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reád

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Him wæs gecynde ꝥ symble wæs reád on his andwlitan, Gr. D. 187, 16. v. blód-, bóc-, weolcen-, wræt-, wurm-reád. Add

regnian

(v.)
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to rain, cause rain to fall 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 beswicen wǽre quasi deceptus in medio fidejussor remansit, Gr. D. 253, 26

un-scyttan

(v.)
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to un shoot, push back a bolt gelæhte þá dura, and ne mihte þá scyttelsas unscyttan swá hraðe, Hml. S. 31, 863

Linked entry: scyttan

cræftiga

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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

(n.)
Grammar
weder-burh, f.

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 ða wederburg wunian sceolde, Andr. Kmbl. 3390; An. 1699

sméðness

(n.)
Grammar
sméðness, e; f.

smoothnessa smooth, level surface

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smoothness forgeaf hreóflium sméðnysse Homl. Th. i. 26, 11. a smooth, level surface Feld campus, sméðnys planities Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 49

fundian

(v.)
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woldon cuman tó sumere þára stówa ðe ðonne tó fundiaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 10. Férde sum ridda . . . and hit lǽdde forð mid him þǽr fundode tó, Hml.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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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

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toilrest, repose, sleepa place of rest, resting-placea bed, couch

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Swá swá oferdruncen man wát ðæt 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. on his reste gestáhg ;lectulum conscendens,; Bd. 3. 27; S. 559, 15 : Cd.

Linked entries: ræst reste

ord

(n.)
Grammar
ord, es; m.

a point,of a weapona spear, pointed weaponone who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, princehead, frontline of battle, forefrontthe beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)

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Burgwarena ord, 462, 22; . 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.

Linked entries: ór ord-wíga

ge-þreát

(n.)
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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 nídde ꝥ heó Críste wiðsóce, Shrn. 31, 18), Hml. S. 2, 384.

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, adv.
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hine gesealde, W.

Linked entry: tímlíce

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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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.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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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

(adv.)
Grammar
bearht-líce, adv.

Clearlydistinctlysplendidlyclaresplendide

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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

Linked entry: briht-líce

cép-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cép-setl, es; n.

A toll-booth, seat of customtelonium = 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

(n.)
Grammar
Mónan-niht, e; f.

Monday evethe evening of Sunday

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Monday eve, the evening of Sunday ús ðonne myngaþ ðæs Sunnandæges weorces and ðæs Sæternesdæges ofer nón and ðære Mónannihte, Wulfst. 210, 10

Linked entry: Mónan-ǽfen

práfost-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
práfost-folgoþ, es; m.
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The office of provost Gif se práfast þurh þreále nele gerihtan, sý áworpen of ðam práfastfolgoþe ( de ordine prepositure ), R. Ben. 126, 5