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rihtere

(n.)
Grammar
rihtere, es; m.

A ruler, director

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Gesege mé nú ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ... operi suo conditorem praesidere Deum scio ... Dic mihi, quoniam a Deo mundum regi non ambigis ... Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 5-14

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swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.
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Genim swealwan nest, Lchdm. ii. 100, 18. Swolwan, iii. 44, 13. Genim swealwan, gebærn tó ahsan, ii. 156, 8. Hú ða swalawan on him sǽton and sungon . . . .

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yfelsian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelsian, p. ode
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Rush. 10, 36. v. ge-ebolsian, and next word: cf. also, two preceding words, and eoful-sæc

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fore-genga

an attendanta predecessora leaderruler

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Ox. 619. implying inferiority, an attendant: On þám fǽtelse þe hyre foregenga, bláchleór ides, heora bégea nest þyder on lǽdde, Jud. 127. a predecessor Se cyng Willelm wæs strengere þonne his foregenga wǽre, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 22.

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heáh-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation

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Ic wát heáhburg hér áne neáh lytle ceastre I know that near here is a town placed on high, a little city, Cd. 117; Th. 152, 8; Gen. 2517

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Ðæt man cristene men and unforworhte of earde ne sylle ne húru on hǽðene leóde certainly not to a heathen nation, L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 15.

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þyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
þyrstan, p. te

To thirst

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Ne þyrst ðone nǽfre ðe on mé gelýfð (se ðe giléfeð(-es, Lind.) on mec ne ðyrsteð(-es, Lind.) ǽfre, Rush.) qui credit in me non sitiet umquam, 6, 35. Míne sáwle þyrst sitivit anima mea, Ps. Th. 41, 2. Ða men ne þyrst, Lchdm. ii. 194, 12.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Ꝥte ne sié forcwedeno (-cuodeno, L.) werc his ut non arguantur opera ejus, Jn. R. 3, 20. to refuse, decline to do Hé forcwið ðæt hé ne féde Godes heorde gregem Dei renuit pascere, Past. 43, 6.

ó-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ó-leccan, -liccan, -læcan; p. -lecte, -lehte , -læhte.

to treat gently, to soothe, caressto be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy meansto gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissiveof things to gratify, charm, give pleasure

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Voc. ii. 127. 7. þeófum ðú ne ólæce, ne yfeldǽdum ne geþwǽrlǽce, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 361. Hé nolde ólæcan ænigum rícan mid geswǽsum wordum, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 13.

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DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presumeaudēre

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ToDARE, presume ;audēre Ne dear ic hám faran I dare not go home, Gen. 44, 34: Ex. 32, 30: Cd. 40; Th. 54,1; Gen. 870. Gif ðú Grendles dearst neán bídan if thou darest abide near Grendel, Beo. Th. 1059; B. 527: Andr. Kmbl. 2700; An. 1352.

FÆT

(n.)
Grammar
FÆT, es; pl. nom. acc. fatu, fata; gen. fata; dat. fatum; n.

A vessel, cup, VATvas, călix

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Ne mæg man ðone strangan his ǽhta and his fatu bereáfian, and on his hús gán nēmo pŏtest vāsa fortis ingressus in dŏmum dirĭpĕre, Mk. Bos. 3, 27.

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for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibitdenyrefuserestrainpreventhinderprohĭbērerecūsāredenĕgārerenuĕre

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He ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne he refused not worldly converse, Beo. Th. 2288; B. 1142. Forwyrnde beón afréfrod sáwle mín renuit consōlāri anĭma mea, Ps. Spl. 76, 3.

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishnesscowardicetimorousnesspusillanimity

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Sluggishness, cowardice, timorousness, pusillanimity Wé witon georne ðæt hie for iergþe náðer ne durran ne swá feor friþ gesécan ne furþon hie selfe æt hám hie werian we know well that they from cowardice dare neither seek peace at such a distance, nor

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scín-cræft

Grammar
scín-cræft, scinn-cræft, es: m.
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Beó ic scyldig, gif ic his scýncræft ne mæg ádwæscan mid mínum drýcræfte, 14, 57. Hý wǽron tó sáre beswicene þurh ðæs sweartan deófles scíncræft, Wulfst. 198, 18. a magic art or trick Scíncræfte praestigia , Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 59.

studu

(n.)
Grammar
studu, stuðu; gen. stude, studu; dat. stude(-u), styde, styðe; acc. studu, stuðu(-o); pl. styde, styðe(-a); gen. studa; f.
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Se lég ðære studu (ða ilcan studu, col. 2) gehrínan ne mihte. . . . Ðæt fýr eode andlang ðara nægla ðe seó studu ( destina ) mid gefæstned wæs and ðære stude nó ne onhrán (ða stuþo sceþþan ne meahte, col. 2). . . .

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wundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wundorlíce, adv.

Wonderfully

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Ic ne férde on mǽrðum ne wundorlíce mid getote be mé ne bodude neque ambulavi in magnis, neque in mirabilibus super me, R. Ben. 22, 17. Hé hine gescerpte wlitegum wǽdum wundorlíce, Met. 15, 3.

ge-scildan

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Add: (i) to defend, save Ne geortriéwe ic ná Gode þæt hé ús ne mæge gescildan tó beteran tídun ut se ad meliora tempora reservarent, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 86, 4. God mec mæg eáðe gescyldan, Gú. 213.

fultum

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Gif þás fultumas ( remedies ) ne sýn helpe, Lch. ii. 262, 15. in a personal sense. of a single person Wæs God heora fǽle fultum ( adjutor ), Ps. Th. 77, 34.

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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Ne bóc, ne weaxbreda, ne græf, R. Ben. 56, 20. Ðonne ðú græf habban wille, ðonne sete ðú ðíne þrí fingras tósomne, swilce ðú græf hæbbe, and styra ðíne fingras swilce ðú wríte.

fæst-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-heald, adj.
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Having fast hold, firmly joined, firmly cemented Hí swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, and ǽfre swá hí neár and neár eódon hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 423