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ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 23, 32. to adorn, decorate, an animal Mearh . . . midlum geweorðod, El. 1193. a thing Oft ꝥá þeódwitan þus heora meteruers gewurðiað, Angl. viii. 332, 16 : 313, 29. Sadol . . . since gewurðad, B. 1038. Geweorðad, 1450.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Créca land, El. 250. Þec landa gehwilc herige, Dan. 376. Wé bióð láðe on landa gehwám, folcum fracoðe, An. 408. Hit wæs eald þeáw on þissum landum, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 2. <b>II c.

lust

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. ¶), with alacrity, willingly, eagerly. with prep, on luste, on lust Wǽron æscwigan . . . síðes gefýsde . . . fóron on luste cáseres bodan, El. 262. with case Heó (Hagar) lustum ne wolde þeówdðm þolian, Gen. 2239.Þá clǽnan folc . . . ǽr sínne cwide

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Th. 20, 11 ; Cri. 316 : Elen. Kmbl. 1365; El. 684. Ne sette ic mé fore eágum yfele wísan (rem malam). Ps. Th. 100, 3. Secgan ymb surne wísan, Salm. Kmbl. 852 ; Sal. 425.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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Ðínre ǽ geban lēgis tuæ mandātum, 58, 10 : Elen. Grm. 556. Þurh hláfordes geban by his lord's decree, L. Edg. H. 7; Th. i. 260, 14. Gif preóst biscopes geban forbúge if a priest decline [to obey] the bishop's edict, L. N. P. 4; Th. ii. 290, 20.

ge-bindan

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Eldo gebunden, B. 2111. Wanhále, witum gebundene, An. 580. (3 a) hindrance from a physical cause :-- His wíf mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽð, Hml.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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.), press on Stápon stíðhýdige, stundum wrǽcon, þrungon þræchearde, Elen. Kmbl. 242; El. 121. Ðú scealt wídlást wrecan, Cd. Th. 62, 28;Gen. 1021. Wrecan on wáðe wíde sended sent driving (?) wide on the chase, Exon.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Neorxna wang and lífes treó légene sweorde healdan, El. 758. Gif ðú énigne gódne heorde hæbbe þe wel cunne healdan þæt þæt ðú gestreóne and him befæste, Solil. H. 3, 13: 17.

gif

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H. 33, 35- 35, 2 : 29, 4 : Hex. 22, 27 : Gen. 643 : 787 : B. 592 : El. 777 : Bt. 7, ; F. 18, 11 : 40, 6 ; F. 242, 7.

heofon

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

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Th. i. 262, 3: Men. 65. of beatified spirits Sié þára manna gehwám heofones duru ontýned, El. 1230. pl. as sing.: Seó sáwl færð tó heofonum, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 14.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

ge-myndig

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Gemyndig ymb þæt mǽre treó, El. 213. absolute Rincas rǽdfæste . . . á fricgende . . . á gemyndge mǽst monna wiston, Sch. 16. mindful of and doing what is fit Se hálga ongan ára gemyndig sprecan fægre, Gen. 1899.

hǽlu

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Hé monge gehǽlde . . . hí symle æt Godes cempan gearwe fundon helpe and hǽlo, Gú. 861 : El. 1216. Gewuniaþ . . gelómlico wundor hǽlo geworden beón solent crebra sanitatum miracula operari, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 365, 16.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Hú mæg þǽm geweorðan þe ... him hláf and stán on gesihðe geweorðað ... þæt hé þone stán nime, ... hláfes ne gíme, El. 611-616. Hé his líchoman him sealde on hláfe, Bl. H. 73, 5. Gé etað hláf be gewihte and gé ne beóð fulle. Lev. 26, 26.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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, El. 633.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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[Moyses made a wirme of bras, And henget hege up on a saft, Gen. and Ex. 3899.] something shaped like a shaft, a taper :-- Swá swá eles gecynd biþ ðæt hé beorhtor scíneþ ðonne wex on sceafte (wax in the form of a taper or (?)

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Ða ðe wyrcan cúðon stángefógum, Elen. Kmbl. 2038; El. 1020. Grammar wyrcan, with acc., of that on which the work is done. Similar entries v. wín-wyrcend Se ðe werð qui operatur (terram suam, Prov. 12, 11), Kent. Gl. 404.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Weorcum fáh Elen. Kmbl. 2484; El. 1246. Mid ælmessan and mid mildheortum weorcum Blickl. Homl. 37, 19 : 73, 16. Leánigean æfter his weorcum and dǽdum 123, 34. Ne dó gé ná æfter heora worcum (v.l. weorcum: wærcum, Rush.) . . .

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Homl. 45, 27, Swá hit men fægrost geþencean meahton, 125, 23: Elen. Kmbl. 648; El. 324. Meahten, Exon. 64 a; Th. 236, 13; Ph. 573. Meahte, 39 a; Th. 128, 14; Gú. 404. Mehten, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 3. Mihtan, Blickl. Homl. 45, 14: 137, 1.

Linked entry: mæg

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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Ne byþ lang it shall not be long Elen. Grm. 433 : Beo. Th. 3529; B. 1762. Sélre biþ ǽghwám it is better for every one Andr. Kmbl. 640; An. 320 : Ps. Th. 111, 9 : Beo. Th. 2009; B. 1002 : Mt. Bos. 5, 14, 19, 21, 22.

gifan

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Dryhten hyre weorðmynde geaf, Jud. 343 : An. 317 : El. 365. Hwæt hæfst ðú æt þám gifum þe ðú cwist ꝥ seó wyrd eów gife?, Bt. 13 ; F. 38, 5. Him weorðeð blǽd gifen, Cri. 878. Gyfen, B. 64. <b>III a.