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standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Ða stánas on ðæm mǽran temple ... ǽr hié mon tó ðæm stede brohte ðe hié on standan sceolde, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 15. of time Ðæt se dæg swíðe neáh stóde his forþlóre, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 16. <b>II a.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 122, 72. to give a certain direction or position to Stande hé on ðám stede þe se abbod swá gémeleásum monnum tó stealle on sundrum betǽht hæfð, swá þæt hé sý gewend fram þám abbode and fram eallum his geférum (but the Latin is: Stet in loco

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Hwæt is þæs Hǽlendes stede, oððe hwæt is his fær?, 156, 33.

Linked entry: færbu

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Cf. ge-hweofan; 3 a Se hálga stede wæs gehwyrfed ðám cyninge tó handa locus regali fisco subditus erat, C.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Grammar wirsa, of the physical condition of persons or things Hé tóbrycð hys stede on ðam reáfe, and se slite byð ðe wyrsa, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 16. Sió wund bið ðæs ðe wierse, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 18. Heó wæs ðe wyrse, deterius habebat, Mk. Skt. 5, 26.

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Ðá hwíle ðe ðá ǽmettan ymbe ðá stédan ábisgode beóð dum formicae circa eos occupatae sunt Nar. 35, 15. wiþ, to employ against Hé wið ðone here ábisgod wæs, Chr. 894; P. 37, 8. with acc. of time, to employ time in a pursuit Munecas ðe heora cildhád habbaþ

Linked entry: a-bysgian

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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Se stede ne worðe gelóged mid óðres hádes mannum þanne mid munecum, ht.

ge-hátan

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Hí bióþ yfele gehátene, 37, 4; F. 192, 11. to call by a name, name On þone stede þe is geháten Certices óra, Chr. 495; P. 15, 19. Boetius wæs óþre naman geháten Seuerinns, Bt. 21; F. 76, 4.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Ne stande hé on his stede and endebyrdnesse, ac stande hé ealra ýtemest, 68, 10.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Ðǽr hé rád betwuh his hámum oþþe túnum (villas), Bd. 2, 16 ; S. 520, 11. v. tún-cyrice, -gebúr, -geréfa, -incel, -land, -mann, -scír, -steall, -stede; túnes-mann, -túningas. <b>II a.

Linked entry: bold

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Gif se abbod his geearnunge swylce ongyte, hé hine mót be suman dǽle furþor weorðian (wyrðian, v.l. ), and him innor tǽcan stede and setl, R. Ben. III, 4. <b>V a.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

gód

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Stede hafað gódne, Rä. 45, 3. having the characteristics required in a particular capacity, able, skilful Swá sceal gód scýrman his hláfordes healdan, Angl. ix. 260, 16. Sum bið gewittig æt wínþege, beórhyrde gód, Crä. 75.

findan

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

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Nǽron nó swá endebyrdlíce hiora stede and hiora ryne funden, Bt. 35, 2; F. 158, 3. to compose poetry Ic þysne sang fand, Ap. i.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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On ðam sylfan stede ðe ðú him settest, Ps. Th. 83, 6. Ðý sylfan dæge, Exon. Th. 71, 12 ; Cri. 1154: Menol. Fox 94; Men. 47. Dón ðæt selfe, Past. 44, 3; Swt. 323, 21. Ðæt seolfe, L. E. G. proem. ; Th. i. 166, 9.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

hand

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., of a person Wæs se hálga stede gehwyrfed ðám cyninge tó handa, C. D. iii. 60, 28. Gif hé bóclanð hæbbe gá ꝥ þám cyninge tó handa, Ll. Th. i. 420, 12. He him tó honda húðe gelǽdeð, Gú. 102.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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., is required, against, from: Wið stede and for gebinde heortes hǽr beóð góde. Lch. i. 338, 3. Gistas míne ic wille gemund-byrdan for eów, Gen. 2473. Hé bróhte him stánas, bæd him for hungre (for protection against hunger) hláfas wyrcan, Sae. 673.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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H. 185, 24. to continue to occupy, not to leave: Æsc byð stíð on staðule, stede rihte hylt, Rún. 26.