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diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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</b> direction by one in authority, of men Benedictus sǽde þæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte ( his rule as abbot ) geðwǽrlǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 7. Hý bedreáf onfón æfter heora abbodes dyhte ( dispositionem ), R. Ben. 47, 5.

gréne

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Bebeád se Hǽlend ꝥ ðæt folc sǽte ofer ꝥ gréne híg (ofer groene gers, L., ofer groenum hegge ł grese, R., super uiride faenum ), Mk. 6, 39. Siððan Adam stóp on gréne græs, Gen. 1137.

lyft

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sǽde ꝥ án gehwǽde wolcn efne þá upp ástige mid þǽre unstæðdigan lyfte. Efne ðá árás se wind, Hml. S. 18, 150. Ne windig wolcen, ne þǽr wæter fealleð lyfte gebysgad, Ph. 62. Hé gesette ýsta his on lyftu ( auram ), Ps.

leógan

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Oft eác ðá grambǽra[n] leógað him selfum, ðonne hié wénað ðæt hié ryhtne andan hæbben saepe iracundi rectitudinis falluntur zelo, 289, 17. Þá stuntan mód leógað, þonne hí wénað ꝥ þæs mannes ærnung beó of his líchaman missenlicnysse, Gr. D. 46, 7.

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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Gif ðonne ǽgðer bið unwís pastorum saepe imperitia meritis congruit subjectorum: quia quamvis lumen scientiae sea culpa exigente non habeant; districto tamen judicio agitur, ut per eorum ignorantiam hi etiam, qui sequuntur, offendant, Past. 1; Swt. 29

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Hit is swíðe ryht spell ðæt Plato sǽde ... Ða cwæþ ic : 'Ic eom geþafa ðæt ðæt wæs sóþ spell ðæt Plato sǽde,' 35, 1-2; Fox 156, 8-14. Hé wæs riht cyning he (Constantine) was a true king, Elen. Kmbl. 26; El. 13. Ðæt is se rihta geleáfa, Blickl.

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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</b> to kill (to stick iss ) Wé oþþe sticode beóþ oþþe on ádruncene aut jugulamur aut mergimur, Bd. 1, 13; S. 482, 1. Monige fanggene wǽron and heápmǽlum sticode nonnulli comprehensi acervatim jugulabantur, 1, 15; S. 484, 5. <b>I b.

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Wé tweofealdne deáþ ðrowiaþ, oþþe sticode beóþ, oþþe on ádruncene oriuntur duo genera funerum, aut jugulamur, aut mergimur.

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Mid hræs geeáde all sunes ðerh hrædlíce ł oefestlíce in impetu abiit totus grex per praeceps in mare, Mt. L. 8, 32. Árís hræðlíce surge velociter, Rtl. 58, 9. Hreód wrít[eres] hreðlíce wrítendes, Ps.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Lindesse ligeþ út on Lindissi, pertingens usque ad mare. 2, 16; S. 519, 19: 1, 25; S. 486, 21. On his gehlotland ðe líþ on Ephraim dúne in finibus possessionis suæ, quæ est sita in monte Ephraim, Jos. 24, 30.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

ge-sécan

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(a β) of animals or moving things Nis nán tó þæs lytel ǽwelm ꝥ hé þá ne geséce, Bt. 24, l ; F. 80, 25.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Ic ǽfre ne geseah on leódan syllícran cræft I never saw a more wonderful craft sailing on the sea Andr. Recd. 1004; An. 500

háwian

(v.)
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Hé hét his cnapan háwian tó ðǽre gif ǽnig mist árise, 18, 145. figurative, where the mind is directed to a subject Hwónlíce fremað ðæs mannes líf ðe bið nýtene gelíc, ðe háwað symle tó ðǽre eorðan, ꝥ is, tó eorðlicum ðingum, Hml. Th. ii. 442, 8.

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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On Wulfrgdeswyrð; of Wulfrédeswyrðe, iv. 103, 13. a place enclosed by buildings, a court or hall of a house, a place or street of a town Hé sæt úta in worðe sedebat foris in atrio, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 69: Mk. Skt.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Th. 32, 2; Gen. 497. marking measurement Habbe hé his strand upp of and út on , Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 7. marking position, up, on high Hí (beams) man mæg up fégean (lignum ad summa levatur), Past. 58; Swt. 445, 3.

þurfan

(v.)
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þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Ne þearft ðú sæce rǽran, Elen. Kmbl. 1876; El. 940. to owe, Similar entries cf. sculan, I Ne þearf ic N. sceatt ne scilling, ne pænig ne pæniges weorð; ac eal ic him gelǽste ðæt ðæt ic him scolde, L. O. 11; Th. i. 182, 9

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Sǽde on heortan hys ne myngeþ (requiret). Ps. Spl. T. 9, 15. Gif hé gelómlíce þurh his bydelas his gafoles myngaþ if he by his messengers often asks for his tribute, L. Edg. S; Th. i. 270, 20. Heáhberht oft ðæs myngode, oðíe ðses landes bæd, Chart.

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Iacob byþ on glædum sǽlum exultabit Jacob, Ps. Th. 52, 8. Sefa wæs ðé glædra her mind was the gladder, Elen. Kmbl. 1909; El. 956. pleasant, kind, mild, courteous Glæd man jucundus homo, Ps. Th. 111, 5. Glade fǽmnan virgines, 148, 12.

ge-wemman

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</b> to destroy :-- 'Anlícnes, sænd mycel waeter ... swá þæt sién gewemmede ealle þá on þisse ceastre syndon' (cf. þæt þú on þis folc forð onsende wæter to wera cwealme, An. 1509) ... sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter swá sealt, and hit æt manna líchaman

lícettan

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Hé him sǽde ꝥ hé ofslóge Saul, and wolde mid þǽre leásunge lícettan wið Dáuid, Hml. S. 12, 250. to feign something, with acc. to present a false appearance of aquality, property, &amp;c. feign humility, &amp; c.