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ge-sécan

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Gif hwelc mon cirican geséce, 64, 20. to reach a position of rest, arrive at, get as far as Þá scipu tóscuton and hé ðone grund gesóhte mid horse mid ealle he went to the bottom horse and all, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 28.

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Nú ðú wást hwelce þeáwas ða woruldsǽlþa habbaþ ...

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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A nyð ðat weldeþ al his sið, Gen. and Ex. 274.] denoting that which occurs to a person, how a person fares, the course of events in the case of a person, lot, condition, fate, experience Secgan hwelc siððan wearþ herewulfa síþ to say what happened afterwards

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Buton heora hwelc eft tó rihtre bóte gecirre, Bt. 3, l; F. 6, 5: Ll. Th. i. 196, 3. from action, to desist from, cease to do ꝥ hé fram synnan gecyrre, Ll. Th. i. 326, 8. Þeówdóme gecyrrendum ex servitio convertenti, R. Ben.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

lǽdan

(v.)
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Gif hwelc forworht monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn, Past. 63, 2. Ꝥ ǽlc man hæbbe þá men gearowe on his lande þe lǽden þá men þe heora ágen sécan willen, Ll. Th. i. 162, 24.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Hú wéne gé hwelce sibbe ða weras hæfden, ðonne heora wíf swá monigfeald yfel dónde wǽron? Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 50, 2. <b>V a.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Mé com swíðe oft on gemynd, hwelce wiotan (wutan, Cott. MSS.) iú wǽron giond Angelcynn, ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruldcundra, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 3. Wín gedéð, ðæt furdon witan (sapientes ) oft misfóð, R. Ben. 65, 4.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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(ββ) of animals :-- Hwelpas leóna on heora cleofum beóþ gelógode (collocabuntur), Ps.

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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Wé witon hwelce wælhriównessa Neron weorhte, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 56, 36. Ne wuti gé of hwelc tíd hláferd íwer tó cymmende sié, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 42, Gif ic wiste hú ..., Beo. Th. 5032; B. 2519.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

gearo

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</b> dressed, armed, v. gearwe clothing, arms :-- Onfundon þæs cyninges þegnas þá unstilnesse, and þá þider urnon swá hwelc swá þonne gearo wearþ, Chr. 755; P. 48, 7.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Hwelce twá synd wiþerweardran ðonne gód and yfel? Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 6. Wurdon ðam æðelinge bearn áféded, freólícu tú, Cd. Th. 102, 30; Gen. 1708. Uncer twéga, 110, 9; Gen. 1835: Beo. Th. 5057; B. 2532. Ðonne him mon ðissa twégea (tuéga, Hatt.

Linked entries: tuu twá

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Nú ðonne nú ǽlc gesceaft onscunaþ ðæt, ðæt hire wiþerweard biþ . . . hwelce twá synd wiþerweardran betwux him ðonne gód and yfel? Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 35-56, 7.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Hwelc þǽs flǽsclícan gód sién, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 28. (3 a)) Intó ðýs twéntigum hídum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 331, 1. On þýs ylcum þrím dagum, Lchdm. iii. 76, 26. used substantivally, (i) pointing out a person or object Þes ys smiðes sunu, Mt.

Linked entries: þás þis

ge-healdan

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Ealles folces ǽw and dómas þus sién gehealdene, 102, 16. to hold back, restrain from action Gif hrýðera hwelc sié þe hegas brece and gá in gehwǽr, and sé hit nolde gehealdan, sé þe hit áge, Ll. Th. i. 128, 13.

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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Gif hwelc folc bið mid hungre geswenced, and hwá his hwǽte gehýt and óðhielt, hú ne wilt hé hiera deáðes? si populos fames attereret et occulta frumenta ipsi servarent, auctores procul dubio mortis existerent, Past. 49; Swt. 377, 9.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

gíman

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Ne hé ne giéme hwelce hylde hé mid ðǽre ælmessan gewriexle. Past. 323, 17. Né hí ná for þon óþre men feormiað, ꝥ hí mycclum gýman hwæþer heom ꝥ góð sý ꝥ hí dóð, Gr. D. 76, 29.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Gif gé nú gesáwen hwelce mús, ðæt wǽre hláford ofer óðre mýs and sette him dómas, Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 52. 2. to build, erect Hús settan and tún timbrian, Shrn. 163, 16. Ongunnon heora burh rǽran and sele settan . . . weras on wonge wíbed setton, Cd.

Linked entry: on-settan

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Hwæðer ðú wéne ðæt ǽnig mon sié swá andgetfull, ðæt hé mæge ongitan ǽlcne mon on ryht hwelc hé sié, ðæt hé náuþer ne sié ne betera ne wyrsa ðonne hé his wéne?

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

(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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Þá þe landáre hæfdon, hí hit beceápodon, 316, 10. ¶ possessive :-- Þonne seó leó bringð his hungregum hwelpum hwæt tó etaune, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 24 : Hml.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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León hwelpas sécaþ, ðæt him ǽt God gedéme, Ps. Th. 103, 20. Gif hé ðone dóm ofer hine sóhte if the other tried to get judgment upon him, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 33. Ðá hálgan ðe on ðyssum lífe náht ne sóhton ne ne gyrndon tó hæbbene, Blickl.