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tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Th. 106, 13. in a literal sense, to overthrow to overturn what is standing Hé ágeát ðara mynetera feoh, and tówearp hyrá mýsan (mensas subvertit), Jn.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Þing sceal gehégan fród wiþ fródne, biþ hyra ferð gelíc, Exon. Th. 334, 19; Gn. Ex. 18. Ic wið Grendel sceal ána gehegan ðing, Beo. Th. 856; B. 426

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ic ongiten hæbbe ðæt ðú on faroðstrǽte feor ne wǽre, 1796; An. 900. Wǽre ðú mid ðínum fæder? Blickl. Homl. 151, 26. Wóp wæs wíde, Cd. Th. 180, 8; Exod. 42. Ðæt hé léte hyne licgean, ðǽr hé longe wæs, Beo. Th. 6157; B. 3082.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Þá þe hiora andlyfene needþearfiico gesawen wǽron (uidebantur), Bd. l, 26; Sch. 57, 4. to experience, meet with, feel 'Ic sende tó þé Andreas, and hé þé út álǽt.'

ge-dón

(v.)
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Hé gedyde fela martyra plurimos ad coronam martyris sublimavit, 6, 33; S. 288, 19. with clause Ic gedó ꝥ eówru wíf beóð wydewan, Ll. Th. i. 52, 19. Ic gedóm ꝥ git beóþan monna fisceres faciam vos fieri piscatores hominum, Mt. R. 4, 19.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Ðé þanciaþ þúsenda fela, eal engla þrym ánre stefne, Hy. 7, 50: Cd. Th. 267, 11; Sat. 36. Ealle ábúgaþ tó ðé, ðínra engla þrym, Hy. 7, 11. Seó heá duguð and se engla þrym, Exon. Th. 65, 33; Cri. 1064.

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wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Hí hiene (Mucius ) secgan héton, hú fela ðæra manna wǽre ðe wið ðæm cyninge Tarcuime swíðost wiðsacen hæfde, Ors. 2, 3; Swt. 68, 24

nama

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Læcedemonie swá swíde forslagen þæt hié náþer næfdon siþþan ne heora namon ne heora anweald, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 8. the mere appellation in contrast or opposition to the actual person or thing Hé gesette Eugenius tó þǽm ríces noman, ꝥ hé cásere wǽre, and féng

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Nóht feor úrum mynstre, ꝥ is, húhugu on twégra mila fæce non longe a monasterio nostro, id est, duum ferme milium spatio separata, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 11.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Ic nát náht gewislíce hwæðer ðæs feós swá micel is, ne ic nát ðeáh his máre sý, Chart. Th. 490, 15. Heora heriges wæs mycel ofslægen, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 35.

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tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Ðæs abbudes tácen is ðæt mon his twégen fingras tó his heáfde ásette and his feax mid genime, Techm. ii. 118, 1-5, and often. Treófugla tuddor tácnum cýðdon eádges eftcyme, Exon.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Him mon setl tǽhte and hé sæt æt ðam symble he was shewn a seat, and sat at the feast, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 28: 5, 19; S. 639, 35. Him freá tǽhte wegas ofer wésten, Cd. Th. 174, 5; Gen. 2873.

irnan

(v.)
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Hé hiene hét iernan fela míla beforan his rǽdwǽne, Ors. 6, 30; S. 280, 12. Wildu diór þǽr woldon tó irnan, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, l. Ðá wildan hors scealden iornan on hearde wegas and him ðá limo tóbrecan, Shrn. 72, l.

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Gregorius féng to biscopháde ðære Rómániscan cyrican Gregory succeeded to the bishopric of the Roman church, 1, 23; S. 485, 23; 1, 4; S. 475, 29.

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EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ealra we healdaþ sancta symbel we keep the feast of all the saints, Menol. Fox 396; Men. 199. Ealle wyrd forsweóp míne mágas fate has swept away all my kinsmen. Beo. Th. 5621; B. 2814.

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rǽdan

(v.)
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On hwylcum dæge man rǽt .ix. kl. apr. swá fela beóþ concurrentes ... gif man rǽt ðæne datu-rum on Sunnandæg ðænne byþ án, Anglia viii. 302, 19-20. Se ðe rǽt (rǽdæ, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 24, 15. Hé rǽdde his bóc ðam folce, Ex. 24, 7.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Him wundra fela Alwalda in ǽht forgeaf, Ex. 11. Him líffreá woroldáre forgeaf, B. 17: Gen. 2109. Sige forgeaf Constantine cyning ælmihtig, El. 144. Forgif mé leóht on þissum lífe, An. 76. Forgif mé ondgiet, Hy. 4, 21.

ge-gán

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Þá hí swá feor gegán hæfdon swá hí þá woldon, Chr. 1010; P. 141, 7. Tósomne gegánre coeunte, conglutinato, An.

ge-hátan

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</b> to invite to a feast :-- In ðǽm færmum ðér hé seolf uæs geháten (inuitatus ), Jn. p. 3, 11.

ge-bétan

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Godes hálgan fela wundra worhtan . . . and þurh þæt mænigne man gebéttan, Wlfst. 84, 6. Gelǽred preóst ne scænde þone sámlǽredan, ac gebéte hine, gif hé bet cunne, Ll. Th. ii. 246, 19. Þæt ðá wítu þá gebétan þe hí brociaþ, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 8.