weorþan
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Hé wearð him on ánon scipe he got him (reflex.) on board a ship, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 13. Sebastianus geseah hú ða Godes cempan ongunnon hnexian, and wearð him tómiddes ( he came amongst them ), Homl. Skt. i. 5, 52.
healdan
to keep watch over ⬩ keep in charge ⬩ to keep ⬩ to watch over ⬩ keep ⬩ govern ⬩ rule ⬩ a king ⬩ to keep ⬩ guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ to defend ⬩ preserve ⬩ to hold ⬩ take ⬩ arrest ⬩ to have hold of ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold up ⬩ to maintain ⬩ support ⬩ uphold ⬩ manage ⬩ to hold ⬩ bear ⬩ conduct ⬩ to behave ⬩ to handle ⬩ treat ⬩ deal with ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to have possession ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ an office ⬩ a position ⬩ to hold ⬩ to remain in ⬩ to retain ⬩ detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep oneself ⬩ remain ⬩ to hold ⬩ keep together ⬩ continue ⬩ to maintain ⬩ keep ⬩ to perform ⬩ keep watch ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep unbroken ⬩ inviolate ⬩ to keep ⬩ to constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ stop ⬩ to restrain oneself ⬩ refrain ⬩ to entertain ⬩ to keep in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ regard ⬩ to hold as ⬩ to hold ⬩ to proceed ⬩ move on ⬩ to continue ⬩ go on with ⬩ to go on
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Hí forléton eorla gestreón eorðan healdan 3167. to hold, occupy an office, a position: Sé ðe scíre healt (the reeve), Angl. ix. 265, 6. Hé heóld þridde healf geár bísdóm, Chr. 931; P. 106, 2.
on
expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, on ⬩ dependence upon an object ⬩ extension over a surface ⬩ nearness ⬩ in or at a place, or with a person ⬩ rest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically in ⬩ marking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at ⬩ on, at, in ⬩ within, in the course of, in, during ⬩ on, a- ⬩ from ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ by, with ⬩ of, consisting of or in ⬩ in respect to, in the matter of, in ⬩ in, of ⬩ at (a distance), of (the weight of), ⬩ with, in ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ of ⬩ in ⬩ motion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, to ⬩ marking motion from without to the inside, into, among ⬩ continuously, together, anon, at once ⬩ expressing temporal relations, ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ into (one's power, etc. ) ⬩ against ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ marking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sight ⬩ marking price ⬩ in (the name of), by (in adjuration)
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Hé on scip eode, S. 639, 19. Gód geár com on Breotone land, 1, 14; S. 482, 21. Gǽstas hweorfaþ on écne eard, Exon. Th. 64, 31; Cri. 1046. On ðæt micle morþ men forweorpan. Cd. Th. 43, 15; Gen. 691. Sum man becom on ða sceaþan. Lk. Skt. 10, 30, 36.
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wénan
to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for
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Wén ealle uferan beón ðé aestima omnes superiores esse tibi, Scint. 22, 2. with a preposition Ðá ongan ic ofer ðæt georne wénan I began to make conjectures on the circumstance Homl.
hand
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Ámanige þǽre scíre bisceop þá bóte tó þæs cynges handa, 266, 20. Twégen cempan . . . þá ǽr wǽron under Eustachius handa two soldiers . . . they had served under Eustace, Hml. S. 30, 231. Under cyngces hand, Ll. Th. i. 284, 14.
ge-seón
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., warniaþ, W.S.) ꝥte nán nyte videte ne quis sciat, 9, 30.
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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The spirit of the monks may be seen in the following extract from the Chronicle Willelm, Engla landes cyng, ðe ðá wæs sittende on Normandige, forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige . . . sende ðá ofer eall Engla land into ǽlcere scíre his men
ymb
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Emb stemn uicissim, Germ. 388, 77: Scint. 140, 17. of past time Ymb þreó niht com þegen Hǽlendes the Saviour's servant came three days ago, Cd. Th. 291, 5; Sat. 426.
ge-weorþan
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Oð þæt ic wite hwæt God wille, hwæt be mé geweorðe (-wurðe, v. l. ) donec sciam quid de me fieri uelit Deus, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 670, 14. where a time or season is reached Gewarð efern facto vespere, Mt. L. 16, 2: Mk. L. l, 32.
MID
With ⬩ in conjunction with ⬩ in company with, along with ⬩ among ⬩ apud ⬩ penes ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ when ⬩ since ⬩ seeing that ⬩ cum
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Ofgeót mid scíre wíne ealde, L. M. 2, 11; Lchdm. ii. 188, 20. Mid monige wíte þreágan, Shrn. 101, 23. Mid ðý blóde gewurþad, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 24. Mid deáþe fornumen, forgripen, 1, 27; S. 492, 30: 3, 8; S. 532, 27.
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án
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Mid ii scipum, þám ánan steórde Harold and þám óðran his bróðor, 1046; P. 168, 10. Twégen englas, ǽnne æt þám heáfdon and óðerne æt þám fótum, St. A. 40, 11. Gif man ðá áne bóc rǽt on ánes geáres ymbryne and ðá óðre on ðám æftran geáre, Hml.
tó
to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too
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Hé sǽlde tó sande scip. Beo. Th. 3838; B. 1917. Geðeódde sum wer him tó, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 22.
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habban
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Th. i. 126, 4. to cause to move. to cause to go, take or bring with one Hí hundon hine, and reówan tó scipe, and dydon hine þǽron, . . . Urnon þá west. . . and haefdon hine mid heom (wendon þá þanon mid him, v. l. ). Chr. 1046 ; P. 169, 11.
willan
To will, wish ⬩ to will, exercise the faculty of willing ⬩ to will, purpose, think, mean, intend ⬩ to tend ⬩ to will, ordain, order, command ⬩ to will, wish, want, desire ⬩ to will, be willing to do something ⬩ to allow, permit, grant, consent to ⬩ to be disposed, to have such and such a will ⬩ to will, profess, claim ⬩ will, shall, to be about to
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Ðá hí tó scipan woldon, Chr. 1009 ; Erl. 142, 28. Ðá salde se here áþas ðæt hié of his ríce uuoldon, 878 ; Erl. 80, 17. Ðá woldan hié on écnesse hǽle and trume wið deófla níþum, and wundorlíce deáþ geþrowodan, Blickl. Homl. 171, 30.
for
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of
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Her let Harðacnut hergian eall Wihraceastre scire for his twégra húscarla þingon, Chr. 1041; P. 162, 5. on behalf of, in support of. Cf. B. 7 Hé ǽfre wan for willan þæs Ælmihtigan, Hml. S. 25, 683: Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 28.
se
- Lchdm. ii. 260, l ;
- Blickl. Homl. 65, 13 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 228, 8 ;
the ⬩ that. ⬩ he ⬩ she ⬩ it ⬩ that ⬩ that ⬩ it ⬩ there is; ⬩ one in contrast with another ⬩ that ⬩ after ⬩ so ⬩ according to what ⬩ as ⬩ because ⬩ since ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ for the purpose ⬩ in order ⬩ whilst ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ whilst ⬩ meanwhile ⬩ so ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ marking purpose ⬩ to the end (that) ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition (that) ⬩ therefore ⬩ so ⬩ because ⬩ the ⬩ any ⬩ therefore ⬩ because ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ since ⬩ though ⬩ to the end that
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Mid ðæm ðe whilst, when, as, of simultaneous events Mid ðæm ðe ða burgware swá geómorlíc angin hæfdon ðá com se cyning self mid his scipe inter haec procedit ipse de navi sua imperator, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 14.
hé
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Wæs micel licggende feoh funden ; sum hit Scipia tó Róme sende, sum hé hit hét ðǽm folce dǽlan, Ors. 4, 10 ; S. 196, 30. (3 a) pleonastic :-- Hit is welig þis eálond on wæstmum, Bd. 1, 1 ; Sch. 8, 6.