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þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Þurhtión náwuht goodes (cf. nán gód dón, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 27), Met. 25, 59. Ðæt hié náne mildheortnesse þurhteón ne mehtan, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 17.

feor

(adv.)
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feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Of þan feán feor áworpen, Cri. 1405. where direction is given Feor úp ofer wolcnu windan, Met. 24, 9. far in various directions, widely Feor longiuscule, i. late, An. Ox. 3939: Wrt.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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., and gegæderige (cf. gesamnige his ingeþonc, Met. 22, 10) tó þám ánum, and d to bring together persons, to collect an army, fleet, &c., assemble a council Hé gegaderode wyrhtan gehwanon, Hml. S. 6, 157.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Swá is þissum nú móde gelumpen, Met. 3, 7. (3 a) where the verb is followed by a substantive clause :-- Oft t Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ his fæder gefærþ, 131, 24. Þá gelamp him ꝥ his líf wearð geendod, 113, 7.

hús

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Sió leó ábít hire ágenes húses hirde, Met. 13, 31. a building for storage, for the keeping of material; — Wæterscipes hús colimbus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 56. Similar entries v. æppel-, corn-, híg-hús. the place of abode of a religious fraternity ?

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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(coined) metal, coin. Similar entries v. sleán; II a Feoh pecunia vel nummus, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 11. Fífténe scillingas clǽnes feós, Cht. Th. 168, 16. Mid uncre claene feó, ðæt wæs mid clǽne golde, Txts. 175, 5.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Wundne wer (cf. gewundodne monn, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 16), Met. 8, 35. Gé Galiléiscan weras uiri Galilei, Blickl. Homl. 123, 20. Niniuetisce weras (wæras viri, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 12, 41. Týn hreófe weras (wæras, Lind.: wearas, Rush. uiri ), Lk.

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ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Habbad emne gedǽled dæg and nihte sunne and móna, Met. 29, 35. (l a) of the partition and occupation of land :-- Þý geáre Healfdene Norþanhymbra lond gedǽlde, Chr. 876; P. 74, 12.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
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tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Hé (the stream) on tú tósceáden wyrð, Met. 5, 18. Tóscáden, Wulfst. 26, 2. Ða syndon Temese streáme tósceádene fram Centlande, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 16.

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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Onlegen tó trymmaune ðone magan and to bindanne æfter útsihtan, Lchdm. ii. 180, 24. of mental or moral strength, to confirm, establish, give strength to mind or heart, v. trum, <b>II c</b> Sóð Metod ð ín mód trymeþ, Cd.

heofon

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

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Se swéta mete ðe him cuóm of hefonum (cf. hét hé þá wídan duru wolceiv ontýnan heá of heofenum, and hider rignan mannum tó móse, Ps. Th. 77, 25), Past. 125, 20.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Erigan æcera þúsend, Met. 14, 5. Óð ðæt hé þúsende ðisses lífes wintra gebídeþ postquam vitae jam mille peregerit annos, Exon. Th. 208, 5; Ph. 151. Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna, 6, 13; Swt. 268, 17.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Take here fóre (l. fore), and add: with dat. or uncertain. local, before, in front of Gif him wan fore wolcen hangað (cf. þonne sweartan wolcnu him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6: F. 14, 22), Met. 5, 4.

ge-lǽstan

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Sceótend þóhton Italia ealle gegongan; hí gelǽstan swá, Met. 1, 13. Eall þæt wæs gelǽsted, Bl. H. 105, 13. a promise, pledge, vow, &amp;c. Hé gehét and gelǽste swá, B. 2990.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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and gelícne wudu týdrige herbas atque arbores intueris sibi convenientibus innasci locis . . . dat cuique natura quod convenit, Bt. 34, 4; F. 148, 19-29. likely, probable Mé gelícost þincð þætte ealle witen eorðbúende þoncolmóde, þæt hí þǽr ne sint, Met

on-gitan

(v.)
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on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Se man ðe swereþ man and eft his gilt onget, Lev. 5, 4: Met. 22, 16. Ða neát ongitaþ hira góddénd the brutes know their benefactors. Elen. Kmbl. 717; El. 359.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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His metecú mót gán mid hláfordes oxan . . . gá his metecú mid hláfordes cú, Ll. Th. i. 438, 16, 20. of gán to be uttered Of eallum ðǽm worde þe gáþ of Godes múþe, Bl.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Metod tóbrǽd þurh his mihta spéd monna sprǽce, 102, 6; Gen. 1696: 306, 23; Sat. 668: Exon. Th. 225, 25; Ph. 394. Hé ús giefeþ ǽhta spéd, welan ofer wíd lond, 38, 10; Cri. 604. Hwǽr sind spéda rícera ubi sunt opes potentam, Wülck.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Ǽgðer ge cyninga rícu settan ge ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 9 : Met. 1, 4. Ðæt wæs weallfæstenna ǽrest ealra ðara ðe æðelingas settan héton, Cd. Th. 65, 3 ; Gen. 1060. <b>VIII a.

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síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Skt. 5, 23. coming, arrival Hió rícsode on ðæm íglonde ðe Aulixes com tó líþan ; cúð wæs sóna æðelinges síþ, Met. 26, 62 : Andr. Kmbl. 88 ; An. 44. Geseah Iohannes sigebearn cuman tó helle, ongeat Godes sylfes síþ, Exon.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst