sweord
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In reference to the sword given by Beowulf to the Dane who had guarded his ship, it is said that the recipient 'syððan wæs on meodobence mádme ðý weorðra, yrfeláfe,' 3810; B. 1903; another sword is called 'Hrédles láf,' and of it is said 'næs mid Geátum
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ge-wunian
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Geára gewunan oððe gewunede obtani, 65, 4. with tó and noun (pronoun) of accustomed action, to be in the habit of, get into the habit of, get used to Hé bið on oferméttu áwended and gewunað tó ðǽm gielpe cor in elationem usu gloriae permutatur, P. 35
wiþer-weard
contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite
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On ðam geáre wurdon ða Gallie Rómánum wiðerwearde eodem anno Galli novi exstitere hostes, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 180, 24. Ealle ða ðe mé wiðerwearde wǽron omnes adversantes mihi, Ps. Th. 3, 6.
Linked entries: wiþer-word wiþerweard-líc wiþerweard-ness wiþer-wierde wiþer-word
findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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Hí eódon wundur sceáwian, fundon on sande sáwulleásne hlinbed healdan þone þe him hringas geaf, 3033. Carcernes duru hí opene fundon, An. 1078. to find by trial or experience, find an object (to be) so and so Hine nǽnig man yrne ne funde, Bl.
swá
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Wearþ ðæt geat belocen swá ðæt ða stánas feóllon tógædere, H. R. 103, 7. Gif eów swá líce þuhte utan gangan on ðissum carcerne, Blickl. Homl. 247, 1. Swá ðon gelícost ðe tóbrocen fæt, Lchdm. ii. 230, 25.
se
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Ðæs on ðǽm æfterran geáre anno ab hoc proximo, 4, 6; Swt. 172, 17. Ðæs ymb iii geár tertio anno, Swt. 176, 24. Ðæs ymb iii niht, Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 6, 14, 25.
witan
to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew
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Kmbl. 1717; El. 860, Ne ongeátan hí, ne geara wistan nescierunt, neque intellexerunt, Ps. Th. 81, 5. Giefe monigfealdran ðonne ǽnig mon wite, Exon. Th. 177, 4; Gú, 1221. Hé wæccende ðóhte ðæt hé nó witende (nesciens)áræfnode, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 8.
hám
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country, not abroad Hié heora here on tú tódǽldon, óþer æt hám beón heora lond tó healdanne, óðer út faran tó winnanne, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 16, Higelác æt hám wunade, B. 1923. fram hám from native sources Þæt fram hám gefrægn Higeláces þegn gód mid Geátum
tíd
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Feówer tída syndan on ðæm geáre, Blickl. Homl. 35, 15. On lenctenlícere emnihte wurdon geárlíce tída gesette, Homl. Th. i. 100 3. Þurh ðæt gewrixle ðara feówer týda, ðæt ys lencten and sumer and herfest and winter, Shrn. 168, 12.
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hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Ic cýðe hwæs ic gean intó ealdan mynstre, Chart. Th. 333, 10: Andr. Kmbl. 290; An. 145. Swá wæs gemearcod hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre so was marked for whom that sword was first wrought, Beo. Th. 3397; B. 1696.
healdan
to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire
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Fundon on sande hlínbed healdan ðone ðe him hringas geaf they found him who had given them rings occupying a couch on the sand, Beo. Th. 6060; B. 3034. Ðú ðe heofonhámas healdest and wealdest qui habitas in cælo, Ps. Th. 122, 1.
Linked entries: a-hyltan healding heald-ness -hilde healdend
for
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of
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H. 31, 13: Gen. 2670: Dan. 657. in expiation of Hé þrowode on þám gealg-treówe for guman synnum, Kr. 146. in redemption for. Cf. B. 4 Sî þreóra án for his feóre, wergild, . . . Ll.
þæt
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Hú mænige geár synt þæt ðú on ðysúm wéstene eardodest, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 513. where þæt or hit stands as subject in the main clause Hú hit beón mæg, þæt se Hálga Gást cumeþ ufan on ðé, Blickl. Homl. 7, 35.
standan
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Hé gearu standeþ, Ps. Th. 117, 2. Heó gewuldrad stondeþ, Blickl. Homl. 197, 10. Hé stent þeófscyldig, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 16. Ðǽr geworht stondaþ Adam and Eue, Cd. Th. 27, 16; Gen. 418.
ge-hwilc
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Hé sceal beón, swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæð (beóceorl sceal geara beón on manegum weorcum, 3), oftrǽde tó gehwilcon weorce, Ll. Th. i. 436, 18. Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre, Ps. Th. 56, 5.
þanne
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Gif ic þonne mæg ðínre módlufan máran tilian, ic beó gearo sóna, 3648; B. 1822. Hwylc beren mǽnde hé þonne elles búton heofona ríce what other barn can it be inferred that he meant, but heaven? Blickl.
þes
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On þýs geáre, 119, 2. Mid þisse sealfe and mid þýs drence, Lchdm. ii. 118, 17. Mid ðýs beácne, Elen. Kmbl. 184; El. 92. Of þís middanearde, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 16. Fram þís wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 141, 2; By. 316. Ealle þás gód cumaþ, Blickl.
dulmúnus
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Ǽr he [Ercol] ongan mid Creáca scypum, ðe mon dulmúnus hǽt, ðe man segþ ðæt in scip mǽge in þúsend manna before he [Hercules] began with Grecian ships, which are called dulmunus, of which it is said that one ship can hold a thousand men, Ors. 1, 10; Bos
sécan
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Ðǽr is help gearu manna gehwylcum ðam ðe séceþ tó him, 1818; An. 911. Gé hí sécaþ tó fremdum gesceaftum, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 17, 29. Súþ-Seaxna mǽgþ him biscopþéninge séceaþ tó West-Seaxna biscope, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 24.