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rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford gif hé hí rihtlícor healdan wolde ðonne hé ǽr dyde, if he would rule with better observance of the laws 1014; Erl. 150, 7. rightly as regards conduct Wé sceolan gód weorc wyricean and rihtíice libban

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Ne hié sorge wiht, weorces wiston; ac hié wel meahton libban, Cd. Th. 49, 1; Gen. 785. Wraðu wíta gehwylces, sæce and sorge, Elen. Kmbl. 2059; El. 1031. Seó hreówsung ne beoþ ná bútan sorge, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 29.

Linked entry: sorg

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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Wé scoldon mid strecum móde stíðlícor libban and winnan wið leahtras, L. Ælfc. P. 12 ; Th. ii. 368, 18. Réðe and stræce for ryhtwísnesse justitiae severitate districti, Past. 5, 1 ; Swt. 41, 19. Déde strece actus strenuos, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 201, 11.

Linked entry: strec

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.

mostchieflyespeciallyalmostnearly

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Ðara nýtena meolc ðe hý mǽst bí libbaþ, 1. 2; Swt. 30, 10. Geond ealle world, and ðeáh mǽst in Thasalia, 1. 6; Swt. 36, 8. Swá hié mǽst mehten as much as ever they could, 6, 5; Swt. 260, 32: Past. 28; Swt. 190, 9.

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Hí willniaþ manifeald earfoþe tó þrowianne, for ðam ðe hí willniaþ mǽran áre mid Gode tó habbanne, ðonne ða habbaþ ðe sóftor libbaþ Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 17: Shrn. 163, 20.

Linked entry: sófte

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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On mynstrum fæste gewunian and regollíce libban ( said of abbots ), ix. 32; Th. i. 348, 1. In mynsterum, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 16; Gú. 387. Coloman twá mynstro geworhte, Bd. 4, 4; S. 570, 30. Twá æðele mynstere, 4, 6; S. 574, 12. Mynstru, R.

ge-wuna

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Wé willað ꝥ munecas regollícor libban þonne hí ǽr þisan on gewunan hæfdon, Ll. Th. i. 346, 28.

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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On wóh libban, Blickl. Homl. 45, II. 19. On wóh nitnan, 61, 22. Ða gódan ðæt gód on riht sécaþ, and ða yfelan on wóh, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 6

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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Libban ðam lífe, ðe scrift ús wísige, Wulfst. 112, 18. Ne mæg þurh ðæt flǽsc se scrift geseón on ðǽre sáwle, Exon. Th. 80, 13; Cri. 1307. Béte hé be his scriftes geþeahte, L. C. E. 23 ; Th. i. 374, 8 : L. P. M. 1; Th. ii. 286, 15.

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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Þinceþ ðé miht ðú libban potes vivere? Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 40. Ðúhte heom ðæt hit mihte swá, Cd. Th. 266, 14; Sat. 22. Ne þúhte gerysne rodora wearde, ðæt Adam leng ána wǽre, 11, 9; Gen. 169. Ðeáh ús þince ðæt it on wóh fare, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 20.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Sume tiliaþ wífa for ðam ðæt hí þurh ðæt mǽge mǽst bearna begitan and eác wynsumlíce libban uxor ac liberi, qui jucunditatis gratia petantur, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 25.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

on-gitan

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Ðǽm ðe on giéfernesse ongietene beóð wile folgian fierenlust gulae deditos luxuria sequitur, 311, 4. to observe, consider Ðý sint tó manienne ðá ðe on ðisse worulde orsorglíce libbað, dæt hié geornlíce ongieten (solerter considerent) ðætte sió orsorgnes

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Hú sculon wit nú libban how are we to live? Cd. 38; Th. 50, 7; Gen. 805. in exclamations [see also I] Hú la! ne gewearþ unc tó ánum peninge how now! was not our agreement for a penny? Th. An. 74, 20. Hú gód is éce God quam bonus Deus, Ps.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Hé wæs swá stíð, ðæt hé ne róhte heora eallra níð, ac hí móston ðes cynges wille folgian, gif hí woldon libban, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 222, 31.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Hié wel meahton libban on ðam lande, gif hié wolden láre Godes fremman, Cd. Th. 49, 3 ; Gen. 786. marking fitness of circumstance, well, properly Hý mihton wel habban wíf on ðam dagum L. Ælfc.

Linked entry: BET

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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endebyrdnysse rehton hú hí hit macedon on Decius cáseres timan ( how they had acted in the time of the emperor Decius ), 786. without hit Riht is ꝥ mynecena mynsterlíce macian, efne swá wé cwǽdon ǽror be munecan (cf. riht is ꝥ munecas . . . regollíce libban

hér

here . . . there

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Libban hér on worulde. Bt. 19; F. 70, 15; Bl. H. 35, 35. Þ ðá yfelan hér on worulde habban sceoldan, Bt. 38, 2; F. 198, 15: Gen. 474. In worulde hér, GO. 864. in reference to speech or action, at this point of a book Hér endaþ seó ǽreste bóc, Bd.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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</b> part, particular :-- Gif hié on ǽnigum dǽle wólíce libban heora líf, Bl. H. 109, 19. part (in for my, your, &amp;c., part), side, behalf Mænigfealde þearfe ge Godes dǽles ge worolde dǽles, Cht. Th. 167, 17.

hál

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Ǽlc wuht wolde bión hál and libban ðára þe mé cwica ðincþ, 34, 10; F. 148, 15. Cild full hál and full æltǽwe geboren, 38, 3; F. 200, 22. For hwí se góda lǽce selle ðám hálum men séftne drenc and óþrum hálum strangne, 39, 9; F. 226, 11.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Gif wé óðre men teala lǽraþ, and hié be úrum lárum rihtlíce for Gode libbaþ, ðonne bringe wé Drihtne swétne stenc on úrum dǽdum and lárum, Blickl. Homl. 75, 14. Hig lǽraþ manna lára docentes doctrinas hominum, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 9.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr