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þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Pen. 7; Th. ii. 280, 5: Homl. Skt. i. 7, 20. Nys mé ðýnes weales hǽmed nǽfre þe leófre þe mé nǽdre töólýte. Shrn. 154, 22.

Linked entry: þý

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Hú ne becýpaþ hig twegen spearwan tó peninge are not two sparrows sold for a penny, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 29: 5, 11. Hé dyde ðæt hí twelfe mid him wǽron fecit ut essent duodecim cum illo, Mk. Skt. 3, 14.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Geþence gé hwæt gé síen and hwelce gé síen pensa quod es, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 14. Ðá onfunde se módiga, hwilce his mihta wéron then the proud spirit found out what his powers were, Ælfc. T.

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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Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 5. Hé gesealde twá gegrynd ongén ðes mynstres mylne, Ch. Th. 231, 24: 232, 3. Ælfríc sealde ðæt land æt Hacce*-*burnan ongeán ðæt land set Deccet, 288, 12.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

hǽþen

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L. 21, 24. referring to Christian times. of persons Nú se hǽþena ne con úre gyfe onfón si paganus (Penda) neseit accipere nostra donaria, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 16. Ꝥ hí gehǽlan þises hǽðenan eáge, Hml. S. 4, 151.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 11 : L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 8, 9 : L. Ath. v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 8 : Wulfst. 238, 28 : Homl. Skt. i. 23, 200 : Lchdm. i. 400, 9. Ic ann ðæs landes intó mynstre Sca Marian þances, Chart. Th. 558, 33.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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. :-- Stande ðæs cyreáð ofer .xx. peninga let his oath be valid in matters above xx pence, L. Ath. i. 15; Th. i. 204, 15. Stande ðæt spor for ðone foráð, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 16.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ðá sette Bora ðás spéce wið Ælfríce: ðæt wes, ðæt Putrael sealde Ælfríce .viii. oxan, and gef Bora sixtig penga for ðere forespǽce, and dide hine sylfne sacclés wið Ælfríce, Chart.

heáfod

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Ða sácerdas ne scoldon nó hiera heáfdu scieran mid scierseaxum, Past. 139, 12. in enumeration, as in per head Æt heáfde peninc, Wlfst. 170, 20. in numbering cattle Mid xii heáfdon sceápa, Cht.

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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Þú mín bibod brǽce be þínes bonan worde, feónde furðor hýrdes þonne þínum Scyp-pende, Cri. 1395. Nóe fremede swá hine Nergend héht, hýrde heofon-cyninge, Gen. 1315: 1493 'Hát bútú áweg féran' . . . þá se wer hýrde his waldende, 2803: Exod. 410.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Ðá genámon þá Walas and ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum innan þám wetere (the passage in Bede from which this is derived is: In ulteriore ripa Cassobellauno duce immensa hostium multitudo consederat, ripamque fluminis ac pene totum sub

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Úre ǽlc scute .iiii. pæng. tó úre gemǽn[r]e þearfe each of us should contribute four pence to our common use, L. Ath. v. 2; Th. i. 230, 16. Tó ðæs heres þearfe to the service of the Danes, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 32.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Geþince gé hwæt gé síen and hwelce gé síen pensa quod es, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 14: 1, 3; Swt. 27, 23. Hé sǽde hyre hwæt heó man ne wæs he told her how she was not a man, Homl. Swt. 2, 78.

ge-weorþan

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S. ), 4, 42. to come to be possessed by a person (dat. ), fall to, come to. the subject material Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan . . . æt Steorran . . . ꝥ him gewearð se þridda penig of þǽre tolne on Sandwíc, C.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Hé sealde ǽlcon ǽnne penig wið hys dæges worce, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 2. Hé bæd ðæt hé him ðǽs siiþfætes látteów wǽre, and him mycel feoh wið ðon gebeád, Bd. 4, 5 ; S. 571, 35.

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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Fæht hine on Penda, 3, 14; S. 539, 18. On ðæm dǽle ðe Decius on ofslagen wæs, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 138, 15. Hé on ða sunnan mæg on lócian, Met. 22, 20. Ðá férde hé tó heofonum, him on lócigendum while they looked on, Homl. Th. i. 294, 1.

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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.; Swt. 5, 1. for the purpose, in order Geþence gé hwæt gé sién; for ðæm ðæt gé eówer mód gemetgien pensa, quod es; ut se spiritus temperet, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 14.