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fæstlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fæstlíc, adj.

FASTLIKE, firm firmus

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Gehyge ðú fæstlícne rǽd devise firm counsel, Cd. 203; Th. 252, 30; Dan. 586. Fæstlíce fórescyttelsas firm bars, Exon. 12 a; Th. 20, 3; Cri. 312

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep throughmove slowly throughto go carefully through a subjectgo over the details

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hǽt solaris, þurhsmíhþ Zodiacum ðone circul on þrim hund dagum and fíf and syxtigum, Anglia viii. 303, 22. to go carefully through a subject, go over the details Hé sceal snotorlíce smeágean and georne þurhsmúgan ealle ða ðing ðe hláforde magan tó rǽde

Linked entry: smúgan

þeów-níd

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-níd, e; f.
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Violence or force that enslaves or subdues, oppression, enslavement His suhtriga ( Lot) þeównýd þolode; bæd hé (Abraham ) ða rincas ðæs rǽd áhicgan, ðæt his hyldemǽg áhred wurde, Cd. Th. 122, 21; 2030. Wé nú hǽðenra þeównéd (þreánýd, Exon.

nón-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
nón-gereord, es; n.

A repast after the service of nones

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Ðonne eft æfter heora nóngereorde rǽdan hý eft heora béc, R. Ben. 74, 8

rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding, e; f.
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Man þreó rǽdinga rǽde, R. Ben. 33. 14. Wé willaþ on ðisre stówe ða seofon rǽdinga ( passages ) áwrítan ðe ymbe ða seofon geár synd gedihte ...

Linked entry: bóc-rǽding

cranic

(n.)
Grammar
cranic, es; m.
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Hé hét forðberan þone cranic ( histories et annales ) and rǽdan ætforan him, 98, 210

of-þyncan

Grammar
of-þyncan, Add: <b>I a.</b>
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<b>I b</b> :-- Ne bið God nǽfre bepéht, ne him nǽfre ne ofþincð ꝥ, ꝥ hé ǽr tó rǽde geþóhte, Angl. vii. 34, 317. Þæt eów ofðince eówer gedwyld, Hml. Th. ii. 490, 8.

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, -cist, e; -ciste, an; f.
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Apollonius his bócciste untýnde and ásmeáde þone rǽdels æfter údwitena wísdóme, Ap. Th. 5, 24. Bóccysta armaria, An. Ox. 27, 19. of books for sale Bóccest taberna (libraria ), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 7

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

gift-lic

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Giftlice rǽdas sponsalia decreta 1122

Linked entry: gifte-lic

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raiselift upto take upundertaketo rouse

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to raise, lift up Wreceþ to rǽde Drihten ðara manna bearn ðe sér man gebræc Dominus erigit elisos, Ps.

reád

(adj.)
Grammar
reád, adj.
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Rǽde clæfer, 288, 49. Reád clæfre, Lchdm. ii. 312, 19. Rósena reáde heápas, Dóm. L. 18, 286. Mid reádum rósum cum purpureis rosis, Hpt. Gl. 511, 4. of gold Reád gold aurum obrizum, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 33 : Met. 19, 6 : Cd.

Linked entry: reód

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

stíþlíce

(adv.)
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add: strenuously Wé rǽdað þæt þá ealdan fæderas on ánum dæge þæt stíðlíce (strenue) gefyldon, eálá þǽr wé ásolcene and áwácode on ánre wucan gelǽston, R. Ben. 44, 21.

náwiht-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
náwiht-, náht-líc; adj.

Good for nothingworthlessnaughty

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Manna rǽdas syndon náhtlíce ongeán Godes geþeaht men's plans are of no avail against God's counsel, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 27. Ða hé geceás ðe dyselíce and nahtlíce geþuhte synt he chose those that seemed foolish and of no account, R. Ben. 138, 30

mæðel-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-stede, es; m.

A place of assemblyplace where a meeting is helda place of hostile meetinga battle-place

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Is eów rǽdes þearf on meðelstede (in the queen's palace ), módes snyttro, Elen. Kmbl. 1104; El. 554: Cd. 179; Th. 224, 33; Dan. 145. Tó ðam meðelstede ( Mount Moriah ), 162; Th. 203, 1; Exod. 397.

Linked entry: hleóðor-stede

sweotolung

Grammar
sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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Wearð seó cwén micclum gegladod þæt heó móste ðone máðm ( the cross ) on moldan findan, and siððan ðurh tácnum swutelunge oncnáwan, 306, 11. add: a making known the significance of something Se bisceop funde him ó rǽde þæt hí mid þreóra daga fæstene

ge-tyngnes

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</b> skilful words, wise sayings :-- Rǽde hé þæs eádigan weres getingnyssa, Bédan, Angl. 308, 12. set speech. Cf. ge-tynge: 3 Getincnes oratio, An. Ox. 319

wicca

(n.)
Grammar
wicca, an; m.
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Ne áxa náne wicca[n] rǽdes nec sit qui pythones consulat nec divinos, Deut. 18, 11

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f. [Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης
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Cartan wrítan [MS. wirtan] oððe rǽdan to write or read a paper, Lchdm. iii. 200, 35

Linked entry: caerte