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þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Ben. 116, 20. <b>V a.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

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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Ben. 17, 13. Brimmanna boda, ábeód ongeán, Byrht. Th. 133, 13; By. 49. marking direction without actual motion, towards Ðonne hé síþ ongán cum viderit, Ps. Th. 57, 9. Hié ongeán lócian ne mihton, Blickl.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Ben. workmanship Wæs ðæt hús hwemdragen, nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces, ðæt ða wágas wǽron rihte Blickl. Homl. 207, 18. a work, deed, any action Déd ł wærc opus Jn. Skt. p. 1, 6.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Ben. III, 4. <b>V a.</b> to honour with something, where the subject is inferior to the object Godes þeówum ðe ða cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorðiaþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 27.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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R. 222, 25.] kindly thought, favour, grace Oft hé þearfendra béne þance ( graciously ) gehýrde, Ps. Th. 101, 15. Ðis is landa betst, ðæt wit þurh uncres hearran þanc habban móston (cf. hie thuru thes késures thank ríki habda, Hél. 66), Cd.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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and no man need expect so much of his wife, as that enough will be given for him after his death to redeem him from torment, if he neglected himself before, Wulfst. 306, 4. where purpose or intention is implied, to turn the thoughts to action, to be bent

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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Ben. 19, l: Ll. Th. ii. 182, 3. Se man þe . . . tó þon stíð bið ꝥ hé áðas sylð ꝥ hé tó nánre sybbe fón nelle æt þám ðe wið hine ágylt hæfð . . .

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Ben. 96, 23. Æfter ríce winnan, Chr. 685 ; Erl. 40, 16. On winnan ingruere, Hpt. Gl. 427, 42 : Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 480, 23. Ðonne hé on óðer folc winnan sceal, Past. 18; Swt. 129, 9. Ðæt hí uppon hǽðene þeódan winnan woldan, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 14.

Linked entry: on-winnende

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Ben. 10, 9. Walde, Elen. Kmbl. 1598; El. 801. Hé wæs tó ðam swýðe upáhafen, swylce hé weólde ðæs cynges and ealles Englalandes, Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 25: Homl. Th. i. 488, 14: Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 25-27.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Ben. 32, 18. with acc. of what is hoped for or expected and dat. of person for whom Ic wéne mé, and eác ondrǽde, dóm ðý réþran, Exon. Th. 49, 22; Cri. 789. Ic mé bættran hám ǽfre ne wéne Cd. Th. 268, 5; Sat. 50.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Hí nǽron onlýsde ah on bendum hié wiéron hæfde, Bl. H. 87, 26. to hold or entertain in the mind Hí hæfdon Godes elnunge, Bd. 5, 22 ; Sch. 681, 29. Sé þe nú forhogaþ þ hé ǽnig gemynd hæbbe Drihtnes eáþmódnesse, Bl. H. 83, 16. <b>X a.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Ben. 4, 5. Se here tilode him ðæs ðe hí behófdan the Danes provided themselves with what they needed, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 16. Hí heom metes tilodon, 1016; Erl. 157, 3: Hexam. 17; Norm. 26, 9. Ic lǽre ðæt ðú [ne?]

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

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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Adam and Eva on bendum wǽron hæfde Adam and Eve were held in bonds, Blickl. Homl. 87, 26. with partitive gen Hæbbe ic his on handa I have some of it in my hand, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 23; Gen. 678.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

hwá

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Ben. 61, 7. Eal swá hwæt swá ic þé gehét, eal ic hit gesette, Bl. H. 147, 8 : 21, 23. Eal swá hwæt swá hé geseah, ealles héhis gyrnde, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 20.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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MSS.) nyttran æt him gif wé hié myndgiaþ hira gódna weorca plerumque utilius apud illos proficimus, si eorum bene gesta memoramus, Past. 32, 2; Swt. 211, 20. Beþe ða eágan, betere swá oftor the oftener the better, Lchdm. ii. 34, 16.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

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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Ben. 29, 6. Mit ðam wítegan cweðan, 31, 16. Ðá férde se Hǽlend mid him, Lk. Skt. 7, 6. Mycel menegu wæs mid hyre, 7, 12.

Linked entry: mið

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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to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain Héht Petrus and Paulus on bendum healdon ordered Peter and Paul to be kept in bonds, Blickl. Homl. 189 17: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 141; Met. 1, 71.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Ne hí his bénum ǽnige ðinga geþafigean woldan nor would they in any wise assent to his prayers, 2, 1; S. 502, 14. Ne magon gé ǽnige ðinga lífes hláfe onfón nullatenus valetis panem vitae percipere, 2, 5; S. 507, 20: Beo. Th. 4738; B. 2374: Homl.

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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Hú mon scule blódlǽse on ðara six fífa ǽlcum on mónþe forgán, Lchdm. ii. 146, 19: 148, 2. by a genitive Ðá wæs gesended ðæt goldhord ðæs mægenþrymmes on ðone bend ðæs clǽnan innoþes, Blickl. Homl. 9, 28. Se emnihtes dæg, Lchdm. iii. 256, 26.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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III. 1 a Uncer (Malchus and his wife ) láþette ǽgþer óþer þeáh þe hé hit óþrum ne sǽde, Shrn. 39, 22. pronoun omitted Þá wandode se bisceop, ac hine bǽdon þá óþre, and fylston þám fæder, ꝥ gefremode his béne, Hml.