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lǽdan

(v.)
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Godwine hæfð gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár hyne tihte, and ꝥ wæs lǽd æt Licitfelda, Cht. Th. 373, 34. to produce, bring forth Wæstme lǽdað (-eð, MS.) cederbeámas, Ps. Th. 103, 16.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Æfter þrím tídum gelǽd hyne tó bæþe, Lchdm. i. 302, 17. Án wæcce hæfþ þreó tída, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 14. (2 b) one of the four seasons of the year :-- Hærfestlícre tíde autumnali (tempore ), Hpt. Gl. 496, 48. Óþ sumeres tíd, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 35.

Linked entry: týd

líf

(adv.)
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, Angl. viii. 334, 34. with reference to duration, the animate terrestrial existence of an individual with regard to its duration, the period from birth to death Swá lange swá mé líf gelǽst, Ll. Th. i. 276, 29.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Sulhælmessan gebyreð ꝥ man gelǽste, 342, 30: 352, 16. (2 a) with dat. of person :--- Bisceopum gebyreð ꝥ ..., ii. 316, 11, 22, 26. Gebyrað, 34. Se geleáfa þe ǽghwylcum men gebyreð ꝥ hé wel gehealde, Bl.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Ic ða wǽre gelǽste ðe ic ðé sealde frófre tó wedde, Cd. Th. 139, 13; Gen. 2309: 124, 29; Gen. 2070.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Hine man tó rihte gelǽde ðám ðe him on sprǽcon ( those that bring charges against him ), L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 1. Ðone áð ðe se gelýfan mihte ðe on sprece, L. Ed. 1;Th. i. 158, 18.

ge-standan

(v.)
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Hine þǽr gelæhte syllic wundrung, and on þǽre gesihðe hine gestód wundorlic wafung, Hml. S. 23, 502

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Gehwilc sprǽc hæbbe ándagan hwænne heó gelǽst sý, L. Ed. proem.; Th. i. 158, 3-7: 11; Th. i. 164, 22. Ǽgehwilcre sprǽce ðe máre sý ðonne .iiii. mancussas, L. A. G. 3; Th. i. 154, 9.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Ðá heó wæs tó ðam wítum (ad poenam ) gelǽdd. Gen. 38, 25. Tó manegum wítum geworht put to many tortures Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 52, 20. Wítum belecgan. Andr. Kmbl. 2424; An. 1213. Mid wítum swingan, Exon. Th. 279, 22 ; Jul. 617. Forniman mid wítum. Blickl.

ge-reccan

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-reccanne, v. l. ) ; and ꝥ gehwilc sprǽc hæbbe ándagan hwǽnne heó gelǽst sy, ꝥ gé þonne gereccan, 158, 6-8. Béte swá him dómeras gereccen (quantum arbitri judicaverint, Ex. 21, 22), 48, 18.

þurfan

(v.)
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þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Kmbl. 1876; El. 940. to owe, Similar entries cf. sculan, I Ne þearf ic N. sceatt ne scilling, ne pænig ne pæniges weorð; ac eal ic him gelǽste ðæt ðæt ic him scolde, L. O. 11; Th. i. 182, 9

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(a γ) where the verb on which the clause depends has an object to which the clause is not in apposition :-- Englas beweardiað þananforð manna gehwylcne, hú hé gelǽste . . ., Wlfst. 144, 19.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Gelǽste man sáulsceat inó þám mynstre þe hit tó hýrde, Ll. Th. i. 308, 7. þryfealdne áð swá wíde swá hit tó þǽre byrig hýre, 388, 13. of persons, to be attached to a place by residence, occupation, office, &c.

ge-sellan

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(l b) to give a pledge, guarantee, security :-- Gif hwá óðerne god-borges oncunne, and tión wille ꝥ hé hwelcne ne gelǽste þára þe hé him gesealde, Ll. Th. i. 82, 6. Symble se man þám óðrum byrigean geselle, 30, 13. Wed gesyllan. El. 1284.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Nú hæbbe ic þíne hyldo geworhte and þínne willan gelǽst, Gen. 727 : 505. with clause Sceal gleáw guma góde gewircean . . . þæt hine on ylde gewunigen wil-gesíðas, B. 20.

heofon

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

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Eác se apostol Paulus áwrát ꝥ hé wæs gelǽdd oð ðá þriddan heofenan, Lch. iii. 232, 21-26. Þeáh hé (Christ) on eorðan cenned wǽre, hwæðre his meahta spéd heáh ofer heofonum (or under I c ?) wunade, Ph. 641. Hefonas hé (St.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

hand

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Belandod of þám þe se eorl him tó handa gelǽten hæfde, 1091; P. 226, 21. Tó handan, 4.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Tó gesetton dæge gelǽste hé ꝥ hé ǽr sceolde, Ll. Th. i. 260, 14.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Ꝥ gehwilc man his teóðunge gelǽste be Godes miltse and be þæs cynges and be ealles crístenes folces, Wlfst. 272, 7: Ll. Th. i. 342, 12.

(pronoun.)
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hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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., hié (hió, v. l. ) . . . gelǽrð, Past. 275, 4. Sió gesceádwíslice gecynd . . . ðonne hé . . . forliésð, 351, 1 . Nilus seó eá hire ǽwielme is néh þǽm clife . . . and þǽr hió ǽrest úp wielð. . . .