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hwilc

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, ' Mt. 19, 18. as predicate Hwylc bið hé þbonne búton swylce stán ?, Bl. H. 21, 26. Hwilc beóð þá lytlan godas on tó gelýfenne nú þá fyrmestan godas swá fúllíce leofodon ?, Hml. S. 35, 117. Huelcne (huat, R.) cueðas menn sié sunu monnes ?

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 22. Twá turtlan (tuoe (twoege, Rush.) turturas, Lind.) par turturum, Lk. Skt. 2, 24. Hé gelǽrde twuá mǽgþa, Shrn. 131, 26. Wé habbaþ twá (tuá, Hatt. MS.) bebodu, Past. 7; Swt. 48, 13.

Linked entries: tuu twá

ge-lǽstan

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Tó gelǽstanne, 15, 24. the subject a person, to follow, stick by a person. with dat. Tó ðǽre heofenlican Hierusalem ús gebrincð se Hǽlend, gif wé him gelǽstað, Hml. Th. i. 210, 25. Hwylc hira sélost gelǽste hláforde æt hilde, An. 411.

habban

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habban, A.
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Is seó stów on micelre árwurðnesse hæfd (hæfed, v. l. ), Bd. 3, 2 ; Sch. 194, 3.

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Ðá lǽrdon þǽra sácerda ealdras and þá hláfordas þæt folc (þǽm folce, R. . dǽm folcum, L. populis), 27, 20. country-folk, Similar entries v. folc-stów Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe. Gif ciépemon uppe on folce ceápie, Ll.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
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wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Hé wið ðæs beornes stóp, Byrht. Th. 135, 41; By. 131. Líget fleáh wið ðæs hǽðenan folces, Homl. Th. i. 504, 29. Ðæt wolcn leát wið his and hine genam fram heora gesihðum, 296, 2.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Hé lét ðæt hyt Dryhtnes sylfes andwlyta wǽre he supposed that it was the face of the Lord himself, St. Andr. 42, 9. Ðá sendun hig mid searwum ða ðe rihtwíse léton observantes miserunt insidiatores qui se justos simularent, Lk. Skt. 20, 20.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

(prep.)
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tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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St. And. 28, 8. Tó wissan praesertim, tó sóðan ł tó cúðan pro certo, veraciter, Hpt. Gl. 416, 40-43. Ic nát tó gewissan hwǽr hé wunaþ nú I don't know for certain where he lives now. Homl.

Linked entry: -anne

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Lchdm. iii. 52, 27. of a serpent, to sting Gif næddre sleá man, Lchdm. ii. no, 14. to strike so as to kill, to slay Slés ðú occideris, Ps. Surt. 138, 19. Hé sléþ occideret, 77, 34. Mann slihþ ðínne oxan bos tuus immoletur. Deut. 28, 31.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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or where the inevitability of a consequence is expressed; in some cases the word might be taken almost as an auxiliary, of much the same force as shall; to be obliged, be compelled by destiny Gé ne þurfon hér leng wunian you shall not be obliged to stop

heáh

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Tó gyrwanne gódlecran stól heárran on heófne, Gen. 282. Þá scipu wǽron hiéran (heárran, v. l. ) þonne þá óðra, Chr. 897 ; P. 90, 17. of hills, high : — Of þám heóhan (heáhan, F. 14, 28) munte. Bt. 6 ; S. 14, 16.

Linked entry: dynt

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Hé þóhte hú hé him strenglicran stól geworhte, Gen. 273. Fyrd eall geseah hú þǽr hlifedon hálige seglas, Exod. 89. (a α). Cf. (1 a α) :-- Hú þá deófla on Brytisc sprǽcon, Guth. Gr. 135, 1, and often (cf. similar use of þæt v. þæt; 2). (a β).

niman

(v.)
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Hú mæg geweorðan . . . þæt hé þone stán nime . . . hláfes ne gíme, El. 615. Swelce wé nimen ðone clǽnan hwǽte, and weorpen ðæt ceaf onweg, Past. 369, 9.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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óðer, indef. prn.
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Ðæt ǽlc stán ne sý fram óðrum ádón, 79, I. Heora ongon ǽlc cweðan tó óðrum, 149, 29. Ða lǽstas on óðerne mǽgwlite oncyrran, 127, 19. On óðre wisan, 205, 21. Nú hæbbe wé broht óðer sylfor ( aliud argentum ), Gen. 43, 22.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hwylc bið hé búton swylte stán ?, 21, 26. Hwæt is ðis líf búton weg?, Hml. Th. i. 614, 1. Tó hwǽm cumaþ hí elles bútan tó tácnunge sorges?, Bt. 7, 2; F. 18, 21. Hwæt gelýfeþ se líchoma bútan þurh þá sáwle?, Bl. H. 21, 22

heáfod

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Se stán ys geworden tó þǽre hyrnan heáfde (in heafut, L., heáfod, R.), Mt. 21, 42. of places. a summit, eminence Of héfdes welle on nunnene line; of nunnene linche on litiges héuede ; of litiges héuede anlang díche, C. D. iii. 420, 10-12.

gód

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Neorxna wang stód gód (cf. Gen. 2, 9), Gen. 209. Sum feóll on gód land, Mk. 4, 8. (1 c) of a place Wé on þan gódan ríce gesǽlige sǽton, Gen. 410. of non-material things Mid gefyllednesse góddere þénunge wé weorðaþ heofena ríces yrfeweardas, R.

gif

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L. peccauerit ) wið þé, gá and stýr him. Mt. 18, 15 : 16 : 17. Gif gé Abrahames beam synt, wyrceað Abrahames weorc, Jn. 8, 39. Gif gé mé lufiað ( diligitis ), healdað míne beboda, 14, 15.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Swá biþ ðære sáwle and ðære synne; gif seó synn tíhþ swýðor ðonne seó sáwel, ðonne faraþ hý on forwyrd, Wulfst. 240, 1-6. where there is no movement, to pull, tug Sume sceufon, sume tugon . . . and seó Godes fǽmne hwæðre stód.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Hé lǽteð foreweard hleór on strangne stán, Sal. 113. 'Tódǽlnessa ðára wætera út léton mín eágan.' Tódǽldu wæteru wé lǽtað út of úrum eágum 'Divisiones aquarum deduxit oculus meus.' Divisas ex oculis aquas deducimus, Past. 413, 27.