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reðe

(adj.)
Grammar
reðe, ;adj.;

Right, just

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Hí cýðan ðínes mægenþrymmes mǽre wuldur, riht and reðe, ríces ðínes, 144, 11. Ic ðæt ongeat dómas ðíne reðe rihtwíse ;cognovi quia aequitas judicia tua,; 118, 75. Synd his dómas reðe mid rǽde rihte gecýðde ;rectum judicium tuum,; 118, 137

Linked entries: rede reðe-hygdig

-e

(suffix)
Grammar
-e, is also the usual letter by which adverbs are formed from adjectives ending in a consonant; as, Rihte rightly, sóþlíce truly, yfele badly.

on-sting

Grammar
on-sting, Add: the right to intervene, or thrust oneself into, the affairs of another. Cf. stingan; <b>Ia</b>
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Icc nelle nâteswhôn geþafian ꝥ þaer æ̂nig man æ̂nigne onstyng habbe on æ̂nigum þingum, Cht. E. 303, 10

an-mitta

(n.)
Grammar
an-mitta, an; m.

A measure ⬩ bushel ⬩ mensura ⬩ modius

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Hæbbe ǽlc man rihtne anmittan, and rihte wǽgan, and rihte gemetu on ǽlcum þingum pondus habebis justum et verum, et modius æqualis et verus erit tibi, Deut. 25, 15

Linked entries: and-mitta hand-mitta on-mitta

swín-sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
swín-sceadu, [Literally swine-shade, referring to the shelter afforded to swine by the trees under which they feed: then the payment for the right to pasture them.]
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Payment for the pasturing of swine Ut pleniter persolvant omnia que ad jus ipsius ecclesie juste competant, scilicet ea que Anglice dicuntur ciricsceatt, and toll i.e. theloneum, and tacc, i.e. swinsceade, Cht. Th. 263, 7. [In his glossary Thorpe quotes

Linked entry: tacc

lah-wita

(n.)
Grammar
lah-wita, an; m.

a lawyer

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One who has a knowledge of law, a lawyer Cyningan and bisceopan eorlan and heretogan geréfan and déman lárwitan and lahwitan gedafenaþ mid rihte ðæt hí Godes riht lufian it rightly befits kings and bishops, nobles and generals, sheriffs and judges, those

brand-rád

(n.)
Grammar
brand-rád, brand-rád, -rod, -red; f. : -reda, -rida; m.

A fire-dog ⬩ trivet

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A fire-dog, trivet Brandrád (brond-), bran[d]rod andeda, Txts. 36, 4. Brandred andena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 62. Brondreda andeda, i. 66, 36. Brandrida, 284, 10. Substitute:

Linked entry: brand-ísen

drihtin-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
drihtin-beáh, gen. -beáges; dat. -beáge ; m. [drihtin = drihten a lord , beáh a ring, bracelet ]

A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte

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A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte Manbóte in lege Anglōrum, regi et archiepiscŏpo, iii marc de homĭnĭbus suis; episcŏpo comĭtātus, comĭti comĭtātus, et dapĭfĕro regis, xx soł; barōnĭbus

Linked entry: dryhten-beáh

ge-rýne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rýne, -ríne, -réne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.

A mystery, a sacrament ⬩ mysterium ⬩ counsel ⬩ mystery ⬩ mysterium, sacramentum

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A mystery, a sacrament; mysterium Ðæt dégol wæs Dryhtnes gerýne that was a secret mystery of the Lord, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 25; Cri. 41. Ðæt monnum nis cúþ gerýne that mystery is not known to men, 9 a; Th. 7, 2; Cri. 95. Dryhtnes gerýne the mystery of the

Linked entries: ge-hrýne ge-réne ge-ríne ge-rýno ge-rýnu rýne

and-swaru

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Add: v. riht-andswaru

hrilæcung

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Dele, and see riht-lǽcung

ǽw

(n.)
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law. v. ǽ. a wife. v. ǽwe, and riht-ǽwe

weorold-déma

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-déma, an; m.
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Eorlas and heretogan and ðás worulddéman ágan nýdþéarfe ðæt hí riht lufian, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 318, 20. Bisceop sceall saca sehtan mid ðám worulddéman ðe riht lufian, 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 15, 36

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, <b>. I d.</b>
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Hé wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add

lytlian

(v.)
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Add: lytlan Ǽlc riht lytleð for Gode and for worulde, Wlfst. 243, 10

út-laga

(n.)
Grammar
út-laga, an; m.

An outlaw

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Riht is ðæt ða útlagan weorþan, ðe tó Godes rihte gebúgan nellan, Wulfst. 269, 5. Útlagan exules, Hymn. Surt. 5, 25

óþ-þicgan

(v.)
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to take from Him frumbearnes riht freóbróðor óþþah, Cd. Th. 199, 14; Exod. 338

efen-wel

Grammar
efen-wel, as well.
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Riht is ꝥ preóstas, and efenwel nunnan, regollíce libban, Ll. Th. ii. 324, 2. Add

médren-cynn

(n.)
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In l, 2 for reht meódrencynn l. rehtmeódrencynn, and take the passage to riht-médrencynn

a-hreddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreddan, p. -hredde; pp. -hreded, -hred [a from, hreddan to rid]

To rid ⬩ liberate ⬩ set free ⬩ deliver ⬩ rescue ⬩ liberare ⬩ eripere ⬩ eruere

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To rid, liberate, set free, deliver, rescue; liberare, eripere, eruere Ðæt he sceolde his folc ahreddan that he should deliver his people, Jud. 6, 14. Ðæt ðú us ahredde that thou deliver us, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 25; Cri. 374. Ðe ðú ahreddest whom thou

Linked entries: a-reddan a-riddan

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