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ge-sellan

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I. to dedicate to God, consecrate Hé his blǽd Gode ealne gesealde, Gú. 74u Gehét se cining Pauline ꝥ hé wolde his dohtor gesyllan Gode (cf. filiam suam Christo consecrandam Paulino adsignauit Bd. 2, 9), Chr. 626 ; P. 25, II. to give in exchange. to sell

gildan

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Gielde hé hine þriddan dǽle . . . healfne dǽl hine gilde . . . ealne hé hine gylde, 120, 12-15. Gif Ænglisc man Deniscne ofsleá, gylde hine mid .xxx. pundum, 286, 21: 24. Gif man ofslægen weorðe, gylde hine man swá hé geboren sý, 174, 15.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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For ðý ic wolde ðæt hié ealneg æt ðære stówe wǽren, Past. pref. ; Swt. 9, 5. For ðon hé ðis dyde ðæt hé wolde ðæt hié ne wǽron gedréfede, Blickl. Homl. 17, I. IVa. to like Wolde ic freóndscipe ðínne, gif ic mihte, begitan, Andr. Kmbl. 956; An. 478.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Þurh ealne dæg tota die, Ps. Th. 73, 21. Þuruh, 87, 9. Ðorh syndrie neht per singulas noctes, Ps. Surt. 6, 7. Þurh scírne dæg Exon. Th. 439, 15; Rä. 59, 4. Þurh lytel fæc, 115, 6; Gú. 185. Þurh ælða tíd, 152, 11; Gú. 807.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Ðá genámon þá Walas and ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum innan þám wetere (the passage in Bede from which this is derived is: In ulteriore ripa Cassobellauno duce immensa hostium multitudo consederat, ripamque fluminis ac pene totum sub

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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In a charter Cnut greets 'ealle míne þegnas, twelfhynde and twihynde' (the twihynde man is a ceorl: cf. too, 'ealne his leódscype, twelfhynde and twybhnde,' Chart. Erl. 229, 19), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 9, 30.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Ealne ðisne ymbhwyrft ðises middangeardes swá swá Oceanus útan ymbligeþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 2. <b>I a.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

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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MS.) nylle ealne weg bión, ac wile hire ágnum willan (-um, Cott. MS.) forweorþan, 34, 9; Fox 148, II. Mid fullan willan volens 36, 6; Fox 182, 7. Nó genéded, ac mid his wyllan, Blickl. Homl. 29, 16. Mid hyra bégra wyllan cum consensu amborum L. Ecg.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Kmbl. vi. 218, 23. with verbs denoting division or separation Úre ieldran ealne ðisne ymbhwyrft ðises middangeardes on þreó tódǽldon; and hié ða þrié dǽlas on þreó tónemdon. Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 1-4. Tósliten on twegen dǽlas. Mt.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Grammar wiþ, in reference to time, at Wearð gesewen wið sunnan setlunge geond ealne ðone eard yrnende here up on ðam wolcnum, Homl. Th. ii. 302, 2.