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á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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Under dele last passage, under dele last two passages; and add: to determine, fix Hié þæt fæstnodon mid áþum swá swá hé hit áréd, Chr. 921 ; P. 103, 20. Aethelnóth and his wíf árǽddan hiora erfe, C. D. i. 234, 26. Ðet hio him néren méran ondeta ðon

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Add: to advise, suggest Hé him tó gefeccean hét his witan, hí him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12. God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had

ge-rǽwen

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Substitute: Having rows or strips: — Gerǽwen hrægel segmentata vestis (cf. golde siowode segmentata(fulgebat veste virago, Aid. 195, 18), ii. 95, 49), Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 10

mǽg-rǽdenn

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Gesibbre mǽgrǽdene propinquę necessitudinis An. Ox. 2810. Hé cwæð tó his hláforde þe him wæs þurh his dohtor on mǽgrædenne accersito ejus domino sibi per f iliam propinquo Gr. D. 181, 19. Be his freóndum þe him gesibbeste synt and þurh mǽgrǽdenne nébste

mis-rǽdan

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Add: To misread a riddle, give a wrong answer to, misinterpret Swá hwilc man swá mínne rǽdels riht árǽde, onfó sé mýnre dohtor tó wífe, and sé ðe hine misrǽde, sý hé beheáfdod, Ap. Th. 3, II

ofer-rǽdan

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add: to read over to another Nú for feáwum dagum wé oferrǽdon þis godspel ætforan eów, Hml. Th. i. 104, 31. Æfter syx mónþa embrine sí oforrǽd (relegatur) him regol, R. Ben. I. 96, 16. to read over to oneself, peruse Gif hwilc gelǽred man þás race oferrǽde

sam-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
sam-rǽdenn, e; f.
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The conjugal state Ðá ðe beóð gebundene mid somrǽdenne (sin-, v. l.) conjugati, Past. 19, 18

á-rǽdan

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á-rǽdan, <b>;
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III.</b> add Ðás béc ( the gospels) mon áréde éghwelce mónaðe for heora sáulum tó écum lécedóme, Txts. 175, II

fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Add: of firm counsel. of persons or personifications Sió wiþerwearde wyrd is sió sóþe gesælþ, þeáh hwæ-acute;m swá ne þince, for þám heó is fæstrǽd and gehǽt simle ꝥte sóþ biþ adversa fortuna semper vera est, cum se instabilem mutatione demonstrat, Bt

rǽde-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-gafol, es; n.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-mann, es; m.
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A horseman Náwðer ne ðam horse ne ðæm rǽdemen ne wyrð geborgen of his ágnum cræfte, Ps. Th. 32, 15

ge-rǽde

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add Ic geann Ælfwine mínan mæssepreóste ... mínes horses mid mínan gerǽdan, Cht. E. 226, 23

cwelde-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
cwelde-rǽde, (?) an evening-rider (?), a bat
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Vespertilionem quæl-dæræde, Shrn. 29, 8. [Cf. Icel. kveld evening; kveld-ríða a night*-*hag.]

Linked entry: -rǽde

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.
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Add: I. skilled, instructed, advised Be gerǽdre consulta An. Ox. 8, 130. Tó þig ꝥ ðá óþre ðe gerǽdran beón and ðe beteran (gelǽrede sýn and gebeterade, v. l.) ðurh his gódan gebysnunga ut eius exemplo alii erudiantur, R. Ben. 108, 24. arranged, disposed

íþ-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-rǽde, adj. Easy to guess (v. rædan; <b>VI a.</b>)
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Cunna mage þú árǽdan hwæt þis mage beón. Ic wéne þæt hit nis éðrǽde, E. S. xxxvi. 326

twi-rǽde

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add: at variance, discordant -Twyrǽde tó gesibbianne discordantes reconciliandi, Chrd. 112, 10

béc-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
béc-rǽde, an; f.
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Reading of books Heó inne heora leornunge and heora béc-rǽdon beeódon illi intus lectioni uacabant , Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 354, 7 n

Linked entry: rǽde

oft-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
oft-rǽde, adj.

frequentready at many times

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frequent Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16. ready at many times Gafolswán sceal beón swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæþ (cf. 1. 3, beóceorl sceal hwíltidum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan

mis-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-rǽd, es; m.

evil advice or directionmis-guidanceevil conduct

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evil advice or direction, mis-guidance Hí beóþ geyrmede þurh unwísne cyning on manegum ungelimpum for his misrǽde they (a people) are made miserable through an unwise king, by many mischances, on account of his misguidance, Homl. Th. ii. 320, 3. evil

læt-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
læt-rǽde, adj.

deliberate

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Slow of counsel, deliberate Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigendre æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde and wénaþ menn ðæt hit síc for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe often a man will be very hesitating in every action,