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lǽtan

(v.)
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Hwilce hwíle hine wille Drihten hér on worlde lǽtan, Bl. H. 125, 9. Þú ne scealt nánnæ cláð betweón lǽtan þínum eágum and hym, Solil.

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Tóférde se here wíde swá hé ǽr gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1012 ; Erl. 147, 8. Ðá cóman tógædere þreóhund biscopa and eahtatýne biscopas wíde gesamnode, L. Ælfc. P. 23 ; Th. ii. 372, 28. Ic ðysne sang fand, samnode wíde, Apstls. Kmbl. 4; Ap. 2.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Hé wæs Drihtne fylgende, and hine herede and weorþode. Blickl. Homl. 15, 28. Hé Dryhten herede, weorðade wordum, Andr. Kmbl. 2537; An. 1270. Wyrðode, 109; An. 55, Wyrðude, 1076; An. 538. Se eádga ( Abra-ham ) Drihtnes noman weorðade, Cd.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ða gíslas ðe on ðam here weorþuste wǽron, Chr. 876; Erl. 79, 10.

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.
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Hér fór Cnut Cyng tó Denmearcon mid scipon tó ðam holme æt eá ðære hálgan, 1025; Erl. 163, 7

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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hér on eorþan engelíce lífe lifde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 33: 213, 11. Se þeódcyning þeáwum lyfde the king lived virtuously, Beo. Th. 4295; B. 2144. Wynnum lifde lived joyously, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 13; Rä. 41, 107.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

meaht

(n.)
Grammar
meaht, <b>, maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht,</b> e; f. (but mihtes,
  • Ps, Th. 70, 18
).

Mightpowervirtueabilityan exercise of powermighty work

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Eallum hire mihtum and mægenum with all her might and main, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 372, 5. Eallum mihtum, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 9. Mid eallum mægene and eallum mihtum ex omni virtute, et omnibus viribus, L. Ecg. C. pref.; Th. ii. 132, 13.

Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht

of-gán

(v.)
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To ofgon her lyfode, Piers P. 9, 106.] to start of, make a beginning of anything.:-Se ðe hine belecge ofgá his spriéce mid foráðe let him start his suit with a preliminary oath, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 30 : L. Ath. i. 23 ; Th. i. 212, 4: L. C.

Linked entry: of-eode

ge-sǽlig

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Þone ealra gesǽlgostan mon her on worulde, 11, I ; S. 24, 25. <b>II a.</b> having a fortune, wealthy Hé gewát ǽhte lǽdan . . . golde and seolfre swídfeorm and gesǽlig, Gen. 1770.

gild

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H. 223, 18, l. a guild, v. ge-gild Hér is on þís gewrite siú geswitelung þǽre gerǽd-nisse þe þiús geférrǽden gerǽd hæfþ on þegna gilde on Grantebrycge, Cht. Th. 610, 29. Se gylda þe óðerne misgrét innan gylde, 606, 23

hwíl

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Uncúð bið ǽghwylcum ánum men . . . hwilce hwíle hine wille Drihten hér on worlde lǽtan. Bl. H. 125, 9. ¶ in oblique cases, alcne or with other words, with adverbial force. acc. alone Ne racantégum hwíle ( jam ) ǽnig mon hine mæhte gibinda, Mk. R.

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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Fón þá néhstan frýnd tó þám lande and tó þám ǽhtan, i. 416, 10. to take, undertake an office: Hér heom metes tilian sceoldon, and hé mid eádmódnysse fénge tó ðsére gehýrsumnysse, Hml.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Se ðissum herige mǽst hearma gefremede, Andr. Kmbl. 2397; An. 1200. Grammar micel, without gen. On swá miclum heó hæfþ genóg swá wé ǽr sprǽcon. Gif ðú heore máre selest ..., Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 11.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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Þeówigende (ðió hérde Gode, Rush.) on fæstenum and on hálsungum, Lk. Skt. 2, 37. Wæs heó Drihtne ðeówiende on ðam mynstre, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 15.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén. <b>A.</b> prep.
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</b> as an adverb. marking position, opposite Ic stande on ðás healfe and dú ongeán ego in hac parte sto, tu contra, hér is se contra adverbium, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 50. Is Gotland on óðre healfe ongeán. Ors. 1, l; Swt. 19, 20.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

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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Hé wyrd ne ful cúþe freóndrǽdenne hú heó from hogde he did not fully know the circumstance, how her heart was turned from loving him, 244, 26; Jul. 33. Dígle wyrd an obscure circumstance, Elen. Kmbl. 1077 ; El. 541 : 1163; El. 583.

Linked entry: weord

ge-sellan

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Gif gé gelýfað ꝥ eów ꝥ tó góde gelimpe ꝥ gé hér syllaþ, þonne biþ hit eów nyt geseald (it will be given to your advantage), 41, 18.

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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Néde oððe lustum héran, Met. 9, 44. Niéde sceoldon gombon gieldan, Cd. Th. 119, l0; Gen. 1977. Similar entries v. next word

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Þá díglan wídgilnysse abstrusam (heremi) vastitatem, 2798. Díglum heolstrum clanculis (i. occultis) latebris, An. Ox. 4211. Díhlum dimhofum latebrosis (i. intimis) latibulis, 819. Of ðǽm díglum de obstrusis (pharetrae latibulis), Wrt.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ǽlc here hæfð ðý læssan cræft ðonne hé cymð, gif hine mon ǽr wát (if people know of it ), ǽr hé cume, Past. 56; Swt, 433, 28. Hé manna ingehygd wát and can, Blickl. Homl, 179, 26.

Linked entries: weotan wietan