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þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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Thieving was so far common, that the law enacted: Gif feorrancumen man oþþe fræmde búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme, ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé biþ tó prófianne, L. Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 23: L.

Linked entry: þeáf

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Æfter þǽre endebyrdnesse þe se abbod gestaþelað gange sélc æfter óðrum tó cosse, 115, 2. Gesinge hé fiftig sealma be endebyrdnysse (juxta ordinem), Ll. Th. ii. 134, 12. Sindon twá béc gesette on endebyrdnisse tó Salamones bócum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 41.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ásolcennys déð þæt ðám men ne lyst nán ðing tó góde gedón, ac gǽð him ásolcen fram ǽlcere dugeðe, ii. 220, 23: Chr. 81; P. 8, 8. a particular thing that is good. something, material or non-material, that it is an advantage to attain or to possess Of

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Tó hwam wé ad quem ibimus? Jn. Skt. 6, 68. Bí hwon scealt ðú lifgan by what art thou to live? Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 23; Gú. 244. For hwan nǽron eorþwelan gedǽled gelíce why have not earth's treasures been equally divided? Salm.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Ðam ðe his gást wile meltan wið morðre, mergan of sorge, ásceádan of scyldum, Salm. Kmbl. 111 ; Sal. 55.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Hwæðer is éðre tó secgenne tó ðam laman: 'Ðé synd ðíne synna for*-*gyfene,' hwæðer ðe cweðan : 'Árís, nim ðín bed, and , Mk. Skt. 2, 9. Wé gehýrdon hine secgan : Ic tówurpe ðis tempel, 14, 58. <b>I a.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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gár forlét windan on þá wícingas, By. 321. Hí þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan of flǽschoman scyndan, Jul. 488: B. 3167. where the action is not so prompted Nǽfre ic lufan sibbe þíne forlǽte ásánian, Gú. 1147.

fram

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Heora biscopas from hiora godum sǽdon ( their bishops gave as a message from the gods ) þæt hié ðæt gefeoht forbuden, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 34.

ge-mǽne

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On þane gemǽnan gáran, C. D. v. 78, 9. <b>I a.</b> that is shared between persons (dat. ) :-- Þolige hé healfes weres, and ꝥ sý gemǽne hláforde and bisceope, Ll. Th. i. 398, 6. Þ si gemǽne Críste and cyninge, 344, 4:348, 2C.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Seó sunne gǽð on æfnunge under þyssere eorðan . . . heó eft on óþerne ende úp ástíhð, Lch. iii. 240, 17. a limit of magnitude or multitude: Micelnise his nis ende magnitudinis ejus non est finis, Ps.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Þás gyldnan gatu giet sume síðe God wile gefǽlsian, Cri. 318. Hí habbaþ manega sáula on heora gewaldum þe him wile git God miltsian, Bl. H. 47, 7.

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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Helle gatu me mágon ongén ða portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversum eam, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18. Magan tó to serve a purpose, be good for, have an effect, be the cause of : -- Ne mæg tó náhte ad nihilum valet, 5, 13.

Linked entry: mæg

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Gást is God, and ða ða worðigas (adorant) hine, in gáste gidæfnaþ tó worðanne (uorðia adorare, Lind.), Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 24. Wyrðade oraret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 56. Gé wurðodon ðæt cealf for god, Deut. 9, 16.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Hé wolde mannum gecýþan ꝥ se áwyrgda gást æfestgaþ . . ., 29, 21. On þǽm wæs gecýþed þæt hé wæs on ánum háde twégra gecynda, 33, 32 : 35, 3: Bt. 14, 2 ; F. 44, 35 : An. 90.

Linked entry: cýþan

gildan

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Ǽlc tihtbysig man gange tó þryfealdan ordále, oþþe gilde feówergilde, 294, 10. Gilde hé .iii. gylde, 15.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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ǽlc cyricsceat intó þám ealdan mynstre be (in the case of) ǽlcum frígan heorðe, Ll. Th. i. 262, 16. Se áð sceal bión healf be (in the case of, with) húslgengum, 112, 4.

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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Epist. 54; Gale, i. 457; Lye's Append. ii. 1, 5; Heming. 40] ;— and in one instance he makes an absolute bequest of the greater part of his lands, but solicits the king's consent to the disposal of a small part of his estate [Hickes, Diss.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Hié sealdon hiera suna tó gíslum they gave their sons as hostages, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 4. Hí on wedde sealdon, hwæt hý hyre syllan woldon. Homl. As. 196, 24.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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S.) cuoeðende, 'Lá, mægden, árís,' Lk. 8. 54. where the pronoun represents a masculine or feminine noun. masc. a living creature Gif se oxa spyrnð ongeán ðá gáde, hit dereð him sylfum, Hml.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Sceal se gást cuman symble ymbe seofon niht findan þone líchoman, Seel. 10. to ascertain, attain by menial effort, discover by study, find an excuse, a remedy, &c. part gé blindnesse bóte fundon, Gú. 600.