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rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding, e; f.
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Man þreó rǽdinga rǽde, R. Ben. 33. 14. Wé willaþ on ðisre stówe ða seofon rǽdinga ( passages ) áwrítan ðe ymbe ða seofon geár synd gedihte ...

Linked entry: bóc-rǽding

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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Gif man ðone hláford teó, ðæt hé be his rǽde út hleópe, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 19. Gyf hine þreó men ætgædere teón, Th. i. 392, 23. Se man ðe man tuge the man who shall have been accused, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 15.

nacod

Grammar
nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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</b> of a surface, bare, without a covering :-- Wæs his seó æþeleste ræst on his hǽran (earan, MS., but cf. on flóre licgende, on stíðre hǽran, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 31 : both passages refer to St. Martin) oþþe elles on nacodre eorðan, Bl.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Voc. ii. 24, 3. with acc. or clause. to avoid, not to come in contact with, not meet with, get or keep out of the way of a material object Rae. mid emfare forbúgaþ balenam circito declinant. An. Ox. 670. Swican hé forbeáh decipulam declinavit, Hpt.

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Hí betǽon heora rǽd 15 his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7. Him wæs betǽht þe castel tó healdene, Chr. 1087 ; P. 223, 17. Gleáwum úþwitum betǽht þe gymnosophistis traditum (i. commendatum), An. Ox. 3097. of betrothal: Betáht despon*-*sata, Mt.

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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D. 295, ii. v. æ-, ed-, freót, hláford-, rǽd-gift. a gift -Ðæt is cyninges andweorc . . . gifta (gifa, v. l.

reáf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
reáf-lác, es; n. m.
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Nellaþ gé tó reáfláce rǽda þencean in rapinis nolite concupiscere, Ps. Th. 61, 10. Hé wearð reáfere, and on ðæm reáfláce (in the course of his plundering) hé him geteáh tó micelne monfultum, and monege túnas oferhergeade, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 8.

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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Scylan eard niman on ðínre ansýne ða mid rǽde hér rihte lifigeaþ habitabunt recti cum vultu tuo, Ps.

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Ic his bídan ne dear ... nele ðæt rǽd teale I dare not await him ... good counsel certainly will not require that, 397, 8; Rä. 16, 16. well, prosperously, happily Geþeóh tela, Beo. Th. 2441; B. 1218. Ðú hulpe mín ðæt is teala mihte, Ps. Th. 70, 20.

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Lchdm. ii. 104, 7 Rǽd sceal mon secgan, rúne wrítan, Exon. Th. 342, 7; Gn. Ex. 139. Hróðgár hylt sceáwode, on ðæm wæs ór writen (orI ?) fyrngewinnes, Beo.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ða [the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit ] sind wisdóm and andgit, rǽd and strengþ, ingehýd and ǽrfæstnys; Godes ege is se seofoða, 292, 23.

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Ðam þeódscype tó langsuman rǽde to the lasting advantage of the nation, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 5: Cd. 219; Th. 280, 4; Sat. 250. Gehǽlede fram heora langsumum bróce healed from their long sickness, H. R. 105, 2.

á-feallan

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Nán mon ne bitt óðerne ðæt hé hine rǽre, gif hé self nát ðæt hé áfeallen bið. Past. 441, 10. ¶ used figuratively :-- Ðæt hefige mód glít niðor and niðor, oð hit mid ealle áfielð . . . hit sceal niédenga áfeallan for ðǽm slide. Past. 279, 2-5.

ge-hlýd

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Ox. 1417 : 1612. of inopportune speech Rǽde hé swá, þæt hé óþre mid gehlýde ne geunstille, R. Ben. 73, 14. violent speech, outcry Betere wé áhreddon ús sylfe of ðissere burhware gehlýde, Hml. S. 23, 202 : 22, 187.

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Þæt is heálic rǽd monna gehwylcum, Cri. 430. Mid heálicum ealdordóme authentica auctoritate. An. Ox. 2597. Mid heálicere superna (potestate), 3531. Heálicre gife charismate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 25. Heálice synde[r]gife felix priuilegium, An. Ox. 2588.

hraþe

(adv.)
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Ꝥ hé sumne rǽd funde ꝥ þe hraðor nǽre heora gemynd ádýlegod, Hml. S. 29, 196

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Mec sorg dreceþ on sefan, ic ne mæg rǽd áhycgan, Cd. Th. 131, 21; Gen. 2179. Nis mé ðæs deáþes sorg death causes me no anxiety, Exon. Th. 125, 7; Gú. 350.

Linked entry: sorg

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Þíne heortan tó rǽde gecyr and geearna ꝥ þíne béna sýn Gode andfenge, Bl. H. 113, 27. Geearnian wé ꝥ úre se ýtmesta dæg sý engla gefeá, 101, 34. Þ gé mid eówrum ǽhtum geearnian ꝥ gé þone écan gefeán begytan mótan. 53, 29.

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.

warily, cautiously, circumspectly,in a way that guards against surprisein a way that guards against an ill result, safelycarefully, heedfully, prudently

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Hú hý ðam deófle wærlícast magan wiðstandan, Wulfst. 80, 3. in a way that guards against an ill result, safely Námon hí tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt hí sumne dǽl heora londes wurðes æthæfdon they came to the conclusion, that it would be safer

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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(cf. seó séfte ræst, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 34) eallra sóðfæstra tu requies tranquilla piis, Met. 20, 271.