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tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.

an enclosed piece of ground ⬩ a yard ⬩ court ⬩ the enclosed land surrounding a single dwelling ⬩ a manor ⬩ vill ⬩ 'an estate with a village community in villenage upon it under a lord's jurisdiction,' ⬩ the buildings or inhabitants being referred to ⬩ the towns of Roman Britain ⬩ a habitation of men ⬩ the residence or estate of a single person ⬩ an estate ⬩ farm ⬩ a collection of dwellings ⬩ a village ⬩ town

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Hé hæfde ðæt bisc̃ríce .L. wint' æt Scíreburnan, and his líc líþ ðǽr on túne (or túne = cyrictúne?), Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 20.

Linked entries: bold tún-geréfa

forþ

forwards ⬩ from an upright position ⬩ from a point of rest ⬩ denoting continuity of movement or direction, on ⬩ along with ⬩ and so on ⬩ forth ⬩ hence forth ⬩ on ⬩ to go on doing ⬩ at an advanced point ⬩ at a later part of a book ⬩ forth ⬩ out ⬩ so as to be seen or known ⬩ forth ⬩ away from a place ⬩ out ⬩ to (such) a degree

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Gif Englisc onstál gá forð ( take place ), 130, 15. forth, away from a place, out Se here fór forþ (marched out of its winter quarters), Chr. 887; P. 80, 29. Faran ealle forð, ðǽr him God wísige ꝥ hí tó cuman móton, Ll. Th. i. 258, 8.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing

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Skt. i. 21, 11. of the near future, about to come, coming, at hand, approaching Se tówarda winter imminens hiems, Bd. 4, 1;S. 564, 39. On ðære tóweardan tíde ðe ðá neálǽhte niðða bearnum, Cd. Th. 77, 30; Gen. 1283.

Linked entry: tó-ward

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 17. possessed of honours, honourable or noble as regards position, great Swá weorð man wíne druncen quasi potens crapulatus a vino. Ps. Th. 77, 65. Wyrðro ðec honoratior te, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 8.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increase ⬩ growth, produce ⬩ plant, fruit ⬩ offspring, progeny ⬩ result ⬩ fruit, that which may be enjoyed ⬩ produce of money, usury. ⬩ growth, growing, ⬩ increase ⬩ growth, thriving ⬩ growth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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He was þogen on wintre and on wastme, O. E. Homl. ii. 127, 16. Marherete schan of wlite ant of wastum, Marh. 2, 34. Hire wliti westum, vultus ipsius claritas Kath. 310. westme fæir, Laym. 15698

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald

To give something (acc.) to somebody (dat.) ⬩ to put into the possession of a person ⬩ transfer ownership from one to another ⬩ to give what one is bound to give ⬩ to pay tribute ⬩ offer ⬩ dedicate to God ⬩ to give ⬩ furnish or supply with food, medicine, poison, etc ⬩ to give one thing for another ⬩ to sell for ⬩ a price ⬩ to sell at ⬩ a price ⬩ to sell ⬩ to give in payment ⬩ to give into the keeping of ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver ⬩ commit ⬩ entrust ⬩ to give a woman to be a man's wife ⬩ to give over to a hostile power ⬩ deliver up to ⬩ to deliver wrongfully ⬩ to betray ⬩ to give up ⬩ yield up ⬩ to give forth ⬩ produce ⬩ be the source of ⬩ to give light ⬩ emit sound ⬩ to give an answer ⬩ a pledge ⬩ a promise ⬩ to give leave ⬩ consent ⬩ forgiveness ⬩ to give help, pain, peace, victory, etc ⬩ to give punishment, reward ⬩ to give ⬩ endow with a capacity, life, sight, understanding, etc ⬩ to give one's heart to a person

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Byrelas sealdon wín of wunderfatum, Beo. Th. 2327; B. 1161. Hié him sealdon áttor drinccan, Blickl. Homl. 229, 16: Ealle ða mettas ge drincan ða ðe habban hát mægen and scearp sele þicgean, Lchdm. ii. 184, 10 (often in Leechdoms).

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Theodosius hæfde þone wind mid him, 6, 36; S. 294, 26. Be þám sácerde . . hwæt hé on him hæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 128, 19. Hæbbe hé him gemǽne ꝥ wið God, i. 332, 31. Þám þe heora dǽl getýnedne hæbben, 128, 9.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Ðá wearþ Holofernus on gytesálum he grew merry, as the wine flowed, Judth. Thw. 21, 17; Jud. 21. Wurdan gesweoru on seledreáme exultaverunt colles, Ps. Th. 113, 6.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Þurh ðæt gewrixle ðara feówer týda, ðæt ys lencten and sumer and herfest and winter, Shrn. 168, 12. Nihte and dæg ðú ðe gewissast and tídena ðú selst tída noctem diemque qui regis et temporum das tempora, Hymn. Surt. 6, 6.

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hand

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[Cf. wind heom stod on honde þe scaf heom to Irlonde, Laym. 22313. ] with acc. into one's possession, charge or keeping Beówulfe ríce on hand gehwearf, B. 2208.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hé næs búton seofontiéne*-*wintre, 4, 9; S. 190, 29. Nolde hé ná andswerian búton mid mon*-*þwǽrnesse, Bl. H. 33, 29. Nis nǽnig man ꝥ þurfe gesécan, búton þá, 103, 16 : 185, 9. Ðá gebróðra næfdon búton fíf hláfas, Hml.

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
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 need ⬩ to be in need ⬩ have need of something ⬩ to need to do something ⬩ to be bound to do something because it is right ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ be compelled by destiny ⬩ to have good cause or reason for doing something ⬩ to be use, to be good for a person to do something ⬩ to owe

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Gif hit sié sumor, dó wermódes sǽdes dust tó; gif hit sié winter, ne þearft ðú ðone wermód tó dón, Lchdm. ii. 180, 29. Hé ne ðearf ná faran fram stówe tó stówe, Homl. Th. i. 158, 4. Hwæt ðurfon (þurfe, Bod. MS.) wé nú má sprecan?

hé

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

He, she, it

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Hit wæs winter hiemps erat, Jn. Skt. 10, 22. Hit lícode Herode it pleased Herod, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 6. Ðonne hit tócymþ ðæt hie hit sprecan sculon when the time comes that they ought to speak, Past. 46; Swt. 355, 10.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Moncyn winþ on ðám ýðum ðisse worulde, Bt. 4 ; Fox 8, 22 : 33, 4; Fox 132, 28 : Met. 4, 56. Worulde gedál death, Beo. Th. 6128; B. 3068. Worulde brúcan to live, 2129; B. 1062. Gád worolde wilna, 1904; B. 950. Worlde geweorces, 5415 ; B. 2711.

for

before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of

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Ýþa for winde þá sǽ hréraþ, Bt. 39, I F. 210, 25: Met. 27, 4. ¶ marking the agent: Oþsace . . . sé þe dyrre, ꝥ ꝥ angin nǽre gestilled for þæs crístendómes Gode, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 5. marking reason, ground, on account of. reason for being so and so Ǽgþer

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Tilaþ ánra gehwilc ágnes willan (cf. winþ heora ǽlc. on óþer æfter his ágenum willan, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 34), Met. 11, 83. Ǽlc man ðæs tiolaþ, hú hé on écnesse swincan mǽge. Ps.

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

niman

(v.)
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Ꝥ tó náhte nyt ne biþ ꝥ man gódne mete ete oþþe ꝥ betste wín drince, gif ꝥ gelimpeþ ꝥ hé hit eft spíwende ánforlǽteþ, ꝥ hé ǽr tó blisse nam and tó líchoman nyttnesse, Bl.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Nys hyt swá stearc winter, ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17. Swǽ opene scylde ðæt hé his bróðor ofslóge, Past. 34; Swt. 234, 2.

Linked entries: swǽ eall-swá se

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj. prs. scyle, scile, sciele, scule.

to owe ⬩ debere ⬩ shall ⬩ must ⬩ ought ⬩ have ⬩ am ⬩ am bound ⬩ shall ⬩ ought as being fit, right, proper ⬩ in accordance with reason ⬩ to do appointed work ⬩ to carry out the terms of an agreement ⬩ where the obligation results from a law, statute, regulation ⬩ shall ⬩ must as being decreed by fate or providence ⬩ to be forced ⬩ must because there is no possible alternative ⬩ because one cannot help one's self ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ must ⬩ shall because from the conditions or nature of a case no alternative is admissible ⬩ because a conclusion is inevitable ⬩ shall ⬩ must ⬩ where an end is to be attained or a task to be completed or a purpose to be served

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Wé cwǽdon ǽr, ðæt se sceolde lytel sáwan, se ðe him ðone wind ondréde, Past. 39; Swt. 285, 23. Wéndun gé ðæt gé Scyppende sceoldan gelíce wesan, Exon. Th. 141, 33; Gú. 636.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, on ⬩ dependence upon an object ⬩ extension over a surface ⬩ nearness ⬩ in or at a place, or with a person ⬩ rest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically in ⬩ marking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at ⬩ on, at, in ⬩ within, in the course of, in, during ⬩ on, a- ⬩ from ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ by, with ⬩ of, consisting of or in ⬩ in respect to, in the matter of, in ⬩ in, of ⬩ at (a distance), of (the weight of), ⬩ with, in ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ of ⬩ in ⬩ motion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, to ⬩ marking motion from without to the inside, into, among ⬩ continuously, together, anon, at once ⬩ expressing temporal relations, ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ into (one's power, etc. ) ⬩ against ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ marking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sight ⬩ marking price ⬩ in (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Hí hálgodon hláf and wín oh his gemynde, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 1-3. in accordance with :-- Ðæt hé irne on his willan, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 21. of (such and such a name) :-- Wæs sum man on naman ZacheusLk. Skt. 19, 2: 23, 50.

Linked entries: an un-reordian