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wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear 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 decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto 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 dobe able

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Hí heora weóldan dominati sunt eorum, Ps. Th. 105, 30. Þeáh hé ðæs ealles wealde, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 25: Met. 16, 16. Geléfst ðú ðæt seó wyrd wealde ðisse worulde, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 2.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Ðam ðe mid heortan hycgeaþ rihte his qui recto sunt corde, Ps. Th. 72, 1. Ða inwit and fácen hycgeaþ on heortan qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde, 139, 2, 8. Gif gé teala hycgaþ. Andr. Kmbl. 3223; An. 1614.

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Gif God him ne áraþ, ðonne beóþ hié suá monegum scyldum scyldige suá hié manegra unþeáwa gestíran meahton mid hiora lárum, gif hí ongemong monnum beón wolden ex tantis rei sunt, quantis venientes ad publicum prodesse potuerunt, Past. 5, 3; Swt. 45, 22

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Hí bráde weóxan, wíde greówan multiplicati sunt nimis, Ps. Th. 106, 37. Leád wíde sprong, Exon. Th. 277, 24; Jul. 585. Wæs on Myrceon wíde and welhwǽr Waldendes lof áfylled, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 11. Hé geseah dríge stówe wíde æteówde, Cd.

ceáp

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Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle, warnien þá þe þone ceáp drífað, þæt hí nán þing fácenlices on þám ceápe ne dón si quid venumdandum est, videant ipsi, per quorum manus transigenda sunt, ne aliquam fraudem presumant inferre, R. Ben. 95, 11.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Sende hé his sunu of þǽre fierde micle werede, 823; P. 60, 12. Mid West-Seaxna fierde, 851; P. 64, 21. Of þǽre fierde, ge eác of þǽm burgum, 894; P. 84, 30. Cóm Byrhtnðð ealdorman mid his fyrde, 993; P. 126, 5: 1001; P. 133, 22.

freónd

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Áríseþ suna wið freóndum insurgent filii in parentes, Mt. R. 10, 21. Frióndum and mégum cognatis et amicis, Lk. L. R. 21, 16.

hǽlu

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L. 17, 51. mental or spiritual health or well-being Ðá truman sint tó manianne ðæt hié gewilnigen mid ðæs lícuman trumnesse ðæt him ne losige sió hǽlo ðæs módes admanend: sunt incolumes ut salutem carports exerceant ad salutem mentis, Past. 247, 7.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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endebyrdnesse and ðá ðegnunga hiora hiéredum gebrytnige terrenae domus dominus famulorum ordines ministeriaque dispertiens, Past. 319, 20. the place of residence of a man and his household: Orceard hírede, synt orceardas gedafenlice æpplum pomerium curti, sunt

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá maciað praeteritum on aui, 138, 11. to prepare or provide a meal, feast for guests Gelíc þám cyninge þe macode hys suna gyfta simile regi qui fecit nubtias filio suo, Mt. 22, 2. used with of to designate the action of causing what is denoted by the

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Ǽr sunne twelf mónþa hringc útan ymbgán hæbbe, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 5. Ofer holmes hrincg over the ocean's circuit, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 5; Gen. 1393. Hrincg ðæs heán landes, 137; Th. 172, 34; Gen. 2854. Wíngearda hringa[s] corimbi, Ælfc.

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Mid hræs geeáde all sunes ðerh hrædlíce ł oefestlíce in sǽ impetu abiit totus grex per praeceps in mare, Mt. L. 8, 32. Árís hræðlíce surge velociter, Rtl. 58, 9. Hreód wrít[eres] hreðlíce wrítendes, Ps.

frignan

(v.)
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Huæs sié sunu Críst fregnende (interrogans), Mk. p. 5, 4. Huá his wére ðe neesta fraignende (sciscitante), Lk. p. 6, 19. where the question is given directly Hié gegrétte sé þe on greóte stód . . . frægn (and) reordade: 'Hwanon cómon gé . . . ?

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Ðé sceal on woruld bringan Sarra sunu, sóð forð gán wyrd æfter ðiosum wordgemearcum, Cd. Th. 142, 1 ; Gen. 2355. Gǽð á wyrd swá hió sceal, Beo. Th. 915; B. 455. Ne wæs wyrd, ðæt hé má móste manna cynnes ðicgean, 1473; B. 734.

Linked entry: weord

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, &#39;the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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His heáfdes segl his head&#39;s sun [the eye], Andr. Kmbl. 100; An. 50. His eágan hálge heáfdes gimmas his eyes, his head&#39;s holy gems, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 7; Gú. 1276. Hát mé heáfde beceorfan order my head to be cut off, Blickl.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, 4835; B. 2422

innan

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Sió sunne ne mæg ealle gesceafta innan geondscínan, Bt. 41, l ; F. 244, 9. Ufan hit is enge and hit is innan hát, Dóm. 22 : 6. 2412. Heó is innan mid éce mægene geweorþod. Bl.

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Lind. 16, 32. separate, several, sundry, each separately Moyses gebletsode ða twelf mǽgða ǽlce mid sindrigre bletsunge, Deut. 33, 5. Hé syndrigne ácsode hwylces geleáfan hí wǽron cujus essent fidei singuli, inquirebat, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 13.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Féng Carl tó ðam westríce . . . se Carl wæs Hlóþwíges sunu, se Hlóþwíg wæs Cailes bróður, se wæs luþyttan fæder, . . . and hié wǽron Hlóþwíges suna. Se Hlóþwíg wæs ðæs aldan Carles sunu; se Carl wæs Pippenes sunu, 885; Erl. 84, 10-17.

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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Ðære wylne sunu wunaþ eal his líf on ðeówte, i. 110, 29. Wuniaþ ða wácran, Exon. Th. 311, 4; Seef. 87. Gif hé wunode ofer middæg if he continued to live past noon, Homl. Skt. i. 3. 595.

Linked entries: wunung wynian