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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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Ic eów secgan mæg, ðæt gé ne ðyrfen leng murnan, Judth. Thw. 23, 33; Jud. 153. Sume him ondrǽdaþ earfoþu swíþor þonne hý þyrfen, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 228, 24. Gif hé náne ǽhta næfde, ne þorfte hé nánne feónd ondrǽdan ...

ge-mǽne

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Gemáne on eów sylfum sóþe lufe hæbbende mutuam in vobismet ipsis caritatem habentes, Sci. l, 3.

heáh

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eów on hiéran (hiérran, v. l. ) folgoðe áhebbað, Past. 52, 14. Rómáne him gesetton híran ládteów þonne hiera consul wǽre Romani dictatorem creant, cujus auctoritas et potentia consulem praeiret, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 1.

Linked entry: dynt

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Sprecan áne feáwa worda, Nic. 5, 40. with much the same force as sum, marking an individual member of a group, one (of) Heó eóde mid ánre hire ðig*-*nenne, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 18. From his ánan men ofsceoten, Chr. 1100; P. 235, 16.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Þus þá æðelingas ende gesealdon thus those noble ones made end, Ap. 85. issue, event Hé in eóde þæt hé gesáwe ðone ende, Mt. 26, 58.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Hé ácígde syfone ... eode eahta sum, Beo. Th. 6237; B. 3123. Hé twelfa sum hire áð sealde ( secum acceptis undecim comparibus suis, p. 205), Chart. Th. 203, 2: L.

Linked entry: ÁN

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Ðá eóde ðæt wíf æfter him then the wife went after him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 13. Hám staðeledon, án æfter ódrum they established a home, one after another, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 22 ; Sat. 26.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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., people, men :-- Gif ðú eáðmódne eorl geméte, þegn on þeóde (among men ), Exon. Th. 318, 7; Mod. 79: 176, 4; Gú. 1204. Ðæt wé siþþan forð ða séllan þing móten geþeón on þeóde, 23, 31; Cri. 377: 8, 33; Cri. 127: 208, 23; Ph. 160.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

dæg

(n.)
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</b> day (as in one day), time of an occurrence :-- Ánes dæges þe abbot eóde into capitulan, Chr. 1083; P. 214, 22. Þá sume dæge rád se cyng be þǽre eǽ, 896; P. 89, 11. Hyt wæs þá on dæg restedæg it was the sabbath at that time, Nic. 7, 5.

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Gelǽdan of leoðobendum fram þám fæstenne, An. 1036: 1070. a sepulchre Út eóde engla Drihten of þám fæstenne, Sat. 521.

ge-secgan

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Herenisse hiora gisæcge ðió cirica laudem eorum pronunciet ecclesia, Rtl. 61, 26. Gesǽd prolatum (quod cum calumniae gannitura prolatum ], An. Ox. 4505. Ondetnis lofes hǽlendes gesægd is (v. Mt. II, 25) confessio laudis Iesu refertur. Mt. p. 16, ll.

duguþ

(n.)
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duguþ, dugoþ, e; f. [dugan vălēre] .

multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly hostcōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestismajesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălusbenefit, gift benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness dĕcōrum

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Ymb-eóde ðú ides Helminga duguþe and geógoþe dǽl ǽghwylcne then the Helmings' dame went round every part [group] of old and young, Beo. Th. 1246; B. 621: 323; B. 160: 3352; B. 1674: Andr.

ealdor-mann

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Sum heora cræftes ealdorman quidam artis eorum primus, Gr. D. 342, 5. Sce Petres apostola ealdormannes, Bl. H. 171, 4. Aldormonnes sácerda principis sacerdotum. Lk. L. R. 22, 50. Þá ealdormen þára sácerda, Bl.

open

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Ǽlces monnes yfel bið ðý openre, gif hé anweald hæfþ minus eorum patebit indignitas, si nullis honoribus inclarescant, 27, 2 ; F. 96, 11. clear, easily intelligible Swá sceal ǽlc gesceádwís láreów opene láre and swutole ðǽm ðiéstrum módum bodian, and

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Add Ic fare eo, ic út fare exeo, ic tó fare adeo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 193, 3. Færeð meat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 33. Síþien and færen comitentur, 22, 14. expressing movement. of persons. to travel, journey Wé beóþ mid þé swá hwyðer swá þú færest, Bl.

Linked entry: farnian

ge-gán

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Mið ðý forleortan hine geeódon (gieódun, R.) relicto eo abierunt, Mk. L. 12, 12. Geeádon, Mt. L. 2, 9: 22, 22. (1 a) to depart from this world, pass away :-- Ne bið geeád ðiús cnéwureso non praeteribit haec generatio, Mt.

ge-reccan

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Nú wylle wé sum ðing scortlíce eów be him gereccan, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 3. Heofona heáhðu gereccan, Dóm. 31. Is gereht memoratur, An. Ox. 1986 : 2206. Hit is gereht on ðyssere pistolrǽdinge hú se Hálga Gást cóm, Hml. Th. i. 314, l.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Wyrceaþ eów syx dagas, L. Alf. 3; Th. i. 44, 10. Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæge, L. In. 3 ; Th. i. 104, 2, 4, 6 : L. E. G. 7 ; Th. i. 170, 17. Se ðe hors nabbe, wyrce ðam hláforde ðe him fore ríde, L. Ath. v. 5 ; Th. i. 232, 20.

gód

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Nis ná tó forgytane ꝥ góde friþ þe hé macode, 1086; P. 220, 12. valid, sound Á þín dóm sý gód and genge, Az. 109. sufficient or abundant in quantity Eów byþ geseald gód gemet and full, Lk. 6, 38. Swá mycel swá wolde beón gód handebrád, Vis.

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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Hát twelf weras nyman twelf stánas and habban forþ mid eów bid twelve men take twelve stones and have them along with you, Jos. 4, 3.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa