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hédan

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to take charge or possession of (with gen.).
the object a person
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  • Gif hé næbbe mǽgburg, héden his þá gefán,

    • Ll. Th. i. 148, 19
    • .
the object a thing.
    [
  • Hml. Th. ii. 114, 33
  • :
  • Exod. 583
  • :
  • Ll. Th. i. 436, 9
  • :
  • Hml. Th. i. 330, 31
  • in Dict.]
to have a care for, take notice of (with gen.) [B. 2697: Ll. Th. ii. 316, 30: Hml. Th. iv. 534, 16 in Dict.]
to care for, take notice of (with acc.)
    [
  • Hml. Th. ii. 116, 4
  • in Dict.]
to take care that (with clause)
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  • Héde sé ðe scíre healde ꝥ hé friðige and forðige ǽlce be ðám ðe hit sélest sý,

    • Angl. ix. 259, 13
    • .
to observe, take note of (gen.)
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  • Næs him ná þe sél þæs þe hé georne hédde, ne mihte hé þǽr nǽnne geseón þe hé gecnáwan cúþe,

    • Hml. S. 23, 638
    • .
  • Gelamp hit ꝥ sume hlosniende menn ðǽr betweónan eódon and þisra seofona georne héddon,

    • 137.
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