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weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Th. 115, 19; Gen. 1922. to rouse from repose, to excite, stir up Se kok, ǽr ðam ðe hé cráwan wille, hefð up his fiðru, and wecð hine selfne, Past. 64; Swt. 461, 14. Drihten windas weceþ Dominus ventos excitat, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 22.

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Se yfela willa biþ tóstenced, swá récels beforan fýre, gif mon ðæt weorc þurhtión ne mæg (potuisse miserius est) sine quo voluntatis miserae langueret effectus, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 31. Sint tóstente dissipantur (cogitationes, Prov. 15, 22), Kent.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian ne sceall hé hit nó settan up on ðone héhstan cnol ( must not take the top of a hill as a site for his house ) . . . and eft se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian, ne sette hé hit on sondbeorhas. Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 7-11.

Linked entry: on-settan

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Ðæt ðæt him mon on tǽlan wille quod in eis reprehenditur, Past. 31; Swt. 206, 6. Unþeáwas tǽlan and góde herian, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 200, 7: Met. 19, 39.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

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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Gif hý hit be þan libbendan habban wyllan if they will have it in their lifetime, Cht. Th. 491, 25. Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
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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Nó ðú mínne þearft hafelan hýdan the duty of burying me will not fall upon you, Beo. Th. 895; B. 445. Gif hé gewitnesse hæbbe, ne þearf hé ðæt geldan ( he is not bound by law to pay ), L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 52, 3. Ne þearf hé him onfón, L.

niman

(v.)
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Hé lét nyman of hire ealle þá betstan gærsaman, Chr. 1035 ; P. 159, 30. of removal by death or decay Se metod eallra gesceafta fét on eorþan ealle grówende westmas . . . and eówaþ ðonne hé wile, and nimþ þonne hé wile. Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 20.

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, ge-trýgian.
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Gif se hláford þonne wille þone man mid wóh fordón ... gif hé láðleás beó if A receive B's man, C, that B has turned away for his (C's) ill-doing, and to B C cannot clear himself of the charge of ill-doing. ...

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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</b> fig. to plan, design, draw up a table :-- Þǽra geára getæl hæfð seó tabule þe wé mearkian willað, Angl. viii. 327, 41. to march to, border upon, have as a boundary to one's land Ðis sindon ðá landgemǽro . . .andlang bróces tó ðǽre díc ðǽre

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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MS.) biþ, and his willa biþ. Ac hit is sum swá gerád ðæt his nis nán neódþearf (néd-, Cott.

sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Wille ic ásecgan sunu Healfdenes, mǽrum þeódne, mín ǽrende, Beo. Th. 694; B. 344. Ic ðé forgife sunu, Gen. 17, 16. Heó sunu (suno, Rush.) cende, Lk. Skt. 1, 57. Sege ðæt ðás míne twegen suna (suno, Lind.: sunæ, Rush.) sittan . . ., Mt.

Linked entry: suna

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Ðæt heó mé gerihte þyder hire willa wǽre, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 509. as a relative, whither Tó heofenum, þider hié witon ðæt hé ástág, Blickl. Homl. 125, 29.

Linked entry: þyder

ge-stillan

(v.)
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Shrn. 72, 3. in reference to sound, to silence, to prevent a sound Hi willað gestillan his stemne. Hml. Th. i. 156, 17. to silence a person JJæt folc hine wolde gestyllan. Hé hrymde ðæs ðe swiðor, Hml.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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., by a follower, vassal, tenant, worshipper, &amp;c. to a person or institution Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe ... and eall ꝥ lǽste ꝥ uncer formǽl wæs, þá ic tó him gebeáh and his willan geceás, Ll. Th. i. 178, 9.

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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VI a. add :-- Ðæt ðæt gé gǽsðlíce underféngon, gé willað geendigan flǽsclíce cum spiritu coeperitis, nunc carne consummemini, Past. 207, 16. Hí nyllað underfón ðæt uncúðe ðæt hí gehírað neque sequuntur, quae inexperta audiunt, 441, 7.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Wǽre ðú on wǽdle, sealdest mé wilna geniht, Soul Kmbl. 284; Seel. 146. Mid wǽdle and mid hénþe ofþrycte angustia rei familiaris inclusi, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 33.

Linked entry: wéðel

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Gif se landríca nelle tó steóre filstan will not assist to levy the fine, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 19

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Hié uncúðra ǽngum ne willaþ feóres geunnan they will grant no stranger life, Andr. Kmbl. 355; An. 178: Cd. Th. 163, 14; Gen. 2698. Se útancumena munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð si quis monachus peregrinus de longinquis provinciis supervenerit, R.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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.), Chr. 920; P. 100, 16. to restore what has fallen (lit. or fig.) or been lost Swá hwæt swá ðú on sǽforlure, ic ðé ꝥ on lande gestaðelige whatever you have lost at sea, that I will make good to you on land, Ap. Th. 19, 14.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Ealle hearpan strengashé grét mid ánre honda, ðý ðe hé wile ðæt hí ánne song singen, Past. 23 ; Swt. 175, 9. where the subject of the song is the object of the verb, to sing about, recite or compose a poem about something Ic ðíne strengðu singe, Ps.