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tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Geseóþ ðæt hé ǽrest tó ðære sinoþstówe cymeþ and gesiteþ, and gif hé áriseþ tógeánes eów ðonne gé cumen (si vobis adpropinquantibus adsurrexerit), Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 52, 13. Gástum tógeánes, Cd. Th. 146, 30; Gen. 2430.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Ðǽr wearð se cyng of France þurh gesmeáh gecyrred, and seó fyrding tóhwearf, 1094; P. 229, 29. a thing Seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and þone mon, þe heó ǽr from sended wæs, sceát. Bl.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Búte him ǽr cume hreáw tó heortan, Met. 18, II Wǽron heaðowylmas heortan getenge, Exod. 148: Dan. 629: Ps. Th. 101, 4. Him wæs leóht sefa heortan néh, An. 1254. Hit wyrs ne mæg on þínum hyge hreówan þonne hit mé æt heortan déð, Gen. 826.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Hé wæs eft swá ǽr lof lǽdende, An. 1479. to pass, go through life Líf lǽdan on gefeán, Bt. 12; F. 36, 24.

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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Sió hátheortness ðæt mód gebringð on ðæm weorce ðe hine ǽr nán willa tó ne spón mentem impellit furor, quo non trahit desiderium, Past. 33; Swt. 215, lo. Fæste for ðam unrihtan wyllan pro illa prava cupidine jejunet L. Ecg.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Seó ylce mǽgeþ ǽrest ðysne biscop ágenne onféng hunc primum eadem provincia proprium accepit praesulem, 4, 12; S. 581,24. Willferþ bisceop Súþ-Seaxna mǽgþe (provinciæ), 4, 13; S. 581, 37. From Armoricano ðære mǽgeþe, 1, 1; S. 474, 7.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Wæs ðis ðara wundra ǽrest ðe ðes eádiga wer geworhte, Blickl. Homl. 219, 2. Þurh ða wundor ðe heó geseah æt ðam bisceope, Shrn. 115, 6.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

hád

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Ðá hádas ðǽre hálgan endebyrdnesse personae sacrorum ordinum, Past. 135, 13. the living body of a human being Ic hæbbe mé on hrycg þset ǽr hádas wreáh foldbúendra flǽsc and gǽstas, Rä. 2, 12. of a mode of divine being, person of the Trinity Hé wæs on

líf

(adv.)
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Hú monna gehwylc ǽr earnode éces lífes, Cri. 1052. Tó þám úplican lífe, An. Ox. 2214. Se rinc sóhte óðer líf, Gen. 1627. (2 a) with reference to states separated by conversion :-- þæs ealdan lífes yfelnesse ueteris uitae malitia, An.

hús

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Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð and bireð meó his ærne (húse, v. l. ), 138, 16; 286, 11. Sylle him man tól tó his weorce and andlaman tó his húse, 434, 27. Beón hí áwergode on húse and on æcere, Ll. Lbmn. 438, 23. Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes, Ll.

læssa

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læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Seó ilce burg Babylonia, seó ðe mǽst wæs and ǽrest ealra burga, seó is nú lǽst and wéstast, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 23.

fram

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Hé nó þý ǽr fram meahte, B. 754. Fram ic ne wille, By. 317. See also verbs given in Dict. as compounds with fram, from

heáh

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Mon dyde álces consules setl áne pyle hiérre þonne hit ǽr wæs, 5, 11 ; S. 236, 7. having a lofty position Híge þám þe on húses þæce heáh (or under (I. a β)?) áweaxeð foenum aedificiorum, Ps. Th. 128, 4.

Linked entry: dynt

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Seó cwén ongan fricggan . . . hú on worulde ǽr wítgan sungon be Godes bearne, El. 561. Wurdon hí blíðe syððan hí gehýrdon hú seó hálige spræc, Jud. 160. Geþencað hú hé spræc wið eów recordamini qualiter locutus est uobis, Lk. 24, 6.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Nú on þisne tíman geþencan, oððe ǽr for fela geárum gemunan, 23, 709. Oft getíman yfelum teala for lífe, Hml.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Hé sceall gehádode men ǽrest gewissian ꝥ heora ǽlc wite hwæt him mid rihte gebyrige tó dónne, Ll.

ge-witnes

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Heora ǽlc þonne hine man ǽrest tó gewitnysse gecýsð sylle áð . . . sýn on ǽlcum ceápe twégen oþþe þrý tó gewitnysse, 274, 6-19. Mid gewitnysse þára manna þe tó gewitnysse genamode synt, 276, 7. testimony, attestation.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Be ðam wrecendan ǽr hé him rihtes bídde, L. In. 9 ; Th. i. 108, 3. Wrecendum lígum flammis ullricibus, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 27. to avenge a person Ic wrece (wræco, Lind.) hig vindicabo illam, Lk. Skt. 18, 5.

heáfod

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Þone arcb . . . sé þe ǽr wæs Angelcynnes heáfod and Xpendómes, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 5. Þú mé gesettest ðeódum tó heáfde constitues me in caput gentium, Ps. Th. 17, 41.

sweord

(n.)
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sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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Th. 6089; B. 3048: the sword which Beowulf seized in Grendel's retreat was golden-hilted, 3358; B. 1677, and 'wæs on ðǽm scennum scíran goldes þurh rúnstafas gesǽd, hwam ðæt sweord geworht, írena cyst, ǽrest wǽre, wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh,' 3390-3400;

Linked entry: swyrd