racu
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A 'rake' (rake a mountain track across a steep, Cumberland Gloss. e. g. the Lord's rake on Sca-fell), a hollow path, bed of a stream Cf. Andlang bróces ; ðanon . . . on ða ealdan eárace, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 122, 15 ; and see streám-racu. [Ryde doun þis
racu
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Rack (?), cloud, storm Ic wille ǽhta and ágend eall ácwellan ða beútan beóþ earce bordum ðonne sweart racu ( the black clouds that overspread the sky at the Deluge ) stígan onginneþ, Cd. Th. 81, 34; Gen. 1355
rǽde
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A reading, lesson Ðiós rédo haec lectio, Lk. Skt. p. 11, 16. Ðió rédo quae lectio, 11, 5. Rédes lectionis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 16. Ðara réda lectionum, 13, 13. Tó réde ad lectionem, Rtl. 126, 1. Hálige rǽdan (rǽdincge, MS. T.) hé sceal lustlíce gehýran,
Linked entry: ge-rǽde
rǽde
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Mounted Rǽdum here equitatu, Hpt. Gl. 525, 25
ranc
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Proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent; the word remains with a somewhat different meaning in rank, used of coarse but fertile growth Gif ǽnig man hæbbe módigne sunu and rancne ( protervum ) ðe nelle híran his fæder and his méder, Deut. 21, 18. Ne beón gé
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rand
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a brink, edge, margin, shore Árás ðá bí ronde róf oretta (cf. gesæt ðá on næsse níðheard cyning, Beo. Th. 4825 : hlǽw holmwylme neáh, 4814), Ben. Th. 5069; B. 2538. Of ðam fúlan bróce wið westan randes æsc to the west of the ash tree on the bank (?),
Linked entry: rand-beáh
racu
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Add [Godspel]licere race cwydas euangelicę relationis (i. narrationis) dicta, An. Ox. 169. 'Mid fæsthafelre race ł smeáþancelre trahtnunge tenaci (i. subtili) textu, 192. In þǽre rihtan race byð full oft forðsænded se dóm, þurh þone byþ oferswíþed ꝥ
racu
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Add: an Worhte hé him áne lytlan racan (rastrum) . . . geteáh hé þá racan æfter þǽre eorðan, Gr. D. 192, 24-193, 1
ranc
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Add Tó manege weorðaþ . . . tó wlance and ealles tó rance and tó gylpgeorne erunt homines . . . elati, superbi (2 Tim. 3, 2), Wlfst. 81, 15. Rancra proteruorum, An. Ox. 7, 381. <b>II a.</b> showy in appearance, splendid in dress (?) :-- Hé
a-rǽd
Counsel ⬩ welfare ⬩ safety ⬩ consilium ⬩ commodum ⬩ salus
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B; rǽd, MS. D] considering about their souls' welfare, L. Edm. E. pref; Th. i. 244, 6
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án-rǽd
One-minded ⬩ unanimous ⬩ agreed ⬩ persevering ⬩ resolute ⬩ prompt ⬩ vehement ⬩ unanimus ⬩ firmus consilii ⬩ confidens ⬩ audax ⬩ vehemens
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One-minded, unanimous, agreed, persevering, resolute, prompt, vehement; unanimus, firmus consilii, confidens, audax, vehemens And ðonne beón híg ánrǽde and when they be unanimous, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 19. Ðis swefen ys ánrǽde som-niurn unum est
deáþ-rǽs
Death-rush, rushing of death ⬩ mortis impĕtus
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Death-rush, rushing of death; mortis impĕtus Ealle deáþrǽs forféng the death-rush clutched them all, Andr. Kmbl. 1990; An. 997
-raca
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racu
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A rake Hé sceal habban race (cf.. man sceal habban ofnrace, 265, 2), Anglia ix. 263, 7