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ymen

(n.)
Grammar
ymen, hymen, es; m.
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Ymenas and capitula rǽdinga sýn ánum gemete gehealdene, R. Ben. 43, 2. On ymnum in hymnis, Ps. Spl. 99, 4. Ymenum, Ps. Surt. 99, 4. Míne weleras ðé wordum belcettaþ ymnas eructabunt labia mea hymnum, Ps. Th. 118, 171

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pistol-rǽdere

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Þænne se pistelrǽdere gá upp tó rǽdenne þá rǽdincge, 417, 739. Andswarigende twégen pistelrǽderas standende tóforan þǽre róde hí singan, on Grécisc, 418, 757. Cf. sub-, under-diácon

limpan

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Médu mid riahte tó ðém lande limpað, 439, 7. 438, 15. to pertain to, be concerned with, have relation to Rǽdincga tó þæs hálgan árwyrþnesse limpende lectiones ad ipsius sancti uenerationem periinenies, Angl. xiii. 430, 936..

capitol

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Sý ánes capitules rǽding gecweden lectio recitanda est, 11. Feówer capitulas (capitula), þæt is feówer tódála angin þæs cxviii-an sealmes, 42, 1. an anthem Þrý capitulas (capitula) sýn gesungene, R. Ben. 42, 4.

hwíl-tídum

(n.)
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Sculan þá gebróðra hwíltídum ( certis temporibus) beón ábyse-gode mid heora handa geswince, hwíltídum (certis iterum ) mid rǽdinge, R. Ben. 73, 4-6. Se móna is hwíltídum weaxende, hwíltídum wani-ende, Hml. Th. ii. 214, 32

manigfealdlíce

(adv.)
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Wé mihton ðás rǽdinge menigfealdlícor trahtnian the passage admits of more complex treatment, Hml.

reccan

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Rǽdinc bútan béc tó reccanne lectio ex corde recitanda, R. Ben. I. 39, 6; 48, 2. Reccendes prosequentis, i. narrantis, An. Ox. 2320.

rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdere, es; m.
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Gebróðra gereorde ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge. Ne nán ne gedyrstlǽce, ðæt hé fǽrlíce bóc gelæcce and ðǽr bútan foresceáwunge onginne tó rǽdenne, ac ðære wucan rǽdere on ðone Sunnandæg mid bletsunge hit beginne ...

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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rǽding . . . þe lǽs þe sí gemét [bróðor] ásolcen, sé geémtige ídelnesse horis quibus vacant fratres lectioni. . . ne forte inveniatur frater accidiosus, qui vacet otioso R. Ben. l. 83, 7

án-lípig

Grammar
án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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For ðám þrím rǽdingum sý án ánlípig (ǽnlýpig, v.l. ) rǽdincg gerǽd, R. Ben. 34, 11. Án ǽlpi mónð, Angl. viii. 320, 11. Nán ánlípig ( ne ana quideni ) tó láfe ne wunode, Gr.

ge-segen

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Þurh háligra bóca gesægene (rǽdinge, v.l. ) gehýred, l, 4. Gesægenum asserlionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 31. Hú mæg ic forlǽtan þæt ðæt ic can, and lufian þæt ðet mé uncúð is búton be gesegenum ?, Solil. H. 23, 10: 69, 28.

wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽgan, p. de

To deceivedelude

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Gif hwylc bróðor wǽgð and misféhð on boduncge sealma oðþe rǽdincge si quis dum pronuntiat psalmum fallitur lectionem, R. Ben. 71, 5. Gesuicas ł wǽges mentientes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 11. Wǽgde vel bepǽhte fefellit, i. delusit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 27.

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a textpassagetextustractusa treating of a subjectan expositiona commentary

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Ðæt man rǽde twá rǽdinga mid twám tractum and mid twám collectum, L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 19. a treating of a subject, an exposition, a commentary Traht expositio, i. tractatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 84.

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bí-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bí-geng, (big-).

practiceexercisedoingcultivationtillageobservanceworship

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Gástlicre rǽdincge bígencge (studio), Angl. xiii. 392, 383. Regullicum bígincge, 388, 353. Se gewuna belaf of hǽðenra manna biggenge, Hml. A. 146, 47. Ænigne deófles bígencg tó dónne, 143, 122. ꝥ hiora biggencgas ne wurdon ádwǽscte, Hml.S. 22, 195.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. used of more than one person, dual plural used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors used of one person, by a writer or speaker by a prince

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Wé mihton ðás rǽdinge menigfealdlícor trahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 556, 13. Hwæt wille wé eów swíðor secgan be ðisum symbeldæge, ii. 444, 13: Blickl. Homl. 115, 28. by a prince Beówulf maþelode : ' Wé ðæt ellenweorc fremedon', Beo.

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rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction guidancecorrection setting right correction reproof a direction rule regularis

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Bisceopes dægweorc . . . his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc, rǽding oððon rihting ( correcting manuscripts? ), L. I. P. 8 ; Th. ii. 314, 19.

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leógan

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Nis þæt seldguma . . næfne him his wlite leóge, B. 250. trans, To state incorrectly, make a mistake in what is said Gíf ǽnig þonne hé áginð sealm leógð rǽdinge si quis dum pronuntiat psalmum fallitur lectionem, R. Ben. l. 79, 12.

tó-dál

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dál, -dǽl, es; n.

Division.a dividing into parts,partitionseparationa part of a whole,separate portion,sectiona mark which divides,dividing-pointdistinction,differencedistributionscattering,dispersingdissension,want of union or peace,discretion

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Distinctiones, ðæt sind tódál, hú man tódǽlþ ða fers on rǽdinge. Se forma prica on ðam ferse is geháten media distinctio, ðæt is on middan tódál . . . Distinctio is tódál, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Zup. 291, 2-7. Tódálæ commate, incisione, Hpt.

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under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Skt. ii. 25, 472. to accept as correct : -- Ðis ylce understand be ðám óðrum dagum take the same rule as applicable in the case of the other days, Anglia viii. 304, 29. to observe, notice, consider Understand (or I) rǽdere, hwæt seó rǽding cwyð, Anglia

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ge-férrǽden

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Samnig eeal geférrǽden tó þǽre rǽdincge, 67, 5. On ǽghwilcan mynstre singe eal geférrǽden ætgædere heora saltere, Wlfst. 181, 21. Ælfwíg abbud and eall seó geférrǽden on Baðan, C. D. iv. 171, 28. Geférrǽdene, inhíréde clientela, An. Ox. 2809.