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ge-mǽne

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Hié þrý cwǽdon þurh gemǽne word with united voice they spoke, Dan. 362: Gen. 2474. denoting association (cf. ge-mána), acting or being together with others. local.

heáh

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Þurh geþingða heárra on háde, Ll. Th. i. 328, 14. Maara ł héra maior, Mk. L. R. 10, 43. Huelc héra (yldra, W. S. ) is quis maior est? Lk. L. 22, 27. Arð ðú mára ł héra (mǽrra, W. S. ) from feder úrum, Jn. L. 4, 12.

Linked entry: dynt

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Wund þurh ðæt óðer cneów, 4, 6; Swt. 180, 6. Án strǽl hyne gewundode on hys óðer gewenge, Shrn. 97, 14. Se ðe hæbbe twá tunecan, selle óðre ðam ðe náne næbbe, Blickl. Homl. 169, 13.

under

(prep.)
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under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Ne swerigen gé nǽfre under (cf. þurh, Ex. 23, 13) hǽðene godas, L. Alf. 48; Th. i. 54, 23. Se king swór under God ǽlmihtine and under ealle hálgan ðártó, Chart. Th. 340, 2. Symle byð under dæg and niht feówer and xxtlg tída, Lchdm, iii. 260, 12.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþoncpíl. Exon. Th. 403, 21; Rä. 22, 11. Sume wurdon wrecen of lande. Chr. 1076 ; Erl. 214, 38. to drive out, expel Wreceþ heó wráðan, weorpeþ út áttor, Lchdm. iii. 32, 25. Ferh ellen wræc. Beo.

gearo

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Him wæs gearu sóna þurh streámræce strǽt gerýmed, An. 1581. Eów wæs mínes fæder ríce ǽr woruldum gearo, Cri. 1346. Þé is súsl weotod gearo tógegnes, Sat. 693. Betst beadorinca wæs on bǽl gearu, B. 1109. Ys mín heorte gearu (gearuw, Ps.

ge-híran

(v.)
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On þæs engles wordum wæs gehýred ꝥ þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn, Bl.

heáfod

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Þurh his ( a battering-ram) heáfdes mægen, 54, 9. <b>V a.</b> the rounded part of a plant :-- xii hund heáfda (cf. capitum (heads of garlic ) milia multa, Prehn, p. 255), Rä. 83, 4.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Th. i. 314, II. ꝥ hé wǽre on gehealtsumnysse þæs bebodes his Scippende underþeód and þurh wiste ꝥ hé him hýran sceolde ut in observatione mandati sciret subjectum erentori suo, Angl. vii. 6, 46; Sat. 54.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Mé Dryhten sendeþ þurh monnes bond míne þearfe, Exon. Th. 121, 24; Gú. 293. what is required of a person, duty Gif munuc wiðersaca wurðe mid ealle, hé sí ámánsumod ǽfre, búton hé gebúge tó his þearfe, L. Eth. ix. 41; Th. i. 348, 33.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Swá hwæt swá se gesénelíca líchama déþ oþþe wyrceþ, eal ðæt déþ seó ungesýnelíce sáwl þurh ðone líchoman, Blickl. Homl. 21, 24. Werð operabitur (stultitiam, Prov. 14, 17), Kent. Gl. 486.

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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[Ðæt heó þurh ða mugen tó lífes wege becumen .. ðæt ða ðe ðǽr ingáþ mugen ðone leóme geseón, Shrn. 12, 10-13. Ne meahte hé æt his hige findan, Cd. 14; Th. 18, 1; Gen. 266: Beo. Th. 3322; B. 1659. Mehte, 2168; B. 1082.

Linked entry: mæg

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ger. be-suchen) Ðǽr beóþ gegearwoda Godes mildheortnessa ðǽm mannum ðe ða líchoman séceaþ þurh heora gebedo, Blickl. Homl. 193, 21. Ða ðe æfter deáþe Dryhten sécaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 1200; An. 600.

ge-mynd

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Þurh gemynda spéd, worde and gewitte, wÍse þance, Gen. 1957. XI a. in a personal sense Críst eardað on þǽre dene eádmódnesse and on þám gemvnde wísdómes ( in the person who has wisdom in his mind ?)

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gehát him þurh hálig word God self gecýðde, Gen. 1797. ¶ with complement :-- Þú eart cynebearn gecýðed cwycum and deádum. Hy. 7, 117: El. 816. with clause: Ic Æðelstáne cyning eallum mínum geréfum ... gecýðe ... ꝥ ic wille ..., Ll. Th. i. 196, 35.

Linked entry: cýþan

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Þes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his fægernesse fram Gode, Blickl. Homl. 115, 11.

dón

(v.)
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Gl. 257, are Kentish forms.] absolute, to do, act Sé bið Godes andsaca þe Godes láre forlǽt and þurh deófles láre of ðám déð ðe his cristendóme tó gebyreð ( acts in a way that is not consistent with a proper regard to his Christianity ), Wlfst. 78, 15

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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God is þurh hine sylfne wunigende, ii. 236, 18. where there is permanence, continuity, to remain, last, continue, endure Ðú wunast tu permanebis, Ps. Th. 101, 23. Ðú on écnesse wunast tu in aeternum permanes, 101, 10: 92, 3.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

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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On ðæs engles wordum wæs gehýred, ðæt þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn and wera, Blickl. Homl. 5, 23. Ðá bæd Swegen hine ðet hé sceolde faran mid him, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 12.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ge-sécan

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Nis ꝥ nǽnig mán ꝥ þurfe þone deópan grund þæs hátan léges gesécean, Bl. H. 103, 16. (a a) to attend a meeting, ceremony, &amp;c. :-- Nán man swá dyrstig ne sý, ꝥ hé áðor oððe cýpinge wyrce, oððe ǽnig mót geséce, Cht. E. 231, 22.