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wær-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wær-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness

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Ðæt hié geícen ða gód hira ánfealdnesse mid wærscipe, and suá tilige ðære orsorgnesse mid ðære ánfealdnesse ðætte hé ðone ymbeðonc ðæs wærscipes ne forlǽte . . .

Linked entry: wer-scipe

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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Sume déman myccle swíðor rihtaþ Godes folc ðonne hié reáfan earme. Ða déman beóþ ǽghwǽr ge ðæt hié him selfum heora synna bebeorgaþ ge eác óðre syngiende rihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 16-25. Wé boetas ł wé hrihð corrigimus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 2.

rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Hú gód is God ðám ðe mid heortan rihte hycgeaþ quam bonus Deus his, qui recto sunt corde, Ps. Th. 72, 1 : 62, 6. Scylan eard niman on ðínre ansýne ða mid rǽde hér rihte lifigeaþ habitabunt recti cum vultu tuo, Ps.

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORNa grainseedberry frumentumgranumbaccaa hard or cornlike pimplea cornkernel on the feet pustulaclavus

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Heofena ríce is geworden gelíc senepes corne, ðæt seów se man ou hys æcre simile est regnum cælorum grano sinapis, quod homo seminavit in agro suo Mt. Bos. 13, 31,; Lk. Bos. 13, 19.

híwan

(n.)
Grammar
híwan, hígan; pl.

Members of a household, of a religious house, a family

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Ða hrýmde heó tó hire híwun vocavit ad se homines domus suæ, Gen. 39, 14. Mid hira híwun cum domibus suis, Ex. 1, 1. Gá tó ðínum húse tó ðínum híwum vade in domum tuam ad tuos, Mk. Skt. 5, 19.

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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Add: to move a thing from its place Hé ástirode his geteld movens tabemaculum suum. Gen. 13, 18. Hé ástyrede his fyrdwíc forð tó Jordanen, Jos. 3, I. Fram ástere remove, Kent. Gl. 78. Ne bið ástered nou commovebitur, 340. Fram ðé ástyred, Hml.

Linked entry: á-styrung

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Lǽde mon hider tó ús sumne untrumne mon. Ðá lǽdde mon forþ sumne blindne mon of Angelcynne. Wæs hé ǽrest lǽded tó Brytta biscopum adducatur aliquis æger ...

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

geond

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sum his folc sende gind þæt lond tó herigenne, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 10. Ꝥ hrýþer geond ꝥ wésten férde, Bl. H. 199, 10: 12.

gíme-líst

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Cf. gíman; 3 Hé forhtode ꝥ hé forlure þá gýmelǽste his þearfednesse metuebat paupertatis suae securitatem perdere, Gr. D. 201, 14. heedlessness, inattention, neglect.

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a songlaypoemcantuscantilenacarmenpoemaA speechtalesermonproverbriddlesermodictumloquelaproverbiumænigma

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a song, lay, poem; cantus, cantilena, carmen, poema Gid oft wrecen a song oft sung [recited], Beo. Th. 2135; B, 1065. Gidda gemyndig mindful of songs, Beo.Th. 1741; B. 868. Ðǽr wæs gidd and gleó there was song and glee, Beo. Th. 4216; B. 2105.

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
gilpan, gielpan, gylpan, ic gilpe, gielpe, gylpe, ðú gilpst, gielpst, gylpst, he gilpþ, gielpþ, pl. gilpaþ, gielpaþ, gylpaþ; p. gealp, pl. gulpon; pp. golpen

To gloryboastdesire earnestlygloriari

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Ðæt hine swelces gamenes gilpan lyste that he liked to boast of such sport, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 38; Met. 9, 19. Ðæt ðú wile gilpan that thou wilt boast, Salm. Kmbl. 409; Sal. 205.

Linked entries: gielpan gelpan

sefa

(n.)
Grammar
sefa, an ; m.
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Surt. 22, 3. Úrum sefum leóht gearce nostris sensibus lumen prebe, 53, 22. v. breóst-, ferhþ- (firhþ-, fyrhþ-), mód-, wís-sefa

Linked entries: seofa siofa

gearo

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Gerewe sint télerum ... parata sunt derisoribus judicia, Kent. Gl. 720. Habbað word gearu ... eall getrahtod, An. 1360. <b>VII a.

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Se ðe feoh his ne sealde to gafole qui pĕcūniam suam non dĕdit ad ūsūram, Ps. Lamb. 14, 5.

GÁT

(n.)
Grammar
GÁT, nom. acc; gen. gáte, gǽte; dat. gǽt; pl. nom. acc. gǽt, gét; gen. gáta; dat. gátum; f.

A she-GOATcapra

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Geoffra me áne þríwintre gát sūme mihi capram trīmam, Gen. 15, 9 : Lev. 3, 12 : 4, 28 : 5. 6. Hý beofiaþ fóre Freán, swá fúle swá gǽt they shall tremble before the Lord, as foul as goats, Exon. 26 a; Th. 75, 34; Cri, 1231.

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Ðonne forliést gód man his leánum ðonne hé his gód forlǽt tum suo praemio carebit, cum probus esse desierit, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 189, 26. Ðæt edleán is ofer ealle óðre leán tó lufienne, Fox 190, 1

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

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Surt.) restitue a leonibus unicam meam, Ps. Th. 34, 17. Hé hét gelǽdan león and beran, manega and mycele, Homl. Skt. 4, 403

Linked entries: leá león leóna

ge-witnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witnes, -ness, e; f.

knowledgecognisancewitnesstestimonyused of persons

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He wearþ gemyndig his gewitnesse memor erit testamenti sui, 110, 4. Ne yfel gewitnes ne wrégde nor had evil witness accused them, Blickl. Homl. 163, 1. Be leásre gewitnesse of false witness, L. C. S. 37; Th. i. 398, 9: L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 22.

Linked entry: witness

ge-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend.

To turnchangetranslateinclinebring aboutTo turn [one's self]changegoreturn

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Ðonne weorþeþ sunne sweart gewended then shall the sun be turned black, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 14; Cri. 935. v. intrans.

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.
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Seóþan ða þingc ðe tó seóþenne synd coquere quae coquenda sunt, Coll. Monast.

Linked entry: for-seóþan