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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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Sceal sóð forð gán wyrd, Gen. 2354. of coinage, &c. to pass, be current Gá án mynet ofer ealue þæs cynges anweald, Ll.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Nabochodonossor weardode wíde ríce, heóld hæleða gestreón and þá heán burh, Dan. 666. used absolutely: Eall folc geceás Eádward tó cynge, healde þá hwíle þe him God unne, Chr. 1041; P. 163, 10. of superhuman rulers: Tó þám þe wera gástum wealdeð and

ge-mǽne

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Þ á woruldbóte hig gesetton gemǽne Críste and cynge, 166, 17. Unc sceal sweord and helm, byrne and byrduscrúd bám gemǽne (be used to defend both of us), B. 2660. <b>I a α.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

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, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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On the case being brought into court (which was to be held in cynges sele, L. H. E. 7; Th. i. 30, 18: 16; Th. i. 34, 7, or kyninges burh: Ǽlc teám beó on ðæs kyninges byrig; L.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Gif ðæt riht tó hefig sý, séce siþþan ða líhtinge tó ðam cynge, L. Edg. ii. 2; Th. i. 266, 11. to try to find out by investigation or examination Hwylc séceþ ðæt ðe sóðfæst byþ veritatem quis requiret? Ps. Th. 60, 6.

on-geagn

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

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Hé gewende ongeán tó dam cynge, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 5. Ongeán cirran reverti Gen. 8, 7. Ongeán fleón refugere, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 47. Ongén sceát, ongeán hwyrfde retrorsit, Hpt.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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S. 3, 344. without a case Englisce men féngon tó þám cynge heora hláforde on fultume English men set to work to help their lord the king, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 34.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Hié wǽron gebrocede ... mid ðæm ðæt manige ðara sélestena cynges þéna forþférdon they suffered from the death of many of the best king's thanes, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 32. Ne canst ðú huntian búton mid nettum? ...

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ge-niman

(v.)
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Þæt wíf þæt hé hæfde ǽr genumen bútan cynges leáfe, Chr. 901; P. 92, 13. Se ðe nýde genumenne mete ( cibum furatum ) þicge, Ll. Th. ii. 218, 27. Þá genumenan abrepta, sublata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 76. Genumenum demptis, 93, 61. <b>V a.

ge-settan

(v.)
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dóm wuldres wynlond, Mod. 64. (2 aa) to occupy with people :-- Hé ealle þá londbígengan wolde út ámǽran, and his (mid his, v.l.) ágenra leóda mannum gesettan, Bd. 4, 16; Sch. 425, 5. (2 b) to garrison :-- Bútan þám castelan ðe wǽron gesætte mid þæs cynges

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Grn. 17, 31. ꝥte gi-worhte hine tó cynige (tó cynge dón, W. S.) ut facerent eum regem Jn. R. L. 6, 15. Mið ðý tó cyninge hine uallað dóa ł gewyrca cum regem eum uellent facere Jn. p. 4, 15.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Hí ne dorstan nán gefeoht healdan wið Willelm cynge they dared not have any battle with king William, Chr. 1075; Erl. 214, 8.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Hé genam ðæt wíf ofer ðes cynges willan, Chr. 1015; Erl. 152, 5. Hé ofer willan gióng he went against his will Beo. Th. 4810; B. 2409: Exon. Th. 412, 6; Rä. 30, 10. Him nánwuht wið his willan ne sié. Bt. II, l ; Fox 30, 25.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Ꝥ gehwilc man his teóðunge gelǽste be Godes miltse and be þæs cynges and be ealles crístenes folces, Wlfst. 272, 7: Ll. Th. i. 342, 12.

niman

(v.)
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Hí námon þone ꝥ and þes cynges men and dydon hí on hæftnunge, Chr. 1087; P. 224, 27. Ðá cóm se here tó Hámtúne . . . and þǽr námon ábúton swá mycel swá hí woldon sylfe, 1010; P. 141, 4.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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On nánes cynges dæg, Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 22. in metaphorical expressions. into (one's power, etc. ) Gif hig on hand gáþ if they submit, Deut. 20, 11: Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 16. Hine sylfne on þeówdóm gesealde ðara muneca, 5, 19; S. 637, 12.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Hié wǽron gebrocede mid ceápes cwilde, ealles swíðost mid ðæm, ðæt manige ðara sélestena cynges þéna forþférdon, Chr. 897 ; Erl. 94, 32. Ðá næs long tó ðon, ðæt wé tó sumre eá cwóman, Nar. 8, 19.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Tó ðýssere dǽde wearð ðæs cynges heorte áblicged. Homl.

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