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ge-faran

(v.)
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Wearð ꝥ wæder swíðe strang, ꝥ þá eorlas ne mihton gewitan hwet Godwine eorl gefaren hæfde, Chr. 1052; P. 177, 18. ¶ gefaren experienced :-- Sé wæs wíde gefaren and gelǽred he was of wide experience and learning; uir per omnia doctissimus, Bd. pref.; Sch

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Wearð swíðe stranglic gefeoht on bá halfe, 1066; P. 199, 13. one of the parties to a transaction, dispute, &c. Gán twégen menn of ǽgðre healfe, Ll. Th. i. 226, 19, 20.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Hí wendon him tó ðære burge weard 1048; Erl. 177, 40. to turn round Swylce ex wendende quasi axis versatilis Scint. 97, 4. to turn from one condition to another to change, alter Hí on wiðerméde wendan and cyrdan conversi sunt in arcum perversum Ps.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Wilnaþ God tó ǽlcum men ðæt hé sié oððe wearm oððe ceald aut calidus quisque esse, aut frigidus quaeritur Past. 58; Swt. 447, 15. Hé wilnode ðæt his lícræst sceolde beón æt Cridiantúne, Chr. 977; Erl. 127, 37.

Linked entry: willnian

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Ðá wearþ ðæt mǽden hohful hú heó ǽfre wæras wissian sceolde, Blickl. Swt. 2, 122. Gefada embe hú ðú wylle dispose of it how thou wilt, 3, 285.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Homl. i. 117, 21-35.] restraint, check Ðæt mód hæfþ fulfremedne willan tó ðære wrǽnnesse bútan ǽlcre steóre and wearne animus voluptate luxuriae sine ullo repugnationis obstaculo delectatur, Past. 11, 7; Swt. 73, 8.

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Ðá wæs eft geseted in aldordóm babilone weard the king of Babylon was restored to sovereignty, Cd. 208; Th. 256, 16; Dan. 641. Ðá hié ðá in ðone heofon lócodan æfter him as they looked after him unto heaven, Blickl. Homl. 121, 21.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Gesæt him be healfe . . . þanon básnode hwæt him gúðweorca gifeðe wearð, Andr. Kmbl. 2131; An. 1067. Hié ealle on yppan wunedon, þonen bídende ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Blickl. Homl. 133, 26.

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Óþ ðæt hé geseah his gehýrend ðone Eástordæg onfón, ðone hí symle ǽrðan wearn*-*edon (warenedon, Bd. M. 474, 20) donec illum in Pascha diem, suos auditores, quem semper antea vitabant, suscipere videret, Bd. 5, 22 ; S. 644, 44.

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Se líg æt þám gemǽre (illo termino) þæs biscopes ( the bound made by the bishop's person) wearð gecyrred, Gr. D. 48, 9. Wit habbað oferhleódred (-leóred ?) ꝥ gemǽre uncres leóhtes (but the Latin is: excede terminos luci nostri), Nar. 32, 7.

nama

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Heó ongan swegles weard be naman nemnan, Jud. 81. with verb of knowing, individually Ic can þé be naman novi te ex nomine, Ex. 33, 12. on (in) naman in phrases expressing invocation of, reliance on, devotion to, the persons of the Godhead Ðǽr twégen

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Hé þearle swíþe wearþ gegladod, 438, 27. Swá swýþe swá hé ðam cyninge wæs líciende, swá swýþe hé him sylfum mislícade, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 8. Mé swá swýþe ne lyst, swá . . . Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 18. Hí swíþor clypodon illi magis clamabant, Mt.

Linked entry: swíðor

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Gefylled wearð eall þes middangeard monna bearnum, Gen. 1553. Eorðe and eall þæt heó mid gefyld is terra et plenitudo ejus, Ps. Th. 23, 1.

ge-standan

(v.)
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Heó wearð gestanden on þá breóst mid cancre cancri ulcere in mamilla percussa est, Gr. D. 279, 26. of that which affects the mind (temptation, astonishment, &c.)

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Wearþ him hýrra hyge he had a haughtier mind, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 2; Dan. 491. Hýrre ic eom heofone higher am I than heaven, Exon. 110 b; Th. 424, 12; Rä. 41, 38.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

rǽdan

(v.)
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Girwan Godes tempel, swá hire gásta weard reórd, Elen. Kmbl. 2043; El. 1023. Hé rád and rǽdde, rincum tǽhte hú hí sceoldon standan, Byrht. Th. 132, 18; By. 18. Ðæt folc eall hrýmde, swá swá Josue him rǽdde, Jos. 6, 5 (20, Grn.).

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Wearð ðú hund þúsenda ofslægen, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 28. Ðá com him ongeán twá hund þúsenda monna, 3, 9; Swt. 132, 30. His heres wæs seofon hund þúsenda, 2, 5; Swt. 78, 10. viii c þúsenda, Swt. 80, 4. Ðæt wæs nigon x hund þúsenda, Swt. 84, 29.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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From sceððendum woerdnissum giblinna forgef a noxiis vitiis cessare concede, Rtl. 16, 27. with a coordinate clause from which an object may be inferred Forgif mé, beága weard, hát síðian Agar, Gen. 2782. of action that produces an effect upon an object

ge-gán

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R. 16, 1. of an event, to happen, come to pass Þá þæt geeóde þæt se wer wearð wíne druncen, Gen. 1562.

ge-bétan

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Wæs hunger ofer hrúsan ; ꝥ heofona weard gebétte, Chr. 975; P. 122, 1 : 1087; P. 223, 23. God úre yfel gebétte, and cýdde his mihte and his mildheortnysse ðæt hé swá mycel yfel mihte gebétan.