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hád

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Án ælmihtig God is on þrým hádum ǽfre wunigende, Hml, S. 16, l. as a grammatical term Uerbum ys word, án ðǽl ledensprǽce mid tíde and háde bútan case . . . him gelimpð . . . persona hád, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 119, 8-16.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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M. 33, 9. (3 a) of the services of the church :-- Ðættæ mon unce tíde geuueorðiae on godcundum gódum and ǽc on aelmessan, C. D. i. 292, 32: 293, 3.

hǽþen

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Ge sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne þá crístnan, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 18. Ne swerigen gé nǽfre under hǽðene godas ( per nomen exlernorum deorum non jurabitis. Ex. 23, 13), Ll.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Similar entries v. úte, II 1. a of the passage of time, out, with the idea of coming to an end Út gangendum ðam mónþe ðe wé Aprelis hátaþ, Lchdm. iii. 76, 14. with words denoting whence motion proceeds Út áfaren of ðínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8

niman

(v.)
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R. 13, 33. to occupy, tale up the time or attention of, hold in suspense Huu long sáuel úsra ðú nimes (gǽlst þú úre líf, W. S. )? Gif ðú arð Críst, cuæð ús éuunge, Jn. L.

ge-hwilc

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Wið gehwylce yfelu þe on þám innoðe dereð, Lch. i. 280, 18. with quasi-fying words Gehwilc óðer tilð, Angl. ix. 259, 12. Ánes gehwylces mannes dǽda, Wlfst. 244, 21. Ánes gehwylces geleáffulles mannes mód, Hml. Th. i. 412, 24.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Gehérað hú se godspellere sægde be þisse tíde, 15, 3. to hear a religious service, hear mass Þá þe heora cyrican forlǽtaþ, and forhycggaþ þá Godes dreámas tó gehérenne, Bl.

heáfod

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Of edwittes ýða heáfdum, 29. the beginning of a period of time Heáfdes fæstenes capitis ieiunii, Angl. xiii. 404, 566. Fram heáfde fæstenes, 563.

(pronoun.)
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hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Ðonne hit tócymþ ðæt hie hit sprecan sculon when the time comes that they ought to speak, Past. 46; Swt. 355, 10.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Ðonne sceolde fyrd út ongeán ðæt hí up woldon, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 4. marking time, towards Fela ongeán winter hám tugon, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 22. as an adverb. marking position, opposite Ic stande on ðás healfe and dú ongeán ego in hac parte sto,

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Háligra tíd þá man healdan sceal, Men. 229. to keep unbroken, inviolate. not to pass a limit Healdeð georne mere gemǽre, Sch. 52. Mearce healdan, Met. 11, 73. to keep a command, law, pledge, promise, &c. Word his ic haldo, Jn. L. R. 8, 55.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Mid ðý ðá se bróþor langre tíde ðyllíc ungescrǽpo wonn (woon, MS.) cumque tempore non pauco frater tali incommodo laboraret, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 22. Ðú ðæs cwealmes scealt wíte winnan and on wræc hweorfan, Cd. Th. 62, 14; Gen. 1014.

Linked entry: on-winnende

(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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Ǽlc mynetere þe man tíhð ꝥ fals feoh slóge, 296, 12. Gódfremmendra swylcum gifeðe bið þæt þone hilderǽs hál gedígeð, B. 300. Swá fela manna swá man wite ꝥ ungelygne sýn, Ll.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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., dryhten, R.) ofer his híred, ðæt hé him on tíde mete sylle, Mt. 24, 45. Se ðeówa nát hwæt se hláford (hláfard, L. R.) déð, Jn. 15, 15. Gif þeów næbbe wíf and his hláford him wíf sylle ... þæt wíf and hire winclo beóð þæs hláfordes ...

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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On ða sylfan tíde, Blickl. Homl. 171, 19. Heó tófereþ ðæt sár; ðæt sylfe heó déþ mid wíne gecnucud. Lchdm. i. 190, 18: Ps. Th. 81, 3: 83, 6 : 128, 1.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Wulfst. 181, 18; and one of Alfred's laws speaks of fragments of time in which it was possible for the slave to earn something: Ǽghwæt ðæs ðe ðeówum monnum ǽnig mon for Godes noman geselle, oþþe hié on ǽnegum hiora hwílsticcum geearnian mægen, L.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Se kyngc lét líhtlíce of oð ꝥ hé cóm tó Englalande, and hine lét syððan tacan the king made light of it till he came to England, and afterwards had him taken Chr. 1076; P. 211, 34.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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., ðynceð, R.) quid tibi videtur?, Mt. L. 17, 25. Þ geséen bið hæfis quod videtur habere, 25, 29.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Ðissum þus gedóne, 1086; P. 218, 35 : 222, 13 : 1090; P. 225, 15. of time Þám gedónum qua peracta (intercapedine], An. Ox. 3402. <b>IV a.

hwá

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Weald hwæt heom tíde, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 25. Gif hí on hwon (ówiht, v. l.) ágylton siqua delinquissent. Bd. 3, 5; Sch. 204, 22. Gif þú tódǽlst hwæt on feówer, Angl. viii. 335, 24: Bl. H. 97, 27. with gen.