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gód

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Ne gód hafoc geond sæl swingeð, B. 2263. of persons, as a term of indefinite commendation Higeláces þegn gód mid Geátum, sé wæs moncynnes mægenes strengest, æðele and eácen, B. 199. Hér líð úre ealdor . . . gód on greóte, By. 315.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Heó sæt hire feorran she sat her down a good way off, 21, 16. Hí eodon heom they went, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 17: 21. Hí fleóþ him floccmǽlum they fly in flocks, Homl. Th. i. 142, 9. Ondréd hé him timuit, Jn. Skt. 19, 8.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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Ðǽr læg secg manig, There lay many a soldier, gárum forgrunden, — by the darts brought low, — guman norþerne, northern men, ofer scyld sceoten, over shield shot, swylce Scyttisc eác so also [eke] the Scotchman's wérig wígges sǽd. wretched war-spawn.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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sǽde ðæt ðæt land sié swíþe lang norþ þonan he said that from that point the country stretches very far to the north, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 4. Seó burh is west þonon from ðære stówe on ánre míle, Blickl.

standan

(v.)
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standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Sió burg stód bí ðære , Past. 52; Swt. 409, 33. Ðá com genip and stód æt ðære dura, Ex. 33, 9. Him æt heortan stód ord, Byrht. Th. 136, 3; By. 145: Beo. Th. 5352; B. 2679. Gemearca hú ða tyrf ǽr stódon, Lchdm. i. 398, 5.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

heáh

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Þeós heá lyft 'the lift sae hie,' Rä. 8, 4. Þá tungla þæs heán heofnes, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 25. Heáhre handa dynt a blow from an uplifted hand, Ll. Th. i. 18, 1. Ꝥ mynster wæs geseted in heánum cnolle þæs muntes ( in summo montis cacumine ), Gr.

Linked entry: dynt

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Th. ii. 296, 1: 300, 23: i. 316, 10. to leave a place, office, position. to cease to occupy Se here forlét þæt geweorc . . . and ofer gewiton, Chr. 885; P. 78, 13. Eádsige forlét þet biscopríce, 1043; P. 163, 26.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Homl. 35, 14. word (in word of God) Se ðe sǽwð, word hé sǽwð . . . Hí ðæt word gehýraþ, Mk. Skt. 4, 14-20. Wé wǽron gesamnode ðǽr wé gehérdan Godes word, Blickl. Homl. 141, 27.

hwá

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A</b> above), alone, (i) of persons Ðá Sǽde Paulus þone engel hwæt seó góde sáwel wǽre. Ðá sǽde hé him þæt heó wǽre mildheortnesse fyligende and staðolfæst . . . . Wlfst. 237, II. Hú mihte Adam tócnáwan hwæt hé wǽre . . . ?, Hml.

under

(prep.)
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under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Sume steorran gewítaþ under ða , Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 26. Stefn in becom under hárne stán, Beo. Th. 5100; B. 2553. Hió ðæt líc ætbær under firgenstreám, 4263; B. 2128. Ðá námon hig ánne stán and lédon under hine, Ex. 17, 12.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Hé ðás foldan ásiów sǽda monegum wuda and wyrta (cf. treówa and wyrta, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 27), 20, 75 1. Smicere on gearwum, wudum and wyrtum cymeþ wlitig scríþan on tún Maius, Menol. Fox 151 ; Men. 77.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-witnes

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Ne sæge þú leáse gewitnesse, 44, 20. Náne gewitnesse hé hit on riht týmde, 158, 16. Búton hé gewitnesse hæbbe ꝥ æfter him ne saga þú, 54, 4. Ꝥ hé hæfde ungeligene gewitnesse þæs ꝥ hit swá gód wǽre, 232, 26.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Hé him ðæt ríce tówerd sǽde he told him that the kingdom was in store for him, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 8. Hé forestihte ðagecorenan tó ðam écan lífe, for ðan ðe hé wiste hí swilce tówearde he knew they were to become such, Homl. Th. i. 112, 32, 34.

Linked entry: tó-ward

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Ðár ðú nú gemyndest ða word ðe ic ðé sǽde on ðære forman béc, ðonne miht ðú be ðám wordum genóg sweotole ongitan ðæt ðæt ðú ǽr sǽdest ðæt ðú nystest si superiora concessa respicias, ne illud quidem longius aberit, quin recorderis, quod te dudum nescire

Linked entry: þár

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Ic sǽde gé synt godas (goddo, L., godo, R.), Jn. 10, 34. in the Christian, monotheistic sense, God. as a proper name On anginne gesceóp God heofenan and eorðan, Gen. 1, 1. Goddes Dei, Rtl. 109, 11: Mk.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Sǽte haldan (to keep in repair), Ll. Th. i. 432, 15. the subject a thing Mé mára dǽl in gǽstgerýnum wunað, sé mé wraðe healdeð, Gú 220. to hold and control, manage Dryhten . . . scyreð and scrífeð and gesceapo healdeð, Vy. 66: Gen. 2827.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Drýgum fótum gán ofer sǽs ýþa, Bl. H. 177, 18. Wé gedóð þæt hí gán ne magon. Hml. Th. ii. 486, 13.

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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There is the best evidence, that the voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan were written by the king, for we read that, — Ohthere sæde Alfréde cyninge, ðæt he ealra Norþmanna norþmest búde Ohthere told king Alfred that he dwelt northmost of all Northmen, Ors

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Wraðu wannhálum wíta gehwylces, sæce and sorge, Elen. Kmbl. 2058; El. 1030. Hé monge gehǽlde hefigra wíta. Exon. Th. 155, 9 ; Gú. 857. Wanhále wítum gebundene, Andr. Kmbl. 1150 ; An. 580. Hé gehǽlde manega of wítum (plagis), Lk. Skt. 7, 21.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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I c: Hé heom fore sǽde his neóde, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 30. temporal, before Is nú feala forðgewitenra ... þe ús fore wǽron, El. 637. of previous action: Hí férdon tó heora geférum þe him fore stópon, Hml.