ród
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Add: róde, an (? v. C. D. B. iii. 660, 31). Add Ðone Iácobum Iúdǽa leorneras ofslógan mid webwyrhtan róde (cf. heora án hine ( James ) slóh mid ormǽtum stencge, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 24), Shrn. 93, 13. add: a cross on which a person is executed Petrus cwæþ
róf
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rop
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See broþ for instances in which that word translates jus
rót
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Add Þǽr wæs mǽst ꝥ rótoste ꝥ wæs on Ængla lande on þám twám gefylcum, Chr. 1052 ; P. 175, 25
Ríc-
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are found in English, as in other dialects, helping to form proper names. For a list of such names see Txts. pp. 629-630, and for O. H. Ger. Graff ii. 389
rid
a swinging ⬩ swaying ⬩ a quicksand
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a swinging, swaying; in sand-rid a quicksand.
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rím
Number
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Number Rím miclade monna mǽgþe geond middan-geard, Cd. Th. 75, 21; Gen. 1243. His dógora wæs rím áumen, 98, 6 ; Gen. 1626 Seofon geteled rímes 80, 30; Gen. 1336. Ic feówertig folce ðyssum wintra rímes wunade neáh forty years in number I dwelt near this
rind
Rind. ⬩ of a tree ⬩ the bark ⬩ crust ⬩ rind
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Rind. of a tree the bark Rind cortix, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 78. Rinde cortex, 79, 68. Súðerne rind cinnamonum, resina, ii. 131, 9. Ofersǽwisc rind Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Rómánisc rind i. 376, 5. Andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10
Linked entry: rinde
róf
Valiant ⬩ stout ⬩ strong
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Valiant, stout, strong (used only in poetry) Róf oretta, heard under helme ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5070; B. 2538. Róf rúnwita ( Guthlac ), Exon. Th. 167, 30; Gú. 1068. Wís hæleþ, maga móde róf, Andr. Kmbl. 1249; An. 625. Ánrǽd oretta, maga móde róf, 1967
róp
Liberal ⬩ bountiful
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Liberal, bountiful Ðeós lyft byreþ lytle wihte, ða sind sanges rópe they (the birds) are bountiful of song, Exon. Th. 439, 2; Rä. 58, 3. v. next word
rot
scum
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scumLchdm. ii. 204, 1 : 286, 4
rúma
Separation
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Separation Rúma discidium, i. separatio, divisio, Wülck. 223, 25. Cf. He gede on rum he went apart, Gen. and Ex. 400. On, a roume at a distance, Strat. Dict
rúwa
A rug, covering, tapestry
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A rug, covering, tapestry Hió becwiþ Eádgyfe línnennerúwan, Chart. Th. 537, 27.
Linked entry: reówe
syn-rust
The foulness of sin
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Cf. also synne rust peccati rubigo, Scint. 4, 14.] Similar entries v. Cf. syn-wund
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ryne
A course, run, running, ⬩ an orbit ⬩ course, uninterrupted progress ⬩ a course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood ⬩ course, cycle, lustre ⬩ course of life
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Bi his blodi rune þet ron inne monie studen, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 10. Þe stronge rune of þat blodi stream, Marh. 7, 12. Þer is mest neod hold hwon þe tunge is o rune, A. R. 74, 21
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rupe
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Rupe (rúwe (?),) oððe drisne capillamenta (cf. rawe, drisne capillamenta,ii. 128, 39), Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 73
feld-rude
Wild rue ⬩ silvestris rŭta
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Wild rue; silvestris rŭta, Ben. Lye: Lchdm. Glos. vol. iii. p. 325
CÉN
a torch ⬩ piuus ⬩ bold
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the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter c, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is céna torch; piuus, tæda; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter c, but for cén a torch, as,— RUNE byþ cwicera gehwám cúþ on fýre torch on fire is well known
Linked entry: C