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regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Ðis is lǽwedra regol æfter bóclícere gesetnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 8. Se Hǽlend him tǽhte ðone regol, ðæt hí sceoldon yfel mid góde forgyldan, i. 372,31. Ðone eásterlícan regol the rule for determining Easter, Lchdm. iii. 264, 16.

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Rush. 1, 7. to undo what has been done, to abrogate, destroy, where the object is material Ic undóe tempel ðis ego dissoluam templum hoc, Mk. Skt. Lind.

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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Uneáðe mé is ðis I am in a great strait (2 Sam. 24, 14), Homl. Skt. i. 13, 247. Ðæt folc hine hæfde swá yfele swá hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre ... and him wæs swá uneáþe amang ðám, and him þa eágan floterodon, and bitere teáras áléton, 23, 654.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Ðú cans eal ðis wésten and wásð hwǽr wé wícian magon tu nosti, in quibus locis per desertum castra ponere debeamus, Past. 41; Swt. 304, 16. Ðá hét ic míne fyrd restan and wícian ego jussi castra poni, Nar. 8, 26.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

eádig

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Ðis wæs sóðlíce eádig wer uere beatus vir, Bl. H. 223, 31. Mid eádire forestihtunge beata praedestinatione, An. Ox. 1488. Þone eádegan hlísan fau(s)tam famam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 16: 37, 31. Mé eádige cwǽdon ealle cneórisna, Bl. H. 7, 4.

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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God, ðú ðe me féddest fram cildháde óþ ðisne dæg Deus, qui pascit me ab adolescentia mea in præsentem diem, Gen. 48, 15. Mec seó friþe mǽg fédde the kind woman fed me, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 23; Rä, 10, 9. He fédde híg sustentāvit eos, Gen. 47, 17.

Linked entry: féding

LUST

(n.)
Grammar
LUST, es; m.

LUSTdesirepleasurevoluptuousness

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Of lustum ðiss lífes voluptatibus vitæ, Lk. Skt. 8, 14. Luftum joyfully, gladly, voluntarily, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 8; Gen. 16. Ic ðé lustum láce cwéme voluntarie sacrifcabo tibi, Ps. Th. 53, 6. Néde oððe lustum, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 88; Met. 9, 44.

Linked entry: lustume

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Be ðisse hálgan tíde (birthday of John the Baptist) weorþunga ðe wé nú tódæg mǽrsian sceolan . . . swíðe ús is ðes dæg tó mǽrsienne . . nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Ðæt gé mé ne forseón on ðisse mycclan nédþearfe tíde, Blickl. Homl. 151, 23. Gedó ðæt ðú mé gefriðie æt mínre nýdþearfe de necessitatibus meis eripe me, Ps. Th. 24, 15. Fylston eów æt nýdþearfe in necessitate vos protegant, Deut. 32, 38.

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Scyldes rond fæste gefégan wið flyge gáres to join together firmly the shield's disk against the flight of javelin, Exon, Th. 297, 11; Crä. 65. Beorhte randas, Beo. Th. 468; B. 231. Rondas regnhearde, 657; B. 326.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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On ðisse lǽnan gesceafte in this perishable creation, Salm. Kmbl. 653; Sal. 326: 737; Sal. 368. Þurh ða ilcan gesceaft through the same creature, Elen. Kmbl. 365; El. 183: 2061; El. 1032.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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</b> to save from something :-- Gehǽl mé of ðisse tíde saluifica me ex hora hac, Jn. 12, 27. Mé wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle de viris sanguinum salva me, Ps.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Seó mennisce wǽdl, ðe nǽfre gefylled ne biþ wilnaþ ǽlce dæg hwæthweg ðises woruldwelan, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 94, 2. Wéðel, Exon. Th. 238, 30; Ph. 212. Of wǽdle weán de inopia, Ps. Th. 106, 40: Exon. Th. 201, 12; Ph. 55.

Linked entry: wéðel

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Eálá ðætte ðis moncyn wǽre gesǽlig gif heora mód wǽre swá riht and swá geendebyrd swá swá ða óðre gesceafta sindon O felix hominum genus, si vestros animos amor, quo coelum regitur, regat, Bt. 21; Fox 76, 1.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ic on ðisse byrig (Sodom ) gehýre yfele sprǽce werod habban, 145, 20; Gen. 2408. Hí habbaþ on múðe milde sprǽce, Ps. Th. 58, 7.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Ðis mæg horse wið ðon ðe him biþ corn on ða fét, Lchdm. iii. 62, 24.

Linked entry: mæg

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Th. 56, 28; Gen. 919. to turn, direct the attention Ic wolde ðæt wit unc wendon tó ðises folces sprǽce Bt. 40, 1; Fox 236, 11. intrans. To wend, go, proceed (lit. and fig.)

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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On ðisse þeóde ríxode unrihta fela in this nation many a wrong has prevailed, Wulfst. 128, 3. Gif preóst forhele hwæt on his scriftscíre betweox mannum tó unrihte ríxigen (ríxige? ríxigende?)

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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For ðisse wísan pro hac re, I. 27 ; S. 491, 27. Be ðisse wísan hinc, S. 496, 12. Of hwylcere wísan hit gegange ex qua re accidat, S. 496, 35. For hwylcre wísan cóme ðú tó mé synfulre, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 249

Linked entry: wís-fæst

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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envy, hatred, enmity, rancor, spite, ill-will, jealousy Ðis synt ða ídelnyssa ðisse worlde ... níþ and æfésta and hátheortnys hae sunt vanitates hujus mundi ... odium et invidiae et furor, L. Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 32.