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neód-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
neód-líce, adv.

Diligentlysedulouslyzealouslyeagerlyearnestly

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Nǽnig ðínra þegna neódlucor ne gelustfullícor hine sylfne underþeódde tó úra goda bigange ðonne ic nullus tuorum studiosius quam ego culturae deorum nostrorum se subdidit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 5. Nýdlícor libentius, 4, 13; S. 583, 4

Linked entry: nýd-líce

neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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Th. 207, 30; Exod. 474. a person Úser neósan, Beo. Th. 4155; B. 2074. Com ðá hǽðenra h1óþ háliges neósan, Andr. Kmbl. 2778; An. 1391 : Exon. Th. 170, 30; Gú. 1119. Ic his neósan wille, 145, 8; Gú. 691.

níd-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
níd-mǽg, es; m.

A near kinsmana cousin

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A near kinsman, a cousin Iohannes úres Dritenes nýdmǽg, L. Ælfc. P. 9; Th. ii. 366, 37

níd-nǽm

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nǽm, e; f.

A taking by forcerapine

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Gif hwá binnan ðám gemǽrum úres ríces reáflác and niédnǽme dó, L. In. 10; Th. i. 108, 9

Linked entry: níd-nimu

níhsta

(n.)
Grammar
níhsta, an; m.

A neighbourproximus

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Hwá is úre néxta ? Homl. Th. ii. 318, 1. Hwelc ðara niéhstena (níhstena, Cott. MSS.) ðæs ofslægenan, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 3. Tó nýhstan his, Ps. Spl. 11, 2 : Ps. Th. 11, 2

Linked entry: neáhsta

nyttung

(n.)
Grammar
nyttung, e; f.

Profitadvantage

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Profit, advantage Nittung usus, Wrt. Voc, i. 21, 39

ós

(n.)
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Particularly apparently did the term refer to Thor, so that the proper name Ás-björn is used as the equivalent of Þor-björn.

Linked entry: ésa

oxa

(n.)
Grammar
oxa, an ; m.
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An ox Oxa bos ... oxa on ðam forman teáme unus, on ðam æfteran teáme binus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 39, 47-48: ii. 48, 36. Oxa bova, i. 287, 54. Wilde oxa bubalus, 22, 46. Oexen boves, Ps. Surt. 49, 10 : ií. p. 291, 11. Án getýme oxena, Lk. Skt. 14, 19.

Linked entries: axan exen

pliht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pliht-líc, adj.
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Ðrý dagas syndon on geáre ðe wé egiptiaci hátaþ, ðæt is on úre geþeóde plihtlíce dagas ; on ðám ná tó ðæs hwón for nánre neóde ne mannes ne neátes blód sý tó wanienne, Lchdm. iii. 76, 11-14

plóg

(n.)
Grammar
plóg, es ; m.
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.), the word sulh being used to denote the implement :-- Ic hit (property ) ágnian wille tó ágenre ǽhte, ðæt ðæt ic hæbbe, and nǽfre ðé myntan ne plot ne plóh, ne turf ne toft, ne furh ne fótmǽl, L. O.; Th. i. 184, 6

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Án i oððe án prica ne gewít fram ðære ǽ iota unum aut unus apex non praeteribit a lege, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 18. Ðonne miht ðú ongitan ðæt eorþan ymbhwyrft is eall wið ðone heofon tó mettanne swylce án lytel pricu (lytlu price, Cott.

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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Ne biþ ná gebeorhlíc, ðam ðe wið God hæfþ forworht hine sylfne, ðæt hé tó hrædlíce intó Godes húse æfter ðam racige, ac stande ðǽr úte, Wulfst. 155, 21

rǽden-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden-gewrit, es; n.
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A writing containing a condition or stipulation, a written agreement, a note of hand Ic him sealde úre ágen rǽdengewrit, ðæt wǽre him tó ðam geráde ðæt land tó lǽten, ðe mon ǽlce gére gesylle fífténe scillingas clǽnes feós ðam bisceope, Chart.

Linked entry: rǽding-gewrit

rǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽpan, p. te
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To bind (with a rope), make captive Hí férdon ǽghwiðer and úre earme folc rǽpton (rýpton, MS. C.) and slógan (cf. rǽpling), Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 6. Cyspan and mid racentan rǽpen, Met. 26, 78

Linked entry: ge-rǽpan

ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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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.

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Icel. rönd a stripe : Ger. rand border, edge, margin.] the word however is used generally of a shield, denoting the whole or part of it. Denoting a part, the boss of a round shield, cf. rand-beáh and O. H. Ger. rant umbo.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

rand-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
rand-beáh, -beág, es; m.
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Voc. i. 35, 57) Randbeáh umb[r]o, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 33 : Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 34. Ísen rand-beág ferreus umbo, ii. 147, 79. Umbo randbéh vel bucula, i. 35. 29. Randbeáh buculus, 288, 13. Rondbeág, ii. 11, 37. Rondbaeg, 102, 29.

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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to plunder, rifle, spoil, waste, rob a person Úte hí reáfaþ ( vastabit ) swurd, Deut. 32, 25. Se ðe reáfaþ man leóhtan dæge he who robs a man by daylight, L. Eth. iii. 15; Th. i. 298, 11. Ǽghwá mec reáfaþ, Exon. Th. 482, 4; Rä. 66, 2.

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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. ; Th. i. 152, 6. (1 a) used impersonally with acc. of person :-- Hí ðæs metes ne récþ (cf. above, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 19), Met. 13, 45. [Cf. me ne reccheð (naut I ne recche, MS. C.) non requiro, A.

ge-wit-leást

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit-leást, -witt-leást, e; f.

Follymadnessphrensystultitia

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Wið ða ádle ðe grécas frenésis nemnaþ ðæt is on úre geþeóde gewitlést ðæs módes for the disease which the Greeks call φρένησιs, that is, in our language, witlessness of the mind, Herb. 96, 4; Lchdm. i. 210, 1