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ge-weald

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Hé his sylfes willan geliðode in him sylfum þǽre blisse geweald sponte sibi laetitiae frena laxabat, Gr. D. 203, 26. covering, protection (?) Tó ofsettenne giuæld heáfdes ad deponendam comam capitis, Rtl. 96, 5: 30.

heáh

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Seldon bútan þám hýhstan symbelnessum (heáhtídum, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 19 ; Sch. 443, 6. v. heáh-tíd. of great amount, degree or force Heáh bliss exultatio, Ps. Th. 118, 114. Ðá gestód hine heáh weder, Bt. 38, 1 ; F. 194, 10.

Linked entry: dynt

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Hyge wearþ mongum blissad the heart of many was made glad, Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 30; Cri. 1163. Hlihende hyge a gladsome mind, Elen. Kmbl. 1986; El. 995. Hyge wæs him hinfús he was minded to flee away, Beo. Th. 1514; B 755.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Hé wæs á on ánum móde and heofonlíce blisse mon mihte á on his móde ongytan he was always the same, and heavenly joy might ever be seen in him, Blickl. Homl. 223, 34.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Nánes willan wana, náþer ne weorþscipes, ne anwealdes, ne foremǽrnesse, ne blisse, Bt. 24, 4 ; Fox 86, 30. Gif ðé ǽnies willan wana biþ, ðeáh hit lytles hwæt sié, II, I ; Fox 30, 22 : 26, 1; Fox 90, 22.

gifu

(n.)
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Gefo carissi 70, 37. grace, benevolent regard of the Deity Hú mihte ǽfre englum mára gefeá and geofu and blis geweorþan?, Bl. H. 123, 14. Mið Godes geafa Deo donante Jn. p. 187, 13. Þú gemétst gife (gyfe, v. l. gratiam ) myd Gode, Lk. l, 30: Bl.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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8. a particular thing that is good. something, material or non-material, that it is an advantage to attain or to possess Of ðǽre sóþan gesǽlþe cumað ealle ðá óþre gód . . . þá fíf gód . . . ꝥ is anweald and weorþscipe and foremǽrnes and genyht and blis

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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H. 153, 31. the object a place Se burgstede wæs blissum gefylled, Gú. 1291. to occupy entirely. a space (lit. or fig.) Ǽlce stówe hé gefylþ, Bl. H. 19, 26. Gærstapan gefyllað ( implebunt ) þíne hús, Ex. 10, 6. Ꝥ hús wæs Háliges Gástes gefylled.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Hié gecýðdon hwelce hláfordhyldo hí þóhton tó gecýþanne on hiora ealdhláfordes bearnum, Ors. 6, 37; S. 296, 4. to make to know a feeling, cause a feeling Gecýþ nú middangearde blisse ( make the world to know joy), . ꝥ on þínum úpstige geblissian ealle

Linked entry: cýþan

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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Ic wille wealdan eów blisse and micelre lisse, Wulfst. 132, 23. with dat. or acc. Ðæt his mód wite, ðæt migtigra wíte wealdeþ, ðonne hé hjm wið mæge, Cd. Th. 248, 33; Dan. 523. of things, with gen.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Wénaþ eów ǽlcere blisse Homl. Th. i. 554, 30. Ðǽr ðú ðé hleahtres wéne Guthl. prol.; Gdwin. 4, 8. Ǽr hé hym ðæs feferes wéne Lchdm. i. 84, 7. Ne mæg ic mé nánes óðres wénan Homl.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

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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Blǽdes and blisse þe hý geseóð, 1257. Wǽre hié fundon, wuldor gesáwon, hálige heáhtreówe, Exod. 387. Hí bóte gesáwon, 582. Ðú gesee ðá gód sind, Ps. Srt. 127, 5. Geseán gebrosnunge videre corruptionem, 15, 10. Gesián dægas góde, 33, 10.

hwá

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Gif ðú hwene gesihst geðeón on góde, blissa on his dǽdum, Hex. 44, 28. with gen. Gif hwá þonne þegena sý þe on his bóclande cyricean hæbbe, Ll. Th. i. 262, 11. hwæt. alone Gif him hwæt mistímað, Hex. 44, 30. Weald hwæt heom tíde, Ll.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Habban ða mid wynne weórðe blisse ða ðe sécean Drihten exultent et laetentur qui quaerunt te, 69, 5. Ða ðe gelaðodewǽron ne synt wyrðe ( digni ), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 8.

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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Byþ on heofone blis be ánum synfullun ðe dǽdbóte déþ, má ðonne ofer nigon and nigontigum rihtwísra, Lk. 15, 7. Ic blissige ofer ðínre sprǽce, Ps.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

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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Ða unrótnessa swá ilce ofergáþ, swá ðú cwist ðæt ða blissa ǽr dydon, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 33. Swá wíde swá wegas tólǽgon, Andr. Kmbl. 2469; An. 1236. Hé hine wolde swá weligne gedón swá hé his sunu wǽre, Shrn. 84, 14.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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blisse, Blickl. Homl. 123, 2. Tó aldorceare, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 905. Hé manegum wearð mannum tó hróðre, werþeódum tó wræce, Elen. Kmbl. 30; El. 15.

niman

(v.)
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Ꝥ tó náhte nyt ne biþ ꝥ man gódne mete ete oþþe ꝥ betste wín drince, gif ꝥ gelimpeþ ꝥ hé hit eft spíwende ánforlǽteþ, ꝥ hé ǽr tó blisse nam and tó líchoman nyttnesse, Bl.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Nǽre ðeós blis ðe gelícre ðære écean myrhðe, ðonne bið ðam menn ðe sit on cwearterne, wið ðam menn ðe færð frig geond land, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 109.