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ge-reclíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: In an orderly manner. of movement, smoothly, quietly Ǽspringe Ce áwealleð of clife . . . and gereclice rihte fiðweð, Met. 5, 14.

canonic

(n.)
Grammar
canonic, es; m.
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A canon, prebendary; canonicus Ðæt Godes þeówas, biscopas and abbodas, munecas and mynecena, canonicas and nunnan, to rihte gecyrran that God's servants, bishops and abbots, monks and mynchens, canons and nuns, turn to right, L.

fals

(adj.)
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fals, adj.

False

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Wóge gemeta and false gewihta rihte man georne, Wlfst. 272, 4

ge-myndelic

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Godes folce riht bodian sculon, Wlfst. 283, 7. Gemindelic gehádedum mannum, 304, 2. Gemyndelice exortatoria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 74. that preserves the memory of something Gemyndelic memoriale, Bl. Gl. Eówres gemyndelican memoriale, Wrt.

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ge-sóþian

(v.)
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Gif hé gewyrce ꝥ man hine áfylle þurh ꝥ þe hé ongeán riht geanbyrde, gif man ꝥ gesóðige (gesóðian mæge, v.l.), licge ǽgilde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 13. <b>I a.</b> gesóþian on ánum to convict a person of something. Cf.

scenn

(n.)
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scenn, e; f. (?)

A plate of metal on the handle of a sword

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(Worsaae, Primeval Antiquities, pp. 29, 49, notes that the handles of some of the early swords were covered with plates of gold. v. hilt) Waes on ðǽmscennum scíran goldes þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre, Beo.

-en

(v.; adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-en, is a termination of adjectives, — hence from fyr fire is fýren fiery, stǽn a stone; stǽnen stony: -en is also the termination of pp. in strong verbs; arisen risen, from arísan to rise; dolfen digged, from delfan to dig; when known, from witan

to know

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to know

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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Se ðe hæbbe riht wíf, and eác cifese [MS.

wóh-dáed

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-dáed, e ; f.

A wicked deedcrime

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Gif mon ne mihte hí tó rihte gecyrron, ðæt hí heora wóhdǽda geswícan woldan, ðonne sceal ǽghwylc man bétan his wóhdǽda be his gyltes andefne, 45, 26-29. Ne byð ðǽr nán stefen gehýred, búton wóp and wánung for wóhdǽdum. Wulfst. 139, 4

clǽnnes

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e ; f.

CLEANNESS, chastity, purity, modestypuritas, castimonia

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CLEANNESS, chastity, purity, modesty; puritas, castimonia Clǽnnesse riht castimoniæ jura, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 1. Heó on clǽnnesse Gode þeówode she served God in chastity, 4, 9; S. 576, 21: L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. Mid clǽnnesse with purity, L.

scír-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
scír-gemót, es; n.
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Gif hé æt ðam þriddan cyrre náh riht næbbe, ðonne fare hé feórþan síðe tó scírgemðte, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 14. Hǽbbe man tuwa on geáre scírgemðt, L. Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 3. Habbe man twá scírgemót on geáre, L. C. S. 18; Th. .i. 386, 5.

mǽþ

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mǽþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Riht dóm ys þár ná mǽþa (personę) ac weorcu beóþ besceá-wude, 3. add: v. mǽþ-leás, -lic. add: v. mǽþ-full On ðǽre sylfan grétinge ǽlc sí gegearcod him mǽð in ipsa salutatione omnis exibiatur humanitas, R. Ben. I. 88, 6

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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Rihte hit gerist bæt hine ealle riht-willende herian rectos decet collaudatio, Ps. Th. 32, II a. with indefinite hit as subject :-- Swá swá hit wel swá árwyrðum bisceope gerás iuxta uenerationem tanto pontifice dignam, Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 268, 23.

weorold-strúdere

(n.)
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weorold-strúdere, -strútere, es; m.
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A spoiler of this world's goods Ne mót mid rihte nán preóst beón gítsiende mangere, ne worldstrútere on geréfscipe, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 7. Tó helle sculan gítseras, rýperas and reáferas and woruldstrúderas, Wulfst. 26, 17: 165, 36.

wiþer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-tihtle, an; f.

A counter-chargecross-action

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Se ðe on gemóte mid wiðertihtlan hine sylfne oþþe his man werige, hæbbe ðæt eall forspecen, and geandwyrde ðam óðrum swá hundrede riht þynce, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 5. Cf.

hwem-dragen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwem-dragen, adj.

Sloping

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Sloping, not perpendicular Wæs ðæt ilce hús hwemdragen nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces ðæt ða wagas wǽron rihte ac git swíðor on scræfes onlícnesse ðæt wæs æteówed that same house had sloping walls, not at all after the custom of men's work so

streónan

(v.)
Grammar
streónan, (but more often with umlaut) striénan, strénan, strínan, strýnan; p. de (
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Riht is ðæt geréfan geornlíce tylian and symle heora hláfordan strýnan mid rihte, L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 13. Hé ús féran hét gásta streónan. Andr. Kmbl. 662 ; An. 331. Se ðe his feore nyle hǽlo strýnan, Exon. Th. 96, 16; Cri. 1575.

ge-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grétan, he -grét, pl. -grétaþ; p. -grétte, pl. -grétton; pp. -gréted

To approachcome toaddressgreetwelcomeadirealloquisalutare

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Man tǽleþ and mid yfle gegréteþ ða ðe riht lufiaþ men blame and insult those that love right, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 164

beód-ern

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Riht is þæt ǽnige wǽpnmen on mynecena beódderne ne etan ne ne drincan, ne lǽwede men on muneca, Wlfst. 269, 10. Gesealdum þǽre bellan tácne beódærn inngán, Angl. xiii. 393, 399.

of-talu

(n.)
Grammar
of-talu, e ; f.

The successful defence made against a claim

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Ðá ðá him seó talu cúð wæs, ðá sende hé gewrit tó ðam arcebisceope, and beád him ðæt hé and hys þegenas hý on riht gesémdon be ontale and be oftale the suit became known to the king.

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