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tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Se ðe æfter rihte wille æfter spyrian swá deóplíce, ðæt hit tódrífan ne mæg monna æenig ne ámerran ǽénig eorðlíc þincg quisquis vestigat verum, cupitque nullis ille deviisfalli, Met. 22, 3. Ða tódrifenan actos, Wrt.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Sume lǽwede tǽcaþ riht ðæs ðe hí magon tócnáwan be ðam ýttrum andgitum, þeáh ðe hí ne cunnon ða incundan deópnysse Godes láre ásmeágan, Homl. Th. ii. 550, 14-22. Ðan incundum internis, ða ýttran exteriora, Wülck. Gl. 248, 7; Scint. 226, 16.

Linked entry: ýtmest

á-mirran

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S. 16, 180. in a moral sense Irre oft ámirreð monnes mód, ðæt hé ne mæg ðæt riht tócnáwan, Prov. K. 28. ' Hwí ámyrdest ðú mínne bróðor mid þínum drýcræfte?' 'Ne ámyrde ic hine, ac ic hine áwende fram hǽðenum gylde tó Gode,' Hml. Th. i. 468, 12-15.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Gif preóst sinoð forbúge, ii. 296, 16. to escape from, evade an obligation, neglect, not to obey a command Gif hwá riht forbúge and út hleápe, Ll. Th. i. 260, 7. Gif hé út hleápe, and ꝥ ordál forbúge, 282, 2: 294, 16.

ge-cnáwan

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Sió ungleáwnes biþ on þé selfum, ꝥ ðú hit ne canst on riht gecnáwan, 39, 10; F. 226, 34. to be cognizant of a fact, understand Gecnáwað (cf. understandaþ, 7) þæt sóð is, ðeós woruld is on ofste, Wlfst. 154, 4.

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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In. 54; Th. i. 138, 3. . xii. lahmen scylon riht tǽcean Wealan and Ænglan, .vi. Englisce and .vi. Wylisce, L. O. D. 3; Th. i. 354, lo. Wylsce menn geslógan mycelne dǽl Englisces folces Chr. 1053; Erl. 188, 9.

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service donea rewardwagesfeepayment for service or favour expecteda giftpresenta bribe

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Ǽlc wóh for lyðran médsceatte gelǽtaþ tó rihte, Wulfst. 297, 26. Se man ðe bringþ médsceat ðam geréfan, se geǽrendaþ bet ðonne se ðe nǽnne ne bringþ, 238, 8. Gif hwá æt þeófe médsceatt nime, L. Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 14.

rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding, e; f.
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Ðæt biþ mid rihte his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc, rǽding, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 19. Æmtigaþ eów tó rǽdinge vacate lectioni, hé begǽþ his rǽdinge vacuus est lectionibus, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 14.

Linked entry: bóc-rǽding

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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Ic habbe ðæt geleornod, ðæt nán lǽwede man náh mid rihte tó stingan hine on ánre cirican, ná an án ðara ðinga ðe tó cyrcan belimpþ. And for ðí wé forbeódaþ eallan lǽwedan mannum ǽure ǽnne hláuordscipe ouer cyrcan, Cod. Dip. B. i. 137, 24. (Cf. Icel.

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander aboutto wander aboutramblebe a vagabond

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Gangas rihte dóþ, ðæt ná healtigende wórige (erret), Scint. 186, 4. Bútan sóþre lufe. i. á gán (ambulare) magan menn ac wórian (errare ), 3, 8. Wer unsnoter and wórigende (errans) þencþ stunte, 138, 18.

ge-wiht

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Ǽghwylc gewihte beó be his dihte gescyft swíðe rihte, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 8. Ne sceall hé geþafian fals gewihte, 312, 18. Hé þóne regol þe hé mid his handum áwrát betǽhte Maure mid him tó hæbbenne, and heora hláfes gewiht and heora wínes gemett. Hml.

gífer-nes

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Ne gé ne beón gewyrhtan stala ne strúdunga, ac strýnað mid rihte. Scyldað eów wið gítsunga and wið gífornessa . . . Scyldað eów wið gálscipas. . . and wið oferfylle beorgað eów, Wlfst. 40, 6-13. ¶ In Bl. H. 163, 12 2

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Manna gehwilc óðrum beóde ðæt riht ðæt hé wille ðaet man him beóde, be ðam ðe hit mǽþ sí, L. Eth. vi. 49; Th. i. 326, 31. Manna má ðonne hit ǽnig mǽþ wǽre more men than was at all right. Byrht. Th. 137, 33. Ofer mǽþe justo amplius.

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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And séce man hundred-gemót swá hit ǽr geset wæs; and hæbbe man þríwa on geáre burh-gemót; and túwa scír-gemót; and ðǽr beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruld-riht and let the hundred-moot be attended as

æþelo

(n.)
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Fór cynn æfter cynne; cúðe ǽghwilc mǽgburga riht, eorla æðelo, Exod. 353. <b>IIa.</b> noble condition that comes from birth or descent :-- Sceolon gelýfan eorlas hwæt mín æðelo sién (men shall believe my divinity ), An. 735.

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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The passages dealing with the subject in the Laws are the following Ic wille ðæt míne geréfan gedón ðæt man ágife ða ciricsceattas and ða sáwlsceattas tó ðám stówum ðe hit mid riht tó gebirige, L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 196, 9.

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Búton hý to rihtre dǽdbóte gecyrran unless they turn to right repentance, L. Edm. E. 6; Th. i. 246, 16: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 15, 21. Dóþ dǽdbóte: sóþlíce geneálǽceþ heofona ríce pœnitentiam agite: oppropinquavit enim regnum cœlorum, Mt. Bos. 3, 2: L.

ge-wífian

(v.)
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Þæt cniht þurhwunige on his cnihtháde oð þæt hé on rihtre ǽwe gewífige, Wlfst. 304, 21. ꝥ ǽnig crísten mann binnan .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenan cynne ǽfre ne gewifie, Ll.

reordian

(v.)
Grammar
reordian, ;p.; ode.

to speak, say, talkto read

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Seó bysen ðæs rihtan geleáfan fram eallum ðe hine gehýrdon oððe reordedon þancwurþlíces wæs onfangen ;exemplum catholicae fidei ab omnibus qui audiere vel legere gratantissime susceptum,; Bd. 4,18; S. 587, 13.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Swá swá wé nú rihte (straightway, directly) secgaþ, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 17, 53. Futurum tempus is tówerd tíd, stabo ic stande nú rihte, 20; Som. 23, 9. Modo nú ðá oððe hwíltídum, 38; Som. 41, 37. Nú ðá nunc, Ps. Spl. 11, 5.