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bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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On ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum, Chr. 891; P. 82, 19. Agustuses ládteówas búton Agustuse selfum, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 8. except, (all, none) but Þæs óþres folces þone mǽstan dǽl hié him tó gecirdon búton þám cyninge Ælfréde, Chr. 878; P. 74, 28.

gearo

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Betst beadorinca wæs on bǽl gearu, B. 1109. Ys mín heorte gearu (gearuw, Ps. L.) ... þæt ic Gode cwéme, Ps. Th. 107, 1. Ne scealt þú forhyccan forgifnesse gearugne tíman spernere tu noli veniae tibi tempora certa, Dóm. L. 91: 68.

þanne

(adv.)
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þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Hwylc beren mǽnde hé þonne elles búton heofona ríce what other barn can it be inferred that he meant, but heaven? Blickl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Gewít ðú ðínne eft waldend sécan go back again to your master, 138, 17; Gen. 2293: Andr.

tún

(n.)
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tún, es; m.
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Ðá bæd hé ðæs túnes hláford, ðæt hé móste healdan heora æceras . . . His suna wǽron áfédde on óþran túne, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 213-217. Se resteþ on uico longe, ðæt is on ðæm langan túne, Shrn. 76, 2. Ðeáh ðú on tún ( uicum; lond, Lind.

Linked entry: bold

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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Ðá bæd Byrhferð ealdormann Æðelstán his we for ðam témbyrste, Chart. Th. 207, 3. <b>III a.</b> to whom, and by whom, the wer was paid is seen in the following :-- Gif hé fúl wurðe béte ðam hláforde his were...

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Hé ástígende on án scyp bæd hyne ðæt hé hit lythwón fram lande tuge . . . Hé cwæþ tó Simone: &#39;Teóh hit on dýpan,&#39; Lk.

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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Swá hé selfa bæd, þenden wordum weóld wine Scyldinga, Beo. Th. 59; B. 30. Se ðe wætrum weóld þeahte bearn middangeardes wonnan wǽge, Cd. Th. 83, 9; Gen. 1377. Þenden hié ðám wǽpnum wealdan móston, Beo.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

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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Him upp gándum of ðám baðe, Gr. D. 343, 7. gán of to relinquish a position, occupation, &amp;c. Hé gǽð of his mǽglage þonne hé gebýhð tó regollage, Ll. Th. i. 348, 2. Æðelm eóde of ðám geflite, Cht.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ðá bæd Swegen hine ðet hé sceolde faran mid him, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 12. Wéndon ðæt hig sceoldon máre onfón plus essent accepturi, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 10.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Hwæt hé mé self bebeád what he himself bade me, Cd. Th. 34, 10; Gen. 535. Hé his brýde ofslóh self mid sweorde, Met. 9, 31. Gif hé wille sylf Godes dómas gedégan, Blickl. Homl. 43, 11. Hé wæs þridda sylf, Elen. Kmbl. 1707; El. 855: Andr.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

lǽtan

(v.)
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Fontes foras derivare est, Past. 373, 12-16. to allow to have Þá bæd Eustachius ꝥ hí him fyrst léton ꝥ hí him tó Gode gebǽdon, Hml.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Námon tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon they resolved that keeping back part of the price of the land would turn out more safely for them, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24. Hé ðóhte hine him tó yrfewearde gedón.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Ꝥte ginóme (bǽre, W. S.) róde his, Mk. R. L. 15, 21. Ne ǽniht gelǽdde ł genómo, Mk. L. 6, 8. <b>IX bb.

ge-weorþan

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Ic þé bǽd þæt þú léte Suð-Dene sylfe geweorþan guðe wið Grendel I prayed you to let the South Danes themselves settle their quarrel with Grendel, B. 1996.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Th. i. 168, 23: 402, 1. to keep back from action, restrain, stop Hí heóldon heora eáran (continuerunt aures suas, Acts 7, 57), Hml. Th. i. 46, 33. Heald þíne handa, Hml. S. 13. 256. Nǽnig monn mæhte hine temma ł halda (domare), Mk.