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rídan

(v.)
Grammar
rídan, p. rád, pl. ridon.

to ride on horsebackequitareto rideto rideto swingrock

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to ride on horseback; equitare Hwílum ic on wloncum wicge ríde, Exon. Th. 489, 14; Rä. 78, 7. Hwá rít intó ðam porte quis equitat in civitatem? Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 52. Ðín cyning rít uppan tamre assene, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 5. Hú ne wást ðú ðæt nán mon for

Linked entries: a-rídan rid rídusende

ge-rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rihtan, -ryhtan; p. -rihte; pp. -rihted, -riht

To set right or straight, to direct, correctdirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre

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To set right or straight, to direct, correct; dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre He wolde ðone Cristes gelǽfan gerihtan he would set right the faith of Christ, Chr. 680; Erl. 41, 14. Ða þing ðe he unfullfremed gemétte, mid heora fultume he ða gerihte and

Linked entry: ge-ryhtan

ryge

(n.)
Grammar
ryge, es; m.

Rye

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Rye Ryge sicalia, singula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 53 : i.287, 18. Rigesseofoþa, Lchdm, ii. 48, 20

Linked entry: rige

(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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Add: gen. ié, é; dat. ié, ee; dat. pl. eáuum, éum Eá amnis, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 56. Eá mid treówum ymbset amnis, 54, 16. Seó eá (éa, MS.) Danai, Ors. 1, 1; S. 8, 16: Nar. 35, 5. Se múþa þǽre ié (íe, MS.), Ors. 1, 1; S. 10, 13. Ælfe múþa þǽre ié, 16, 6.

ge-ríd-men

(n.)

horsemen, knightsequites

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horsemen, knights; equites, Cot. 212

ge-ríd-men

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bed-reda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-reda, -rids, an; m. [bed a bed, reda = rida from riden ridden, pp. of rídan to ride, hence the def. adj. bedreda bedridden, and the noun bedreda, bedrida one bedridden]

One BEDRIDDENclinicus

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One BEDRIDDEN; clinicus Ðǽr læg be ðam wege án bedreda there lay by the way one bedridden, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 4. Arás se bedreda, and arn blissigende the bedridden arose, and ran rejoicing, ii. 422, 9. Ðá ðá se sunderhálga Iosias ðæt tácn geseah on ðam

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

ÆlfricÆlfricus

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Ælfric; Ælfricus. Ælfric of Canterbury, the grammarian, was of noble birth, supposed to be the son of the earl of Kent. He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960. When Athelwold was made bishop of Winchester, he took Ælfric with him and made

ge-rínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rínan, pp. -rinen

To touch, take hold of, griptangĕre, contingĕre, arrĭpĕre

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To touch, take hold of, grip; tangĕre, contingĕre, arrĭpĕre Ne ofer ðæt syððan hine ó gerínan dorste neque unquam exinde eum audēret contingĕre, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 14. Wæs he sóna gerinen líchomlíce untrumnysse confestim languōre corpŏris tactus est,

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, pp. -risen

To seize, takerapere

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To seize, take; rapere Geríseþ rapit, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 19. Gerísaþ rapiunt, 11, 12. Sóna wæs gerisen and genumen of middanearde rapta confestim de mundo, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 5, note

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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to count, number Ducentesimus se ðe biþ on ðám twám hundredum æftemyst, ðon hí man rímþ Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 5. Næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae viceret occisorum non commemorare numerum, Ors

renge

(n.)
Grammar
renge, rynge,ringe(?),an; f.

A spider or a spider's web

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A spider or a spider's web Renge aranea, Blickl. Gl. Úre gǽr swá swá lobbe ł rynge beóþ ásmeáde anni nostri sicut aranea meditabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 89, 9. Áýdlian ðú dydest swá swá ǽtterloppan ł ryngan sáwle his tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus

Linked entry: rynge

hrif

(n.)
Grammar
hrif, rif, es; n.

The wombbellyuterusventer

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The womb, belly; uterus, venter Ðín ðæt fæðmlíce hrif thine enfolding womb, Blickl. Homl. 7, 29. Hrif uterus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 8: 19 12: Rtl. 51, 27. Ðæt uferre hrif, L. M. 2, 28; Lchdm. ii. 224, 8. Rif vel seó inre wamb alvus, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71

Linked entry: in-gehrif

bedd-redda

(n.)
Grammar
bedd-redda, bedd-rida, an ; m.

One bed-riddenclinicus

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One bed-ridden; clinicus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 28

eár-hring

(n.)
Grammar
eár-hring, eár-ring, es; m.

An ear-ring inauris

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An ear-ring; inauris Nymaþ gyldene eár-hringas of eówer wífa eáron tollĭte inaures aureas de uxōrum vestrārum aurĭbus, Ex. 32, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 91

Linked entry: eár-ring

ge-fang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fang, a joint, clamp, v. riht-gefang,
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Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Alaric; Alarícus, king of the Visigoths, = the west Goths, elected A.D. 382, took Rome 410, and died the same year Alríca wearþ Cristen Alaric became a Christian [about A. D. 396], Ors. 6, 37; Bos. 132, 32. Alrica, se Cristenesta cyning, and se mildesta

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

be-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rídan, he -rít; p. , -rád, pl. ; pp. -riden; v. a.

to ride roundto surroundbesiegeperequitarepræcingereto ride afterpursuepersequi

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to ride round, to surround, besiege; perequitare, præcingere Ðæt he his gefán beríde that he besiege his enemy, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14. He

rygen

(adj.)
Grammar
rygen, adj.

Rye, of rye

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Rye, of rye Of rigenum melwe, Lchdm. ii. 236, 9. Of súrre rigenre grút, 342,17 . Genim rigen healm and beren, 148, 11. Genim rigen mela, 148, 22

Linked entry: rigen

flód-lic

Grammar
flód-lic, of a river.
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Flódlic fluminalis, An. Ox. 56, 198. Add