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raca

(n.)
Grammar
raca, an; m.
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A rake Raca rastrum vel rastellum, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 10

Linked entries: racu ræce

ræce

(n.)
Grammar
ræce, an; f.
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A rake Raece rastrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 28

rǽd-bora

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-bora, an; m.
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A counsellor; also translates consul Rǽdbora consiliarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 22. Hé ( the Messiah ) biþ geháten wundorlíc, rǽdbora, strang God, Homl. Th. ii. 16, 7 : Dóm. L. 42, 38. Aðelwold ðe is mín rǽdbora a secretis noster Athelwoldus, Chart. Th.

rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde, (?), an; f.
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A reading, lesson Ðiós rédo haec lectio, Lk. Skt. p. 11, 16. Ðió rédo quae lectio, 11, 5. Rédes lectionis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 16. Ðara réda lectionum, 13, 13. Tó réde ad lectionem, Rtl. 126, 1. Hálige rǽdan (rǽdincge, MS. T.) hé sceal lustlíce gehýran,

Linked entry: ge-rǽde

rǽde-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-cempa, an; m.
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A mounted soldier Rǽdewíga vel [rǽde] -cempa equester, qui equitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 66

Linked entries: rǽde rǽde-wíga

rǽdestre

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdestre, an; f.
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A female reader Rédestre, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 40. Rǽdystre, 9, 64; Som. 13, 63. Rǽdistre, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 7

Linked entry: rǽdistre

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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One who gives counsel, a counsellor, councillor, adviser; mostly of the king's advisers; it also translates consul Rǽdgifa consiliator, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 1. Stígand ðe wæs ðæs cinges rǽdgifa and his handprést, Chr. 1051; Th. i. 317, col. 2. Rǽdgifan consulem

rǽge

(n.)
Grammar
rǽge, an; f.
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A roe, a wild she-goat Rǽge caprea, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 31 : capriole, ii. 129, 59. Hrǽge damula vel caprea, i. 22, 65. Ráge, ii. 16, 80. Mýnster ðe is nemned æt Hrége heáfde ( ad Caprae caput ), Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 18. Ic gefeó rǽgan capio capreas, Coll

Linked entry: ráge

rǽsele

(n.)
Grammar
rǽsele, an; f.
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A conjecture, solution of a riddle Gif ðú mǽge réselan gesecgan, Saga hwæt hió hátte, Exon. Th. 421, 34; Rä. 40, 28. v. rǽswan, and cf. rǽdels, III

Linked entries: rǽdels résele

reádda

(n.)
Grammar
reádda, an; m.
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The robin redbreast Raedda rubisca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119. 38. Cf. rudduc

récels-reóce

(n.)
Grammar
récels-reóce, (?), an; f.
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Burning incense On ðone tíman man offrode on ðære ealdan ǽ, and mid récelsreócan on ðam temple ðæt weofod georne weorðode, Btwk. 218, 8

Linked entry: reóce

réfa

(n.)
Grammar
réfa, an; m.
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A prefect Ðá hét Ualerianus se réfa hí ácwellan, Shrn. 121, 26

gold-blóma

(n.)
Grammar
gold-blóma, an; m.
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A golden mass Se hálga Gást wunode on ðam gecorenan hordfæte ... se goldblóma on ðas world becom and menniscne líchoman onféng æt Sancta Marian the Holy Ghost dwelt in the chosen treasury ... the golden mass came into this world and received a human

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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a mask, visor, helmet Gylden gríma a golden helm, Elen. Kmbl. 249; El. 125, Gríma a mask, Gl. Mett. 504. He míne sáwle swylce gehealde wið ehtendra egsan gríman ut salvam faceret a persequentibus animam meam, Ps. Th. 108, 30. [Icel. gríma a sort of hood

Linked entry: gríming

gripa

(n.)
Grammar
gripa, an; m.
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A handful, a sheaf; manipulus, pugillus Gripa pugillus, Hpt. Gl. 497. Genim ðysse ylcan wyrte gódne gripan take a good handful of this same plant, Herb. 36, 4; Lchdm. i. 136, 4: 81, 5; Lchdm. i. 184, 18. Berende gripan heora portantes manipulos suos,

Linked entries: gripu ge-grip

gristra

(n.)
Grammar
gristra, an; m.
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A baker of dough made from grist, a baker; cerealis pistor, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 108; Wrt. Voc. 34, 37

gongel-wæfre

(n.)
Grammar
gongel-wæfre, an; f.
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A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongelwæfran bíte for the bite of a spider, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 17: 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 142, 23

Linked entry: gangel-wæfre

gonge-wifre

(n.)
Grammar
gonge-wifre, an; f.
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A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongewifran bíte against the bite of a spider [gangweaver], L. M. 3, 35; Lchdm. ii. 328, 10

græfa

(n.)
Grammar
græfa, græfe[?], an
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Twælf fóður græfan, Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 38. Earle in his note on this word, p. 300, suggests a translation other than that given by previous editors. By them it has been translated 'coal,' he suggests 'gravel.' The word may be of Celtic origin, and so

grǽg-hama

(n.)
Grammar
grǽg-hama, an; m.
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A corslet, coat of mail Gylleþ grǽghama the corslet rattles, Fins. Th. 10; Fin. 6