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ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Hig gesáwon (-ségon, -seágon, v.ll. ) ǽnne weg, Mart. H. 44, 18. Gesǽgon, El. 68. (l a) where the subject is inanimate :-- Þé gesáwon ýþa. Ps. Th. 76, 13. (l b) where seeing implies life :-- Hí sunnan ne geseóð syððan ǽfre, Ps. Th. 57, 7.

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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To go, make a journey, set out, travel, march, sail; īre, ĭter făcĕre, proficisci, transīre, migrāre, nāvĭgāre He hine to cyninge feran hét he called him to go to the king, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 39: Cd. 109; Th. 144, 32; Gen. 2398: Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 31

Linked entry: fyran

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnantremainsrelicremainderrestlavelegacyheirlooma relictwidow

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And ǽfre ne geweorþe ðæt Cristen man gewífige on ðæs láfe ðe swá neáh wǽre on woroldcundre sibbe and never let it happen that a Christian man marry the relict of him who was so near [within the prohibited degrees] in worldly relationship, L.

Linked entries: lǽf

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Se líchama ðe Críst on ðrowode wæs geboren of Marian flǽsce, 270, 18. Foldbúendra flǽsc and gǽstas, Rä. 2, 13. Wé sceolon syllan þýne flǽscu heofenes fugelum.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Hebbað eówer mód tó him, Bt. 42; F. 258, 22. to lift and carry, bear to or from Þá apostolas hófon Marian líchoman úp and hine ásetton on neorxna wanges gefeán, Bl. H. 157, 33. Hófon hine wítigan úp tó éðle, Sat. 460.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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[Se heáhengel geong weardode (l. geondweardode presented) ðære eádigan Marian sáwle beforan, Drihtne, Blickl. Homl. 157, 9.] with gen. (cf. O.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

-ing

(suffix)
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No. 195, a. 811], imply the land of Folcwine, of Wynheard, not of marks or families called Folcwinings, and Wynheardings. [Cf. Cásering ł caseres gafel didrachma, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 24.]

heals-fang

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Qui natus sit ad iiii. libras [= twihindus homo] . . . halsfang eius sunt v marc̃, que faciunt xii. sol, et vi. den.

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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Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget, iii. 280, 9. Efne swá hé ús mǽrlícor gifeþ, swá wé him mǽrlícor þancian scylon; swá þrymlícre ár, swá máre eádmódnes, Wulfst. 261, 19-21. Swá swá leng swá bet, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 160, 8.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Th. 127, 14; Gen. 2110. a great body of water : -- Flóda þrym (the host of waters) sealte sǽstreámas sǽlðe habbaþ commoveatur mare et plenitudo ejus, Ps. Th. 95, 11. Ýþa ðrym the host of waves, Beo. Th. 3841; B. 1918.

Linked entry: þrym

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Gif se getihtloda man máran werude beó ðonne twelfa sum, ðonne beó ðæt ordál forad, L. Ath. i. 23; Th. i. 212, 8. Ðá geáscode hé ðone cyning lytle werode (wyrede, v.l. ) æt Merantúne, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 29.

forþ

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Anweald habban swá forþ ꝥ hé ná máran ne þorfte, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 33. On wísum scrifte bið swíðe forð gelang forsyngodes mannes nýdhelp, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 2: 280, 12. Swiðe forð hí wǽron gehrorene, Gr. D. 134, 11.

ge-standan

(v.)
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Maria gestód æt ðǽm byrgenne uoepende, mið ðý gewǽp gebég hiá seolfe, Jn. L. 20, ll. Móder his and bróðero gestódon úta, Mt. L. 12, 46. Gestóðdon alle mégas his farra, Lk. L. R. 23, 49. Þonne gé beforan kyningum gestondan, Bl. H. 171, 17.

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Wǽrun wegas ðíne on wídne sǽ in mari viae tuae, Ps. Th. 76, 16. Onbúgan of ðæs gewealde, ðe mé wegas tǽcneþ, Exon. Th. 383, 26; Rä, 4, 16. Tófóran on feówer wegas æðelinga bearn, Cd.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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.), to belong, be due Mid ús is gerǽd ꝥ hé sylle .v. sustras tó gafole; on suman landum gebyreð máre gafolrǽden, Ll. Th. i. 436, 2. On manegum landum gebyreð deópre swánriht, 14. For þám cynedóme gebirað óðer swilc tó bóte, 190, 7.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Bufan ðæm máran wealle ofer ealne ðone ymbgong hé is mid stǽnenum wíghúsum beworht, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 20. Mann ús ofer eall (Ger. überall) sóhte, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 450.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

ge-niman

(v.)
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Cwæþ se wrítere ꝥ Maria genáme án pund smyrenesse, Bl. H. 73, 17. <b>I b.</b> to take a person to direct his proceedings :-- Genim ðone cnæht and móder his, and fléh, Mt. L. R. 2, 13. <b>I c.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Ne dó gé náht máre þonne ꝥ eów geset (-seted, R., -setted, L., constitutum) is, Lk. 3, 13. of the Deity Ǽlcum ðú gesettest his ágene sunderstówe, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 30: Hy. 7, 21.

ge-lǽstan

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Add: to do, perform. the object denoting action Ic wolde ymbe þone lǽcedóm þára þínra lára hwéne máre gehýran . . . and ðé swíþe georne bidde ꝥ þú hí mé gelǽste, Bt. 22, 1; F. 76, 21. Tó gesetton dæge gelǽste hé ꝥ hé ǽr sceolde, Ll. Th. i. 260, 15.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Manigu wítu wǽron máran þonne óðru; nú sint ealle gelíce, 68, 7. Ꝥ þás Godes gerihta standan ǽghwǽr gelíce, 272, 14.