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ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Gewilde man hine tó rihte mid steóre, Ll. Th. i. 344, 3. Gewilde man hí tó rihte þances oþþe unþances, 348, 28. For neóde gewildan tó rihte, 16. Hé hit ne mæge tó his willan geweldan, Past. 118, 17. v. un-gewild, and next word

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Ne mót ic ǽnige rihte spówan, Elen. Kmbl. 1830; El. 917: Andr. Kmbl. 3087; An. 1546: Cd. Th. 127, 23; Gen. 2115: Exon. 35, 27; Cri. 564. Spówende spéd, 117, 16; Gú. 225: 139, 14: Gú. 593: Cd.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Gif ceorl ácwyle be libbendum wífe and bearne, riht is ðæt ðæt bearn médder folgige, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 3 : L. In. 38; Th. i. 126, 3.

Linked entry: BRÝD

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Hé sceall gehádode men ǽrest gewissian ꝥ heora ǽlc wite hwæt him mid rihte gebyrige tó dónne, Ll.

un-rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíce, adv.

Unrighteouslyunjustlywickedlywrongfully

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Ǽlc ðe hǽmð búton rihtre ǽwe, hé hǽmð unrihtlíce, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 16

Linked entry: rihtlíce

cyre-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-líf, es; n.

A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt

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choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt Ic bidde, on Codes naman, and on his háligra, ðæt mínra maga nán ne yrfewearda ne geswence nán nǽnig cyrelíf ðara ðe ic foregeald, and me West-Seaxena wítan to rihte

ge-feá

Grammar
ge-feá, d. gefeán, gefeáne; d. pl. gefeán, gefeánum.
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Hæbbe þæs gefeán folca ǽghwylc, þæs þe þú hí on rihtum rǽdum démest, Ps. Th. 66, 4. joyous action Gefeá tripudium, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 5. Gefeáne tripudio, i. gaudio, Hpt. Gl. 404, 52

þanc

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</b> sake; gratia :-- Gebeáh hé tó þance rihtre cumlíðnesse tó Quadrigesimo ad Quadrigesimum hospitalitatis gratia declinabat, Gr. D. 215, 14. Hé hine bæd ꝥ hé underfénge ꝥ hé him bróhte tó þance þǽre sóþan lufan ( gratia caritatis ), 343, 22.

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Ne sý nan man ðe ðyses landes ǽniges dǽles brúke, bútan hé hit ofgange æt ðám híwum mid rihtum landrihte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 435, 34. Similar entries v. preceding word

abbad

(n.)
Grammar
abbad, abbod, abbud, abbot, es; m: abboda, an; m.

an abbot abbās

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Riht is ðæt abbodas fæste on mynstrum wunian it is right that abbots dwell closely in their minsters, L. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 320, 30. Her Forþréd abbud forþférde in this year abbot Forthred died, Chr. 803; Erl. 60, 13.

ge-lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽstan, to -lǽstenne; he -lǽsteþ, -lǽst; p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽsted, -lǽst.

to doperformaccomplishfulfildischargeexecutepayfăcĕreperfĭcĕrepatrārepræstārepersolvēreto accompanyfollowattendservecŏmĭtārisĕquipersĕquiTo continueremainlastenduremănēredūrāre

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Gif we sóþ and riht symle gelǽstaþ if we always perform truth and right, Hy. 7, 75; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 75. Beót eal wið ðé he sóþe gelǽste he truly fulfilled all his promise to thee, Beo. Th. 1053; B. 524 : Byrht. Th. 132, 13; By. 15.

Linked entry: lǽstan

á-feallan

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Áfeallan of ðǽre weámódnesse ðe hit ǽr on áhafen wæs, 297, 19. of destruction, to fall to the ground, be destroyed Ǽlc riht áfeóll, Chr. noo; P. 235, 24

ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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Songs 341, 390.] applied to dress, showy (cf. brave in Shakspere) Witaþ ðæt ne mót mid rihte nán preóst beón ne on his girlum tó ranc ne mid golde oferglæncged, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. i. 386, 10. Ne gé ne sceolon beón rance mid hringgum geglengede, L.

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Ic beóde ðæt hé ðæne unrihtwísan tó rihte gebíge gyf hé mæge; gyf hé ne mæge, ðonne wille ic ðæt hé hine on earde ádwǽsce, oððe út of earde ádrǽfe, Cht. E. 230, 25. Se preóst is ádwǽsced he was killed by a fall Hml. Th. ii. 164, 8.

háwian

(v.)
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Is ðearf þæt þú rihte háwie mid módes æágum tó Gode swá rihte swá swá scipes ancerstreng byð áþenæd on gerihte fram þám scype tó þám ancre, 22, 3. to look after, guard, watch (with acc.)

ge-dwelian

(v.)
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D. 16, 26. in a mental or moral sense Þ dysig ðe ðá earman men gedwelaþ and álǽt of þám rihtan wege quae miseros tramite devios abducit ignorantia. Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 7. Antecríst eal mancyn gedrecð and gedwelaþ, Wlfst. 101, 9.

gleáwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwe, adv.
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Cf. gleáw; 4 Mé þín se góda gást gleáwe lǽdde, þæt ic on rihtne weg férde, Ps. Th. 142, 11. Gé þe on Godes húse gleáwe standað and on cafertúnum Godes húses gearwe syndan qui statis in domo Domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri, 134, 2.

rǽd-fæst

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Leofa þín líf, gif ðú lǽwede mann sý on rihtum sinscipe, mid rǽdfæstum móde, Hml. A. 7, 158.

manian

(v.)
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Add Mínes sweóres fæder manode rihtes gafoles pater soceri mei exactionem canonis egerat, Gr. D. 305, 36. . Úre Drihten þreáð þá þe on fæstendagum hiora borga manian, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 34

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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Hit is riht ðæt mon yfelige ða yfelan, and hit is wóh, ðæt hí mon lǽte unwítnode, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 5. Gif hwá cyrican geséce, and hine man ðǽr yflige, L. Edm. S. 2; Th. i. 248, 17.