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fremian

(v.)
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Hé wæs swíðe wís ..., ꝥ fremode eallre þisse ðeóde, Chr. 1057; P. 118, 25: Hml. S. 10, 239. Hwæt eów betst fremige, 11, 35. Him sylfum fremian sibi prodesse, R. Ben. I. 107, 17. Fremian (framian, v.l. ) his underþeóddan, R. Ben. 120, 9: Hml.

cyne-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-ríce, cyne-rýce, es; n.

A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm regnum

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A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm; regnum Secg monig wyscte ðæt ðæs cyneríces ofercumen wǽre many a warrior wished that there was an end of that kingdom, Exon. 100b; Th. 378, 34; Deór. 26.

Linked entry: cyning-ríce

regol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
regol-líc, adj.

As an ecclesiastical term (v. regal, III).regular, in accordance with monastic rulesregularisin accordance with the canons of the church, canonical

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Æfter regollícre wísan, Lchdm. iii. 428, 15. Regulícra canonicorum, Hpt. Gl. 512, 36. Ðǽm regolecum canonicis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 19. Ða reogollícan gesettnysse háligra fædera canonica patrum statuta, Bd. 4, 5;S. 571, 40. [Icel.reglu-ligr.]

sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
sláw, slǽw, sleáw; adj.
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On óðre wísan sceal man manian ða sláwan (cf. late, Swt. 281, 16), on óðre ða ðe beóþ tó hrade, Past. "23; Swt. 175, 25. Ðá sláwan ( pigri ) sint to manianne ðæt hié ne forielden ðone tíman ðe hié tiola on dón mǽgen, 39, l ; Swt. 281, 19.

Linked entries: slǽw sleáw

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnestseriouslyindeed

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Add Heardlic eornost and wíslic wærscipe and steðefæst módstaþol . . . bið witena gehwilcum weorðlicre micle þonne hé his wísan fágige tó swíðe, Ll. Th. ii. 318, 37.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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Miht þú mé árǽran on Rómánisce wísan cynelice gebytlu?, 92. Hé hylt ealle þá gebytlu ðǽre gelaðunge, Hml. Th. i. 580, 21: 582, 22

med-micel

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Þonne ꝥ mód byð tódǽled tó manegum wísum, hit byð þý medmáre (lǽsse, v. l.) tó hwylcum synderlicum þingum cum animus dividitur ad multa, fit minor ad singula, 41, 14. Suá long gié ne dédon ánum ðassa metdmaasta ( de minoribus his ), Mt.

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, seerespicere, superspicereto overlook, neglect, despise

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Æfter ðære wísan ðe ic hit oferseah quemadmodum inspexi. Nar. 2, 9, Swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah, and mínum eárun oferhýrde, L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 29: L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 24.

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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The ordeal by hot iron, in which the accused who wished to clear himself had to bear, on the naked hand, a piece of red hot iron.

Linked entry: or-dál

þrafian

(v.)
Grammar
þrafian, p. ode.

to urgepressto reproverebukecorrect

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Similar entries v. þrafung Se Hǽlend on manegum wísum ðrafode and áfandode his gingran, and geedlǽhte ðæt ðæt hé ǽr tǽhte tó fulre láre, Homl. Th. ii. 296, 22. Drihten, ne þreá ðú me ne ne þrafa on ðínum yrre Domine, ne in ira tua arguas me, Ps.

un-geþyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþyldig, adj.

Impatient

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On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða ungeðyldegan (-geðyldgan, Hatt. MS.) and on óðre ða geðyldegan ... Ðǽm ungeðyldegum ( impatientibus ) is tó sæcganne, Past. 33; Swt. 214, 3,-6. Se ðe ungerádum oððe ungeðyldigum stýrð, Homl. Th. i. 306, 5.

Linked entry: ge-þyldig

wundrung

(n.)
Grammar
wundrung, e; f.

wonderingwonderadmirationastonishmenta wonderful sighta spectacle

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Eall hé wæs ful wundrunge and wafunge; and eác ða byrig hé geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend, on óþre heó ǽr wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 509. Heó mid wundrunge wearð befangen, 2, 251.

mengan

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spéde syndriende neque confundantes personas neque substantiam separantes, Angl. ii. 360, 4. of persons, to join to others so as to form one of a company Ic ǽnlípigu on þám cafertúne oþstód . . . ic mé þá eft ongan mængan tó óþrum, ꝥ ic wolde on sume wísan

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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To ask, inquire; interrŏgāre, sciscĭtāri Ic ðé frignan wille hwæt forlǽtest ðú me I wish to ask thee why hast thou forsaken me. Andr. Kmbl. 2824; An. 1414.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

plega

(n.)
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plega, an; m.
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Hió hæfdon wiste and plegan and oforgedrync, Blickl. Homl. 99, 17-21. Plegan allusiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 44 : colludia, 20, 71. Plegena ludorum, 50, 25. clapping with the hands, applause (v. plegan, IV) Ðæm plegan plausu, Wrt.

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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To BLESS, wish happiness, consecrate; benedicere, consecrare Ic Ismael éstum wille bletsian I will bless Ishmael with favours, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 5; Gen. 2357: 191; Th. 238, 23; Dan. 359; Gen. 17, 16.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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Gif hió mid bearnum búgan wille if she wish to go away taking the children with her, Ll. Th. i. 22, 6. of adhesion, submission, or abandonment, defection, to turn to or from Se ðe fram Gode bíchð tó deófle, Hml. Th. i. 110, 1.

tó-samne

(adv.)
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tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Héht tósomne ða heó séleste wiste tó ðære hálgan byrig cumin, Elen. Kmbl. 2401; El. 1202. with hostility Raðe ðæs ðe hié tósomne cómon commisso praelio, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 11. Fóron tósomne wráðe wælherigas, Cd.

Linked entry: tó-somne

þider

(adv.)
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þider, þieder; adv.
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Hit witena nán þider (cf. þǽr, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 9) ne séceþ no wise man goes thither to look for it, Met. 19, 8. Þider wǽron fúse, Cd. Th. 190, 9; Exod. 196. Hé þyder folc samnode, 230, 5; Dan. 228: Blickl. Homl. 67, 20.

Linked entry: þyder

ge-beorgan

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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde, ne wið God well geborgen (secure from incurring God's anger. Cf. ge-beorglic), on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað, Ll.