lang
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Ic sǽde ðé swíþe lang spell and wundorlic, 35, 5 ; F. 166, 1. having a great extent in duration, of a period of time Tén ðúsend geára þeáh hit lang þince, Bt. 18, 3 ; F. 66, 12.
tíd
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On wintregum tídum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 34. (2 b 1) a season of the year :-- Se cyng gewende tó ðam middan wintra tó Wihtlande and wæs ðǽr ða tíd, and æfter ðære tíde gewende ofer sǽ, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 11-13. Gehealdaþ ðás tíd (Lent), Homl.
Linked entry: týd
út
out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally
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S. 8; Th. i. 274, 23. out, away from land Hweðer gé eówer hundas and eówer net út on ða sǽ lǽdon?, Bt. 323; Fox 118, 14: Met. 19, 19. Hié út óðreówon, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 7. Út feor on Weudelsǽ, Met. 26, 30. Wit on gársecg út aldrum néðdon, Beo.
Linked entries: úte út-gársecg á-dón
hwǽr
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Hwóer, p. 15, 16, Þaet wé oncnáwan magun hwǽr wé sǽlan sceolon sundhengestas that we may recognize the port, Cri. 863. where the clause is equivalent to an adverbial phrase of place Mið ðý cuóme ðér ł huoer (þár, W. S. ðér, R.) uæs se Hǽlend, Jn.
hé
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.
Brunan burh
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.
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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In grimmum sǽlum in rough seasons, 89 b; Th. 336, 20 ; Gn. Ex. 52. In lífdagum in lifetime, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 22; Exod.423. In geárdagum in days of yore, Beo. Th. 2; B. 1. [Cf. On fyrndagum, Andr. Kmbl. 2 ; An. 1.]
Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern
þanan
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Hé 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.
Linked entries: þanan-forþ þanon þonan þonon
wesan
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Ðú on sǽlum wes, 2345 ; B. 1170. Wesan him on wynne, Cd. Th. 23, 29 ; Gen. 367.
Linked entries: cniht-wesende æt-eom a-weosung eom weosan fóre-wesan
standan
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Sió burg stód bí ðære sǽ, 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.
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.
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for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to 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 sǽ gewiton, Chr. 885; P. 78, 13. Eádsige forlét þet biscopríce, 1043; P. 163, 26.
word
a word ⬩ a single part of speech ⬩ words ⬩ a written word ⬩ a word ⬩ a group of words ⬩ a saying ⬩ sentence ⬩ words ⬩ a saying ⬩ maxim ⬩ a tale ⬩ story ⬩ a report ⬩ tidings ⬩ fame ⬩ name ⬩ (good) word, ⬩ (good) report ⬩ a command ⬩ an order ⬩ ordinance ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ word ⬩ solemn statement ⬩ promise ⬩ oath ⬩ an (expressed) intention ⬩ opinion ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ words ⬩ language ⬩ style ⬩ word ⬩ word 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
Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down
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Sume steorran gewítaþ under ða sǽ, 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
warenian
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Is micel niédþearf ðæt mon hiene wið ðæt irre and wið ða ungemetlícan sǽlða warenige (warnige, Cott. MSS. ), Past. 27; Swt. 189, 1-6. Ic biddle ðæt ǽlc mann hine sylfne georne wið ðisne curs warnige, Chart. Th. 445. 8: Wulfst. 101, 16.
Linked entries: ge-warenian warnian wærnian wearnian
wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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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.
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
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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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.
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þǽr
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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