on
expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, on ⬩ dependence upon an object ⬩ extension over a surface ⬩ nearness ⬩ in or at a place, or with a person ⬩ rest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically in ⬩ marking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at ⬩ on, at, in ⬩ within, in the course of, in, during ⬩ on, a- ⬩ from ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ by, with ⬩ of, consisting of or in ⬩ in respect to, in the matter of, in ⬩ in, of ⬩ at (a distance), of (the weight of), ⬩ with, in ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ of ⬩ in ⬩ motion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, to ⬩ marking motion from without to the inside, into, among ⬩ continuously, together, anon, at once ⬩ expressing temporal relations, ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ into (one's power, etc. ) ⬩ against ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ marking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sight ⬩ marking price ⬩ in (the name of), by (in adjuration)
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Ne ic ðǽr nán þing on ne cann. St. And. 28, 24: 40, 3. Ðǽr wæs on Leo (at the synod), Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 12. Ealles ðæs ðe ðǽr ðenne on biþ, Chart. Th. 534, 5. Swá swá Drihten cwæþ on ǽr, Jos. 11. 23: Gen. 6, 6.
Linked entries: an un-reordian
in
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Godes þeówa in wífháde ancillarum Dei caterva, Bd. 4, 7; Sch. 385, 15. of manner in speech or writing Tó þǽre ceastre þe in Englisc is háten Kalcacester, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 466, 15. of means or instrumentality, with Mynstres aldor hine cænne in preóstes canne
hé
He, she, it
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I cannot do it quickly, St. And. 4, 29-6, 2. Godes bearn námon him wíf the sons of God took them wives, Gen. 6, 2. Hie woldon ða men him tó mete dón they wanted to make the men food for themselves, St. And. 4, 18.
MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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Ne mágon ðam breahtme býman ne hornas ( cannot equal ), Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 29; Ph. 134. may (because a thing is permissible or lawful, because there is sufficient cause) Ðú miht ðæs habban þanc, ðæt ðú mínra gifa wel bruce.
Linked entry: mæg
folc-land
the land of the folk or people
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Alfred, a nobleman of the highest rank, possessed of great estates in book-land, beseeches King Alfred, in his will, to continue his folk-land to his son, Æthelwald; and if that favour cannot be obtained, he bequeaths, in lieu of it, to his son, who appears
teám
A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively. ⬩ a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, children ⬩ bringing forth children, child-bearing ⬩ a line of animals harnessed together, a team
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A case in which a defendant is cleared by his geteáma, who, however, cannot get himself cleared, is given Chart. Th. 206, 19 sqq. A woman had been stolen, and was found in the possession of one Wulfstan.
Linked entries: teám-byrst tém wróht-getíme ge-teáma -tíme -tíme
self
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Ðone sylf ne mæg man áspyrigean man left to himself cannot investigate it, Elen. Kmbl. 930; El. 466. B. (the) same, with a demonstrative Ðú eart se sylfa God ðe ús ádrife fram dóme, Ps. Th. 107, 10.
hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Ic ne can for hwam se streám ne mót stillan nihtes I know not why the stream cannot rest at night, Salm. Kmbl. 795; Sal. 397.
wesan
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Ne mæg hé be ðý wedre wesan he cannot stop in the open air, Exon. Th. 340, 18; Gn. Ex. 113. Gód is ús hér tó wossanne, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 4: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 5. Wosanne (wosane, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 33: Mk. Skt.
Linked entries: cniht-wesende æt-eom a-weosung eom weosan fóre-wesan
án
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Hit máre is for án þonne þreó hund geára it cannot be less than 300 years, 701. marking singleness, uniqueness, one, sole, single Ðú geweorðest án cyning and hláford ealles middangeardes, Nar. 32, 4.
habban
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Lch. ii. 32, 22. to keep possession of Ðone onwald mæg wel reccan sé ðe ǽgðer ge bine habban cann ge wiðwinnan quam potentiam bene regit qui et tenere illam noverit et impugnare, Past. 113, 21. to keep in some relation to oneself have in mind, in keeping
sculan
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forweorðan scylen sáula ússe it is not God's will, that our souls be destined to destruction (but cf. hé nyle ðæt ða sáula forweorðan, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 37), Met. 21, 34. to be forced, must because there is no possible alternative, because one cannot
wiþ
towards ⬩ to ⬩ in the direction of ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite to ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ by ⬩ near ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ unto ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ on ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite ⬩ against ⬩ in the way of ⬩ with. ⬩ with ⬩ part with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ in return for ⬩ as payment for ⬩ for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ for ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ for ⬩ for ⬩ in reward of ⬩ in return for ⬩ in answer to ⬩ for ⬩ as compensation for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition of ⬩ against ⬩ against ⬩ as a set-off ⬩ by the side of ⬩ compared with ⬩ in contrast with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to. ⬩ with ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ in opposition to. ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ by, ⬩ at ⬩ by ⬩ against ⬩ at ⬩ unto ⬩ with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to weigh one thing with or against another ⬩ in comparison with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with a person ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ with ⬩ in respect to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ to. ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ against ⬩ by ⬩ through, ⬩ to rest on the arm ⬩ till. ⬩ till ⬩ to ⬩ until
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II. 3 Ne mæg mín líchoma wið ðás lǽnan gesceaft deáð gedǽlan (my body cannot separate death from this frail condition in which it is created i. e. death is a condition inseparable from the frailty of the body), ac hé gedreósan sceal, Exon.
Linked entries: wiþ-faran wiþ-feohtan wiþ-ferian wiþ-fón wiþ-gán wiþ-lǽdan wiþ-standan