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húru

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Ox. 54, 3. in negative clauses :-- Hit tó ǽlcum men ne cymþ be his gewyrhtum, ne húru nánum ealne weg ne wunað, Bt. 30, 1; F. 108, 18 : 33, 2 ; F. 124, 28: Met. 20, 38 : Met. 8, 10: 22, 4: Seel. 38: 6. 862: 1071.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Hyt ealne ðone wǽtan (dropsical humour) út átýhþ, i. 204, 3. water, urine --Genim eoferes blǽdran mid ðam micgan, áhefe upp, and ábíd óþ ðæt se wǽta of áflówen sý, Lchdm. i. 360, 6. moisture of plants, juice, sap Nim ǽnne sticcan . . . forbærn ðone

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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.: ðeáh þe, Rush.) hé ealne middaneard gestrýne si mundum universum lucretur, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 26. On hwan mæg se mann módigan, þeáh hé wille on what can man pride himself, even if he wishes? Hom. Skt. i. 16, 371.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

ge-tellan

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On ðám geáre synd getealde twelf mónðas and twá and fíftig wucena, Lch. iii. 246, 11. to reckon, estimate, consider, where the amount of an object is given as so and so Ealne þone eard Asiam, sé is geteald tó healfan dale middaneardes, Hml.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Sende se cyng ... and hét grétan ealne his leódscipe, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 5

hors

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Gif mon horses onlǽne óðres esne, and hé losie, ealne hé hine gylde, 120, 14. Ic gean mínon feder . . . þæs horses þe Ðúrbrand mé geaf, and þæs hwítan horses þe Leófwine mé geaf, Cht. Th. 559, 6-19.

FEORH

(n.)
Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.

lifesoulspiritvītaănĭmaa living beingpersonhŏmopersōna

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Ðǽr he eardaþ ealne wídan feorh where he shall dwell for evermore, 14 a; Th. 27, 31; Cri. 439. He mín feorg freoðaþ he will protect my life, 36 a; Th. 116, 28; Gú. 214: Apstls. Kmbl. 116; Ap. 58.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Skt. 11, 17, 18. to divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different parts Iosue ðone eard gewann and ealne tódǽlde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 8. Philippus and Herodes tódǽldun Lysiam, and Iudeám feówrícum tódǽldun. Chr. 12; Erl. 6, 4.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Ðá fór hé norþryhte be ðæm lande lét him ealne weg ðæt wéste land on ðæt steórbord then he sailed due north along the coast: he had the waste land all the way on his starboard, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 10.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Se ælmihtiga wyrhta geworhte ealne middangeard on his mycclum cræfte, Hex. 4, 3, Ǽlc man haefð on his ágenre byrðene genóh, Wlfst. 239, 25. Se man wæs geworht on libbendre sáwle factus est homo in animam viventem, Gen. 2, 7.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Swá wætres þrym ealne middangeard mereflód þeahte cum diluvium mersisset fluctibus orbem, Exon. Th. 200, 16; Ph. 41: Andr. Kmbl. 3070; An. 1538. Wé þuruh flóda þrym faraþ transivimus per aquam, Ps. Th. 65, 11. Com æfter niht lagustreámas ( = es?)

Linked entry: þrym

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Th. 208, 30; Exod. 491. implying abundance, to swarm, exist in large numbers Him weóllon maðan geond ealne ðone líchaman, Homl.

Linked entry: for-weallen

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Ðes middangeard eów ne mæg ealneg standan, Past. 51; Swt. 395, 29. to stand, not to fall, to be upheld Ic getrymed fæste stande, Blickl. Homl. 225, 34. Seó godcunde meht staþolfæstlíce stondeþ, 19, 21.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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., to pass, be current Gange án mynet ofer ealne þæs cynges anweald, Ll. Th. i. 268, 27: 322, 29: Wlfst. 272, 2. to take place Múða gehwylc mete þearf, mǽl sceolon tídum gongan every mouth needs meat, meals there must be at proper times Gn.

gearo

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Ðæt hí ealneg hæbben ðá sealfe gearuwe ðe tó ðǽre wunde belimpe, Past. 453, 9. Byð his dǽdbót Gode andfengre, and Godes mildheortnes him micle þe gearwre, Wlfst. 155, 15. Gearuwre, Ll. Th. i. 372, 5. <b>IX a.

irnan

(v.)
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Þæt scip wæs ealne weg yrnende under segle, l, l ; S. 19, 34. to spread quickly His word yrneð (eorneð, Ps. Srt.) wundrum snióme, Ps. Th. 147, 4. of thoughts Mé arn tó gemynde oft and gelóme it often occurred to me, Ll.

ge-þencan

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Hí hæfdon geþóht þæt hié sceoldon Italiam forlǽtan, and hié þæt swá gelǽsten, gif him Scipia ne gestýrde, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 19. with a preposition determining direction of intended motion Ealne þone here hé hét þonan wendan þe hé ǽr tó geþóht hæfde,

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Gif hé horses onlǽne, ealne hé hine gylde, 120, 14. Gielden þá mǽgas þæs weres þriddan dǽl . . . Gif hé mǽgas náge, gieldan þá gegildan healfne (dǽl weres? or wer?), for healfne hé fleó, 78, 24.

Linked entry: healf

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Kmbl. 962; Sal. 480. summoning to service Ðáhét se cyng ábannan út ealne þeódscipe of West-Seaxum. Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 8. Hét se cyning bannan út here ...

heáh

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Be þám heán muntum and dúnum, þá þe heáh standað ofer ealne middangeard, Wlfst. 262, 13. of water. rising water, high Seó eorðe weóll ongeán þám heofonlican flóde oð ðæt þæt wæter wæs heáhre þonne ǽnig munt ǽfre wǽre, Wlfst. 206, 22.

Linked entry: dynt