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Ꝥ nán man nán má wífa næbbe búton .i. and seó beó mid rihte beweddod, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 13. Þonne se geohsa of þǽre ídlan wambe cymð . . . ne bét þone se fnora, Lch. ii. 62, 1: Hml. S. 30, 421. Geseah hé treów licgende and ꝥ lytel, 23 b, 767.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Wé witan ful georne, hwǽr seó yrmþ gewearð, ðæt fæder gesealde bearn wið weorðe, and bearn his módor, and bróðor óþerne fremdum tó gewealde, Wulfst. 161, 6.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Th. 3621; B. 1808. to take, keep, hold; tenere Nimþ mé seó swýðre ðín tenebit me dextera tua, Ps. Spl. 138, 9. Ðú nǽme ( tenuisti ) hand ða swýðran, 72, 23. Hé ðæt wolcn him beforan nam he had the cloud before him, Blickl. Homl. 121, 14.

Linked entry: bi-nom

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Seó strǽl wæs sended, Blickl. Homl. 199, 22. of the operations of Nature, to send rain, fire , etc. Drihten sende regn. Cd. Th. 82, 33 ; Gen. 1371. Him brego engla wylmhátne líg tó wræce sende, 156, 6; Gen. 2584.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Ass. 110, 269. in a personal sense, a following, retinue, train, cf. folgaþ Seó hell and se ðeáð and heora árleásan þénunga wǽron áforhtode, Nic. 28; Thw. 16, 10

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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Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Engla cyng and ǽgðer ge gehádode ge lǽwede witan gecuran (cf. de Engla rǽdgifan gecuran, vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 3), L. Eth. v.tit.; Th. i. 304, 4. Miercna cyning and his weotan, Chr. 868; Erl. 72, 23.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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<b>II b</b> α. to agree :-- Gegeadriges ł efnesæcgas féwero concordant quattuor, Mt. p. 3, 13. to bring together things (material or non-material), collect Seó séleste gesǽlþ þe þá óþra gesǽlþa ealle oninnan him gegaderaþ, Bt. 24, 1; F. 80

ge-faran

(v.)
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Hú hit gefaran wæs, 995; P. 130, 31. to fare, get on, succeed Earme gefæreð hé, gif þurh his hnescnysse seó heord forwurð, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 22. Wel lá, mín Drihten, hwæt ic hér nú hreówlíce hæbbe gefaren alas, my Lord! ah!

hús

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H. 71, 19. þæt hús (seó myccle cirice, 25), 125, 30: 207, 17. Húses sacelli, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 5 : sanctuarii, An. On. 56, 164. þæs temples segl geworht tó wlite þæs húses, Cri. 1140.

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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Wearð Tirus seó mǽre burg eall tóworpenu Tyrus excisa est, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 28. Æfter tóworpenum templan post deruta sacella, Hpt.

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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On stówe seó is gecíged in Hripum, Bd. 5, 19 ; S. 638, 38. In ðýs ginnan grunde in this wide world, Judth. 9 ; Thw. 21, 1 ; Jud. 2. with acc, into, in, to Ǽr ðon ðe hé in heofenas ástige before he ascended into heaven, Blickl. Homl. 125, 16.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Seó burh is west þonon from ðære stówe on ánre míle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 3. marking the place from which an action or operation proceeds Nalles þanon ( from hell ) gehéran in heofonum háligne dreám, Cd. Th. 284, 26; Sat. 327.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Wearð seó módor gegremod æfter hire weres forðsíðe fram hire cilde, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 4. Geong wuduwe mót eft ceorlian æfter hire weres forðsíðe, L. Ælfc. P. 43; Th. ii. 382, 32. Heó leofode mid hyre were seofan gér of hyre fǽmnháde, Lk.

Linked entry: wíf

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Seó gelaþung férde of ðære byrig tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. Hí cómon tó ánre wíc processerunt vicum unum (Acts 12, 10), ii. 382, 13. Tǽme hé tó wíc tó cyngæs sele... gekýþe hé... ðæt hé ðæt feoh in wíc gebohte, L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 6-10.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þeáh seó sáwl and se líchama hý gedǽlan, Solil. H. 66, 6. of married people Hié be him lifgendum hié gedǽldun, Chr. 718; P. 42, 20. Wer and wíf ðá ðe on hǽmede geþeódde wǽron . . . mid hyra bégra geþafunge hí hig gedǽlon (separentur). Ll.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Spl. 42, 1. to separate one thing from another with the mind, to discern, distinguish, discriminate Seó sáwul is on bócum manegum naman gecýged . . . Heó is ratio, ðæt is gesceád, ðonne heó tóscǽt, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 187.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Se wer gebirað mágum, and seó cynebót þám leódum, 190, 8. Feohbót gebyreð tó gebedbigene, 328, 5. Him gebyrede ꝥ feorh earfoðlíce hardly was life granted him. Hml. S. 12, 64.

ge-witnes

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Gecýþe seó gewitnysse ꝥ on Godes helde, ꝥ heó him on sóðre gewitnysse sý inueritent hoc ipsi testes in fide Domini, quod ei in uero testimonio sint, 388, 22. Mid gewitnysse cum testibus, 290, 10: 489, 11.

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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Ðá sealde Leófwine ealdorman. . . and eal seó scír his land clǽne, Chart. Th. 376, 14 : L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 15. Se ðe land gewerod hæbbe be scíre gewitnesse, 80; Th. i. 420, 20.

Linked entry: scýr

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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236, 32. to ask for (for with acc.) a person that some favour may be granted (clause) Ðæt hé sceolde for hí ðingian ( supplicatu obtineret ) ðæt hí ne ðorftan féran, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 36. to intercede, plead before a person Þinga for ðeódne ǽr ðam seó