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un-rihtwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtwís, adj.

Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ evil

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Be ðám ofermódum and ðám unrihtwísum cyningum, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 1: Met. 25, 2

Linked entry: riht-wís

on-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
on-weg, adv.

Away, off.

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Onweg hweorfan, Beo. Th. 534; B. 264. Hé onweg ðanon feorhlástas bær, 1693; B. 844. with verbs of taking, removing, separating, etc. Onweg áceorfan amputare, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 39. Onweg ádon to put away, Bd. 3, 1; S. 524, 3.

Linked entries: an-weg a-weg

a-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
a-smeágan, -smeán ; p. -smeáde ; pp. -smeád

To look closely into ⬩ examine ⬩ trace out ⬩ elicit ⬩ meditate upon ⬩ consider ⬩ contemplate ⬩ ponder ⬩ judge ⬩ deem ⬩ be of opinion ⬩ think ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ elicere ⬩ contemplári ⬩ pensare ⬩ censere

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worhte and blód, bán and fell, fex and næglas now we cannot trace out how of the loam God made flesh and blood, bones, and skin, hair and nails, Homl.

CLÚSTOR

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚSTOR, clúster, clauster; clústres; clústor, clustro; n.
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He hine héht on carcernes [MS. carcerne] clúster belúcan he commanded him to be locked in a prison's cell, Bt. Met. Fox l, 146; Met. l, 73

Linked entry: clauster

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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He hæfde xx elpenda he had twenty elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 5: 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. To ðám elpendum [MS. elpendan] to the elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 26.

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

huntnaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntnaþ, huntnoþ, es; m.

Hunting

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Hunting Be huntnaþe. Ic wylle ðæt ǽlc man sý his huntnoþes wyrðe on wuda and on felda on his ágenan. And forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoþ hwǽr ic hit gefriþod wille habban Of hunting.

Linked entry: huntaþ

ríp

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D. 290, 20. v. bed-, bén-ríp

ge-þýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To join ⬩ associate ⬩ sŏciāre

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Wit sceoldan beón tosamne geþýdde we had to be joined together, Shrn. 39, 19. He wæs Gúþláce neáh geþýded he was nearly associated to Guthlac, 47 a; Th. 162, 6; Gú. 971

Linked entry: ge-þeódan

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household, ⬩ house, ⬩ family, ⬩ the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, ⬩ a court, ⬩ the members of a religious house, ⬩ a company, ⬩ band of associates

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Hit ne biþ ná hús búton hit beo mid híréde áfylled it is no house unless it be filled with a household, 582, 13. Ic wille ðat alle míne men bén fré on hírde and on túne I desire that all my men be free both in my household and vill, Cod. Dipl.

Linked entry: hý-réd

stillness

(n.)
Grammar
stillness, e ; f.
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Ðú eart nú of ðinre stilnesse áhworfen, Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 24. Gif wé ða stilnesse habbaþ, Past. pref. ; Swt. 7, 9. Habbaþ eów stilnysse and sibbe, Homl. Th. i. 592, 6.

car-ful

Grammar
car-ful, (care-).
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R. 3, 12. careful, attentive to the interests of, solicitous for Hú abbod careful (sollicitus) beón sceal ymbe ðá dǽdbétendan, R. Ben. 50, 16.

hweogol

(n.)
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, an; m. a wheel of any kind Ǽlc gesceaft hwearfað on hire selfre swá swá hweól, Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 33.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

and-git

(n.)
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Se geleáfa ne bið on geárum, ac bið on glǽwum andgitum, Hml. S. 7, 112. sense, faculty of perception Hé læg cwydeleás búton andgite, Hml. Th. i. 86, 26. Heora módes andgytu hí fordytton, Hml.

Linked entry: on-gitenness

streówen

(n.)
Grammar
streówen, streón, strén, e; f.
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a couch, bed In bed stréne mínre in lectum stratus mei, Ps. Surt. 131, 3. Stréne míne stratum meum, 6, 7: 40, 4: 62, 7. Ðá héht hé him streówne gegearwian (bedd gewyrcian, MS.

Linked entry: streón

georne

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Wé ús sylfe geðencean and gemunon þonne geornost, þonne wé gehýron Godes béc rǽdan, Bl.

friþ-bræc

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-bræc, -brec, e; f.

A peace-breaking ⬩ breach of the peace ⬩ pācis violātio

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A peace-breaking, breach of the peace; pācis violātio Gyf binnan byrig gedón biþ seó friþbræc if the breach of the peace be committed within a city, L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 286, 30. Is ðæt friþbrec that is a breach of the peace, ii. 5; Th. i. 286, 26

fyrst-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrst-gemearc, es; n.

An appointed time ⬩ space of time ⬩ tempus con-stĭtūtum ⬩ tempŏris spătium

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An appointed time, space of time; tempus con-stĭtūtum, tempŏris spătium Ne biþ ðæs lengra swice sáwelgedáles ðonne seofon niht fyrstgemearces there will be no longer evasion of the soul-separation than seven nights of time's space, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

ge-edstaðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaðelian, p. ode; pp. od

To restore ⬩ instaurare ⬩ suscitare

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To restore; instaurare, suscitare ÐDa hǽr beóþ ealle geedstaðelode the hairs shall be all restored, Homl. Th. ii. 542, 35 : i. 62, 11, 12. Se cyng férde and ða burh geædstaðelede the king went and restored the town, Chr. 1092; Erl. 228, 15 : Th.

Linked entry: ge-edstaðolian

ge-fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fægnian, -fagnian, -fagenian; p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice ⬩ be glad ⬩ exult ⬩ gaudēre ⬩ exultāre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult; gaudēre, exultāre Ic geblissige and ic gefægnige on ðé lætābor et exultābo in te, Ps. Lamb. 9, 3. Geblissiaþ, and gefægniaþ on ðám dagum gaudēte in illa die et exultāte, Lk. Bos. 6, 23.

Linked entry: ge-fagnian