wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Abraham sealde wíg tó wedde, nalles wunden gold, Cd. Th. 124, 29; Gen. 2070. Oft ic (a shield) wíg seó, frécne feohtan. Exon. Th. 388, 6; Rä. 6, 3. Wælhwelpes wíg, 397, 21; Rä. 16, 23. Gesécean wíg, Beo. Th. 1374; B. 685.
teóna
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Ðá ongan Abraham sprecan . . . 'Ne sceolon unc betweónan teónan weaxan wroht wriðian' ( facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot . . . Dixit ergo Abram ad Lot: 'Ne quaeso sit jurgium inter me et te,' Gen. 13, 7, 8), Cd.
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ge-openian
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</b> to make known, declare, spread the knowledge of :-- Gewurðe þín willa geopenod geond ealle world, Hy. 7, 36. to make clear, explain, expound God geopenude Abrahame hwæt hé mid þǽre sprǽce mǽnde, Gen. 18, 20.
wíde
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Him féran gewát geond ða folcsceare Abraham wíde. Cd. Th. 106, 36; Gen. 1782. Bana wíde scráð, 180, 3; Exod. 39. Wíde ásent relegatus, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 42. Ic lástas sceal wíde lecgan, Cd. Th. 63, 5; Gen. 1027.
hláf
bread ⬩ a loaf ⬩ cake ⬩ bread ⬩ bread ⬩ manna ⬩ cake
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Abraham þa nam buteran and meoloc and þæt flǽsc mid þám hláfum and léde him ætforan, Gen. 18, 4-8. in special phrases, e.g. bread of affliction: Ðú ús fédest teára hláfe, Ps. Th. 79, 5.
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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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Wunedon on ðám wícum Abraham and Loth, Cd. Th. 113, 20; Gen. 1890. Wuna mid úsic and ðé wíc geceás, 164, 29; Gen. 2722. Medmicel fæc nú gyt wuna mid ús, Blickl. Homl. 247, 33. Wuna in ðære wínbyrig, Andr. Kmbl. 3340; An. 1674.
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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& pound; 92. before a person, or the eyes of a person, within sight or hearing of Þæt wíf geseah for Abrahame Ismael plegan, Gen. 2778. Him Abraham and-swarode for eorlum, 2137. Hé for þám folce spræc, Jul. 184: Met. 26, 85.
steóran
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Him stýran cwom stefn a voice came restraining Abraham from sacrificing Isaac, Cd. Th. 204, 8; Exod. 416. Stýran his módes styrunge mid singalre gemetfæstnesse, Homl. Th. i. 360, 15. <b>II a.
teóðung
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Abraham geaf ðam kincge Melchisedech ða teóðunga ( decimas ) of ðám ðingon ðe hé gewunnen hæfde, Prud. 56. with special reference to the English church.
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wer
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Abraham geseah þrí weras standende him gehende, Gen. 18, 2. a married or a betrothed man, a man (as in man and wife), a husband, v. wer-leás Swá micel swá ðæs wífes wer ( maritus mulieris ) girnþ, Ex. 21, 22.
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weorod
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Oft wǽron teónan weredum ( the servants of Abraham and those of Lot ), Cd. Th. 114, 1; Gen. 1897. a company, assembly Wealhþeów fore ðæm werede ( the company in the hall ) spræc, Beo. Th. 2435; B. 1215. Werede sinagoge, Kent.
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sweord
A sword
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Th. 120, 10; Gen. 1992: Abraham girds himself 'grǽgan sweorde,' 173, 22; Gen. 2865: the Hebrews fight 'fágum sweordum,' Judth. Thw. 24, 18; Jud. 194: 25, 17; Jud. 264. The sword is 'brád,' 26, 9; Jud. 318: Byrht.
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treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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For ðam treówum ðe dú genumen hæfdest tó Abrahame . . . Ðú him ðæt gehéte, ðæt . . . Cd. Th. 235, 26; Dan. 312. Se wæs ofslagen ofer áþas and treówa (or under I.) contra fidem jurisjurandi peremptus est, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 17.
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up
Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point
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Kmbl. 13, 5. marking direction, of physical action Abraham beseah upp, Gen. 18, 2. Ðínes bróðor blód clypaþ up tó mé of eorðan, 4, 10. Hé lócade upp on heofon, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 20.
gif
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Gif gé Abrahames beam synt, wyrceað Abrahames weorc, Jn. 8, 39. Gif gé mé lufiað ( diligitis ), healdað míne beboda, 14, 15. Gif man wið cyninges mægdenman geligeð, .L. scillinga gebéte, Ll.
on-fón
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Abraham . . . onféng freóndscipe be freán hǽse, Gen. 2736. Ne onfóh þú nǽfre médsceattum nec accipies munera, Ll. Th. i. 54, 17. Þé lyst nú lióþa. Onfóh hiora nú video te carminis exspectare dulcedinem.
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Drihten wið Abrahame spræc, 139, 2; Gen. 2303. Hig spǽcon (sprǽcon MS. A.) him betwýnan, Lk. Skt. 24, 14. Ðæt ðú ne belge wið mé, gif ic spræce. . . . Nú ic ǽne begann tó sprecanne tó mínum drihtne, ic wylle sprecan git, Gen. 18, 30-31.
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hám
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I a Abraham idese bróhte tó háme, þǽr hé wíc áhte, Gen. 1721. Þǽm tó hám forgeaf Hréðel ángan dohtor, B. 374. not on earth Hé on norðdǽle hám and heáhsetl heofena ríces ágan wolde, Gen. 33 : Sat. 276. Þára écena háma, Solil. H. 2, 15.
heorte
breast ⬩ bosom ⬩ will ⬩ intellect ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ intent ⬩ will ⬩ desire ⬩ inclination ⬩ disposition ⬩ temperament ⬩ character
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Abraham hlóh cweðende on his heortan, 'Wenst þú . . . ', Gen. 17, 17: Ps. Th. 52, l (cf. on his móde, 13, l). Hé in breóstum þá gít herede in heortan heofonríces weard, An. 52. Ic herge in heortum (-an?)
sleán
to strike an object ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike coin ⬩ to stamp money ⬩ to forge a weapon ⬩ to sting ⬩ to strike so as to kill ⬩ to slay ⬩ to make by striking ⬩ to strike fire ⬩ to make a mark, sound, signal by a stroke ⬩ to strike a bargain ⬩ to strike ⬩ drive so as to cause impact ⬩ to pitch a tent ⬩ drive a stake into the ground ⬩ to cast into chains ⬩ to move by a stroke ⬩ to strike off a limb ⬩ to strike with disease ⬩ punishment ⬩ to strike ⬩ make a stroke ⬩ to strike as a smith does ⬩ to kill ⬩ to move rapidly ⬩ rush ⬩ dash ⬩ break ⬩ take a certain direction
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Abraham ne sleah ðín bearn, Cd. Th. 176, 18; Gen. 2913. Sleh, 204, 12; Exod. 418. Sleá man ðone leásan wítegan propheta Hie interficietur, Deut. 13, 5. Ðás folc sleán mid cwealmþreá, Cd. Th. 151, 10; Gen. 2506.