hédan
Wright's OE grammar
§129;
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the object a person
the object a thing.
to take charge or possession of
(with gen.).
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Gif hé næbbe mǽgburg, héden his þá gefán,
- Ll. Th. i. 148, 19 .
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- 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.)
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- 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 .
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Gelamp hit ꝥ sume hlosniende menn ðǽr betweónan eódon and þisra seofona georne héddon,
- 137.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “hédan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/52123.
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