reád
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Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan, Gr. D. 187, 16. v. blód-, bóc-, weolcen-, wræt-, wurm-reád. Add
regnian
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to rain, cause rain to fall Hé hregnað (regneð, R.) ofer sóðfæsta and unsóðfæste pluit super justos et injustos, Mt. L. 5, 45
tó-middes
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Add His borh þǽr æt hám gewunode tómiddes heora, swilce hé beswicen wǽre quasi deceptus in medio fidejussor remansit, Gr. D. 253, 26
un-scyttan
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to un shoot, push back a bolt Hé gelæhte þá dura, and ne mihte þá scyttelsas unscyttan swá hraðe, Hml. S. 31, 863
Linked entry: scyttan
cræftiga
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Hé sende him cræftigan (cræftige wyrhtan, v.l. architectos ), Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 678, 18. v. galdor-cræftiga, heáh-cræftiga, smiþ-cræftiga; cræfta. Add
weder-burh
A town exposed to storms, a weather-beaten city
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A town exposed to storms, a weather-beaten city Him Dryhten bebeád, ðæt hé ða wederburg wunian sceolde, Andr. Kmbl. 3390; An. 1699
sméðness
smoothness ⬩ a smooth, level surface
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smoothness Hé forgeaf hreóflium sméðnysse Homl. Th. i. 26, 11. a smooth, level surface Feld campus, sméðnys planities Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 49
fundian
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Hí woldon cuman tó sumere þára stówa ðe hí ðonne tó fundiaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 10. Férde sum ridda . . . and hit lǽdde forð mid him þǽr hé fundode tó, Hml.
of
Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about
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Hé ástáh of ðam wætere ascendit de aqua, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16. ' Drihten ásette on sunnan his hús, and of ðæm út eode swá swá brýdguma of his brýdbúre.'
Linked entry: ob
rest
rest, quiet, freedom from toil ⬩ rest, repose, sleep ⬩ a place of rest, resting-place ⬩ a bed, couch
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Swá swá oferdruncen man wát ðæt hé sceolde tó his húse and tó his ræste, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 31. Heó ásette ða hand æt hire heáfdum on hire ræste, Shrn. 60, 1. Hé on his reste gestáhg ;lectulum conscendens,; Bd. 3. 27; S. 559, 15 : Cd.
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Burgwarena ord, 462, 22; Hö. 56. of position, head, front Se ðe on orde geóng he who went at the head of the band, Beo. Th. 6242; B. 3125. line of battle, forefront Se ord on here acies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 14.
ge-þreát
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violence Heó wearð geleaht and tó þám hǽðenan temple getogen mid geðreáte ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurðmynt gebude (cf. se geréfa hí nídde ꝥ heó Críste wiðsóce, Shrn. 31, 18), Hml. S. 2, 384.
ge-streón
Gain ⬩ product ⬩ emolument ⬩ wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ usury ⬩ business ⬩ merces ⬩ mercātus ⬩ quæstus ⬩ lucrum ⬩ ēmŏlŭmentum ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ thesaurus ⬩ ūsūra ⬩ nēgōtium
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Ðæt he æfter him to eallum his gestreónum fénge that he should take all his riches after him, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 32. Æfter filiende gestreón sĕcūtūra ēmŏlŭmenta, Mone B. 623.
ende-byrdnes
a row ⬩ series ⬩ a rank ⬩ grade ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ position ⬩ degree ⬩ an order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ method ⬩ regulation ⬩ ordering ⬩ an injunction ⬩ ordinance
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Hé him sǽde his síð be ændebyrdnysse, 107, 159: Hml. Th. ii. 486, 4: Hml. S. 7, 344. Mid endebrednisse áwríta ex ordine scribere, Lk. R. 1, 3. Þurh (be, v. l.) endebyrdnesse, Gr.
ge-rýne
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H. 17, 14. Gerýna oracula, An. Ox. 2535. of actions, events, &c. Se Hǽlend his þegnum sǽde his þrowunga . . . hié ne mihton þá word ongeotan þæs heofonlican gerýnes. Bl.
Linked entry: rún
bearht-líce
Clearly ⬩ distinctly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ clare ⬩ splendide
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Clearly, distinctly, splendidly; clare, splendide Ðæt he beorhtlíce eall geseah ut clare videret omnia Mk. Bos. 8, 25 : Ps. Th. 118, 98 : 147, 7
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cép-setl
A toll-booth, seat of custom ⬩ telonium = τελώνιον
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A toll-booth, seat of custom; telonium = τελώνιον He geseah Leuin sittende æt hys cépsetle vidit Levi sedentem ad telonium, Mk. Bos. 2, 14
Mónan-niht
Monday eve ⬩ the evening of Sunday
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Monday eve, the evening of Sunday Hé ús ðonne myngaþ ðæs Sunnandæges weorces and ðæs Sæternesdæges ofer nón and ðære Mónannihte, Wulfst. 210, 10
Linked entry: Mónan-ǽfen
práfost-folgoþ
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The office of provost Gif se práfast þurh þreále nele gerihtan, hé sý áworpen of ðam práfastfolgoþe ( de ordine prepositure ), R. Ben. 126, 5