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Nǽnig mon ne sceal géman his gesibbes, gif hé hine ǽrost ágǽlde Godes þeówdómes, Bl. H. 23, 17. Gif ic dyde ðis. . . gif ic ágald ðǽm geldendum . . . ic gefallu. Ps.

ge-sellan

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Ðiós eorðe eallum mannum is tó gemánan geseald, Past. 335, 10: 337, 3. (z) without dat. Eal hé ꝥ ær for Gode gesealde, Bl. H. 215, 5.

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 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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Hwý nelt ðú géman ðæt mín sweostor mé lǽt áne þegnian why dost thou not heed that my sister leaves me to serve alone? Blickl. Homl. 67, 31.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The sale of kindred is elsewhere, and not without occasion, denounced: Gif hwylc cristen man his ágen bearn, oððe his néhstan mǽg wið ǽnigum wurðe sylle, næbbe hé nánne gemánan mid cristenum mannum, ǽr hé hine álýsed hæbbe of ðam þeówdóme, L. Ecg.

Linked entries: þeá þeáw þió wíte-þeów

hé

(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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S. 23 b, 773. an inanimate object Ðára byrðenna hefignesse, eall ðæt ic his geman, ic áwríte, Past. 23, 12. Ne gǽð ná máre tó métinge búton þæt þú hit geseó and herige, Hml. Th. i. 186, 7.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Gifeón wé þonne ( for reasons contained in the preceding statement ) on þone gemánan Godes and manna, 11, 4: 13, 24. Hæbbe ic geáhsod, ðæt hé wǽpna ne recceþ; ic ðæt þonne ( consequently ) forhicge, ðæt ic sweord bere tó gúþe, Beo.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Nǽnig mon ne sceal lufian ne ne géman his gesibbes, gif. . . ( it is a man's duty not to love), 23, 16. Swá sceal oretta á in his móde Gode compian, Exon. Th. 122, 33; Gú. 315. God sceal mon ǽrest hergan, 333, 15; Gn. Ex. 4.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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On ðone gemánan ðæs brýdguman and ðære brýde, Blickl. Homl. 11, 5. Hé fægnode ðæs miclan weorces ðærre ceastre, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 15. Ðæt mon ða earce bere on ðǽm saglum, 22; Swt. 171, 12.

Linked entries: seó þæt þeó þió þiú tó

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