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gód

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Gód is ús hér tó beónne, Mt. 17, 4. of reputation, report Gód faustus (faustam famam, Ald. 162, 12), An. Ox. 18 b, 35. with reference to a purpose or effect. adapted to an end, useful, suitable Sió biþ gód tó dolhsealfe, Lch. ii. 92, 27.

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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Z. 140, 16, 18: B. 2512. with other words Medmicel fæc nú gyt wuna mid ús, Bl. H. 247, 33. Hé wolde ðá giet yfel dón, Past. 457, 25.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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</b> to bestow labour upon, take pains with :-- Ðam gelícost ðe sién gyldenu fatu and sylfrenu forsewen, and treówenu mon weorþige si vilia vasa colerentur, pretiosa sordescerent, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 20. <b>IV c.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

ge-reccan

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Heáhsittendum þancas gereccean hý ná yldon celsithrono grates referre non distulerunt, Angl. xiii. 368, 39. to tell, say. to state a fact Ic þé gerecce swíþe hraþe ꝥ ðú ongitst ꝥ hé biþ for lytlum þingum oft gedréfed, Bt. 11. I ; F. 32, 17.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Hé ðam unþeáwum nyle furþum wiþ winnan, 37, 1; Fox 186, 30: Met. 25, 67. of the action of inanimate objects Fámig winneþ wǽg wið wealle, Exon. Th. 383, 32; Rä. 4, 19.

Linked entry: on-winnende

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Byrelas sealdon wín of wunder*-*fatum, Beo. Th. 2327; B. 1161. Hié him sealdon áttor drinccan, Blickl. Homl. 229, 16: Ealle ða mettas ge drincan ða ðe habban hát mægen and scearp sele þicgean, Lchdm. ii. 184, 10 (often in Leechdoms).

dón

(v.)
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Teter of andwlitan tó dónne to remove tetter from the face, Lch. i. 336, 3. fig., to put to use, shame, death, &amp;c., bring into a state Dyde hé him þá rícu tó gewealdon he brought the kingdoms into subjection to him, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 29.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Firmamentum is þeós roderlice heofen . . . seó firmamentum tyrnð symle onbútan ús. . . ac þǽr is ungerím fæc betweón hyre and þǽre eorðon, 254, 8-13.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

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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Sceolde monig ides bifiende gán on fremdes fæðm, Gen. 1970. to pass, be paid, be allotted to a person or object Gǽð gelíce bót tó eallum. Ll. Th. i. 98, 16. Gá ǽlc cyric-sceatt intó þám ealdan mynstre, 262, 16.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Gif hwá fare fram his hláforde, Ll. Th. i. 126, 9. Ꝥ hé beó his feóres scyldig, 202, 2. Heó onwríhð hire ǽwelm þonne heó geopenaþ hiore ðeáwas, Bt. . 20; F. 70, 25.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Gif gesiðcund man fare, þonne mót hé habban his geréfan mid him and his smið, Ll.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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T. 768.] where there is uncontrolled or independent action, at (one's) pleasure or will Ðú wéndest ðæt seó wyrd ðás woruld wende heore ágenes þonces búton Godes geþeahte and his þafunge thou didst suppose that fate turned this world at her own pleasure

Linked entries: þancung þonc

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Medmicel fæc nú gyt wuna mid ús, Blickl. Homl. 247, 33. Wuna in ðære wínbyrig, Andr. Kmbl. 3340; An. 1674. Wuniaþ (wunas, Lind.: wynigaþ, Rush. manete) ðǽr, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 11. Wunigaþ on ðam ylcan húse, Lk. Skt. 10, 7.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Gif hwá fare unáliéfed fram his hláforde, 126, 9: 150, 15. Þá þe hine ǽr hláforde befæston, 162, 17. On cinges sele hé his hláforde þénode, 192, 1. Se man þe ætfleó fram his hláforde ... on scypfyrde oþþe on landfyrde, 420, 7.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Sig se mín þeówa, ðe ðone læfyl forstæl, and fare gé frige, 44, 17-18. Ðú góda þeówa, Lk. Skt. 19, 17: Mt. Kmbl. 25, 23. Se yfela þeówa, 24, 48. Se hláford and se þeówa gelíce clypiaþ tó ðam heofonlícan Fæder, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 28.

hand

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Hú seó heord fare þe se bisceop tó Godes handa gehealdan sceall. Ll.

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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Homl. 109, 16. to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with Hé hét ðæt werod healdan feste wið feóndum he bade that band stand fast against the foes, Byrht. Th. 134, 51; By. 102.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Æfter þǽm þe Lisimachus hæfde swá wið his sunu gedón, 3, n ; S. 152, 12. to do, fare Lá wel gedó þé, góda man, Hml. S. 23; 546. as a substitute for a verb just used Ǽghwilc unriht áweorpe man . . . þæs þe man gedón mæge, Ll. Th. i. 310, 11

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Sǽde hé ðæt hé hine cniht wesende gesáwe quod fanum se in pueritia vidisse testabatur Bd. 2, 15 ; S. 518, 36 : Exon. Th. 320, 34; Víd. 39.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ða ðe ðæs wyrðe beóþ, ðæt hié heofoncining on heora heortum beran, 79, 32. (5 a) with impersonal construction :-- Wæs ðæt ðæs wyrðe, ðæt seó stów swá fæger wǽre it was fitting that the place should be so fair, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 23.