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weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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absolute, to come to be, to be made, to arise, come, be Gif bánes blice weorðeþ, L. Ethb. 34; Th. i. 12, 4. Gif bánes bite weorð, 35; Th. i. 12, 5. Ende nǽfre ðínes wræces weorþeþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2765; An. 1385.

líf

(adv.)
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Þeáh hí eall hiora líf and hiora dǽda áwriten hæfden, Bt. 18, 3 ; F. 64, 36. with reference to either of the two states of human existence separated by death God þá gehealde for bǽm lífum, C. D. ii. 132, 19.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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., and add: A. trans. of actual movement. to turn, turn back, change the direction of motion of, a living creature Isaias wæs áwæg farende, ac God hine gecyrde, Hml. S. 18, 422.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

hám

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Begyte þá báde hám sé þe heó fore genumen sý, 354, 7. Fela tilða hám gæderian, Angl. ix. 261, 17. ¶ with verb of motion implied :-- Búton heó fram þám ceorle wille eft hám ongeán, Ll. Th. i. 416, 14. (I a) In connexion with marriage. v. II. I b β.

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.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Heó eorlum on ende (to all in succession) ealuwǽge bær, B. 2021. kind, sort Hé sealde ꝥ betste hors and þæs fægerestan endes (heówes, híues, eondes, v. ll.) Aidane donauerat equum optimum Aidano, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 257, 1.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

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.

licgan

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Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg, Gen. 636.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
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.)
Grammar
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.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Nǽnig wihta wénan þorfte beorhtre bóte tó banan folmum Beo. Th. 317; B. 157. where c. and d. are combined Wéne ic mé wraðe tó ðé ego in te sperabo, Ps. Th. 55, 3.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

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

hand

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Heó líðwǽge bær hælum tó handa, B. 1983. Hnág ic ( the cross ) þám secgum tó handa, Kr. 59. Him tó honda fleág fugla cyn (cf. hé him ( birds and beasts ) andlyfene sealde of his ágenre handa, Guth.

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.