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gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ꝥ heofonlice ríce is geháten eallum þe nú syndan gódes wyrhtan, 111, 12. Þeáh hé gódes hwæt onginne gǽstlíce, Jul. 397: Met. 9, 62. Seó sáwl bið forð lǽdende eall þá weorc þe heó ǽfre gefremode gódes oððe yfeles.

hwá

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

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Hwæt synt ðínum esne ealra dagena quot sunt dies servi tui? Ps. Th. 118, 84. Hwæt gódes dó ic quid boni faciam? Mt. Kmbl. 19, 16. Hwæt þincþ eów be Criste hwæs sunu ys hé quid vobis videtur de Christo? cujus est filius? 22, 42. Hunta ic eom. Hwæs?

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Ic wéne, wit sýn oferswíþede Blickl. Homl. 181, 29. Wéne wé, sý ðis se? 85, 16. Wénst ðú hwæt is ðes? quis putas hic est? Lk. Skt. 8, 25. with acc. and infin.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

ge-dón

(v.)
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Ðá gedónan synna, Past. 257, 21. Ǽr gedénra, Cri. 1266. ¶ pp. gedón finished, completed, brought to a conclusion, (i) of action :-- Hit wæs elles feáwum mannum cúð ǽr hit gedón wæs, Chr. 1043; P. 164, 3.

fram

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Ic fram ðǽm synnum gecerre, Ps. C. 64: Hex. 52, 3.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Ðǽr ðæs Hǽlendes fótlástas syndon under, Shrn. 81, 29. where relative height is marked, below, beneath Hé funde wynleásne wudu, wæter under stód, Beo.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Oþ þæt ende becwóm, swylt æfter synnum, B. 1254. Ǽr þám syxtan dæge his endes (ændes, v. l.) . . . hé his ende (ænde, v. l.) getrymede ante sextum exitus sui diem . . . exitum suum munivit, Gr. D. 175, 14, 18. Hé him æt his ende grim geweorþeþ, Bl.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Ic þence ymbe míne synna cogitabo pro peccato meo, Ps. Th. 37, 18: Cd. Th. 26, 18; Gen. 408. Ymb wundorwyrd willan gefylde, Elen. Kmbl. 2139; El. 1071.

ge-niman

(v.)
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</b> fig. to retain Ðára synna gé nimað genumeno ( retenta ) sint, Jn. L. 20, 23. to restrain(?)

gód

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On þám écean lífe syndon góde dagas . . . þeáh hwá wille hér on lífe habban góde dagas . . . bið se án góda dæg mid Gode, Hml. S. 12, 80-89. Þæt hé geseó góóde dagas, Ps.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Tó hwon syndon gé ðyses weorces swá hefige? gód weorc heó wæs wyrcende on mé Blickl. Homl. 69, 15. Nis eów ðæs weorces þearf, ðæt gé ða ciricean hálgian 205, 36. Wræclícne hám weorce tó leáne, Cd. Th. 3, 18 ; Gen. 37.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

ge-reccan

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synden gerehte allocuntur, An. Ox. 2287. to relate, narrate, record Historia, þæt is gerecednyss; mid þǽre man áwrít and gerehð (-recþ, v. l. ) þá ðing þe wǽron gedóne on ealdum dagum, Ælfc. Gr. 296, 9. Áwrát oððe gerehte digessit, Wrt.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ða sylfan sealmas sýn dæghwamlíce geedlǽhte ofer ealle wucan, R. Ben. 43, I. adverbially, or not followed by a case Ðæt ðú ne mihtst nǽnne weg findan ofer, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 28.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

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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Syndon cyrcan wáce gegriðode . . . wá ðam ðe ðæs wealt, L. I. P. 25; Th. ii. 340, 14. Ðæs ic seolfa weóld, Cd. Th. 281, 21; Sat. 275. Gif ðú hwæt on druncen misdó, ne wít ðú hit ðam ealoðe, for ðam ðu his weólde ðé silf, Prov. Kmbl. 39.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Ger. in thanke, danche gratus On ðonce mé syndon ðíne word and ðín lufu gratias ago benevolentiae tuae, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 23. Mé is ðín cyme on myclum ðonce gratus mihi est multum adventus tuus, 4, 9; S. 577, 21 : Exon. Th. 387, 22; Rä. 5, 9.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Th. 206, 1-6; Ph. 120. (1 a) swá swá :-- Ðó rysle tó swá swá sýn twá pund add lard so as there may be two pounds, Lchdm. ii. 74, 1 : 250, 26. correlative, either . . . or, as well . . . as Onfón swá écum lífe swá écum deáðe swá ðú ǽr geworhtest swá écum

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Hé lifde búton synnum ðeáh ðe hé hine léte costian, Blickl. Homl. 33, 17. Lǽtan nánne lybban to let none live, Ex. 14, 5. Se ðe mýn blód nolde lǽtan ágeótan he that would not suffer my blood to be shed, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 17.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

ge-settan

(v.)
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Wæs se fruma fæstlic geseted wið synnum, Gú. 746. to assign something to a person, allot, appoint. of human agency Gesettan destinare (hoc opuscidum vobis ], An. Ox. 5427.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Th. 9, 22; Gen. 145. to come to pass, to be done, to happen, to take place, befall, come, be Ðæt weorþeþ for ðyses folces synnum, ðæt ealle ðás getimbro beóþ tóworpene, Blickl. Homl. 77, 35. Daga egelícast weorþeþ in worulde, Exon.

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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syndon geómrigende be myclum gewyrhtum, St. A. 36, 2. marking that from which action results, by the command, at the request:-- Hé férde be his hláfordes hǽse, Gen. 24, 10. Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæg be his hláfordes hǽse, Ll.