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(prep.)
Grammar
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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Met. 17, 12. Hé sǽlde tó sande scip. Beo. Th. 3838; B. 1917. Geðeódde sum wer him tó, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 22.

Linked entry: -anne

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Bicgað ús sumne dǽl metes (pauxillum escarum ), Gen. 43, 2. Sumne dǽl tyrwan modicum resinae, 11. Tó feormianne sumne dǽl hwǽtes ad purgandum triticum, Gr. D. 97, 2: Hml. S. 23, 473: Chr. P. p. 5, 1. Syle sumne dǽl (þæs fisces) ðám earne, Hml.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Chepinge þe me shule meten oðer weien, O. E. Homl. ii. 213, 34. To weien swuðer his sunne þen he þurfte. Weien hit to lutel is ase vuel, A. R. 336, 22

Linked entry: æt-wegan

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Men ðú sealdest word and gewitt, Hy. 9, 56. language, style Ǽrest Eroico metro, and æfter fæce gerǽde worde (plano sermone ) ic áwrát, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 27.

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Ðú ðe samod mid mé swéte gripe metas qui simul mecum dulces capiebas cibos, Ps. Spl. 54, 15. Graton samod mid ðám cnihtum feóll tó Johannes fótum, Homl. Th. i. 62, 17. Cwom samod mid ðám swylce Assur etenim Assur simul venit cum illis, Ps.

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Metod, cyninga wuldor, Judth. Thw. 23, 34; Jud. 155: Andr. Kmbl. 342; An. 171. Ðæt ðe wealdend God ácenned wearð, cyninga wuldor. Elen. Kmbl. 10 ; El. 5. Dryhten, hæleða wuldor, Andr. Kmbl. 2925; An. 1465.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Búton mete and drence, 57, 10. On ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum, Chr. 891; P. 82, 19.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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For ðæm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton for the miseries that sat heavy on them, Met. 26, 97. Sitte sió scyld on him, L. Alf. 17; Th. i. 48, 15. Ǽr ðon ðe him se egesa onufan sǽte, Judth.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðonne biþ Drihtnes word réðe gehýred, ðám synfullum stefna strangast, Wulfst. 256, 16. of violent motion or action, fierce, violent Strong wind, Met. 7, 25. Strang storm, Lchdm. i. 326, 19. His tógán biþ ðearle strang, 364, 17. Se stranga rén, Ps.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Gif seó wyrd swá hweorfan mót and ðú heore nelt stíran (steóran, Met. 4, 49), Bt. 4; Fox 8, 19. Stiéran sceal mon strongum móde, Exon. Th. 312, 13; Seef. 109. Stýran, 336, 18; Gn. Ex. 51.

gifan

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Þeáh him eall sié þes middangeard on ǽht gifen, Met. 16, 10. to give in discharge of obligation, pay Him eallum wile Drihten dædleán gyfan, Exod. 263. to give to a superior, pay a tax, due (religious or secular), make an offering Gef ðing ꝥ bebeád Móyses

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Gif ðé heora þeáwas líciaþ, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 5-7. referring to all created things God gesette unáwendendlícne sido and þeáwas eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 1: Met. 11, 12. a practice of religion, method of belief, way of thinking, legal usage

níwe

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Ic tiohhie þæt hió þæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, Met. 13, 26. Heó forgit sóna hire níwan taman, Bt. 25; F. 88, 12. Níwe sibbe, B. 949. Caelf niówe vitulum novellum, Ps. Srt. 68, 32. <b>VI a.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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H. 66, 14: Met. 8, 32. Hí þæt tówearde líf ne sóhton, ne ꝥ furþum gelýfdon ꝥ hit ó wǽre uitam futuram non quaerentes, siue etiam non esse credentes, Bd. 3, 30; Sch. 331, 13.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Hé his treówa sceal, and his módgeþonc, má up ðonne niþer habban tó heofonum, Met. 31, 18

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Hé heom on ealre hwíle metes tilian sceolde, Hml. S. 23, 219. 2 Seó fird gehergade swíðe micel on þǽm norðhere, Chr. 910; P. 94, 29. Mæg ic þis setl on eów geþringan, Gú. 215.

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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Kmbl. 200; El. 100. (1 a) swá swá :-- Eall ðæt ðe leofaþ beóþ eów tó mete, swá swá grówende wyrta ic betǽhte ealle eów, Gen. 9, 3. Gewurðe ðín willa on eorðan, swá swá on heofenum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 10.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ðonne hí siófian scioldon when they could not help sighing, Met. 26, 82. Ðý læs ic scyle leng þrowian, Andr. Kmbl. 154; An. 77.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

lǽtan

(v.)
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Þára hrægla þe nú drihtguman diórost lǽtað, Met. 8, 11. Drihten lét hine him swá leófne ꝥ hé ne geþolode ꝥ hé wǽre medmycelne fyrst geunrótsod hunc quam dilectum Dominus attendet, quem contristari nec ad modicum pertulit Gr. D. 90, 15.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Th. i. 138, 6 : Bt. 41, 5; F. 254, 15: Met. 31, 20. (2 a) to get to take part in action :-- Seó swuster hí wolde habban tó hire bysegan. Hml.