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fela

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Feala híwes hrægel polymita, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 14. Hé fela þing wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml, S. 31, 1009. Þú worn fela sprǽce, B. 530. Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 17. Hié innwit feala ýwdan, Ps. Th. 108, 2.

Linked entry: feald

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Ðá hét ic eald hrægl tóslítan and habban wið ðæm fýre and sceldan mid jussi ergo scissas vestes opponere ignibus, Nar. 23, 30. Hwilce gerihtæ hé áhte tó habbanne what dues he ought to have, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 28 : Cd. 15; Th. 18, 26; Gen. 279.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Ðú ðe in dryhtnes noman cwóme thou who didst come in the name of the Lord, 13 b; Th. 26, 5; Cri. 413, In hwítum hræglum gewerede clad in white raiment, 14 a ; Th. 28, 15; Cri. 447 : Cd. 154 ; Th. 191, 10; Exod. 212.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

gíman

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Seolcenra hrægla hí ne gímdon, Bt. 15 ; F. 48, ii. Gém-don, Met. 8, 10. non-material Hé ðisses middangeardes orsorg-nesse ne gímð prospera mundi postposuit Past. 61, 8.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Tugon hié heora hrægl bufan cneów, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 16. Dó mid his handa, swylce hé wille áne hangi*-*gende bellan teón, Techm. ii. 118, 16.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Diórwyrþra hrægla hí ne girndan . . . ne hió nánwuht ne gehérdon . . . ne gehérde nán mon þá get nánne sciphere, ne furþon ymbe nán gefeoht sprecan, Bt. 15 ; F. 48, 5-15. Hú mihte þæt gewyrðan þæt þú ne gehýrde Hǽlendes miht?, An. 574.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Gé him ǽghwæs oftugon þurh heardne hyge hrægles nacedum, móses meteleásum, Cri. 1506. of a person's actions, qualities, &c.: Heard spéc sermo durus (suscitat furorem Prov. 15, 1), Kent. Gl. 503.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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(a α) where the material is stated Ðæt hrægl scolde bión geworht of purpuran, Past. 83, 22. Geworht of ðǽm treówe sethim, 171, 7. Of grénum áre geworht, Bl. H. 127, 7. Beág of þornum geworht, Cri. 1446.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Mid swelce hrægle hé in eóde, mid swelce gá hé út, Ll. Th. i. 46, 4. to proceed to the business of a court ꝥ man habbe gemót . . . and gán út þá yldestan . xii. þegnas and se geréfa mid and swerian . . . Ll. Th. i. 294, 3

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 21, and búr-, disc-, hrægl-þegen; in others it is official work in the country. For the development of the class of thanes in England, see Stubbs' Const. Hist. s. v. thegn; Kemble's Saxons in England, I. c. 7, II, c. 3; Schmid, A.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Hé ne mihte hine handum self mid hrægle wryón, Cd. Th. 95, 1; Gen. 1572. Ðonne wearp seó eorþe hit sóna sylf ( of its own accord ) of hire, Blickl. Homl. 127, 2. Ðone sylf ne mæg man áspyrigean man left to himself cannot investigate it, Elen.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Ge on mete, ge on hrægle, ge on ǽghwylcum þinge, Blickl. Homl. 219, 30. Nyste ic nán þing þises I knew nothing of this, Gen. 21, 26: Lk. Skt. 9, 36: Mt. Kmbl. 26, 72. Styrigendlíces nán þincg findan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 735.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Wese hé hrægle gelíc, Ps. Th. 108, 19. Hit næs geséne hweðer hé seóc wǽre ( had been ), Homl. Skt. i. 6, 259. Ðæt Adam leng ána wǽre. Cd. Th. 11, 5; Gen. 170. Ofermód wesan, 17, 20; Gen. 262. Uossa oestig esse devota Rtl. 15, 21.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Hé gesæh ðá hrægla gesettedo. Lk. L. 24, 12. Gisetedo (gesattedo, L.), Jn. R. 20, 6. (Ia) of burial :-- Sum bysceop on þá cyrcan þone lýchaman gesette. Shrn. 152, 6.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Preóst hine clǽnsie in his hálgum hrægle, Ll. Th. i. 40, 14. Þá hie in hyra gryregeatwum gangan cwómon, B. 324.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Ðá hét ic eald hrægl tóslítan and habban wið þǽm fýre jussi scissas tusta opponere ignibus, Nar. 23, 30. with object and complement. adj. complement, to get something into a specified condition Þonne magon wé ús God mildne habban then can we gee God

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Sum þearfa bæd him for Gode hrægles, Bl. H. 213, 33: Met. l, 64. Ic þé hálsige for þám híréde . . . þæt ic úp heonon mæge, Sae. 423. Ic þé geháte for þám hálgan þe heofena is ágendfreá, Gen. 2140. marking substitution. Cf. A.