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óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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P. addit. 29 ; Th. ii. 236, 31. marking difference from the subject, or from something already referred to, other, different, somebody else, something else Ðú nimst wíf and óðer man líþ mid hire. Deut. 28, 30.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Kmbl. 569; El. 285: Blickl. Homl. 119, 3. Similar entries v. under 2. other examples. Grammar þúsend, without other numerals, Grammar þúsend, governing a genitive Þúsend wintra biþ swá geostran dæg mille anni sicut dies hesterna, Ps.

for-gifan

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

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Sige forgeaf Constantine cyning ælmihtig, El. 144. Forgif mé leóht on þissum lífe, An. 76. Forgif mé ondgiet, Hy. 4, 21. Se sceoppend eallra gesceafta hæfþ forgifen án gecynd eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 17: 41, 5; F. 254, 3, 14.

friþ

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Hé áh æt gefeohte frið he shall receive no hurt in battle, El. 1184. (4 a) where security is assured by the law or by a person in authority :-- Se cyng hét beódan, ꝥ ealle . . . eall swá hí í Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe . . . þéh hit unfriðscyp sý, Ll.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Heó wáron stearce, stáne heardran, El. 565. Ic wæs þæs heardestan geþóhtes mann (a man of a mind impervious to good influences (?: the Latin is: homo obscurae opiniouis), þæt ic mé míne dagas tó nytte ne gedyde, Fórst.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Hé leórt tácen forð úp éðigean, El. 1105. where the infinitive is without subject (cf. 1 b) Þú of foldan fódder neátum lǽtest álǽdan producens foenum jumentis Ps. Th. 103, 13.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Wind wédende færeð, El. 1274. Hí (clouds) farað feohtende . . . winnende fareð atol eóredþreát, Rä. 4, 46, 48.

Linked entry: farnian

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Elde cumid to tune. Misc. 133, 534.] where the word is used to translate Latin forms, or refers to places not in England, the residence or estate of a single person, an estate, farm Ðín tún tua villa, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 103, 7 : Wrt.

Linked entry: bold

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Swt.10, 191: Elen. Kmbl. 1802; El. 903: Beo. Th. 479; B. 237. Hwæt is þinga ðe bitere síe what thing is there that is bitterer? Past. 21; Swt. 164, 1. Hwæt næddercynna sí on eorþan how many kinds of snakes are there on the earth? Salm. Kmbl. 204, 7.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Cf. wandian Gearo wæs Gúðlác; hine God fremede on ondsware and on elne strong; ne wond hé for worde (he did not waver on account of what was said to him), Exon.

Linked entry: winde

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille declare to which (life or death) thou wilt assent as thy condition, Elen. Kmbl. 1212; El. 608. a thing, matter, subject of consideration or enquiry Ánes þinges ic ðé wolde ácsian, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 5: Blickl.

ná-wiht

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

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Náuht elles nothing else, 3, 2; Fox 6, 11. 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.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Þæt hié weorðeden móde and mægene þone mǽran dæg heortan gehigdum, El. 1224: Crl. 747. Mínre heortan hyge, Ps. Th. 72, 17: 85, 13: 118, 69. His módor geheóld ealle þás word on hyre heortan (hearta, L., heorte, R.) smeágende, Lk. 2, 51.

hǽþen

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. ¶ the part put for the whole :-- Áhangen hǽðenum folmum, El. 1076. used of a Samaritan as opposed to a Jew Samaritanus, ꝥ is hǽðin monn, Lk. L. 10, 33. Des wæs hǽðin hic erat Samaritanus, 17, 16. of things. Cf. II 3 Hǽþenu godu dii gentium, Ps.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Gé wyrðe wǽron wuldorcyninge, Dryhtne dýre, Elen. Kmbl. 581; El. 291. Ne beó gé mé heononforð swá wurðe ne swá leófe swá gé ǽr wǽron, ac fram mé gé beóð áscyrede, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 181. Nǽron hý ðý weorþran witena ǽnegum, Met. 15, 12. Wurðran, Cd.

heáh

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Heánne holm, Sat. 17; Wand. 82 : El. 983. Heá holmas, Az. 123.

Linked entry: dynt

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Ðæt mé God gefylle feores ingeþanc, willan minne, Elen. Kmbl. 1359 ; El. 681. Willum ic wilnade desiderio desideraui, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 22, 15.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Hé ða weáláfe weotena dóme árum heólde, 2201; B. 1098. an elder, a chief person, senior Similar entries (cf. fród for double sense of wise and old) Beón gesette án oðþe twégen ealde witan (unus aut duo seniores ), R. Ben. 74, 14.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

ge-sellan

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El. 1284. Ðonne hafas ðú ðín wed geseald defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam, Past. 193, 4. Siþþan hé him byrigan gesealdne hæbbe, LI. Th. i. 30, 17.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Manna gecynd, El. 735. Nán gesceaft (gecynd, v.l. )... búton mon, Bt. 35, 4; F. 160, 24. Nis nænigu gecynd cwiclifigende, ne fugol ne fisc ..., Sal. 419. Þone feónd þisse menniscan gecynd, Bl. H. 31, 32.