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swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Mid swelce hrægle hé in eode, mid swelce gange hé út, L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 3. Swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, Beo. Th. 2502; B. 1249. Eahtige hé hine selfne suelcne suelcne hé ondrǽtt ðæt hé sié, Past. 17; Swt. 119, 8.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Ꝥ hé him álýfde and forgeáfe ꝥ hé móste hí gelǽran ut eos liceret inbui, Bd. 4, 16; Sch. 427, 17. with pronoun Forgeaf se cyning him ꝥ and lýfde concessit rex, Bd. 4, 16; Sch. 427, 20. with pron. and clause Him þæt Críst forgeaf þæt hý mótan his ætwiste

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Ðæt hé suingellan geðafige ut flagella toleret. Past. 261, 20. ꝥ hé þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe hé ǽr óþrum dyde that he may not submit to the same evil from others, that he before did to others, Bt. 16, 2: F. 54, 6.

ge-bétan

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Th. i. 328, 15. ꝥ hé é to make reparation for wrong-doing, give satisfaction for injury Sendon hié ǽrendracan and bǽdon þæt him man gebétte þæt him ðǽr tó ábylgðe gedón wæs missi legati, ut de illatis quereretur injuríis, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, II. þá Norðhymbra

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Ðá æfterra gewuna wé ondetað ðæt hé wéron reliqua manere pateremur ut fuerant, Mt. p. 2, 18. where continuance is marked. where position is maintained Gif se bríw and se drenc inne gewuniað, Lch. ii. 320, 18.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Ænig man . . . ciricþén ne útige búton biscopes geþehte, 306, 29. Óswió Sigebyrhte mid freóndlicre geþeahte (consilio), oft tó spræc, Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8. Wé magon eów syllan hálwende geþeahte (consilium), 1, 1; Sch. 11, 12.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Ðæt hé him dǽdbóte tǽce ut sibi poenitentiam praescribat, L. Ecg. C. proem.; Th. ii. 130, 35. Ne sig nán ðing forlǽten ðæs ðe se regol tǽce on his fandunge, R. Ben. 104, 17. Béte hé swá micel swá déman tǽcan quantum arbitri judicaverint, Ex. 21, 22.

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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IV.) déman út of ðam mynstre, Chart. Th. 446, 7.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Th. 32, 2; Gen. 497. marking measurement Habbe hé his strand upp of sǽ and út on sǽ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 7. marking position, up, on high Hí (beams) man mæg up fégean (lignum ad summa levatur), Past. 58; Swt. 445, 3.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Ðeáh he fæger word útan ætýwe although it outwardly shew fair words, Frag. Kmbl. 31; Leás. 17.

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Uton biddan leóht æt úrum Drihtne, Hml. Th. i. 158, 26. with clause Hé bæd æt Gode þæt hé móste fandian Ióbes, Hml. Th. i. 6, 10. with the person for whom request is made, (I) given by dat. with construction of III. 1 Wé ús forgifnessa (or acc. ?)

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Uton forstandan hí ( the soul ) foran mid gefeohte, Hml. Th. ii. 336, 7.

Linked entry: for-licgan

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Ðeáh þá unriht-wísan ús úton begán on ǽlce healfe in circuitu impii ambulant, Ps.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Ðæt hé náne ðinga ðæt ryht tó suíðe ne bodige ut ne recta quidem nimie proferantur, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 17. Hé náne þinga beór ne drince, Lchdm. ii. 88, 11. Nǽnig þinga, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 406, 21.

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Hé ne mæg útane náuht ágnes habban, 27, 2; Fox 98, 8. Ðes náht yfeles ne dyde hic nihil mali gessit, Lk. Skt. 23, 41. Náht elles búton nothing but, Blickl. Homl. 215, 3. Nóht elles ne wunaþ, búton ðæt án, 101, 4.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Ne hé sóðfæste lǽteþ ðæt hí tó unrihte willen handum rǽcean ut non extendant justi ad iniquitatem manus suas Ps. Th. 124, 4. Wén is ðæt hí ús lifigende wyllen forsweolgan forsitan vivos deglutissent nos 123, 2.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Hé fræt fíftýne men and óðer swylc út offerede láðlícu lác he (Grendel) devoured fifteen men and as many bore away, horrid sacrifices, Beo.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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Gif man þeóf on carcerne gebringe, ðæt hé beó .xl. nihta on carcerne, and hine mon ðonne álýse út mid .cxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 198, 21. Cutting off the hand or foot of a 'cirlisc þeóf' is mentioned, L.

Linked entry: þeáf

folc

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

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Út on elþeódig folc tó bebycganne, Ll. Th. i. 46, 14. Tó bihaldað gié folco (populi), Rtl. 55, 28. Beforan ansýne eallra folca, Lk. a. 31. Folca hróf the sky, Gen. 153: 2539. Folca leófost, Exod. 279.

ge-lífan

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Ðætte hié ðý fæsðlícor gelífden ðára écena ðinga ut ad aeternorum fidem certius roboretur, 389, 36. Hí noldon æt fruman gelýfan his ǽristes of deáðe, ðá ðá hit him gecýdd wæs, Hml. Th. i. 300, 25: Bl. H. 111, 9.