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teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ðæt scip wile hwílum stígan ongeán ðone streám, ac hit ne mæg, búton ða rówend hit teón, ac hit sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme; ne mæg hit nó stille gestondan, búton hit ankor hæbbe, oððe mon mid róðrum ongeán tió, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 10-13.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Ic ne can for hwam se streám ne mót stillan nihtes I know not why the stream cannot rest at night, Salm. Kmbl. 795; Sal. 397.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Ðæt flód ys þanon tódǽled on feówer eán from that point the stream runs in four separate channels, Gen. 2, 10. Ðá hé on botme stód, ðá him þúhte ðæt þanon wǽre tó helle duru hund þúsenda míla gemearcodes, Cd. Th. 310, 7; Sat. 722.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Rúme grundas swilce eác réðe streámas spacious plains and fierce streams, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 30; Jud. 349. Gréne grundas, Andr. Kmbl. 1551; An. 777: Beo.

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Wǽron ófras heá streámas stronge the shores were high, the streams, strong, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 14; Rä. 23, 7. Wé ceorfaþ heáh treówu on holte altum silvæ lignum succidimus, Past. 58, 6; Swt. 443, 36.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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In the charter inserted in the Chronicle under the year 963, se toll of certain streams is the subject of grant, Erl. 123, 2. See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 73-78

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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</b> to dam water, v. wering :-- Sume weriaþ on gewitlocan wísdómes streám, welerum gehæftaþ, ðæt hé on unnyt út ne óflóweþ, Past. 65; Swt. 469, 2. to keep off, drive away Wereth abiget, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 18. <b>II a.

ge-hátan

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(cc) with infin. alone :-- Gehéht gán ofer streám jussit ire trans fretum, Mt. L. 8, 18. with acc. and dat. infin. cf. e.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Voc. ii. 144, 7. up a river, against the stream On ða eá hí tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 31. where a body remains in the same place but moves in an upward direction Ðá árás hé upp, Jn. Skt. 8, 7, 10.

licgan

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D. iii. 128, 24. (6 a) of a road, way, stream, &amp;c. . to have a specified direction :-- Þone weg þe líð tó lífes treówe viam ligni vitae, Angl. vii. 30, 287. Ligð, Met. 20, 279. On þæt crundel þǽr se haga út ligeþ, Cht. E. 294, 23.

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Swát ýðum weóll the blood welled out in streams, Beo. Th. 5380; B. 2693: Andr. Kmbl. 2552; An. 1277: 2482; An. 1242. Weól, Exon. Th. 182, 23; Gú. 1314. Wiþ ðon ðe men blód upp wealle þurh his múð, Lchdm. i. 74, 14.

Linked entry: for-weallen

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Sceal faran flóde blód blood shall flow in streams (from wounds), An. 956. that move by artificial means, to go (of a machine), fly (of a missile) Mé (a bow) of bósme fareð ǽtren onga, Rä. 24, 3.

Linked entry: farnian

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 462. of situation, to be contiguous Eást-Seaxe syndon Temese streáme tósceádne fram Centlande and tó eástsǽ geðeódde ( orientali marl contigui ), Bd. 2, 3; Sch. 122, 16. to join together people, unite in one company Aldermen tósomne geþeóde

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Hé áslát ða túnas ealle ymb ða burh discissis viculis in vicinia urbis, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 21. referring to the towns of Roman Britain On Swalewan streáme se ligþ be Cetereht túne ( vicum Cataractam; the Roman station, Cataractonium), Bd. 2, 14; S. 518

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þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Ðurh ða treówu and ðam streáwe and ðam ceafe sind getácnode leóhtlíce synna, 590, 12-14. Grammar þurh, with gen. : -- Wé beóð geclǽnsode þurh ðæs hálgan húselganges, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 23.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Afene streám healt ðone norþende the river Avon bounds the north side, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 466, 21. Jacob heóld ðone yldran bróðer Esau be ðam fét Jacob held the elder brother Esau by the foot, Homl. Th. i. 110, 22: Beo. Th. 1581; B. 788.

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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Se eádega bewlát ofer exle, 177, 7; Gen. 2926. denoting motion which is diffused over a surface Streám út áweóll, fleów ofer foldan, Andr. Kmbl. 3046; An. 1526. Wíde ofer woruld ealle geseón, Cd. Th. 36, 2; Gen. 565: 42, 17; Gen. 675.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

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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Take here examples under fór (l. for), and add: with dat. local. before, in front of. where there is movement Se streám beáh for his fótum swá ꝥ hé mihte drýge ofergangan uidit undam suis cessisse ac uiam dedisse uestigiis, Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 24, 9.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Kmbl. 2776; An. 1390: 3048; An. 1527: Cd. 121; Th. 155, 19; Gen. 2575. giving direction Onlong bróces mid streáme along the brook in the direction in which it runs, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 226, 20.

Linked entry: mið

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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III. 3; and see wiþ-faran, -ferian, -lǽdan Tósceádene mid Tréntan streáme wiþ Norþ-Myrcum discreti fluvio Treanta ab Aquilonalibus Mercis, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 37. Hé gesundrode leóht wið þeóstrum, sceade wið scíman, Cd.