wunian
To dwell ⬩ remain ⬩ to dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ stay ⬩ remain ⬩ live ⬩ to inhabit a place, live in or on ⬩ to live, be in certain conditions or circumstances, ⬩ to abide ⬩ be present with a person to comfort or help ⬩ to be ⬩ rest ⬩ reside ⬩ remain ⬩ occupy a position ⬩ to consist of or in, ⬩ subsist, exist ⬩ to remain ⬩ last ⬩ continue ⬩ endure ⬩ to be wont
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Saga mé hwǽr seó ród wunige, Elen. Kmbl. 1244; El. 624. Tó manna heortan, ǽr Drihtnes weorc ðǽr wunian móte, Blickl. Homl. 19, 8: 111, 5. Ǽnigne dǽl secgas geségon on sele wunian, Beo. Th. 6248; B. 3128.
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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Hú nytt rehton wé nú and rímdon ða cǽga búton wé eác feáwum wordum ætiéwen hwæt hie healden of what use were it to describe and enumerate the keys, unless in a few words we shew what they lock up, Past. 23; Swt. 178, 12.
Linked entries: a-hyltan healding heald-ness -hilde healdend
þæt
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(See also se, V, swá.) introducing clauses expressing cause, reason Hwæt þence gé betwux eów, þæt (forðon, Lind. : forþon þæt, Rush.) gé hláfas nabbaþ why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Mt. Kmbl. 16, 8.
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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beteran ðonne scealt ðú ðé lǽtan ánes wyrsan if thou wilt make thyself the superior of many, thou must allow thyself to be the inferior of one, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 14. to let [alone], let go, give up, dismiss, leave, forsake, let [blood] Ne recce ic hwæt
Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt
þegen
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Hwæt wille wé secgan be ðám ðegnum ( familiaribus; cf. folgerum, l. 10), Bt. 29, 1-2; Fox 104, 12-15.
Linked entries: þegen-boren þegen-líc þegin þén
in
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Gif þisses hwæt gelimpe in Lenctenfæsten, 88, 12. Þám bið Dryhten scyld in síða gehwane, Ph. 464. of a limit of time, before or at the expiration of, within the space of Þæt þus his unrím in wintra worn wurðan sceolde, Dan. 325.