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þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, þéwan, þíwan, þýwan, þýgan, þeón, þían, þýn, and þeówian, þíwian, þýwian; pres. ic þý, hé þýþ; p. þeówde, þéwde, þíwde, þýwde, þýgde, þeóde, þýde; ppr. þýwende, þíende; pp. þéd, þýd.
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Voc. ii. 111, 12. to press with a weapon, to stab, pierce Ðá hét hé him his seax árǽcan, and hine sylfn hetelíce ðýde, Homl. Th. i. 88, 10. Ðá ðýde se cwellere hine bæftan mid átogenum swurde, ii. 478, 59.

Linked entries: þéde þeóddon þeón þeów-racu þerende þéwan þían þíwan mid-þeówan þurh-þeówan þýan þýgan þýn þýwan

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Ús Godes yrre hetelíce on sit. Wulfst. 162, 2. Ða yrmþa ðe ús on sittaþ, 157, 5- Swá sæt seó byrþen synna on ðissum cynne, Blickl. Homl. 75, 9. For ðæm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton for the miseries that sat heavy on them, Met. 26, 97.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

ge-standan

(v.)
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Gestódon hine hundas hetelíce, 12, 52. (l a) to attack with words, to reprove, blame :-- Gif þú ne gestenst þone unrihtwísan and hine ne manast ( si non annunciaveris impio, neque loculus fueris, Ezechiel 3, 18), Hml. Th. i. 6, 24.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wish ⬩ to will, exercise the faculty of willing ⬩ to will, purpose, think, mean, intend ⬩ to tend ⬩ to will, ordain, order, command ⬩ to will, wish, want, desire ⬩ to will, be willing to do something ⬩ to allow, permit, grant, consent to ⬩ to be disposed, to have such and such a will ⬩ to will, profess, claim ⬩ will, shall, to be about to

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Ðæt hé geornlíce fylste ðám ðe riht willan, and á hetelíce stýre ðam ðe þwyres willan, L. I.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

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