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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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Heó hiere feores tó him wilnade (pro vita precans), Ors. 3, II; Swt. 150, 33. Ðæt wæter ðe hé tó Gode wilnade aquam quam a Deo petierat, Bd. I. 7; S. 478, 28. Hé wilnode him tó Gode sumre frófre he asked of God for some comfort for himself, Ps.

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Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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In the Feod. Dunelmen. compiled about A. D. 1430, we find the name of a river, of persons, and of places mentioned on the west of Durham. We have 'Ultra aquam de Wer usque ad aquam de Brun,' pref. p. lv: p. 192, note.

ge-mǽne

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Of úrum gemǽnum feó, 234, 28. free to be used by all, general, public Gemǽne metern coenaculum. Wrt.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Ðæt flód ys þanon tódǽled on feówer eán from that point the stream runs in four separate channels, Gen. 2, 10. Ðá hé on botme stód, ðá him þúhte ðæt þanon wǽre tó helle duru hund þúsenda míla gemearcodes, Cd. Th. 310, 7; Sat. 722.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
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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Kmbl. 958; An. 479. of a verb whose place is taken by swá : -- Wolde freádrihtnes feorh ealgian, ðǽr hié meahton swá, Beo. Th. 1599; B. 797. Cwǽdon ðæt heó ríce ágan woldon, and swá eáðe meahtan, Cd, 3; Th. 4, 4; Gen. 48.

Linked entry: mæg

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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. ¶ of legal procedure, to prove a point by performing the prescribed formalities :-- Gekýþe hé in wiófode . . . ꝥ hé ꝥ feoh undeornunga . . . gebohte . . . gif hé ꝥ ne mæge gecýþan mid rihtre canne . . . . Ll. Th. i. 34, 8-12.

Linked entry: cýþan

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ic ongiten hæbbe ðæt ðú on faroðstrǽte feor ne wǽre, 1796; An. 900. Wǽre ðú mid ðínum fæder? Blickl. Homl. 151, 26. Wóp wæs wíde, Cd. Th. 180, 8; Exod. 42. Ðæt hé léte hyne licgean, ðǽr hé longe wæs, Beo. Th. 6157; B. 3082.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Breóstnet wera wíð feónd folmum werigean, Cd. Th. 192, 26; Exod. 237. <b>III b.</b> to defend at law :-- Se ðe on gemóte mid wiðertihtlan hine sylfne oþþe his man werige, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 6.

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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On feówer gemǽre, 397, 3. On fíf gemǽre, vi. 226. Ðis syndon ðæs londes gemǽro tó Abbandúne. 5. Gemǽra gedá1 finium regundorum actio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 30: 148, 61. Hé hine gelǽdde ealle þá gemǽru, swá hé him of þám aldan bócum rǽdde, C.

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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Feorma mec, Meotod, for þínre miltse, Hy. 4, 26: Chr. 942; P. 110, 23: Ps. Th. 76, 7: An. 1287: Gú. 611. marking purpose, end: For ðǽre getácnunge hé wæs æteówod on culfran and on fýre, Hml. Th. i. 322, 18: Hy. 6, 26.

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Hí ofslógon .iiii. werad ( wera, feówer werod, v.ll.), Chr. 456; Erl. 13, 28. ¶ in epithets applied to the Deity, the Lord of hosts :-- Weoruda Dryhten, Andr. Kmbl. 345; An. 173: 869; An. 435. Weorada, Ps. C. 17: Hy. 8, 1. Drihten weoroda, Cd.

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Feówer eallum to all four, 113 b; Th. 434, 28; Rä. 52, 7. Me ealne, Ps. C. 50, 98. Hit eal it all, Beo. Th. 3220; B. 1608. Iob sæt ðá sárlice eal on ánre wúnde Job sat there doleful all [covered with ] a wound, Job Thw. 166, 32.

Linked entries: al all eall

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Kmbl. 64; El. 32. in expressions relating to quantity or number, so (as) much, so (as) many Hwítes sealtes swilc swá mǽge mid feówer fingrum geniman as much white salt as may be taken with four fingers, Lchdm. ii. 130, 2.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Embe áne feówer dagas oððe fífe, R. Ben. 96, 9. <b>V a.</b> with féawa, feáwa used adjectively For ánum feáwum geárum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 3, 12. Hé ábád áne feáwa dagas, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 29: R.

ge-lǽstan

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Ðet hié ðiss gelę́sten ðe on ðissem gewrite binemned is ðém hígum . . . and hió forgifeð fífténe pund for ðý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste, C. D. i. 312, 13-18. Hé ne mihte ꝥ gafol álecgan þe heó gelǽstan sceolde, Hml. S. 3, 181.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Hé ða eá upp forlét an feówer hund eá and on lx ... and æfter ðæm Eufrate hé eác mid gedelfe on monige eá upp forlét fluvium per magnas concisum deductumque fossas in quadringentos sexaginta alveos comminuit ... etiam Euphratem derivavit, Ors. 2, 4; Swt

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Hé hine miclum and his geféran mid feó weorðude, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 25. Æt feohgyftum hé Dene weorþode, Beo. Th. 2185; B. 1090. Ic ðíne leóde weorðode weorcum, 4198; B. 2096.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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(a γ) to have granted what has been forfeit Gif hwá sié deáðes scyldig, and hé cirican geierne, hæbbe his feorh, Ll. Th. i. 104, 14.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Sceolde sweordes ecg feorh ácsigan, Andr. Kmbl. 2266; An. 1134. Se ðe scyle ( since the regulations of the Penitential require it ) áne wucan dǽdbóte dón, L. Ecg.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Sé þe ymb his hláfordes feorh sierwe, 64, 4. Sé ðe ðone ándagan brece, búton hit sý þurh hláfordes geban, 260, 13. Gif hwá fare unáliéfed fram his hláforde, 126, 9: 150, 15. Þá þe hine ǽr hláforde befæston, 162, 17.