wrecan
To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)
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Voc. ii. l, 3. to drive, force to move Hwílum mec mín freá sendeþ under sǽlwonge, and on bid wriceþ, Exon. Th. 382, 29 ; Rä. 4, 3. Ýða wrǽcon árleásra feorh of flǽschoman, Cd. Th. 83, 25 ; Gen. 1385. Hwá mec on síð wrǽce, Exon.
Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca
ge-híran
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. ¶ with interjectional force :-- Gehéres thú heus! Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 26. Gehýrsþú, 42, 63. Gehýrstú betsta cásere, gif þú wilt, þú miht ongyton ꝥ. . . Bl. H. 183, 10 : 85, 18. trans. To listen (attentively) to a person Gehýr mé, Bl. H. 175, II.
sulung
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan
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heáh
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Seldon bútan þám hýhstan symbelnessum (heáhtídum, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 19 ; Sch. 443, 6. v. heáh-tíd. of great amount, degree or force Heáh bliss exultatio, Ps. Th. 118, 114. Ðá gestód hine heáh weder, Bt. 38, 1 ; F. 194, 10.
Linked entry: dynt
hú
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(b α) independence on adjectives :--- with weakened meaning, nearly with the force of that, introducing indirect statements. after verbs as in (1 a) Hig rehton . . . hú hig hine oncneówan on hláfes brice, Lk. 24, 35.
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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Hig begunnon ðis tó wircanne, Gen. 11, 6. adverbially, with adjectives, where the verb has an active force Ðæs gescý neom ic wyrðe tó berenne cujus non sum dignus calceamenta portare, Mt. 3, 11.
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dón
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Hwý hié hiene swá unweorðne on his ylde dyden why they had such contempt for him in his old age, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 26. almost with the force of the later auxiliary. with a verb in apposition Se móna déð ǽgðer ge wycxð ge wanað, Hml.
lytel
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on wæstmum, Lk. 19, 3. (1 a) used to designate species or varieties which are distinguished by their srnallness from others belonging to the same genus or bearing the same name :-- Brúne wyrt, háre wyrt lytelu, Lch, ii. 132, 8. (1 b) with superlative force
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Ealle ða burgware ne mehton hiene ǽnne geniéddan ðæt hé him an hand gán wolde all the citizens could not force him, though a single man, to yield, Ors. 3, 9; 134, 18.
Linked entries: irfe-hand hand-gemǽne hond
þanc
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. ¶ Þances, genitive, used alone or in combination with noun or pronoun, and having adverbial force (cf. O. L. Ger. thankis gratis : O. H.
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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By the Lord, before whom this relic is holy, I will be to N. faithful and true, and love all that he loves, and shun all that he shuns, according to God's law, and according to the world's principles, and never, by will nor by force, by word nor by deed
þæt
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Kmbl. 781; El. 391. where the clause is equivalent to a phrase, preposition and noun, with adjectival force, defining the noun in the main clause Hit wæs ðá se tíma, þæt wínberian rípodon now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes (A.
þing
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Homl. 95, 11. where the word has much the same force as a cognate accusative, or where the meaning of the indefinite þing is determined by a verb Hé hine ǽlces þinges geclǽnsode ðe him mann on sǽde he cleared himself of every charge that was brought
hwá
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., but there are many earlier instances in which such forms are used in a way to suggest that the transition to the relative force would be easy. See above Angl. viii. 323, 32: Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 22 ( 2 b α): Wlfst. 122, 9 ( 3): Cht.
sculan
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Xersis áscade hwæt sceolde æt swá lytlum weorode mára fultum búton ða áne ðe him ǽr ábolgen wæs Xerxes demanded what a greater force was needed for in dealing with so small a band, than those only with whom he had before been angry, Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 80
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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With; at the root of the various meanings lies the idea of association, of being together. having very nearly the same force as and, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst.
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ge-niman
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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
ge-weorþan
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IV. expressing movement Þá gewearð se aƀƀ æt mid micelan fultume, and lét delfon án mycel gedelf then the abbot came on the scene with a great force, and had a great trench dug, C. D. iv. 58, 4.
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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. ¶ the present participle used with force of Latin forms in -dus :-- Gefeán ðære willendan gesynto cupitae sospitatis gaudia Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 22. with a clause Wilt ðú ðæt ic ðé secge? Salm. Kmbl. 506; Sal. 253. Wilt ðú ðæt ic gelýfe? Blickl.
þanne
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[þanne and þá differ in force; the former is used where the time of an action is indefinite, and is found with the future, the indefinite present and the indefinite past; the latter is used where a definite action has taken place. Cf.