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wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Be ðám þingum writende ðe ic gehýrde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 16. to write to a person, write with the intention of sending what is written Mé geþúhte wrítan ðé, ðú se sélusta Theophilus, Lk.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Hér is nédran swég, wyrmas gewunade adders have their home here Sat. 103. of things Yrre ne scealt þú tó lange on þínre heortan gewunian (perhaps lǽtan should be supplied) thou shall not loo long give place to anger in thine heart Angl. xii. 516, 25.

scír

(adj.)
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scír, adj.
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Kmbl. 620 ; El. 310. of inanimate things, of vegetation, bright, brilliant, white Ofer hine scír cymeþ mínre segnunga sððfæst blóstma super ipsum florebit sanctificatio mea, Ps. Th. 131, 19.

magan

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IV. expressing permission or sanction. add: — Ágyf þíne scíre, ne miht (mæht, L. ) þú lencg túnscíre bewitan, (iom non poteris uilicare ], Lk. 16, 2. Gyf hé wel áginnan wile, ne mæig hé sleac beón, Angl. ix. 259, 21.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Ǽlcne telgor ǽr þám þe hé upp ásprunge (antequam oriretur in terra), on eorðan Gen. 2, 5. of things, to spring up, come into existence Hé gedyde ꝥ leóht up ásprang, Hml.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

ge-sceád

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Ágildan gesceád for þínre sáwle, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 26.

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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þingum mete þigdon ab securis nobis epule capiuntur, Nar. 24, 2. See preceding word

Linked entries: wéne orenum

ge-brengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brengan, p. -brohte, pl. -brohton; pp. -broht; v. trans, [ge-, brengan to bring]

To bringleadproducebearferredūcĕreprodūcĕre

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To bring, lead, produce, bear; ferre, dūcĕre, prodūcĕre He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Swt. 457, 11; Hat. MS: Salm. Kmbl. MS. A. 176; Sal. 87: 296; Sal. 147.

Linked entries: ge-bringan ge-broht

fercian

(v.)

to bringcarryconductto supportTo go

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S. 23, 597. figuratively: Man sceall þé óþer gecýþan ꝥ þú ús ná lencg ne þearft mid þínre leásunge fercian (you need not try to make us swallow any more of your lies), Hml. S. 23, 713. intrans.

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
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Hwilc biscop . . gehálgad wǽre, ꝥ we on ðysse æfterfylgendan béc gerisenlícur (-rysen-, v. l. ) and gelimplicur secgad quis . . . dedicatus sit antistes libra sequente oportunius dicetur, 3, 29; Sch. 330, 4. tó swylcre tide swylce heom eallum þince ðæt

ge-cíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cíd, es; m. n.? l. n.
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Gyf him þince ꝥ hé geseó fela fugla ætsamne, ꝥ byð æfest and gecid (geflit and cíd, v.l. ), Lch. iii. 168, 17. ꝥ Gecygde (-ciid, v.l.) ond geflite litigio, contentioni, Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 24.

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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Þurh þín sylfes gong tó eorðan, Cri. 254.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Voc. i. 18, 34, gangende animate or live as opposed to inanimate objects Þíne frumrípan gangendes (gong-, v. l. ) and weaxendes, Ll. Th. i. 52, 31 : Wlfst. 113, 6.

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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</b> that on which a thing depends :-- Staðul cardo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 60. fixed condition, state, position Hwylc se staþol is Angelcynnes ðeóde qui sit status gentis Anglorum, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 4.

Linked entry: scaþel

fundian

(v.)
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Þinga gehwilc þiderweard fundað, Met. 13, 14. Hwidre ic þé nú teohhie tó lǽdenne . . . ðider fundian, Bt. 22, 2; F. 78, 2. (1 a) with reflex. dat. Fundige hé him tó lissa blisse, Sch. 100. with infin.

ge-tǽcan

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Ic sceal be sumere bisene sume anlícnesse þǽre wísan þé getǽcan, oþ þé ꝥ þing cúþre sié quae tibi caussa notior est, eam prius designare verbis atque informare conabor, 22, 2 ; F. 78, 14.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
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hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Hwæt is þinga ðe bitere síe what thing is there that is bitterer? Past. 21; Swt. 164, 1. Hwæt næddercynna sí on eorþan how many kinds of snakes are there on the earth? Salm. Kmbl. 204, 7. Hwæt suna hæfde Adam what sons had Adam? 184, 31.

deáþ

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Tó þon écan deáþe, 61, 8. cause or occasion of death (as in to be the death of a person) Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, Bl.

yfel

(adj.)
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yfel, adj.
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Hé áraþ ða gódan, and hé wítnaþ ða yfelan, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 20. of things, bad, not good of its kind Sió yfele gillestre and ðæt yfele blód, Lchdm. ii. 148, 6. Gif eáran willen ádeáfian, oþþe yfel hlyst sié . . .

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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D. on heap.] of things Gewíteð mid þý wuldre on westrodor tungaol faran on heápe the sun and its glory together depart journeying to the western heaven, Sch. 69