for-standan
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Hé sceal þý wonge wealdan: ne magon gé him þá wíc forstondan, Gú. 674. Gif gé þæt fæsten fýre willað forstandan, on þǽre stówe wé gesunde magon sǽles bídan, Gen. 2522. to avail, profit, be good for Hwæt forstent his gehlýd?, Past. 91, 25: Ps.
Linked entry: for-licgan
gelíce
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Gelíce þám Ænglisc sceal Wyliscan rihte wyrcean, Ll. Th. i. 356, 15. Genim ðás wyrte þe man rutam and þám gelíce (with nearly the same form ) óðrum naman rúdan nemneþ, Lch. i. 198, 20: 234, 11.
ge-wildan
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Seó sáwl is ðæs flǽsces hlǽfdige, and hire gedafnað ꝥ heó simle gewylde ðá wylne, ꝥ is ꝥ flǽsc, tó hyre hǽsum . . . gif ꝥ flǽsc sceal gewyldan þone gást tó his lustum, 17, 8-14. Gewilde man hine tó rihte mid steóre, Ll. Th. i. 344, 3.
ge-wit
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Lǽran sceal mon geóngne monnan . . . sylle him wist and wǽdo oð þæt hine mon on gewitte álǽde, Gn.
gleáw
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Ongitan sceal gleáw hæle hú gæstlic bið, Wand. 73: Jul. 131. Seó gleáwe, Jud. 171. Ofer feónd míne gleáwne ( prudentem ) mé dydes, Ps. Srt. 118, 98.
winter
a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year
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Hé (petra oleum) is gód tó drincanne on wintres dæge, for ðon ðe hé hæfð swíðe micle hǽte; for ðý hine mon sceal drincan on wintra, Lchdm. ii. 288, 16. Beámas gréne stondaþ wintres and sumeres, Exon. Th. 200, 7; Ph. 37.
Linked entries: ǽ-wintre-cyning -wintre
LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
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Fela sceal gebídan leófes and láðes he shall experience much pleasure and pain, 2126; B. 1061. Ic ðé wolde leófum lofsang cweþan, Ps. Th. 118, 164. Álédon leófne þeóden on bearm scipes, Beo. Th. 68; B. 34. Hláford leófne, 6276; B. 3142.
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yfel
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For rihtwísnysse hé sceal habban andan tó hira yfele, Past. 12; S. 75, 14. Beó nú on yfele, noldæs ǽr teala, Cd. Th. 310, 26; Sat. 733. Ic syngade and mycel yfel beforan ðé ic gedyde, Blickl. Homl. 87, 30. Leahtra gehwylcne, yfel unclǽne, Exon.
ge-þeón
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Sé ðe eornost næfð, earfoðlíce hé sceal ǽfre geðeón tó ǽnigre geðingðe hardly shall he ever be advanced to any dignity, Hml.
ge-byrd
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, uninterrupted order. v. ge-byrdelíce, -byrdlic Náh seó módor geweald, þonne heó magan cenneð, bearnes blǽdes, ac sceal on gebyrd faran án æfter ánum the children must in order die one after the other, Sal. 384.
land
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Of Dyddanhamme gebyreð micel weorcrǽden, Se geneát sceal wyrcan swá on lande, swá of lande, C.
ge-tácnian
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Hwæt is getácnod on þám worde þe God cwæð : ' Þú scealt deáðe sweltan' ? Se twyfealda deáð wæs mid þám getácnad quid significat in eo quod dixit: ' Morte morieris' ?
BRÁD
BROAD open, large, spacious, copious ⬩ latus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus
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Ðú scealt ðínum breóstum tredan bráde eorþan thou shalt tread the broad earth on thy breast, Cd, 43;Th. 56, 5;Gen. 907: 83;Th. 105, 12;Gen. 1752: Ps. Th. 118, 32: Exon. 22 b;Th. 61, 29;Cri. 992.
weorþan
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Sceal se dæg weorþan, Exon. Th. 447, 5; Dóm. 34. Þurh hwæt his worulde gedál weorðan sceolde, Beo. Th. 6129; B. 3068. Ðætte ríces gehwæs sceolde gelimpan, eorðan dreámas ende wurðan, Cd. Th. 223, 6; Dan. 115. Sceal feorhgedál æfter wyrðan, Andr.
healdan
to keep watch over ⬩ keep in charge ⬩ to keep ⬩ to watch over ⬩ keep ⬩ govern ⬩ rule ⬩ a king ⬩ to keep ⬩ guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ to defend ⬩ preserve ⬩ to hold ⬩ take ⬩ arrest ⬩ to have hold of ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold up ⬩ to maintain ⬩ support ⬩ uphold ⬩ manage ⬩ to hold ⬩ bear ⬩ conduct ⬩ to behave ⬩ to handle ⬩ treat ⬩ deal with ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to have possession ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ an office ⬩ a position ⬩ to hold ⬩ to remain in ⬩ to retain ⬩ detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep oneself ⬩ remain ⬩ to hold ⬩ keep together ⬩ continue ⬩ to maintain ⬩ keep ⬩ to perform ⬩ keep watch ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep unbroken ⬩ inviolate ⬩ to keep ⬩ to constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ stop ⬩ to restrain oneself ⬩ refrain ⬩ to entertain ⬩ to keep in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ regard ⬩ to hold as ⬩ to hold ⬩ to proceed ⬩ move on ⬩ to continue ⬩ go on with ⬩ to go on
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Se hyrde . . . þe nele þá heorde þe hé healdan sceal bewerian, Ll.
lytel
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Hé sceal of swíðe lytlum hyt onginnan, Solil. H. 45, 16. Þonne wát ic swíðe lytel óðer nánwiht, 66, 17. Ðý lǽs hié fela sellen ðám ðe hié lytel sceoldon, oððe lytel ðǽm ðe hié micel sceoldon, Past. 321, 17. Lytel ágan. Bl. H. 49, 20.
wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Sió gesceádwísnes sceal ðære wilnunge waldan, Met. 20, 198. with acc. Unsóðfæstnys ealle wealde, Ps. Th. 54, 9. with a preposition His mægen wealdeþ ofer eall manna cyn, Ps.
scyldig
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Hé sceal mid réðnesse him stiére ðýlæs hé sié scyldig ealra hira scylda ne culparum omnium reus ipse teneatur, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 1.
Linked entries: scildig deáþ-scyldig for-scyldigian sceldig
freónd
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Sceal fémne hire freónd gesécean, Gn. C. 44. one who wishes well to another, favours, supports, helps Gif þú hine forlǽtst ne eart ðú ðæs cáseres freónd (friónd. L.), Jn. 19, 12.
ge-sittan
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Gif se uíc weorðe on mannes setle geseten, iii. 30, 16. with the idea of oppression, to fall upon, come upon Þæt hé mid welerum geworht habbað, him þæt ilce sceal on gesittan labor labiornm ipsorum operiet eos, Ps.