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folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Uton wé his láre folgian, Bl. H. 169, 18. Eádgáres lagan geornlíce folgian, Ll. Lbmn. 278, 16, col. 3. to follow, practise a profession, devote one's self to a pursuit Fela óðre forférdon þe folgodon drýcræfte, Hml. S. 17, 122.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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For gehwæt heardes oððe hnesces . . . þæs ðe mé innan oððe útan gebyrede, Angl. xi. 98, 52. Scealt þú georne geþolian gehwæt þæs þe tó heora þénungum belimpþ aequo animo toleres oportet quidquid intra fortunae aream geritur Bt. 7, 2 ; F. 18, 25.

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Hý grófon ǽghwylcne stán swá se cásere geþohte they carved every stone as the emperor devised, Shrn. 146, 17. to resolve, intend, wish; intendere, velle Uton geþencan Hǽlende héran let us resolve to obey the Saviour, Cd. 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644.

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Ða bytta beóþ tóbrocene rumpuntur utres, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 17. Heora scipu sume þurh oferweder wurdon tóbrocene.

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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S. 23 b, 643. of attack:-- Hié on Ahténe ungearwe becóman and hié gefliémdon, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 15. of coming into the world, birth:-- Þá þú ǽrest tó monnum becóme cum te matris ex utero natura produxit, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 10.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Byþ sægd nama Drihtnes ut annuntient nomen Domini, Ps. Th. 101, 19. ¶ where the object is included in a genitive :-- Ðæs ðú mé wylle wordum secgean from what you tell me. Cd.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Ealne ðisne ymbhwyrft ðises middangeardes swá swá Oceanus útan ymbligeþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 2. <b>I a.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, 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 peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall 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 ConviviumThe 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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Ut monetarii pauciores sint quam antea fuerint, iv. 9; Th. i. 303, 2. <b>ll.</b> the grant of a market, with power to levy tolls, was also a royalty, Cod. Dipl. 1075; A. D. 873-899; Kmbl. v. 142: 1084; A. D. 904; Kmbl. v. 157. v.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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., 414, 5. to be appropriate, suitable, convenient. in physical sense Ðætte hé ǽghwelcum men finde ðone lǽcedóm ðe him tó gebyrge ut congrua singulorum vulneribus medicamina opponat.

nama

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Hié wilniað ðæt hié gegítsien ǽt ðǽm ungetýdum folce wísdómes naman ut apud imperitum vulgus scientiae sibi nomen extorqueunt, student, Past. 365, 22. <b>IV a.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Þǽt hí wǽron on miclum ege ðám sylfum landágendum ut ipsis indigenis essent terrori, Bd. 1, 15 ; Sch. 42, 19. Ðá hé wæs on fíf and twéntigum geára, þá férde hé tó Róme, Shrn. 50, 24: 59, 28.

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Blód and wæter ætsomne út bicwóman, 68, 33; Cri. 1113. Ealle gewítaþ swá swá wolcn, and swá swá wæteres streám, Blickl. Homl. 59, 20. Úre líchoma wæs gesceapen of feówer gesceaftum, of eorþan and of fýre and of wætere and of lyfte, 35, 13.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Ðæt hí for mínum untrunmessum ðingian mid ða upplícan árfæstnesse ut pro meis infirmitatibus apud supernam clementiam intervenire meminerint, pref.; S. 472, 35. to make terms, settle, absolute Áge hé þreora nihta fierst him tó gebeorganne, búton hé þingian

forþ

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Se híréd him forwyrnde þæs forð út mid ealle the convent refused him that out and out, 10. ¶ and swá forþ and so on :-- Ðá cwæð se Hǽlend, 'Dóð þæt þæt folc sitte,' and swá forð on swá wé eów ǽr rehton, Hml.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Þæt wé gefyllan swá mycele mænegu ut saturemus turbam tantam, Mt. 15, 33. Þás woruldsǽlþa ne magon ðone earman gefyllan, for þam þe hé simle wilnað hwæshwugu þæs þe hé næft, Bt. 11, 1; F. 34, 1. Bið gefyld sáwl mín, Cant.

ge-weald

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Hí héton lǽdan út weras tó gewealde, 2457. Earme men gesealde fremdum tó gewealde, Wlfst. 158, 13. Hé hié mid hungre on his geweald geniédde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 26. Hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Ne ðynce him nó genóg ðæt hé ána wel libbe, búton eác ðá ðe hé fore beón sceal from ðǽre slǽwðe his synna átió non solum ut ipse vigilet, sed etiam ut amicum suscitet.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getrýwe let us ever be to our lord loyal and true, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 8: Homl. Th. ii. 68, 9.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Hit is ǽlces módes wíse ðæt sóna swá hit forlǽt sóþcwidas swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga eam mentium constat esse naturam, ut quoties abjecerint veras, falsis opinionibus induantur, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 15.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Hí rǽddon ðæt hí woldon ðone cyng gesettan út of Englalandes cynedóme, 1075; Erl. 213, 10. Hí ealle ánmódlíce rǽddon ðæt ealle his gesetnyssa áýdlode wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 60, 4. Rǽdan decernere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 67. <b>III a.