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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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Ic á þolade geára gehwylce gódes ealles, won ic módearfoþa (þonc mód earfoþa, Th.) máðonne on óþrum, fyrhto in folce, 457, 19; Hy. 4, 86.

Linked entry: on-winnende

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Ðá cwæþ hé tó his geréfan lǽde in ðás menn and gearwa úre þénunga præcepit dispensatori domus suæ dicen: Introduc viros domum, et instrue convivium, 43, 16. Ðá cwæþ hé lǽde hig tó mé adduc, inquit, eos ad me, 48, 9.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Hine Geáta bearn gódne ne tealdon, Beo. Th. 4375; B. 2184. Forcúþre is ðæt hé telle hine wísne, Wulfst. 59, 5. Ne mæg heó ús leáse tellan mendacii arguere nos non potest, Gen. 38, 23.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Ox. 1776. to give in answer to request Bióð gearwe tó lǽranne and tó forgiefanne ǽlcum ðára ðe iów bidde, Past. 173, 8. to give as reward, retribution, &c. Wulderbeáh þæne forgyfþ corona quam reddet (i. restituet), An. Ox. 1354.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Skt. i. 18, 64. growth, condition reached by growing, stature, form; the plural is sometimes used when a single person is referred to On ealdlícum geárum bið ðæs mannes wæstm gebíged, Homl. Th. i. 614, 13.

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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Wé habbaþ word gearu wið ðam ǽglǽcan, 2717 ; An. 1361. Ne heó wiþ monnum sprǽce hafaþ, Exon. Th. 421, 3 ; Rä. 40, 10. Grammar wiþ, marking dealing, with. Similar entries v.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Se cásere ðe ðú embe áxast, hé wæs gefyrn worulde, and swíðe fela geára synd nú ágáne syððan hé gewát of ðysan life, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 727. On worulde ǽr, Elen.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Th. 263, 29; Jul. 357. with genitive Ne wéne ic his nó, ac wát geara Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 13. Gif hé wyrsa ne bið, ne wéne ic his ná beteran Met. 25, 29. Hié ðæt fǽge þégon, þeáh ðæs se ríca ne wénde Judth. Thw. 21, 16; Jud. 20.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Of Geáta fruman syndon Cantware ... Of Seaxum cóman Eást-Seaxan and Súþ-Seaxan and West-Seaxan, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 21-24. Ða men of Lundenbyrig, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 17.

Linked entry: ob

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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gearwe hæfde reliquias in tó settenne, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 37. <b>I a.</b> to set down :-- Ðá hét se apostol ða bǽre settan, Homl.

Linked entry: on-settan

ge-métan

(v.)
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þes dæg tó geáres anginne geteald sý, Hml. Th. i. 98, 18. Þá swaðo ðe on ðǽm marmanstíine geméted wǽron, Bl.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Hát síðian Agar and Ismael lǽdan mid hié, 2785. of enforced movement Héton hiene Rómáne gebindan and gebringean beforan fæstennes geate.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Gearo mód ge eác swylce deáþ sylfne tó þrowienne paratum vel eiiam ad moriendum animum, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 38. On ðæt dægréd sylf. Judth. Thw. 24, 24 ; Jud. 204. Rómáne selfe sǽdon, Ors. 5, 3; Swt. 220, 20.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ꝥ gé of mínum ágenum góde (mínes ágenes ǽhtes, v. l. ) ágifan þá teóðunga ǽgðer ge on cwicum ceápe ge on þæs geáres eorðwæstmum . . . and þá biscopas ꝥ ilce dón on heora ágenum góde, Ll. Th. i. 194, 5-9. Yrfes hyrde góde mǽre, Gen. 2198: B. 1952.

on-fón

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Beóð ðá heortan suíðe gearwe wísdómes tó anfónne (on-, v. l. ) ad suscipiendum aedificium corda paraverunt, Past. 203, 12. Hyht is onfangen, Cri. 99. to receive what is entrusted Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó, Ll.

hwá

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

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Ic cýðe hwæs ic gean intó ealdan mynstre, Chart. Th. 333, 10: Andr. Kmbl. 290; An. 145. Swá wæs gemearcod hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre so was marked for whom that sword was first wrought, Beo. Th. 3397; B. 1696.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Frs. and Icel. ), cf. mynet-slege Wæs ðæs feós ofergewrit ðæs ylcan mynetsleges ðe man ðæt feoh on slóh, sóna ðæs forman geáres ðá Decius féng tó ríce. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 476. Ælc mynetere ðe man tíhþ ðæt fals feoh slóge. L.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

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Wæs þæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne . . . hú se gúðsceaða Geáta leóde hýnde, 2318: 2948. in dependence on nouns of meaning akin to the verbs mentioned in Ðis is seó gerǽdnyss hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal, Ll. Th. i. 258, 2.

licgan

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Læg sum wǽdla æt his geate, 328, 13. Þá se Hǽlend geseah þysne licgean (licgende. L. licende, R. ) hunc cum uidisset Iesus iacentem, Jn. 5, 6. Anlícost swínum þe simle willað licgan on fúlum solum, Bt. 57, 4; F. 192, 26.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Þæt eorðe and úproder and síd wæter geseted wurde woruldgesceatte, 100. (2 a) to occupy a conquered land or place :-- Ðý ilcan geáre gesette Ælfréd cyning Lundenburg, Chr. 886 ; P. 80, 10.