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ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Th. i. 212, 23. an object, to give notice of the place or condition of an object Gif þé becume óðres monnes giémeleás fioh on hand, gecýð (-cýðe, v.l. ) hit him, Ll. Th. i. 54, 10.

Linked entry: cýþan

winnan

(v.)
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winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Th. 398, 1; Rä. 17, 1. to make war(lit. or fig.), fight Mec gesette Crist tó compe ... Hwílum ic fréfre ða ic ǽr winne on, Exon. Th. 389, 14; Rä 7, 7. Ǽlc ðæra ðe on gecampe winð, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 22.

Linked entry: on-winnende

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Gif hit se geréfa ne amanige mid rihte if the reeve do not lawfully exact it [the fine], L. Ed. 5; Th. i. 162, 12.

ge-sceaft

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Hit of ungelícre gesceafte (from water, not fire) gewurde, 220, 2: Angl. vii. 48, 456. De elementis. Ðeós lyft ys án ðǽra feówer gesceafta, þe ǽlc líchamlic ðing on wunað.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Cwom [MS. cuom] feorþe healf hund scipa on Temese múþan, and brǽcon Contwara burg and Lundenburg three hundred and fifty ships came to the mouth of the Thames, and took Canterbury and London by storm, Chr. 851; Erl. 66, 34. v. intrans. erumpere, prorumpere

dón

(v.)
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Teter of andwlitan tó dónne to remove tetter from the face, Lch. i. 336, 3. fig., to put to use, shame, death, &c., bring into a state Dyde hé him þá rícu tó gewealdon he brought the kingdoms into subjection to him, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 29.

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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Gl. 515, 45. . fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. Ðý læs mín ǽnig unriht wealde non dominetur mei omnis injustitia, Ps. Th. 118, 133. Sió gesceádwísnes sceal ðære wilnunge waldan, Met. 20, 198. with acc.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Th. 142, 2. of passive movement, change of state, &c. to be carried, moved, impelled to, towards a place, person, &c. into a place or condition, lit. and fig.

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Acc. m. and f. or f. and n. bá, bú both; ambos et ambas vel, ambas et amb Ðæt ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan, f. and merestreám, m. forbærnan, ðeáh hit wið bá twá síe gefeged that the fire may not burn up earth and sea, though it be joined with

wíde

(adv.)
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wíde, adv.
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Th. 472, 17 ; Rä. 61, 17. where a great distance is traversed, widely, far, to a distance Fior ł wíde longiuscule, Hpt. Gl. 517, 3 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 31. Wíde longius, 50, 39. Hig férdon swá wíde landes swá hig faran mihton. Cod. Dip.

ceáp

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</b> the amount of a fine for redemption :-- Sceal sé þe hine (a homicide ) áh ... lx. sciłł. gesellan wið his feore. Gif hé þone ceáp nelle fore gesellan, Ll.

eall

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Gif þǽr beóþ seofon ealra, Angl. viii. 326, 26. entirely, quite Þeáh þú nú fier sié þonne þú wǽre, ne eart þú þeáh ealles of þám earde ádrifen Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 35. Mé nǽfre wæs ealles swá ic wolde, 26, 1; F. 90, 28.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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III.) ðone fira bearn nemnaþ neorxna wong in the fairest part of earth's surface, which the children of men call Paradise, Exon. Th. 225, 28; Ph. 396. Geond eorþan sceát over earth's surface, 331, 8; Vy. 65.

Linked entry: sceáta

ge-mót

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Geðenc nú hweðer áwiht mani mann cynges hám séce þér þǽr hé on túne byð, oððe hys gemót, oððe hys fird ; oððe hweðer ðé ðince þæt hí æalle on ánne weig þeder cumen, Solil. H. 44, 3. Ofer þis gemót (cf. 36, 4-14), Ll. Th. i. 38, 4.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Ben. 72, 12. with clause On ðǽm twǽm wordum hé ús getácnode for hwelcum ðingum wé sceolden úre gódan weorc helan and for hwelcum wé hí sceolden cýðan qualiter videnda essent vel qualiter non videnda ex sententiarum fine monstravit, Past. 451, 10.

sceáwian

(v.)
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sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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The hostages were refused him, and safe-conduct during five days was granted him to go out of the country, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 11-14

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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. the bishops were the best educated men of their age, and often the most energetic, their advice and assistance were, therefore, naturally sought in every case of emergency in the cabinet or in the field,-Hence Ealhstan, the bishop of Sherborne for fifty

þeáh

(adv.)
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þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Ac þeáh ðú nú fier sié ðonne ðú wǽre, ne eart ðú þeáh ealles of ðam earde ádrifen, 5, 1; Fox 8, 35: 7, 4; Fox 22, 26. Ðeáh ðe hé wið ða scyldgiendan swugode, hé hit him ðeáh suígende gesǽde, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 23.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

wer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wer-gild, were-gild, es; n. [The word seems interchangeable with wer (q. v.), which in the later laws is the more frequent form.]
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</b> of the uses to which wergild paid as a fine in religious matters (cf. L. E.

CWIC

(adj.)
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CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Ðe ðǽr cwice méteþ fýr who shall find there fires alive, 22a ; Th. 59, 27; Cri. 959. Déman ða cucan and deádan judicare vivos et mortuos, Ps. Lamb. fol. 199a. 25: 202a, 27