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healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Heó hit heóld ǽr tó fæste wið hine she had before dealt too hardly with him, Chr. 1043; Erl. 168, 10. Gif hé hine heólde swá swá hé sceolde if he conducted himself as he ought, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 15.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Wé gehýraþ oft secggan worldrícra manna deáþ, 107, 29. Ne his snytru mæg secgean ǽnig, Ps. Th. 146, 5.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Hé men of deáðe worde áwehte, Andr. Kmbl. 1167; An. 584: Elen. Kmbl. 1888; El. 946. Mihtig mid worde eal tó dónne, Blickl. Homl. 235, 36. Scyndan mid worde oþþe weorce, L. Eth. vii. 27; Th. i. 334, 36.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Ic geseó ꝥ ðé is nú frófre máre ðearf þonne unrótnesse, Bt. 3, 3; F. 6, 15. Hé geseah (-sægh, L.) ꝥ hé wæs áwǽged, Mt. R. 2, 16: Gen. 1270. Geseóð þæt ic ána eom, Deut. 32, 39. Gesiáð, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 196, 7. Wé woldun þú gesáwe þæt. . . Gú. 439.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille declare to which (life or death) thou wilt assent as thy condition, Elen. Kmbl. 1212; El. 608. a thing, matter, subject of consideration or enquiry Ánes þinges ic ðé wolde ácsian, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 5: Blickl.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Sió ábisgung hine scofett hidres ðædres . . . ac him bið ðearf ðæt hé hine genime simle be ðǽre leornunge háligra gewrita, Past. 169, 15. with the idea of force, hostility, treachery, to take, seize, lay hands on, catch. of the action of persons Heó

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Hié wǽron gebrocede ... mid ðæm ðæt manige ðara sélestena cynges þéna forþférdon they suffered from the death of many of the best king's thanes, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 32. Ne canst ðú huntian búton mid nettum? ...

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niman

(v.)
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Hé lét nyman of hire ealle þá betstan gærsaman, Chr. 1035 ; P. 159, 30. of removal by death or decay Se metod eallra gesceafta fét on eorþan ealle grówende westmas . . . and eówaþ ðonne hé wile, and nimþ þonne hé wile. Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 20.

a-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bendbend downbowreducesubdueincurvareredigeresubigere

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To bend, bend down, bow, reduce, subdue; incurvare, redigere, subigere Weorþe heora bæc swylce abéged eác dorsum illorum semper incurva, Ps. Th. 68, 24: Chr. 1073; Erl. 212, 1: 1087; Th. 356, 10

Linked entries: a-bégendlíc a-býgan

a-bylgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bylgan, -byligan, -bylgean; p. de; pp. ed

To offendangervexoffendereirritateexacerbare

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To offend, anger, vex; offendere, irritate, exacerbare Hí hine oft abylgdon [MS. -dan] ipsi sæepe exacerbaverunt eum. Ps. Th. 105, 32. Ða mod abylgean flra ðara nýhstena animos proximorum offendere, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 17: Hy. 6, 22

a-býwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-býwan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To adornpurifyclarifyexomarepurgare

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To adorn, purify, clarify; exomare, purgare Beóþ monna gǽstas beorhte abýwde þurh bryne fýres the souls of men are brightly adorned [clarified] through the fire's heat, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 24; Ph. 545

a-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cígan, p. de; pp. ed

To callvocareevocare

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To call; vocare, evocare Acígde of corþre cyninges þegnas he called the thanes of the king from the band, Beo. Th. 6233; B. 3121. Sundor acígde called him alone, in private, Elen. Kmbl. 1203; El. 603. Hine aclgde fit evocavit eum, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513,

Linked entry: a-cægan

a-cwencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwencan, p. de, te, pl. don, ton; pp. ed, d, t

To quenchextinguishput outextinguere

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To quench, extinguish, put out; extinguere Bæd ðæt hí ðæt leóht acwencton prayed that they would put out the light, Bd. 4,8; S. 575, 40, note, MS. B. Úre leóhtfatu synt acwencte lampades nostræ extinguuntur, Mt. Bos. 25, 8. Fýr ne byþ acwenced ignis

æfter-fylian

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-fylian, -filian; p. de; pp. ed

To follow or come afterto succeedsequiprosequisubsequi

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To follow or come after, to succeed; sequi, prosequi, subsequi Ðæs sǽs smyltnys æfterfyligeþ serenitas mares prosequetur, Bd. 3,15; S. 541, 35. Ðæs æfterfiliendan tácnes sigui sequentis, Ex. 4, 8

æfter-hýrigean

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-hýrigean, p. de; pp. ed

To follow another's exampleto imitateresembleimitari

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To follow another's example, to imitate, resemble; imitari He wilnode æfterhýrigean he wished to imitate, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 44

ælan

(v.)
Grammar
ælan, p. de; pp. ed; v. a.

To kindleset on fireburnbakeaccendereurerecomburerecoquere

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To kindle, set on fire, burn, bake; accendere, urere, comburere, coquere Ne ælaþ hyra leóhtfæt neque accendunt lucernam, Mt. Bos. 5, 15. Úton wircean us tigelan and ælan híg on fýre faciamus lateres et coquamus eos igni, Gen. 11, 3. Fýr æleþ uncyste

Linked entry: alet

ærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ærnan, p. de; pp. ed; v. intrans.

To runcurrere

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To run; currere Ærnan to run, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 42: S. 619, 12. Ærnaþ hý they run, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 36

Linked entry: hors-ærnnes

ǽr-ðam-ðe

(prep.)

before that whichtill

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before that which, till,Mt. Bos. 12, 20

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, p. de; pp. ed [a, fyllan to fill] To fill up or

fullreplenishsatisfyreplereimplere

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full, replenish, satisfy; replere, implere Afyllaþ ða eorþan replete terram. Gen. 9, 1. He ne mæg ða gítsunga afyllan he cannot satisfy the desires, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 16. Fýres afylled with fire filled, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 26; Cri. 1563: Cd. 215; Th

Linked entry: a-fellan

a-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gǽlan, p. de; pp. ed.

To hinderoccupydetaindelayneglectimpedireretardaremorarinegligereTo hesitatebe carelesscunctariindili-gens esse

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v. trans. To hinder, occupy, detain, delay, neglect; impedire, retardare, morari, negligere Ðæt he ne agǽle gǽstes þearfe that he delay not his spirit's welfare, Exon. 19b; Th. 51, 16; Cri. 817. Me ðiós siccetung hafaþ agǽled this sighing has hindered

Linked entry: a-gálan