (7a) to fix upon a person for an office :-- Hí swá fúle men him fundon tó godum, Sal. K. 123, 108. Add

axian

(v.)
Grammar
axian, axigan, axigean; p. ode; pp. od

To askinterrogare

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Ic axige me rǽdes consulo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3 ; Som. 31, 2. Ic axige percunctor [ = percontor ], 25 ; Som. 27, 6: Mt. Foxe 22, 46

Linked entries: axigean axode

burg-gemet

(n.)
Grammar
burg-gemet, es; n.
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Measure used in a town Ne sceall bisceop geþafian wóh gemet, ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽlc burhgemet (cf. gange án gemet swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, i. 270, 1), Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20