hand
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(right or left) hand Þǽr stent cwén þé on þá swýðran hand ( a dextris tuis ), Ps. Th. 44, 11. Siteð nú on þá swíðran hond sunu his fæderes, Sat. 580.
secgan
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Be songe secgan, hwǽr ic sélast wisse goldhrodene cwén, 324, 26 ; Víd. 100. Seggan, ðæt ic gesǽlig mon wǽre, Bt. 2 ; Fox 4, 13. Secgian hwæðer wǽre twegra strengra, Salm. Kmbl. 851. Micel is tó secgan, ðæt hé ádreág, Exon. Th. 134, 4 ; Gú. 502.
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habban
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Sé wæs lúþyttan fæder þe Æþelwulf cyning hæfde (hæfde tó cwéne, v. l.), Chr. 885; P. 80, 2. (a β) of parents, to have a child Hæbbe heó cild, næbbe heó, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 7. Be ðon ðe ryhtgesamhíwan beam hæbben.
be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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Be lifiendre þǽre (þǽre cwenan, Wlfst. 269, 33), 316, 10. Gif hý hit be þan libbendan habban wyllan if they will have it in their lifetime, Cht. Th. 491, 25. Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.
for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send
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Gif preóst cwenan forlǽte, and óðre nime, Ll. Th. ii. 296, 1: 300, 23: i. 316, 10. to leave a place, office, position. to cease to occupy Se here forlét þæt geweorc . . . and ofer sǽ gewiton, Chr. 885; P. 78, 13.
niman
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Gif preóst cwenan forlǽte and óðre nime, Ll. Th. ii. 296, 1. to transfer by one's own direct act something into one's possession or keeping, to appropriate Fyrenfulle foldan ǽhta and þysse worulde welan námon peccatores obtinuerunt divitias, Ps.