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rǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdels, es; m.: e; f.: rǽdelse, rǽdelle (?), an; f.
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Hé ásette rǽdels ðus cweðende : Swá hwilc man swá mínne rǽdels riht árǽde onfó se mýnre dohtor tó wífe, and se ðe hine misrǽde, sý hé beheáfdod, Ap. Th. 3, 8-11. The riddle is given on p.4. Ða clamme ðe ða rǽdellan(rǽdelsan ?)

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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On hærfeste wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig, ða hwíle ðe hié hira corn gerypon, ðæt ða Deniscan him ne mehton ðæs rípes forwiernan, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 7. Ǽr wintres cyme on rýpes tíman, Exon. Th. 214, 28; Ph. 246.

Linked entry: ripa

á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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Swá hwilc man swá mínne rǽdels riht árǽde, Ap. Th. 3, 10. Hé árǽdan ne mihte þæs apostoles dégol. Bl. H. 181. 17. to read what is written Næs ꝥ wel ꝥ þú self árǽddest þá stafas ofer hire birgene, Ap. Th. 26, 10.

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Gif him weás gebyreþ, ðæt him wyrþ sume hwíle ðara þénunga oftohen, 37, 1; Fox 186, 13: Met. 25, 31. Gif him weás (wealdes, Hatt.

on-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sund, adj.

of persons, sound, whole, uninjuredof things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury

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Nán cyneríce ne stent náne hwíle ansund, gif hí gesóme ne beóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 238. For ðære clǽnnysse his ansundan mægþhádes. Hé on écnysse on ungewemmedum mægþháde þurhwunode, Homl. Th. i. 58, 7.

Linked entry: án-súnd

latian

(v.)
Grammar
latian, p. ode

To be slowto lingerloiterdelay

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Hwí latast ðú swá lange ðæt ðú ðé lǽce ne cýðst why dost thou delay so long to show thyself to the leech? Dóm. L. 6, 66. Lataþ tardat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 48. Deáþ ne lattaþ mors non tardat, Rtl. 11, 7.

Linked entry: elcian

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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Weorð úrum synnum séfte and milde propitius esto peccatis nostris, 78, 9. of medicine, mild, not strong Ðæt is, for hwí se góda lǽce selle ðam hálum men séftne drenc and swétne, and óðrum hálum biterne and strangne, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 226, 11. of rest,

Linked entry: sófte

tíd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tíd-líc, adj.
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Th. 144, 16. expressing relations of time, of time Hwílon hé (the word ut) getácnaþ tíde . . . on ðissere stówe hé is temporale adverbium, ðæt is tídlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 265, 19.

wundian

(v.)
Grammar
wundian, p. ode

To wound

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Beón hwílum wundiaþ, Fragm. Kmbl, 41; Leás. 22. Wǽpenstrǽlas mé wundedon, Ps. Th. 56, 5. Indisce mýs úre feþerfót niétenu wundedon and monige for hiora wundum swultan, Nar. 16, 8. Gif hwylc lǽwede man óðerne wundige, gebéte wið hine ða wunde, L.

Linked entry: ge-wundian

ge-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþian, ge-leoþian; p. ode
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Þæt wé hwílon úre mód geliðian (-leoðigen, v. l.) . . . betweoh þás eorðlican carfulnysse, l, 9. Mæg se biscop þæs mannes syngrína þurh Godes þafunge þe swýðor geliðian þe þus wile georne helpan him sylfan, Wlfst. 155, 26.

Linked entries: on-liþian ge-leoþian

Hwiccas

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The suggestion may receive some support from the forms, Hec-, Hwicc-, used by Florence when speaking of the Magesǽte. v. Chr. P. ii. p. 197. Add

bǽtan

to baitworry with dogs,to beatmake way against the wind or current

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[Icel. beita to bait, hunt with dogs] to beat, make way against the wind or current Good scipstióra ongit micelne wind on hreóre sǽ ǽr ǽr hit geweorðe, and hǽt fealdan ꝥ segl, anð eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst and lǽtan þá bǽtinge; gif hé ǽr þweores windes

ge-tellan

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Wé geségon eówic standan twelfe getealde [twelve in number), An. 885. (1 a) getellan wiþ to compare one amount with another :-- Gif þú getælest (-tel-, v. l.) ðá hwíle þisses andweardan lífes wið ðæs unge*-*endodan lífes hwíla, hwæt bið hit þonne ?

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Þonne ic (a horn) winde sceal swelgan of sumes bósme, hwílum ic gereordum rincas laðige tó wíne, hwilum sceat stefne mínre flýman feóndsceaðan when I must swallow wind from somebody's lungs, sometimes with my notes I summon men to the feast, sometimes

wǽr-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person

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Hwílum cyrdon mánsceaþan on mennisc híw, hwílum brugdon áwyrgde wǽrlogan on wyrmes bleó, 156, 31; >. 883: 120, 9; Gú. 269: 139, 18; Gú. 595. Hé sceóp ðám wérlogan ( the apostate angels) wræclícne hám, Cd. Th. 3, 16; Gen. 36.

Linked entry: wér-loga

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Hé fæste hwílum twégen dagas, hwílum þrý tósomne, Shrn. 52, 20. Hit ágan rínan .xl. daga and .xl. nihta tósomne, Wulfst. 216, 33

Linked entry: tó-somne

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Hwí férde gé geseón ... hwí férde gé to geseónne quid existis videre, Lk. Skt. 7, 24, 25, note. Ðæt hí geseónde ne geseón ut videntes non videant, 8, 10. Cum and geseoh veni et vide, Jn. Bos. 1, 46.

Linked entry: ge-sión

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Hwí swingst þú ána? ... Ne miht þú ána hit ácuman, Ex. 18, 14, 18. Þú ána canst ealra gehygdo, Andr. Kmbl. 135; An. 68. Þé wæs leófra his hyldo, þonne Þín sylfes bearn, Cd. Th. 176, 34; Gen. 2921.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Hwílum ic gereordum rincas laðige to wíne sometimes with voices I invite men to wine, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 31; Rä. 15, 16

Linked entries: reord reord

teorian

(v.)
Grammar
teorian, p. ode.
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.), faint, fail, cease Treów-geþofta teoraþ hwílum wáciaþ wordbeót faithful comrade fails at times, feeble prove promises, Exon. Th. 469, 21; Hy. 11, 5. Tiorade desisse, Txts. 57, 668. Teorode, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 37: Exon. Th. 436, 29; Rä. 55, 8.