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róse

(n.)
Grammar
róse, an; f.

A rose

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A rose Róse rosa, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 13 : 79, 60. Rósa, 69, 24. Ðære rósan wlite, Bt. 9; Fox, 26, 20. Ðæra rósena blóstman getácniaþ mid heora reádnysse martyrdóm, Homl. Th. i. 444, 13

róðer

(n.)
Grammar
róðer, es; n.

An oar, a rudder

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An oar, a rudder (i. e. an oar for steering) Róðr tonsa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 48. Róthor, Ep. Gl. 26 d, 29. Róðer remus, Wrt. Voc. i. 73. 77. Róðres blæd palmula, 48, 15.

rudu

(n.)
Grammar
rudu, e; f.

Red, redness, redness of the cheeks, the countenance

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R. 330, 29. Þe rose mid hire rude, O. and N. 443

rúg

Similar entry: rúh

rúm

(n.)
Grammar
rúm, es; m.

local, room, space temporal, space of timeopportunity

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local, room, space Under rodera rúm, Cd. Th. 71, 5; Gen. 1166. Hig næfdon rúm on cumena húse non erat eis locus in diversorio, Lk. Skt. 2, 7. temporal, space of time Næhtes rúme noctis spatio, Rtl. 36, 35.

Linked entry: rúmian

rúm-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rúm-gifa, an; m.

A liberal giver

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A liberal giver Hé wæs eallum rúmgifa manu omnibus largus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8

Linked entry: rúm

rúm-gifol

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-gifol, adj.

Liberal, bountiful, munificent

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Hé gewende of Róme mid ðam rúmgyfolan (-geofolan, MS. V.) þegne, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 330

Linked entries: gifol rúm-gifa

rún

(n.)
Grammar
rún, e; f.

a whisperconfidence, counsel, consultationa mysterya secreta rune, a letter.

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Godess dærne ræd and run, Orm. 18719. Godes derne runes and his derne domes, A. R. 96, 4. Similar entries v. rún-stæf

Linked entry: rún-stæf

-rún

(suffix)
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in burh-rún Burgrúne Parcas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 10

rún-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
rún-cofa, an; m.

The chamber of secret counsel, the mind, breast

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The chamber of secret counsel, the mind, breast Hé mæg on his rúncofan rihtwísnesse findan on ferhþe fæste gehýdde (cf. ðonne fint hé ðær (on his gemynde) ða ryhtwísnesse gehýdde,Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 51), Met. 22, 59

rún-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
rún-cræftig, adj.
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Skilled in explaining mysteries Ne mihton árǽdan rúncræftige men (cf. the astrologers, Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, Dan. 5, 7) engles ǽrendbéc (the writing on the wall of Belshazzar's palace ), Cd. Th. 261, 31; Dan. 734

rún-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rún-líc, adj.

Mystical

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Mystical Færme his rúnlíce ł deóplíce cenae ejus misticae, Mk. Skt. p. 5, 11

rýan

(v.)
Grammar
rýan, (?), rýn (cf. for similar form of infinitive þýn); rýde

To roar, rage

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To roar, rage Hwý rýð (rýnþ?) ǽlc folc quare fremuerunt gentes? Ps. Th. 2, 1.

Linked entries: rýn rýnan

rýe

Similar entry: rýhe

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Voc. ii. 33, 10. to disagree, act in opposition, not to be, or not to act, in unison, to wrangle Ðonne se abbod and se práfost ungeráde beóþ and him betwyx sacaþ dum contraria sibi inuicem sentiunt, R. Ben. 124, 19.

sac-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sac-full, adj.

contentious, quarrelsome

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contentious, quarrelsome Hé biþ swíðesacful and micele ungeþwǽrnesse and mænigfealde saca on ðære geférǽdenne wyrcþ scandala nutriunt et dissensiones in congregatione faciunt, R. Ben. 124, 8.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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R. A. 854 sq

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

sǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽdere, es; m.

A sower

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R. S. 11; Th. i. 438, 8

sǽdian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽdian, ode

To sow,

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R. S. 10; Th. i. 438, 5

Linked entries: séde sǽdere

sǽ-færeld

(n.)

a sea-passage,

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a sea-passage, med in reference to the attempt made by the Egyptians to pass the Red Sea Ðá hí ( the Egyptians ) oninnan ðæm sǽfærelde wǽron, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 33