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licgan

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Genim þás wyrte . . . lege tó þǽre wunde . . . ac ne geþafa ꝥ heó lengc þǽr æt licge þonne hyt þearf sý, Lch. i. 100, 5. not to move; licgende feoh other property than cattle, treasure Þá ( the senators) wǽron binnan Rómebyrg wuniende tó þon þæt hié

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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D. end, 5 c) Hé him ánum deádum lytle mildheortnesse gedyde . . . þe hé siþþan nánum ende (not at all, in no instance) his cynne gedón nolde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 17.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

gearo

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Th. i. 220, 6. willing, not feeling or shewing reluctance Ic eom gearu (-o, L. R.) tó farenne mid þé, ge on cwertern ge on deáð, Lk. 22, 33: An. 72. <b>II a.</b> with clause :-- Nú ic eom gearo þæt ic gange tó mínum discipulum, Bl.

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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And elsewhere the same point may be noted, e. g. in the Nibelungenlied. 'daz Nibelunges swert. . . Palmunc was genant;' and this weapon plays a part in the drama to the last scene.

Linked entry: swyrd

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Th. 19, 35. marking the succession of subjects treated of in narrative, then, again Næs ðæt þonne mǽtost mægenfultuma, ðæt him láh þyle Hróðgáres and then (the helmet and byrnie having been already spoken of) that was not meanest of aids that Hunferth

Linked entries: þænne þonne

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Th. 18, 25; Gen. 278. where that for which there is need is not expressed Gé ðone hlísan habban tiliaþ ofer þióda má, þonne eów þearf sié, Met. 10, 22.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Sealfe weorcean, Lchdm. iii. 6, 31. where the agent is not a person, to be the source, or cause of, to produce Seó eá wyrcð ðæt fen, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 18. Seó eá ðǽr wyrcð micelne sǽ, Swt. 12, 23. Hit wyrcð feóndscipe, Past. 11 ; Swt. 71, 24.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Hé wyrd ne ful cúþe freóndrǽdenne hú heó from hogde he did not fully know the circumstance, how her heart was turned from loving him, 244, 26; Jul. 33. Dígle wyrd an obscure circumstance, Elen. Kmbl. 1077 ; El. 541 : 1163; El. 583.

Linked entry: weord

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Ðonne syþþan gebyreþ ðæt man sylle ðæs slagan forspecan on hand, ðæt se slaga móte mid griðe nýr and sylf wæres weddian. ( The proceedings are then as in the preceding extract, with the exception that fyhtwíte is not mentioned; so that the first payment

ge-mynd

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. -303- (to bring, call to] mind Him in gemynd his Dryhtnes naman dumba bróhte, Rä. 60, 7. (5 a) (to take to (into] fix in) mind :-- Ðeáh ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, námon him þá gedwoll-men ǽnlípige tó gemynde though they did not remember all

gildan

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., as the payment for any eorlcund man is spoken of both as 300s. and as þrió manwyrþ, that for any free man as 100s, or as a manwyrð; in either case if the slayer could not be given up an additional manwyrþ had to be paid, making in the one case four

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Beón þá herigeata swá fundene, 414, 4 note. to supply, provide, furnish: Gif mínra geréfena hwylc þis dón nylle, . . . ic finde óðerne þe wile, Ll. Th. i. 214, l. Him þæt sððcyning sylfa findeð Dens providebit sibi victimam, Gen. 2894.

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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., from (cf. æt) Ðone mǽstan dǽl ðæra ǽhta ða ðe on ðé genumene wǽron, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 46 note: Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 29. Se ðe gold on óðrum reáfaþ, 13; Fox 38, 13. Ðæt (what) hé on him gereáfade (bereáfode,MS. C.) Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 30.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

dón

(v.)
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Gl. 257, are Kentish forms.] absolute, to do, act Sé bið Godes andsaca þe Godes láre forlǽt and þurh deófles láre of ðám déð ðe his cristendóme tó gebyreð ( acts in a way that is not consistent with a proper regard to his Christianity ), Wlfst. 78, 15

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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Kmbl. 2710; An. 1537. absolute Ðæt ne geþafodon ða ðe micel weóldon on ðisan lande (hit him ne geþafode Godwine eorl, ne éc óþre men ðe mycel mihton wealdan, col. 1) those who very much had the control of affairs in this land would not allow that, Chr

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Wæs Eþelwald ðæs wordes, ðæt hé nó ðes rihtes wiðsacan nolde Ethelwald declared his intention of not opposing the right, 140, 11. speech, language, words Word spearcum fleáh. Cd. Th. 274, 31 ; Sat. 162.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum ac eác swylce on wiðearweardum þingum not only in prosperity but also in adversity, Blickl. Homl. 13, 7: 35, 33: Exon. Th. 337, 1; Gn. Ex. 58. Tó écum ðingum to eternity, Homl. Th. i. 16, 18: 616, 21: 568, 25.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Ðá cwæþ hé: ‘Mé bið willa gif ðú miht’ mnllnm delector, si potes, 5, 3; S. 616, 30 note. Se yfela willa unrihthǽmedes voluptas Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, 24: Met. 18, 2.

ge-niman

(v.)
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</b> to take an object that does not move itself, bear, carry, bring :-- Fífo ídlo ne genómun oele mið him, Mt. L. R. 25, 3. Ðá genáman men þone stoc on weg, Bl. H. 189, 14.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ben. 43, I. adverbially, or not followed by a case Ðæt ðú ne mihtst nǽnne weg findan ofer, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 28. Hé eode tó ðære burge wealle, and fleáh út ofer, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244. 3.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan