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wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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Add Ic sælf þæt ierfæ tó gestríndæ þæt þǽr mon siððan bí wæs ( unde interim pauperes vixerunt), Cht. Th. 162, 31. Cf. bí-wist. Add Bégen þá consulas wǽron mid firde angeán Hannibal, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 30.

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Hwý hí ne scínen beforan ðǽre sunnan, swá hí dóð wið ðone mónan foran (cf. beforan þám mónan. Bt. 39, 3; F. 214, 30), 28, 47: 20, 265. Wið þone segn foran þengel rád, Exod. 172

gímen

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Hine lǽs óðerra monna giémen bisegað. Ðá ofergesettan sint tó monianne ðæt hié óðerra monna giémenne gefyllen, 191, 2O-22. <b>II b.

ge-sceád

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Se móna went ǽfre þone hricg tó þǽre sunnan weard. . . Cweðað sume menn, þe þis gesceád ne cunnon, ꝥ se móna hine wende be þan þehit wedrian sceal, Lch. iii. 268, l. an account, (i) ordered speech Geþeahtung, gesceád vel racu conlatio, Wrt.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Hiá gebindas byrðenna hefiga (hæfige, R.) in scyldrum monna, Mt.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Mon geseah ymbe ða sunnan swelce án gylden hring circulus ad speciem cælestis arcus orbem solis ambiit, 14; Swt. 248, 9. Ðæs seó hringc circulus [pupillæ ], Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 64; Wrt. Voc. 42, 72.

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.
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Monast. Th. 34, 5. Se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 10. Nis hit nán wundur, ðeáh se wísa bíde his tíman, 38; Swt. 275, 13.

Linked entry: týma

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Ðæt mæg mon on bócum sceáwigean, hú monega gewin hé dreógende wæs, Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 50, 25. Hwylce ða nú synd tó sceáwigenne quales illi nunc appareant, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66 ; Th. ii. 226, 21. Tó sceáwianne, Exon. Th. 57, 7; Cri. 915.

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Wih. 12 ; Th. i. 40, 4. wisdom, knowledge, learning, philosophy Swilc is se wísdóm ðæt hine ne mæg nán mon ongitan swilcne swilce hé is . . . Ac se wísdóm mæg ús ongitan swilce swilce wé sind . . . for ðæm se wísdóm is God.

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Gif hié mon ongemang ðǽre ðreátunga fét mid sumere heringe, Past. 303, 1. Wiþ feóndseócum men, þonne deófol þone monnan féde oððe hine innan gewealde mid ádle, Lch. ii. 136, 25. His mæ-acute;gas hine féden, gif hé self mete næbbe.

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Gebróhtun (obtulerunt) him monno dumbne, Mt. L. 9, 32. Gebreng ðing ðín, 5, 24. Gebrengað ðás hiona auferte ista hinc, Jn. L. R. 2, 16. Hé óðer wíf þǽm óðrum æt hám gebrenge, Ll. Th. i. 10, 8: 22, 3.

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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Monast. Th. 20, 11-19. Twáhund eówena, and twentig rammena two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, Gen. 32, 14. Eówu biþ, mid hire geonge sceápe, scilling weorþ a ewe, with her young sheep, shall be worth a shilling, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 7, MS. B.

ge-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beorgan, to -beorganne; p. ic, he -bearg, -bearh, ðú -burge, pl. -burgon; pp. -borgen [ge-, beorgan to save]

To saveprotectdefendsecuresparepreserveservāresalvāretuēridefendĕrearcēreparcĕre

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Gebeorh ðe on ðam munte in monte salvum te fac, Gen. 19, 17 : Homl. Th. i. 416, 17. Ðæt hí him gebeorgen bogan and strǽle ut fŭgiant a făcie arcus, Ps. Th. 59, 4. Ne biþ us geborgen we shall not be secure, Homl. Th. 1. 56, 18

Linked entries: ge-bearg ge-borgen

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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And hiera se æðeling gehwelcum feoh and feorh gebeád and the atheling offered each of them money and life, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 5. He beheóld heora ánra gehwilcne he observed each one of them, Th. Ap. 12, 24

þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
þeahtian, p. ode
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To take counsel, to consult Hié smeágeaþ and ðeahtigaþ on hiera módes rinde monig gód weorc tó wyrcanne, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 22, Hé mid his ealdormannum ðeahtode and sóhte hwæt be ðyssum ðingum tó dónne wǽre cum suis primatibus curavit conferre, quid de

rówan

(v.)
Grammar
rówan, reów

to row or sail

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Monast. Th. 26, 31. Wérig sceal se wið winde róweþ, Exon. Th. 345,12 ; Gn. Ex. 187. Drihten tó ðam lande reów, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 31. 'Utun seglian ofer ðisne mere.' And hig seglydan ðá. Ðá hig reówun ðá slép hé (navigantibus illis obdormivit) Lk.

Linked entry: ge-rówen

hara

(n.)
Grammar
hara, an; m.

A hare

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Monast. Th. 21, 33. Hé sætte be ðám haran ðæt hí mósten freó faran he decreed concerning hares, that they should go free, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 30

ÆCER

(n.)
Grammar
ÆCER, æcyr, es; m.

a fieldlandwhat is sownsown landagerseges

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Monast. Th. 19, 21. Ðæt is se teóða æcer, eal swá seó sulh hit gegá that is the tenth acre, all as the plough goes over it, L. C. E. 8; Th. i. 366, 6. Æceras jugera, Cot. 109

lǽnan

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</b> to lend for a consideration, lend (money) at interest :-- Gif bisceop . . . oððe hwylc Godes þeów lǽnð his feoh tó unrihtun gafole (pecuniam suam injusto foenore mutuam dederit ), Ll. Th. ii. 198, 14.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Hié wilniað ðæt hié mon hæbbe for ðá betstan and for dá hálgestan, Past. 135, 20. Ne magon wé . . . hátan oððe habban deádne mon for cwucene, Bt. 36, 6 ; F. 182, 19.