predicere
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One who announces, a preacher Praedico ic bodige oððe foresecge, praedicator prydecere (predicere, MSS. C. U.), Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 276, 1
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preón
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A pin, brooch, fastening Preón vel oferfeng vel dalc fibula, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 53. Dolc oððe preón spinther, 74, 59. Hió becwiþ hyre ealdan gewíredan preón is an .vi. mancussum, Chart. Th. 537, 35. Ic geann mínre yldran dehter ... ánes bendes and twegea
preóst-hád
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Priest-hood Sumne Godes mane preósthádes clericum quendam, Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 476, 36. Gé sint ácoren kynn Gode and kynelíces preósthádes vos autem genus electum regale sacerdotium, Past. 14, 5; Swt. 85, 19. Iulianus nolde gehealdan his preósthád on riht,
preóst-heáp
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A band of priests, the clergy On preóstheápe in clero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 22
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pricels
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A sharp point Pricelsum stimulis, Hpt. Gl. 514, 13
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prior
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A prior Hine God geuferade ðæt hé wearð prior, Chart. Th. 445, 34
prút-scipe
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Pride, arrogance Prútscipes arrogantiae, superbiae, Hpt. Gl. 432, 50. Múþ heora spræc prútscipe ( superbiam ), Ps. Lamb. 16, 10
pull-spere
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A pool-spear, a reed (such as grows by pools, cf. hreód-pól under pól) Pulsper harundinem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 7
pumic-stán
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Pumice-stone; pumex, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 26
pund
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A Pound. as a weight without reference to money Án uncia stent on feówer and twentig penegum ; twelf síðon twelf penegas beóþ on ánum punde, Anglia viii. 335. 18. Libra is pund on Englisc, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 30; Som. 52, 8. Pund praesorium (pressorium), Wrt
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pung
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A small bag, purse Pung cassidele, Txts. 54, 297 : Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 19: ii. 13, 39
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rád-hors
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A horse for riding, a saddle-horse Man sceal Jǽtan hine rídan on ðæs cyninges rádhorse, Anglia ix. 35, 235
ræcc
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A dog that hunts by scent Ræcc bruccus, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 29
rǽde-gafol
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Rent that can be paid all at once, as opposed to rent that is discharged by service rendered, and consequently takes time for its payment Gif mon geþingaþ gyrde landes oððe máre tó rǽdegafole and geereþ gif se hláford him wile ðæt land árǽran tó weorce
rǽde-mann
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A horseman Náwðer ne ðam horse ne ðæm rǽdemen ne wyrð geborgen of his ágnum cræfte, Ps. Th. 32, 15
rǽdend
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A ruler, one who possesses control over anything (v. rǽdan, IV) Rodera rǽdend the Deity, Chr. 975 ; Erl. 126, 17 : Beo. Th. 3114; B. 1555 : Andr. Kmbl. 1253; An. 627. Dreáma rǽdend, Exon. Th. 358, 34; Pa. 55
rǽdere
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a reader, one who reads Rǽdere lector, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 6 : Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 40. Be ðære wucan rǽdere (rédere, 7, 23). Gebróðra gereorde ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge. Ne nán ne gedyrstlǽce, ðæt hé fǽrlíce bóc gelæcce and ðǽr bútan foresceáwunge
rǽd-mægen
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Beneficial force (?), force that is productive of good or abundant good (?), cf. lof-mægen (v. rǽd, IV) Ðá wæs wæstmum áweaht world onspreht ... rǽdmægne oferþeaht the world was aroused to fruitful life, and overspread by productive force, Exon. Th.
rǽd-þeahtere
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A counsellor, adviser Ða ( the senators ) wǽron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó ðon ðæt hié heora rǽdþeahteras wǽron, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 3. Ðara twentigra monna ðe hé him tó fultume hæfde ácoren, ðæt his rǽdþeahteras wǽron viginti viros sibi consilii
rǽpling-weard
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A keeper of prisoners Réplingcweardes collegiati, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 45. Rǽpingweardas collegiati, ii. 134, 52