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LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run

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Swá ðín blǽd líþ so shall thy glory lie low, Cd. 202; Th. 251 13; Dan. 563. Ða creópendan licgeaþ mid ealle líchoman on eorþan creeping things lie on the earth with all the body, Past. 21, 3; Swt, 155. 17.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ða blǽda ðe ic ðé on teónan geþah the fruit which I insulted you by taking, Cd. Th. 54, 30; Gen. 885. Teónan ðú wyrcst ús mid ðisse sage haec dicens nobis contumiliam facis, Lk. Skt. 11, 45.

Linked entry: teóne

se

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Hé ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fíctreówes blǽda, and ðæt on Frigedæg, and ðurh ðæt hé wæs on helle, Sal. K. 182, 34: Chrd. 29, 21. Sc̃e Emelianan tíd ðǽre fǽmnan; ꝥ wæs sc̃e Gregorius faðe, Shrn. 48, 6. Hwá is þæt þe eal ðá yfel ásecgean mæge?

hálig

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Hálgostes blǽd on blá[wende] Sacrosancti flatus (i. spiritus) inspirans, An. Ox. 1526. a saint, prophet, &amp;c. Cf. <b>A. III</b> Hé( St. Matthew) gesch swǽsne geféran (St. Andrew), hálig háligne, An. 1012, Heó (St.

heáh

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Hí him heánne blǽd gestrýnað, Ph. 391. Heá mihte handa þínre, Ps. Th. 88, 12. Þǽr is brógna hýhst, Dóm. 23. of time, fully come, complete From ǽrmorgenne oð heáne (heáhne, v. l.) undern a mane usque ad tertiam plenam, R. Ben. 74, 11. <b>B.

Linked entry: dynt

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever

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Blæc oððe won oððe swilces hwæt pale or livid or something of that kind, L. M. 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 82, 13: Beo. Th. 1764: B. 880. Gif hwæt yfles on biþ, L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 13. Lytles hwæt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 4: 3, 9; Swt. 136, 18.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Ne mæhtú énne hér huít genirce ł blæc, Mt. L. R. 5, 36. Sáuel his hál gewyrca, Lk. L. 9, 24.

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

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again

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Skt. 15, 39. marking motion Ðá com mycel windes blǽd foran ongeán ( in the opposite direction ), Blickl. Homl. 199, 21.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Forgife ðé Ðryhten willan on worulde, and in wuldre blǽd, Andr. Kmbl. 711; An. 356: 1895 ; An. 950. Se éca deáþ æfter ðisse worulde, Met. 10, 70. Ðæt God ðé on worlde (in mundo) ðíne synna forgyfe, and æfter worlde ( post mundum) éce reste, L. Ecg.

niman

(v.)
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Þú blǽda náme on treówes telgum, Gen. 891. Wit námon mid handum on þám treó blǽda, Sat. 417: Bl. H. 71, 8. Nim þá girde on þíne hand, Ex. 17, 5. Nim ǽnne sticcan and gníd tó sumum þinge, Lch. iii. 274, 3.

hú

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VI. in phrases Gelíc ðám scipe ðe ðá ýða drífað út on sǽ swá hú swá se wind blǽwð, Hen. 46, 21. Begite hé, swá hú swá hé mæge, septies cxx manna, Ll., Th. ii. 286, 25

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald

To give something (acc.) to somebody (dat.) ⬩ to put into the possession of a person ⬩ transfer ownership from one to another ⬩ to give what one is bound to give ⬩ to pay tribute ⬩ offer ⬩ dedicate to God ⬩ to give ⬩ furnish or supply with food, medicine, poison, etc ⬩ to give one thing for another ⬩ to sell for ⬩ a price ⬩ to sell at ⬩ a price ⬩ to sell ⬩ to give in payment ⬩ to give into the keeping of ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver ⬩ commit ⬩ entrust ⬩ to give a woman to be a man's wife ⬩ to give over to a hostile power ⬩ deliver up to ⬩ to deliver wrongfully ⬩ to betray ⬩ to give up ⬩ yield up ⬩ to give forth ⬩ produce ⬩ be the source of ⬩ to give light ⬩ emit sound ⬩ to give an answer ⬩ a pledge ⬩ a promise ⬩ to give leave ⬩ consent ⬩ forgiveness ⬩ to give help, pain, peace, victory, etc ⬩ to give punishment, reward ⬩ to give ⬩ endow with a capacity, life, sight, understanding, etc ⬩ to give one's heart to a person

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God lǽteþ hrusan syllan blǽda beornum, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 23; Rún. 12. to give light, emit sound Sylle se friccea his stefne, Blickl. Homl. 163, 31.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willing ⬩ will, purpose, design, command ⬩ will, determination, resolution ⬩ intention, purpose, desire to act ⬩ will, desire, wish ⬩ pleasure, delight ⬩ will, disposition ⬩ will, accord, consent, pleasure ⬩ Ger. meinetwillen ⬩ will, one's own way

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Forgife ðé Dryhten willan on worulde and in wuldre blǽd, Andr. Kmbl. 711 ; An. 356. Heó wide hire willan sóhte, nó hweðere reste fand, Cd. Th. 87, 28; Gen. 1455. Ða willan and ða getǽsu ðe him on ðisse worulde becumaþ, Past. 50; Swt. 387, 15.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Hé hæfde blæc feax and blácne andwlitan uir nigro capillo, facie macilenta, Bd. 2, 16 ; Sch. 179, 6. Án fíctreów þe leáf hæfde, Mk. ii. 13.