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licgan

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Th. i. 68, 17. to assume a recumbent or prostrate position, of a wounded or slain person, to fall Hé tó þám ylpe cóm, and stang hine æt ðám nauelan ꝥ hí lágon ðǽr bégen, Hml.

heáfod

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hit swá be þínum heáfde and fóre hafað árǽded fata ita de tuo capite statuerunt, Nar. 29, 13. the head in reference to hair Eówres heafudes loccas, Mt. 10, 30. Heáfdes (heófdes, R.), Lk. 12, 7. Loc of heáfde, An. 1425. Of heófde iówrum, Lk.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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God sceáwaþ sylf, mid hwylcum geþance man tó cyrican fare, and hwæt ðǽr man dreóge wordes oððe weorces. And se ðe ðǽr ðæt déþ, ðæt his þearfa beóþ, se gegladaþ God, 279, 1.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

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.

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Ðín ágen geleáfa ðé hæfþ gehǽledne thine own faith hath saved thee, 15, 27 : 85, 23. Ðás þing wé habbaþ be him gewritene we have written these things about him, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 40.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

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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Fæht hine on and won Penda impugnatus a Penda, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 18. Ðá wann him ongeán Maxentius, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 5. Hé gelómlíce uppon ðone eorl wann, Chr. 1095 ; Erl. 231, 10.

Linked entry: on-winnende

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

(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.

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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Th. i. 384, 9. fame, name, (good) word, (good) report Gód word and gód hlísa ǽlces monnes biþ betera ðonne ǽnig wela, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 23. Ðá ásprang his word wíde geond land, hú se mǽra man manna fét áðwóh, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 388.

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

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.