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riht-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
riht-wíf, es; n.
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þe hæbbe rihtwíf and eác cifese, Ll. Th. i. 406, 16: Hml. A. 204, 303

stilness

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Add Se tíma hyra reste and stillnysse hora quietis, Gr.

wód

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Þá cóm þǽr fǽrlíce yrnan án þearle wód cú . . . þá geseah se hálga wer ꝥ þǽr sæt án deófol on þǽre cú hrycge, Hml. S. 31, 1040

wǽr-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr-leás, adj.

Faithless, false

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Se feónd, wræcca wǽrleás, 263, 17; Jul. 351: 267, 26; Jul. 421. Wǽrleás werod ( the fallen angels ), Cd. Th. 5, 5; Gen. 67. Wǽrleásra weorud ( the wicked at the day of judgement), Exon. Th. 98, 27; Cri. 1614: (the cannibal Mermedonians), Andr.

costere

(n.)
Grammar
costere, costnere, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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Se costere cwæþ to him tentator dixit ei Mt. Kmbl. Rush. Lind. 4, 3

Linked entry: costnere

ge-stæððignes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stæððignes, -stæððines, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Gravityconsistencysteadinessmaturitygrăvĭtasconstantiamātūrĭtas

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Ongan se bisceop lustfullian gestæððinesse his geþohta dēlectābatur antistes constantia ac mātūrĭtāte cōgĭtātiōnis, 5, 19; S. 637, 47

Linked entry: ge-stæððines

ge-tawian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tawian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [tawian to prepare]

To preparereduce or bring topărāreredūcĕre ad

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se æðeling to ðam bismre getawade the prince brought them to shame, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 15. To bysmere beóþ itawode ðæs earman lond-leódæ to shame are brought this miserable people, Th. An. 121, 9

Linked entry: tawian

ge-temian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temian, p. ede: pp. ed

To tame;domare

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Se getemeda assa hæfde getácnunge ðæs Iudéiscan folces, ðe wæs getemed under ðære ealdan ǽ the tamed ass betokened the Jewish people that was tamed under the old law, Homl. Th. i. 208, 20

trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtian, p. ode.

to expoundexplainto discuss

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Se awergda gast ongan Godes béc trahtian, and ðá sóna leáh. Blickl. Homl. 29, 29. to discuss Ðá ongunnon hý treahtigean, hwæðer má mǽrlícra dǽda gefremed hæfde, ðe Philippus, ðe Alexander, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 3

Linked entry: treahtigean

ge-leornian

(v.)
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ne durre beón wísdómes láreów óðres mannes, þe hine ǽr him sylfum ne geleornað, Gr. D. 12, 27.

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Ongeán þám andgyte se deófol forgifð stuntnysse, and eác ꝥ se man híwige swylce hé andgytful sý, Angl. xi. 109, 49: 51: 59. Ne sceal hé híwian, swilce hit him uncúð sý non dissimulet, R.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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E. 20; Th. i. 372, 13. to behave, conduct [one's self] Hú se sacerd hine healdan sceal and se diácon quomodo sacerdos et diaconus se gerere debeant, L. Ecg. P. iii. pref. v; Th. ii. 194, 29.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Se láreów Béda telþ mid micclum gesceáde ðæt se dæg is xii. KL. Aprilis, 100, 13. 'Telle (numera) ǽlcne wépnedman' ... Moises tealde (numeravit), Num. 3, 15, 16.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Cwæþ se geréfa ait villĭcus, Lk. Bos. 16, 3.

a-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cennan, ðú -censt, he -cenþ; p. -cende; pp. -cenned; v. a.

To bring forthproducebegetrenewpareregignererenovarerenasci

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Ðonne se móna biþ acenned [geniwod, v. geniwian] when the moon is changed [born anew ], Lchdm. iii. 180, 19, 22, 28

Linked entry: a-cænned

arctos

(n.)
Grammar
arctos, acc. arcton; f. [ἄρκτος, m. f. a bear; ἄρκτος, f. the constellation Ursa Major, called also ἅμαξα, carles wǽn the churl's wain: the bright star in Boötes is denominated by ancient astronomers and poets Ἀρκτοῦρος, the bear-ward].

The constellation Ursa Major

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. = ἄρκτος, f Arcton hátte án tungol on norþ dǽle, se hæfþ seofon steorran, and is for ðí óðrum naman geháten, septemtrio, ðone hátaþ lǽwede menn carles wǽn.

Linked entries: carles wǽn Boéties

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deedevil actiontransgressionoffenceinjury

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Gif æt ðissa misdǽda hwelcere se hund losige ... Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, L. Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 3-6. Menn scamaþ for góddǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16.

sealm-sang

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-sang, es; m.
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Surt. 7, 34. psalm singing, psalmody Ðá ðá se sealmsang gefylled wæs expletis psalmodiis, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 2. Ðæs dæglícan sealmsanges diurne psalmodie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 61: R. Ben. 34, 9. On fæstenne and on sealmsange, Blickl. Homl. 199, 34.

searu-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-þanc, es; m.
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Se wítga, snottor searuþancum, Elen. Kmbl. 2377; El. 1190. Georne smeádon, sóhton searoþancum ( sagaciously, shrewdly ), hwæt sió syn wǽre, 827; El. 414. Se wínsele fæste wæs írenbendum searoþoncum ( skilfully, cunningly ) besmiþod, Beo.

þyddan

(v.)
Grammar
þyddan, p. de

To strikethrustpush

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Se assa þidde his hláfordes fót þearle tó ðam hege junxit asina se parieti et attrivit sedentis pedem, Num. 22, 25.