up
Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point
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In. 25; Th. i. 118, 11 note. Hí cómon up on Limene múþan mid .ccl. scipa, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 25. Hí up cómon æt Leptan ðæm túne ad Leptim oppidum copias exposuit, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 9. Ðá wé up cómon when we landed, Homl.
wæstm
Growth, increase ⬩ growth, produce ⬩ plant, fruit ⬩ offspring, progeny ⬩ result ⬩ fruit, that which may be enjoyed ⬩ produce of money, usury. ⬩ growth, growing, ⬩ increase ⬩ growth, thriving ⬩ growth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;
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., Nar. 37, 10 note. Hí (the Innocents) wǽron gehwǽde ácwealde, ac hí árísaþ mid fullum wæstme, Homl. Th. i. 84, 22. On geðungenum wæstme, ii. 76, 26. Ðæt feaxáfealleþ, ðe ǽr wæs fæger on híwe and on fulre wæstme, Wulfst. 148, 5.
tó
to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too
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Th. i. 362, 32. þeáh hé wyrðe ne sié tó álǽtanne though he deserve not to be pardoned, Cd.
Linked entry: -anne
hwá
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expressed :-- Ǽlc man hwæt (( it did not matter ?)
ge-mǽre
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Hé cóm on ꝥ gemǽre leóhtes and þeóstro noctis prope terminos, Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 170, 13. a line (lit. or fig.) that cannot or should not be passed, a bound, limit Ðá bebeád se biscop : ' Ásettað mé ongeán þysum fýre' . . .
ge-býrian
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Næs hé æðelboren, ne him náht tó þám cynecynne ne gebyrode he was not of noble birth, and was in no way connected with the royal race, Hml. Th. i. 80, 33. 'Sege mé on hwilcere byrig þú geboren wǽre, oþþe tó hwilce byrig þé tó gebyrige.'
nama
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Damascus getimbrode áne burh, and hire naman gesceóp be him sylfum Damascum Damascus Damascum condidit et nomen civitati dedit, Angl. vii. 44, 429. the particular word used to denote any object of thought not considered in a purely individual character
on
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Ic ongite ꝥ sóðlíce þín dohtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfð hine nú wel geleornod I perceive that of a truth your daughter has bestowed much pains on music, but she has not been taught it well, Ap. Th. 16, 23.
þingian
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Ðæt wé ús beþencan and wið God sylfne þingian, Wulfst. 166, 35. (6 a) where the person with whom is not stated :-- Ne sié him nó ðý þingodre none the more shall the case be settled for him, L.
wiþ-sacan
To deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ to say no ⬩ to refuse permission ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ decline ⬩ to deny ⬩ reject ⬩ refuse assent ⬩ to renounce ⬩ reject ⬩ give up ⬩ refuse ⬩ withhold ⬩ not to give ⬩ to declare hostility
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Kmbl. 16, 24. to refuse, withhold, not to give Wæs Eþelwald ðæs wordes, dæt hé nó ðes rihtes wiðsacan wolde . . . and hit mildlíce ágeaf ðan biscope, Chart. Th. 140, 12. to declare hostility (?)
forþ
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Hé ne mihte ná forð hérmid he could not carry out his plan, Cht. Th. 341, 4.
ge-weald
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Ne bið swylc monnes geweald that is not within a man's power to determine, Vy. 14. Gif hine mon tió gewealdes on þǽre dǽde if he be accused of intention in the deed, Ll. Th. i. 84, 15.
wís
wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known
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Hé sende tó Egipta wísustan witun, Gen. 41, 8. known Dó mé wegas ðíne wíse vias tuas notas fae mihi, Btwk. 208, 6; Ps. Ben. 24, 3; Ps. Th. 102, 7. [Goth. weis; O. Frs. O. Sax. O. H. Ger. wís; Icel. víss.]
weorþ
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Ðæt hý siþþan áðwyrðe nǽron ac ordáles wyrðe that afterwards they might not make oath but had to submit to the ordeal, L. Ed. 3; Th. i. 160, 21. Sý hé ðæs þeówweorces wyrðe, 9; Th. i. 164, 12.
ge-weorþan
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(l b). action or condition not stated Ðám luste and geswencednysse náht eáðe on ánum tíman ne gewyrð, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 21. Heó hæfde þone sceatt, swá swá him gewearð data illi pecunia, quam promiserant, Jud. 16, 21.
Ælfréd
Alfred ⬩ Alfrédus ⬩ Alfred the Great
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Ethelwulf, succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons...And this year nine great battles were fought against the army in the kingdom south of the Thames; besides which, Alfred... and aldormen, and king's thanes, often rode raids on them, which were not
LǼDAN
TO LEAD ⬩ conduct ⬩ take ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce
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Ne lǽd ðú ús in costunge lead us not into temptation, Hy. 6, 27; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 27, Lǽd út mid ðé educ tecum, Gen. 8, 17.
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LICGAN
To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run
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Gif hé nylle hit geþafian léton hine licgan if he will not allow it, they shall kill him, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 9. Ðǽr ða scipu sceoldan licgan the ships were to lie there, Chr. 1009; Erl.141, 24.
Linked entry: for-lǽge
fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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Ásetton on gesyhðe sigebeámas þrý eorlas fore Elenan cneó, El. 848. figurative: Næs ðǽr nán man þe gryre and ege fore ne stóde no one who had not horror and terror before his eyes, Hml.
Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan
for-gifan
to give ⬩ bestow ⬩ grant ⬩ dispense ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give up ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver up ⬩ commit ⬩ practice ⬩ to give back ⬩ restore ⬩ to marry ⬩ to grant ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ to grant ⬩ to give ⬩ cause ⬩ to forgive
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., not to insist upon what is due Éghuelc scyld forgeaf ic ðé omne debitum dimisi tibi, Mt. L. 18, 32. Þæt him nǽre nán þing þæs tigolgeweorces forgifen non minuetur quidquam de lateribus, Ex. 5, 19. Sié him sió swingelle forgifen, Ll.