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scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, scyru,e ; f.

a cutting, shavinga shearing of sheepthe ecclesiastical tonsurea share

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Tó reogollícum þeáwe rihtra Eástrena and scyre ad ritum Paschae ac tonsurae canonicum, 5, 22; S. 643, 38. Tó scare, 5, 22; S. 643, 38, note. Hér Eádberht Norþhymbra cining féng tó scære Chr. 757; Erl. 53, 6.

Linked entry: scyru

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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L. 6, 48. to turn, pervert, seduce Þú ne miht mé becyrran of mínum rihtan geleáfan, ne fram mínum rihthláforde, Hml.

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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Gif he to ðæm ríce wæs on rihte boren if he to that kingdom was rightly born, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 92; Met. 26, 46

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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Ne mót preóst wǽpnu werian mid rihte . . . Nú secgaþ sume preóstas ðæt hí for neóde wǽpn móton werian, L. Ælfc. P. 50, 51; Th. ii. 386, 13-21. Gyldenne hring werian, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 190, 15. Gyrlan werian, Homl. Ass. 115, 427.

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Th. i. 488, 5. þisne æþeling Cnut hæfde forsend on Ungerland tó beswícane, Chr. 1057 ; P. 188, 10. to defraud, supplant, injure by treachery Rihte ys hé genemned Jacob, nú hé beswac (supplantavit) mé Gen. 27, 36.

Linked entry: be-swícende

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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Dómas and dihtas rihte man geornlíce, þæt leód and lagu trumlíce stande, Wlfst. 74, 8

(int.)

LoOhAh

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Ðæt lá mæg secgan se ðe sóð and riht fremeþ that indeed may he say who does truth and right, Beo. Th. 3404; B. 1700: 5720; B. 2864. Ðæt lá wæs fæger, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 18; Sat. 457. Uton lá geþencan let us then determine, 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644.

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Irreoft ámirreþ monnes mód, ðæt hé ne mæg ðæt riht tócnáwan, Prov. Kmbl. 28: Homl. Th. i. 108, 23. Geseón and tócnáwan ǽgðer ge gód ge yfel to see good and evil and know the difference between them, 18, 4.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Gif hit se geréfa ne amanige mid rihte if the reeve do not lawfully exact it [the fine], L. Ed. 5; Th. i. 162, 12.

pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
pæþ, paþ, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Gerece mé on rihtne pæþ ( semitam ), Ps. Th. 26, 13. Lǽr me ðíne paþas ( semitas ), 24, 3: Ps. Spl. 8, 8: Homl. Th. i. 360, 32 : 362, 16. Ðeáh willniaþ ealls þurh mistlíce paþas cuman tó anum ende, Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 8.

Linked entry: paþ

ge-witnes

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Ꝥ hý rihte dómas déman be ðǽre ƀ gewitnesse, Cht. E. 230, 30: Wlfst. 181, 7. On his néhebúra gewitnesse, Ll. Th. i. 238, 3. Sé þe land gewerod hæbbe be scíre gewitnesse, 420, 20.

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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And heó wæs swíðe fæger on to lócianne, and heó is swíðe rihte feówerscýte.

ge-ceósan

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Healde gehwá mid riht his ǽwe ... búton ꝥ gewurðe ꝥ hí búta geceósan ... hí getwǽman, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 27. <b>I a.

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stainfilth, impurity, corruptiona blot, disgrace, damage, hurtmoral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilementevil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Riht ágyldan ealles ðæs ðe hé on worlde tó wommum gefremede, Blickl. Homl. 113, 4. Wídgongel wíf mon wommum bilihð, hæleð hý hospe mǽnaþ, Exon. Th. 337, 16;Gn. Ex. 65. Mánsceaða, wommum áwyrged, 95, 24;Cri. 1562: Cd. Th. 211, 26;Exod. 532.

Linked entries: wom wam

heord

keepingcustodycareguard

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Th. i. 434, 21. jiock of sheep Sceáphyrdes riht is ꝥ hé hsebbe . . . his heorde meolc .vii. niht æfter emnihtes dæge. Ll. Th. i. 438, 24. His gebróðru wǽron mid heora fæder heordum on lǽsum . . .

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Mé þinceþ ðæt ðú wǽre ðám ungelǽredum mannum heardra ðonne hit riht wǽre videtur mihi quia durior justo indoctis auditoribus fuisti, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 32.

lyb-lác

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-lác, es; n. m.

Sorcerywitchcraft

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Ða ðe lyblác wyrcaþ sýn hí á fram ǽlcum Godes dǽle áworpene, búton hí tó rihtre dǽdbóte grecyrran, L. Edm. E. 6; Th. i. 246, 13-16.

Linked entry: unriht-lyblác

ofer-hírness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hírness, e; f.

Disobedience, disregard, neglect, contemptdisregard, disobedience

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Ðæt se wǽre, ðe rihtes wyrnde, scyldig æt þriddan cyrre cyninges oferhýrnesse ðæt is .cxx. sciłł., 2; Th. i. 160, 16. Ne underfó nán man óðres mannes man bútan ðæs leáfe ðe hé ǽr fyligde. Gif hit hwá dó, béte míne oferhýrnesse, 10; Th. i. 164, 18.

á-lǽdan

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Gang on ðá ceastre and álǽde hine of ðáre ceastre, 237, 3. of guidance Ꝥ dysig ðá earman men gedwelaþ and álǽt of þám rihtan wege, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 7.

þing

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Add Man æt mé ofgán wile ꝥ ic mid rihtan þingon begyten hæfde, Hml. S. 23, 600. Add Hi wundrodon hwæt ꝥ þing (hwæt ꝥ þinga, v.l. ) wǽre ꝥ hé swá tóswollen htáfod hæfde, Gr. D. 22, 18.