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riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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eallon his ríce, ac wǽron ealle þeówe.

mand

(n.)
Grammar
mand, mond, e; f.

A basketmandmaund

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monig monda quot sportas, Lind. 16, 10. Mondo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 8. Huu monig mondo (monde, Rush.) quot cophinos, 19

trod

(n.)
Grammar
trod, es; n. : trodu, e; f.
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Gyf him hundred bedrífe trod on óðer hundred, L. Edg. 4, 5 ; Th. i. 260, 3. Secga ǽnigum ðara ðe tírleáses trode sceáwode, on weg ðanon feorhlástas bær. Beo. Th. 1691; B. 843

Linked entry: sealtrode

smicer

(adj.)
Grammar
smicer, adj.

Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant elegans, delicatus

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Windan manigne smicerne wǽn and manig ǽnlic hús settan and fegerne tún timbrian Shrn. 163, 16. Hió bit ðæt findon twá smicere scencingcuppan intó beódern she asks them to provide two fair goblets for the refectory Ch. Th. 536, 7.

eald-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eald-riht, es; n.

An ancient rightvĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium

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Bǽdon hine ðæt he him to heora ealdrihtum gefultumede they prayed him that he would succour them with respect to their ancient rights. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24

Linked entry: eald-geriht

meaht-leás

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wǽron mid þǽre meteleáste mihtleáse gedóne. Hml. S. 37, 54. non-physical bið him swá mihtleás on his módes strece ꝥ his underþeóddan egesian ne dear, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 6

dǽd-bétan

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Gif hit gelimpe, dǽdbéte sé Gode on his gebedhúse þe hit þurh his gýmeleste gelamp si contigerit, satisfaciat Deo in oratorio per cujus evenerit neglectum, R. Ben. 36, 6.

micel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-líc, adj.

Greatgrandmagnificentsplendidillustrious

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micellíce ( magnificata ) sind werc ðín, Ps. Surt. 91, 6

ge-béd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-rǽden, -rǽddenn,-réddenn, e; f.

The office of prayerprayerprecātiōnis offĭciumprĕces

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He nelle gehýran ðæs gímeleásan mannes gebédrǽdene he will not listen to the prayers of the negligent man, 57. 4

Linked entry: béd-rǽden

ge-inseglian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-inseglian, -insegelian; p. ode; pp. od, ud

To sealto impress with a sealsignareobsignare

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ne ðás þingc geinseglode on goldhordum mínum nonne hæc signata in thesauris meis, Cant. Moys. Isrl. Lamb. 194 a, 34 : Th. Apol. 20, 10 : 21, 2

Linked entry: in-seglian

un-wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wlitig, adj.

Not beautifuluglyfoul

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fægerne and wlitigne monnan ic hæbbe átǽfred, swá unwlitig wrítere swá swá ic eom pulchrum depinxi hominem pictor foedus, Past. 65; Swt. 467, 19. Ðes and ðeós unwlitige hic et haec dedecor; Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 47, 15.

Linked entry: un-gewlitig

ge-teágan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teágan, -tégan; p. -téde; pp. -teád

To makeprepare

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Ðone ilcan mete ðe he ǽror mid tame getéde the same food with which before he had made them tame [the prose has ða ilcan mettas ðe ǽr tame mid gewenedon, Fox 88, 18], Bt. Met. Fox 13, 87; Met. 13, 44

á-rásian

(v.)
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Gif hwilc man forstolen þingc hámhis cotan bringe and he árásod wurðe, 418, 18. Arásad interceptum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 79.

Linked entry: rásian

un-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
un-tígan, p. de

To untieunbindloose

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Ðá hig hine untígdon, ðá cwǽdon ða hláfordas: 'Hwí untíge gé ðæne folan,' 19, 30-33: Mk. Skt. 11, 2-4. Petrus ðone ryððan untígde, Homl. Th. i. 374, 2. Ðá sende God his apostolas tó gebundenum mancynne, and hit untígan. untígdon ðone assan?

friþian

(v.)
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Add: (i) to protect a person or institution Hwá is monna on Angelcynne wuniende ꝥ nyte (Eadgar) Godes ríce, ꝥ is Godes cyricean, fyrþrode and friþode.

ge-lǽstan

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Ꝥ gehwilc sprǽc hæbbe ándagan hwænne heó gelǽst sý, 158, 8. to do habitually, practise Se mon þe þá sóþfæstnesse mid his múþe sprecþ, and hié on his heortan geþencþ, and fullíce gelǽsteþ, Bl. H. 55, 16.

milts

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Ðá ongann (Orpheus) biddan hiora (the Fates ) miltse; þá ongunnon wépan mid him, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 28. Milse veniam, An. Ox. 5, 43. Add

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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man sélost mæg synna forbúgan how sins may most effectually be avoided, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 38. ic ðíne; sóðfæstnesse sélest heólde, Ps. Th. 118, 54, 26. Hié hígon gefeormien swǽ hié soelest þurhtión mégen, Chart.

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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L. 23, 23. with a clause Ne forhogde (-hogode, v. l.), ðæt bé hit eft gecierde, Past. 99, 10. forhogde ðæt hit gehiérde audire contemsit, 295, 16. Ꝥ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ him geeáþmédon, Bl.

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

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forflugon woruldmanna gesihðe and herunge, i. 544, 29. Ná for ðí deáð forfluge, 82, 27. forfleón móston þǽra árleásra éhtnysse, Hml. A. 72, 174. with acc.