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ge-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scerian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed.

to bestow, appoint, provide, ordain, destinetribuere, providere, ordinare, destinareto number, reckonnumerareto ordain, arrange

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Kmbl. 169; An. 85 Is se rǽd gescyred manna cynne this counsel is ordained for mankind, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 28; Gen. 424. to number, reckon; numerare Se me beág forgeaf, on ðam siexhund wæs, smǽtes goldes, gescyred sceatta he gave me a bracelet, on which

Linked entries: ge-scyrian ge-scyrigan

ge-mittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mittan, p. -mitte; pp. -mitted

To find, meetinvĕnīre, obviam hăbēre

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To find, meet; invĕnīre, obviam hăbēre On hwan mæg se iunga, on gódne weg, rihtan ne rǽdran rǽd gemittan in quo corrĭgit Jūnior viam suam? Ps. Th. 118, 9. Gif ðúðyslícne þegn gemittest if thou meetest such a man, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 8; Mód. 45.

Linked entries: mittan ge-métan

hlútor-líce

(adv.)

clearlyplainlysimply

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Þǽr man cyrcean rǽre, Þǽr mon Gode árwurðlíce hlúttorlice (with reverence and sincerity) offrigean mæge, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 17

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faithfaithlessnessperfidyfraud

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Bad faith, faithlessness, perfidy, fraud Mé ðás woruldsǽlþa blindne on ðis dimme hol forlǽddon, and mé ðá berýpton rǽdes and frófre for heora untreówum, Met. 2, 13.

mann-rǽdenn

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mann-rǽdenn, <b>. I.</b>
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Hí léton tó rǽde ꝥ hí woldon ábúgan þám heretogan tó his mannrǽdene omnes una voce: 'Sponte tradamus nos omnes populo Holofernis,' Hml. A. 108, 182. Geoffra þíne lác Apolline, sé ðe mæg þínre nytennysse gemiltsian and tó his manrǽdene gebígan, Hml.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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On þisse sceortan tíde geearnian éce ræste, 83, 2 : in, 3. Hé gǽþ . . . Drihtne tó geearnienne medome folc, 165, 15. Þ wǽron geearnode ut (praemia) promerentur, An. Ox. 5421. v. ge-arnian in Dict

rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdere, es; m.
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Lector is rǽdere, ðe rǽd on Godes cyrcan, and biþ ðǽrtó gehádod ðæt hé bodige Godes word, L. Ælfc. C. 10-12; Th. ii. 346, 25-32.

un-wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wærlíce, adv.

Unwarilyincautiouslywithout cautionheedlessly

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Geðence se láriów ðæt hé unwærlíce ( incaute ) forð ne rǽse on ða sprǽce, 15; Swt. 95, 9. Gif sió wund bið unwærlíce gewriðen cum fractura incaute colligatur, 17; Swt. 123, 18. Se ðe ðone wuda unwærlíce ( incaute ) hiéwð, 21; Swt. 167, 15.

Linked entry: wærlíce

and-swaru

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Andswara, rǽdas consulta, i. interrogata, An. Ox. 2524. Antswara, 8, 130. Ðá bysmrode ic hine mid mínum ondswarum . . . þá wæs hé ge*-*feónde mínra ondswaro, Nar. 18, 13-18. Ondsuearum (-sworum, R.) responsis, Lk. L. 2, 47. Add

ge-unstillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillan, p. de
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Rǽde hé swá þæt hé óþre mid gehlýde ne geunstille ( inquietet ), R. Ben. 73, 14. Se abbod ne geunstille ne ne gedréfe þá heorde abbas non conturbet gregem, 113, 23.

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heáfod-smæl

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Þá rǽsde án nǽddre æt þám heáfodsmæle and him on þone bósm evenit ei, ut colnber per caput eius inter tunicam et ventrem irreperet, Mart. H. 200, 2. Substitute: —

reðe

(adj.)
Grammar
reðe, ;adj.;

Right, just

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Synd his dómas reðe mid rǽde rihte gecýðde ;rectum judicium tuum,; 118, 137

Linked entries: rede reðe-hygdig

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
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Cf. ge-wunelic; Man þá béc rǽt on circan swíðe gewunelíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 1. On eallum limum ac gewunelícost on þám handum, Hml.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Gregorius is rihtlíce Engliscre þeóde apostol, forðan ðe hé þurh his rǽd and sande ús fram deófles biggengum ætbrǽd, ii. 116, 28. Nú com ic tó eów þurh ðæs Almihtigan sande, 296, 20.

hwæt-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hwæt-scipe, es; m.

Quicknessboldnessbraveryvalour

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Quickness, boldness, bravery, valour Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis efficacia putatur, Past. 20, 1; Swt. 149, 13

heden

(n.)
Grammar
heden, es; m.

A hood, chasubledressa jacket of fur or skin

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Swá hwylc swá wile lectiones rǽdan ne biþ hé nýded tó ðon ðæt hé him ofdó his oferhacelan oððe heden ac gyf hé euangelium rǽde wyrpe him of heden oððe cæppan on his gescyldro quicunque lectiones legere velit, non necesse est ei cappam suam vel cucullum

Linked entries: hæðen hed-cláþ

ge-reord

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Hé fóddor þigeð, æfter ðám gereordum ræste séceð, Pa. 36. Gyf hig hwylc hýrédes fæder tó his húse gelaðige, sé þe wyle . . . æt him onfón þá gereord gástlicre láre, and him syllan líchamlice gereordo, Ll.

god-wræc

Grammar
god-wræc, god-wrec.
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Icel. guð-rækr wicked.] See next word

Linked entry: -wræc

hilfe

(n.)
Grammar
hilfe, es; n.
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Ðá þá se Gota mid eallum his mægene heów . . . þá fǽringa rǽsde forð ꝥ ísen of þám hylfe (manubrio) . . .

Linked entries: hylfe helfe

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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peccatis nostris, 78, 9. of medicine, mild, not strong Ðæt is, for hwí se góda lǽce selle ðam hálum men séftne drenc and swétne, and óðrum hálum biterne and strangne, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 226, 11. of rest, sleep, undisturbed, untroubled Ðú eart seó séfte ræst

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