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DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Gýmen [MS. gyman] dón to take care, regard, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 25. Munuclíf dón to lead a monastic life, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 19. On wóh dón to pervert, Past. 2, 1; Cot. MS. To cyninge dón to make a king, Ors. 6, 4; Bos. 118, 25: Bt. Met.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Þá gefadunge þe snotorlíce geset is be incúþra þinga endebyrdnysse the disposition which is prudently appointed concerning procedure in the case of strange matters, Lch. iii. 440, 26.

hád

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Án ælmihtig God is on þrým hádum ǽfre wunigende, Hml, S. 16, l. as a grammatical term Uerbum ys word, án ðǽl ledensprǽce mid tíde and háde bútan case . . . him gelimpð . . . persona hád, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 119, 8-16.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þæt folc ne cúðe ðǽra góda þæt hí cwǽdon þæt hé God wǽre, ac sǽdon þæt hé wítega wǽre the people did not know of the advantages they had, to wit that they might call him God, but said he was a prophet, Hml. Th. i. 190, 31.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Mid háligra lofsanga lácum cóman with offerings of holy hymns they came, Blickl. Homl. 207, 9. Gode lác onsægdon, 201, 13: Guthl. 20; Gdwin 32, 13. On ðám lácum geleáfsumra fidelium oblationibus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 38.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

of

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

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Hé ǽnne calic sealde his gingrum of tó súpenne, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 13

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wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Th. 76, 29 ; Gen. 1264. suffering that comes as punishment, retributive punishment, vengeance, retribution Seofonfeald wracu(ultio) bið gesealde for Cain, Gen. 4, 24: Cd. Th. 63, 35 ; Gen. 1042.

ge-þencan

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Ús iss to keep in mind what is to be done, take care that Is tó geðencenne ðæt wé tó ungemetlíce ðá eáðmódnesse ne healden, ðý lǽs se anweald áslacie ðæs recendómes intuendum est, ne, dum immoderatius custoditur virtus humilitatis, solvantur jura regiminis

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Cf. the use of the instrumental case: Inwerdre heortan biddan, Ll. Th. i. 312, 23. in the phrase in heortan and heortan with duplicity In heortan and heortan spreocende syndun ðá yflan in corde et corde locuti sunt mala, Ps. Srt. II, 3

lǽdan

(v.)
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Frið lǽdan, 174. to bring evidence, a case, an action, &c. into court Þá læ-acute;dde ic Aðulfes cinges yrfegewrit on úre gemót æt Langandene, Cht. Th. 486, 13. Sceal ic his word and his weorc in gewitnesse Dryhtne lǽdan, Gú. 693.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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., or without following case. outside Hié genámon ceápes eall þæt þǽr búton wæs, Chr. 894; P. 88, 10. Nǽre hit nó ꝥ héhste gód, gif him ǽnig bútan wǽre, Bt. 24, 1; F. 80, 15. Ge on hiora híréde ge búton, 29, 2; F. 104, 30.

gearo

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H. 247, 32: Jul. 398: 365: Rä. 24, 4. with case of a substantive, ready, willing to do, suffer, &amp;c. Ic beó gearo sóna willan þínes I am ready to do what you wish, Jul. 49. <b>III a.

ge-hwilc

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Þǽr is ár gelang fira gehwylcum þám þe hié findan cann, 982. Dóma gehwilcne þára þe him Drihten bebeád, Exod. 520. ¶ with verb in plural :-- Mín éhtan ongunnon ealdurmonna gehwylc principes persecuti sunt me Ps. Th. 118, 161.

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Th. 73, 10. (3 a) with the case of a noun used adverbially :-- Hú gerádes (qua mente ) mæg se biscep brúcan ðǽre hirdelican áre?, Past. 133, 3. in direct exclamations Hú beorht O! preclara, An. Ox. 1266.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Rush. ) on Galilées mégð a Cana Galilaeae, Jn. Skt Lind. 21, 2. Of Abian túne (lond, Lind. Rush. ) de uice (vico has been read ?) Abia, Lk. Skt. 1, 5. Of ðæm túne ðe Scariot hátte, Blickl. Homl 69, 6 : 211, 17 : 221, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 54, 3.

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wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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S. 61; Th. i. 408, 20. in case of certain crimes the wer of the criminal was exacted as a penalty; see also wer-gild, Æt nánum bótwyrðum gylte ne forwyrce man máre ðdonne his wer, L. Edg. ii. 2; Th. i. 266, 13.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Se hæfde moncynnes leóhteste hond lofes tó wyrcenne (to call forth praise), Exon. Th. 323, 2 ; Víd. 72.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Þá gyt þe ic wæs gehefaldod dum adhuc ordirer, Cant. Ez. 12. Ðá ðe ðanne gít (git, v. l., giet, 319, 13) willniað, Past. 17, 19. Gif hié ðonne giet (git, v. l. ) tueónað, 103, 9: 63, 14: Gr. D. 322, 29.

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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Ne wearþ wæl máre Was no greater carnage on ðísum [ðys] églande ever yet, ǽfre gyta, . . . within this island, . . . syððan eástan, hider since from the east, hither Engle and Sexan up came upp becóman. Angles and Saxons [Engle and Sexe]. Gst.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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H. 167, 22. gán forð mid to produce, came out with Ðá þúhte ús eallum ꝥ Helmstán móste gán forð mid ðon bócon, Cht. Th. 170, 17. mid gán to accompany, be with Ne eódun hí mid him, Jn. 6, 66.