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lǽdan

(v.)
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Add: to cause to move (líþan) with oneself, to bring or take a person to a place or person, with the person's consent Ezechias lǽdde ðá ællðeódgan ǽrenddracan on his máðmhús, Past. 39, 3. Orfeus lǽdde his wíf mid him oþ þe hé eóm on ꝥ gemǽreleóhtes and

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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will, the faculty of willing Gé hwæthwega godcundlíces on eówerre sáule habbaþ, ðæt is andgit and gemynd and se gesceádwíslíca willa, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 46, 26. Sáwul is voluntas ðæt is wylla, ðonne heó hwæt wyle, Homl. Skt. i. I. 187. Ðæs mannes sáwl hæfð

hád

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Add: person ; persona. a character in a drama or the like Þonne se sceop in gebtingð óðre hádas þe wið hine wurdlion, swylce hig him andswarion, Angl. viii. 330, 43. (l a) (one's own) person :-- Swylce ágenum háde ł naman ceu propria persona. An. Ox.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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where there is motion, lit. or fig., out, beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed, with verbs of going. without words determining whence or whither motion proceeds Hé lǽteþ word út faran, Exon. Th. 315, 35; Mód. 41. Uton gán út egrediamur

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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That. introducing substantive clauses, where the clause is equivalent to a noun in the nominative, and stands as the subject of the verb in the main clause Genóh byþ ðam leorningcnihte þæt (þætte, Lind. Rush.) hé sý swylce his láreów, Mt. Kmbl. 10. 25

fram

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Add: with dat. denoting departure and marking point from which movement takes place Hér fór se here tó Lundenbyrig from Reádingum, Chr. 872; P. 72, 18. From (of, v.l. ) Lindesse, 874; P. 72, 24. Hér cuóm se here intó Escanceastre from (fram, v.l. ) Werhám

heáh

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Add: — Héum minacibus [cf. oferhlifiende minaci (turrem minaci proceritate in edito porrectam, Ald. 62, 12), 85, 47], Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 65. Heáran editiorem, 32, 43. <b>A.</b> as adj. in a physical sense. extending to a (relatively) great

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Add: in direct questions. qualifying a verb. in what way? Hú mæg þis þus geweorþan?, Bl. H. 7, 21. Hú mæg ic andsware ǽnige findan?, Cri. 183. (a α) with ellipsis of the rest of the sentence, how (would it be) if . . . :-- Hú þonne gyf þú ne meaht?,

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Take here examples under fór (l. for), and add: with dat. local. before, in front of. where there is movement Se streám beáh for his fótum swá ꝥ hé mihte drýge ofergangan uidit undam suis cessisse ac uiam dedisse uestigiis, Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 24, 9. Se forrynel

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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óðer, indef. prn.
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and ordinal, used as adj. and as subst. always of strong declension. I. when two definite objects are referred to, one of two Him wearþ óðer eáge mid ánre flán út áscoten ictu sagittae oculum perdidit Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 112, 15. Hé hyne onsende myd twám

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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To drive, press Wraec aegit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 43. Uuraec torquet, 122, 50. Wræc egit, i. ducit, compulit, Wülck. Gl. 227, 6. Wrecende, drífende agens, Wrt. Voc. ii. l, 3. to drive, force to move Hwílum mec mín freá sendeþ under sǽlwonge, and on bid

heáfod

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Add: A head Heáfod caput, heáfud cephal, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 40, 41. the head of a living creature. of a human being Bróht wæs heáfud (-od, L. ) his on disce, Mt. R. 14, 11. Þeáh him mon sleá mid sweorde wiþ þæs heáfdes though one strike at his head with

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Iste, þes (þæs, MS. F.), ys æteówiendlíc, and ðǽr biþ, ðǽr man swá bícnaþ be him; ille, hé, ne biþ ðǽr ætforan andwerd, ðǽr men swá be him clypaþ ... ille hé, ipse hé sylf, iste ðes, hic ðes, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 93, 8-13. used adjectivally. alone with

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wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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to work, labour, absolute Mín fæder wyrcð (operatur) óþ ðis, and ic wyrce (wyrco, Lind., Rush. operor ), Jn. Skt. 5, 17. Efne swá hé wyrceþ secundum opera ejus, Ps. Th. 61, 12. Hé won and worhte, wíngeard sette, Cd. Th. 94, 7; Gen. 1558. Gá and wyrce

(pronoun.)
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hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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He, she, it Ðá hé gefór ðá féng his sunu tó ðam ríce when he died his son came to the throne, Chr. Erl. 2, 11. Him sprecendum hig cómon eo loquente veniunt, Mk. Skt. 5, 35. Hé hine miclum gewundode he wounded him severely, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34. Hé hiene

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

MAGAN

(v.)
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MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Megende valens, Kent. Gl. 189: to be strong, efficacious, to avail, prevail, be sufficient Gif ðú meht si vales, Kent. Gl. 52. Wel mæg ðæm dæg wérignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 41. Ne meg mon non

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tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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an enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court Tuun cors (= cohors), Txts. 52, 281. Tún choors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 32 : i. 291, 12. Yna (hýna ?) túnes tácen is ðæt ðú sette ðíne swýþran hand brádlinga ofer ðínne innoð, Techm. ii. 126, 15 (cf. gang-tún). Harewyrt

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weorþian

(v.)
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weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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to set a value upon, of money value Be ðam ðe se man hit weorðige ðe hit áge according to the value the owner may set upon it, L. Ath. v. 6; Th. i. 232, 26. (I a) to fix interest on a loan (?), to lend at interest (?) :-- Wiorþigende foenerator, Ps.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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intrans. to labour, toil, work Swá ic þrymful þeów winne, Exon. Th. 386, 26; Rä. 4, 67. In ídelnisse winnaþ ða timbriaþ ða in vanum laborant qui aedificant eam, Ps. Surt. 126, 1. Hé mid his handum wonn and worhte ða ðing ðe nýdþearflícu wǽron operi manuum

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sellan

(v.)
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sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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To give something (acc.) to somebody (dat. ). of voluntary giving, to put. into the possession of a person, transfer ownership from one to another Ic sello Werburge ðás lond, Chart. Th. 480, 30: 481, 5. Ðæt land ic sylle eów tó ágenne, Ex. 6, 8. Ealle