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open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Open. not shut, allowing ingress or egress Heofen biþ open on sumum ende . . . and mycel mægen forþ cymeþ þurh ðone openan dǽl. Blickl. Homl. 93, l. Open scræf. Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Open wæs ðæt eorþærn ( the sepulchre). Exon.

open

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openum bismere, Past. 279, 8. On openam yfle, 439, 7. Æt openre scylde, Ll. Th. i. 124, 23. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde gewyrce, 312, 8. Hí bégen nǽron geendode ðurh openne martirdóm, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 29.

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openlypublicly, in a way by which not a few only are affectedwithout concealment, without reserve, freelyplainly, evidently, clearly, manifestlywithout obstruction, at large

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Ða díglan gyltas man sceal dígelíce bétan, and ða openan openlíce, Homl. Th. i. 498, 10. plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly Swelce hé open, líce cuǽde si aperte dicat, Past. 21, 2 ; Swt. 153, 11: Blickl. Homl. 81: 19.

open-ears

(n.)
Grammar
open-ears, -ærs, es; m.

A medlarmespila

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A medlar; mespila,Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 50

open-ears

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open-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
open-líc, adj.

Open, public

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Open, public Openlíc publicum, Germ. 398, 45. Openlecre puplica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 55. Openlecum (opanletet, Wrt. ii. 3, 61) a puplicis, Wülck. Gl. 343, 28

open-lic

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Þára openlican weorc (aperta opera) wé gesióð, ac wé nyton hwelc hira inngeðonc bið, Past. 105, 9. Add

open-ness

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Add: manifestation Þá gesceáwiað þá opennysse þǽre godcundan onlíhtnysse þe heora líchaman symle geclǽnsiað mid sýfrum þeáwum, Hml, S. 23 b, 42

ge-swutelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swutelian, -swuteligan, -swytelian, -sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [sweotol manifest, clear, open]

To declarepublishmake knownexplainprovemanifestshowglorifymonstrāredemonstrārepublĭcāreexprĭmĕremanĭfestāresignāreexplānāreprŏbāreclārĭfĭcāre

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To declare, publish, make known, explain, prove, manifest, show, glorify; monstrāre, demonstrāre, publĭcāre, exprĭmĕre, manĭfestāre, signāre, explānāre, prŏbāre, clārĭfĭcāre Ic wolde mid ðære gebícnunge geswutelian ðæt ic eom ðære stówe hyrde I would

werde

(n.)
Grammar
werde, glosses opes, Kent. Gl. 864. (
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cf. opes superbe ofermóde préde, 249.)

bær-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-synnig, -sinnig, -suinnih, -sunig; adj. [bær bare, open; synnig sinful, wicked]

Openly-wickedan open or public sinnera publicanapertus vel publicus peccatorpublicanus

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Openly-wicked; used substantively, an open or public sinner, a publican; apertus vel publicus peccator, publicanus Síe ðé swǽ bærsynnig sit tibi sicut publicanus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 18, 17: 21, 32: Mk. Lind. War. 2, 16: Lk. Lind. War. 15, 1: Mt. Lind.

ǽ-swutol

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swutol, es; m. [ǽ law, sweotol manifest, clear, open]

One who makes the law cleara lawyerlegisperitus

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One who makes the law clear, a lawyer; legisperitus

a-sprindlad

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sprindlad, part. [ = a-springlad ? from springan to spread, or sprengan to burst open]

Torn asunderripped updiruptus

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Torn asunder, ripped up; diruptus, L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. iii 216, 7

Linked entry: -sprindlian

Bráden

(n.)
Grammar
Bráden, Brǽden, es; m. [Flor. Bradene: so called from its
size
, from brád, brǽd
broad, open, spacious
; dene, es; m.
vallis, locus silvestris
, v. denu]

broad, open, spaciousvallis, locus silvestrisBREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshiresilvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went

Linked entry: Brǽden

on-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hlídan, p. -hlád.

To open, uncloseTo be disclosed, to appear

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Ðǽr biþ open eádgum tðgeánes, onhliden hleóðra wyn, heofonríces dura, 198, 18 ; Ph. 12. Carcernes duru opene fundon, onhliden hamera geweorc, Andr. Kmbl. 2155; An. 1079. intrans.

ge-openian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-openian, -openigean; p. ode; pp. od, ad.

To open, manifest, shew, revealTo open

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Geopenod opened, 9, 8. intrans. To open Ðá geopenode seó sǽ togeánes Moysen the sea opened before Moses, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 63, 228

Linked entry: openian

fǽhþe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþe, an; f.

Deadly feudcapĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia

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Deadly feud; capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia Wæs seó fǽhþe open úhtan the deadly feud was open at early morn, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 30; Sat. 405

geápan

(v.)
Grammar
geápan, geapian; p. te, ode; pp. ed, od

To GAPEopenpandĕre

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To GAPE, open; pandĕre, Cot. 158

bær-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-lic, adj.

Openpublic

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Open, public Bærlic publicam, Lk. p. 3, 8

lah-riht

(n.)
Grammar
lah-riht, es; n.

Legal right

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Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oþþe cyninges gewyrce if any one act in open contradiction to the legal right of Crist or of the king, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 9