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sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ne meahton leng somed heora begra ðǽr ǽhte habban, ac sceoldon ða rincas ðý sécan ellor éðelseld, 113, 29; Gen. 1894.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Th. 67, 27. not within doors, not in the house, abroad Niman hí him wíf and heora andlyfene út onfón sortiri uxores debent, et stipendia sua exterius (not in a monastery) accipere, Bd.1, 27; S. 489, 18.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Icel. slá kaupi) :-- Hig slógon heora wedd ǽgðer tó óðrum, Gen. 21, 27. to strike, drive so as to cause impact Hé slóh fýr on feóndas he drove the fire on to the foes, Cd. Th. 237, 28; Dan. 344. <b>VIa.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, náþer ne innan from him selfum, ne útane from óþrum folcum nulla unquam tempora vel foris prospera vel domi quieta duxerunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 13 : L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 28.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

hálig

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Mánfulle . . . hálige under heora fótum þryccaþ. Bt. 4; F. 8, 14. Hí þíne hálgan yfeladan, Ps. Th. 82, 3. a sacred rite (?), consecration Níuæs timbredes húses hálgum (hálgung?) encenia, Jn. p. 6, 6

licgan

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Þéh þe hié swíðe gebrocode wǽren on heora licgendan feó cum pudenda penuria esset aerarii, 4, 10; S. 196, 18. to remain unused, unproductive, &amp;c.

niman

(v.)
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Fuglas heora feorhnere on þæs beámes blédum náme, Dan. 508. to infer, deduce Þǽs cýþnesse Drihten nam of þisse wísan, Bl. H. 31, 16. to get information, evidence, &amp;c. by inquiry, questioning, &amp;c.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Similar entries v. neoþan. where an object is surrounded, covered, shut in, etc. by another, under, within Heora andwlitan inbewrigenum under loðum, Cd. Th. 95, 29; Gen. 1586. Under lindun, 192, 7; Exod. 228. Under gyrdelse, Exon.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Syx hund manna bútan þǽm þe hié mid heora wǽpnum ácwealdon. Bl. H. 203, 29. ¶ bútan þám þe besides :-- Wurdon .viiii. folcgefeoht gefohten, and bútan þám þe Ælfréd and ánlípig aldormon oft ráde onridon þe mon ná ne rímde. Chr. 871; P. 72 13.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Suna ic lǽrde ꝥ hié hýrdon heora yldrum (cf. Filii, obedite parentibus vestris, Eph. 6, 1), Bl. H. 185, 20. Ús is mycel þearf ꝥ we godcundan láreówan geornlíce hýran (pareamus, obediamus, Lat. vers.), Ll. Th. i. 424, 7: 326, 15: 332, 34.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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A.) is ðín heorte ubi est thesaurus tuus, ibi est cor tuum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 21 : 18, 20. Sceáwa þǽr dust and drýge bán, þǽr þǽr ðú ǽr gesáwe fægre leomu, Blickl.

Linked entry: þár

(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.

Linked entry: -anne

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Monige men syndon ðe cweþaþ ðæt hié on God gelýfon, and þonne hweþere ( and yet after saying so ) nellaþ áblinnan from heora unrihtum gestreónum, Blickl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Wǽron sume gedwolmen ðe cwǽdon, ðæt ǽlc man beó ácenned be steorrena gesetnyssum, and þurh heora ymbryna him wyrd gelimpe, Homl. Th. i. 110, 8. Sceal heó (Lot's wife ) wyrde bídan, Drihtnes dómes, Cd. Th. 155, 10; Gen. 2570 : Exon.

Linked entry: weord

ge-sellan

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Hié mé habbað gesealdne heora wlencum, Bt. 7, 3 ; F. 20, 30. with prep. Hiá gesellas (tradent) iúih in gemótum, Mt. L. 10, 17. Geseles iúih in costuncge, 24, 9. Hé hí on hæftnýd gesealde, Ps. Th. 77, 61. Ðý lǽs gesellæ ðec ðe fyónd tó dóme, Mt.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Hí habbaþ manega sáula on heora gewaldum þe him wile git God miltsian, Bl. H. 47, 7.

hand

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Hú seó heord fare þe se bisceop tó Godes handa gehealdan sceall. Ll.

ge-mynd

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Heora gemynd wunaþ, Bl. H. 171, 32. Gimynd (memoria) míno in gecneóreso woruldo. Rtl. 3, 34. Ic gedó þæt hira gemynd geswícð of eallum mannum, Deut. 32, 26. Ðǽre eádegan gemynde wer reverendae memoriae vir, Past. 173, 16.

ge-reccan

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Ic wolde get ꝥ þú me hwæthwegu openlícor gereahte (-rehtest, v. l. edisseras) be þǽre wísan þe mín mód swíþost gedréfed hæfþ, Bt. 39, 4 ; F. 216, 10. (5 a) to interpret, translate :-- Se cyning gerehte his witan on heora ágenum gereorde þæs bisceopes

gif

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Eálá ꝥte ðis moncyn wǽre gesǽlig, gif heora mód wǽre riht, 21: F. 74, 40. Gif eall þisses middaneardes wela cóme tó ánum men, hú ne wǽron þonne ealle óþre men wǽdlan?, 13; F. 38, 20. Hú wolde þé nú lícian, gif hwilc cyning wǽre . . . ?