ge-cweþan
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His nama wæs gereht 'Godes strengo.' Wel þæt wæs gecweden, Bl. H. 9, 15. to call an object so and so, say that it is so and so ꝥ byþ rihtlíce gecweden gyldrǽdene, ꝥ we þus dón, Cht. Th. 607, 23. Scilla ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An. Ox. 26, 61.
Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden
full
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</b> entitled to all the privileges implied by a designation :-- Eall þeódscipe hine heafde for fullne cyning, Chr. 1013; P. 144, 6. complete in number, quantity, extent, whole, entire Gif þet fulle mægen þǽre wǽre if the full strength of the East
teón
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Togenum strengum, Ps. Th. 67, 24. to pull a boat, to row On ða eá hí tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 31: 895; Erl. 93, 31.
grétan
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Add: to touch, handle Ealle ðá hearpan strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige chordae uno quidem plectro, sed non uno impulsu, feriuntur, Past. 175, 9. Hé gomenwudu grétte he played the harp, B. 2108.
ge-met
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using only natural strength) manna ánig tóbrecan meahte, nymðe líges fæðm swulge, B. 779. Hwelc frenm is ðé ꝥ þæt þú wilnige þissa gesǽlþa ofer gemet (beyond measure), Bt. 14, l ; F. 42, 9. Gif þú ofer gemet ( to excess) itst, 14.
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Ác féreþ gelóme ofer ganotes bæð gársecg fandaþ hwæðer ác hæbbe æðele treówe oft fares the oaken vessel over the gannet's bath; ocean proves whether the oak keeps excellent faith, i. e. whether the promise of safety, which its strength seems to give,
losian
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Th. i. 78, 5. to lose strength, fail, faint Ne losiga hiá in woeg ne deficiant in via, Mt. L. 15, 32. in reference to temporal prosperity, to fail, be ruined Mið ðý gé losigað cum defeceritis, Lk. L. 16, 9.
on
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Ðá englas hé geworhte on wundorlicre fægernysse and on mycelre strengðe, Hen. 6, 25. (11) :-- Ðeáh hwá bebycgge his dohtor on þeówenne ( or acc. ?) si quis vendiderit filiam suam in famulam, Ll. Th. i. 46, 12. Míne synna on þreágunge berende, Hml.
heard
firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ resolute ⬩ bold ⬩ resolute ⬩ obdurate ⬩ rigid ⬩ unyielding ⬩ oppressive ⬩ rigorous ⬩ strict ⬩ harsh
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Þeán ðe þæt wíte hwéne heardre and strengre gedón sié cum paulo districtius agitur, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 66, 16. Wíta heardost, Kr. 87. ꝥ hé onfó þæs heardestan þeów-dómes, Bl.
Linked entries: heard-fyrde heard-lic heardlíce heardness hearh-eard
þe
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Hwæðer wǽre twégra strengra, wyrd ðe warnung, Salm. Kmbl. 855; Sal. 427. þe ... þe whether ... or Hwyder hé gelǽded sý, þe tó wíte, þe tó wuldre, Blickl. Homl. 97, 22.
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ge-reccan
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His nama wæs gereht 'Godes strengo, ' Bl. 9, 14; 81, 1. to shew, prove Ǽr wé þé hæfdon ꝥ gereaht ꝥ God wǽre þurh hine selfne good (Deus ipsum esse bonum monstratus est ) . . . Ic nysse hwæt se fruma wǽre . . . þá gerehtest þú mé ꝥ hit wæs God.
ge-healdan
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His bán þǽr nú gehaldene syndon ( seruantur ), 3, 11; Sch. 235, 18. (2 a) the object non-material :-- Strengðe gehealdam, Solil. H. 37, 10. Gehealdenre clǽnnysse, Hml. A. 19, 125. <b>II a.
lǽtan
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Hé lǽt þæt hé ána sý strengra þonne hí ealle, Wlfst. 197, 21. Ic lǽte riht ( justum censeo ) . . . ꝥ sé þe þone hearm geworhte, ꝥ sé þone hearm gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 418, 4. Hé lét him tó rǽde ꝥ ( what ) hé þá gerǽdde, Hml. S. 23, 319.
þurh
Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in
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His blód ágeát God on galgan þurh his gástes mægen in virtue of his spirit's strength, Cd. Th. 299, 16; Sat. 550. Hé fæste feówertig daga þurh his mildsa spéd, 306, 23; Sat. 668. Heó hit þurh monnes geþeaht ne sceáwode, 38, 12; Gen. 605.
secgan
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Secgian hwæðer wǽre twegra strengra, Salm. Kmbl. 851. Micel is tó secgan, ðæt hé ádreág, Exon. Th. 134, 4 ; Gú. 502. Long is tó secganne, hú . . . , 421, 23 ; Rä. 40, 22 : Andr. Kmbl. 2961 ; An. 1483.
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healdan
to keep watch over ⬩ keep in charge ⬩ to keep ⬩ to watch over ⬩ keep ⬩ govern ⬩ rule ⬩ a king ⬩ to keep ⬩ guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ to defend ⬩ preserve ⬩ to hold ⬩ take ⬩ arrest ⬩ to have hold of ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold up ⬩ to maintain ⬩ support ⬩ uphold ⬩ manage ⬩ to hold ⬩ bear ⬩ conduct ⬩ to behave ⬩ to handle ⬩ treat ⬩ deal with ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to have possession ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ an office ⬩ a position ⬩ to hold ⬩ to remain in ⬩ to retain ⬩ detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep oneself ⬩ remain ⬩ to hold ⬩ keep together ⬩ continue ⬩ to maintain ⬩ keep ⬩ to perform ⬩ keep watch ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep unbroken ⬩ inviolate ⬩ to keep ⬩ to constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ stop ⬩ to restrain oneself ⬩ refrain ⬩ to entertain ⬩ to keep in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ regard ⬩ to hold as ⬩ to hold ⬩ to proceed ⬩ move on ⬩ to continue ⬩ go on with ⬩ to go on
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Ðone streng þæt ðæt scyp healdan sceal, 22, 17. to hold, keep from falling, the subject a person. to hold in or with the hand, arm, &c. Haldas hearpas and fato tenentes citharas et phialas, Mt. p. 10, 2.
þanne
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Se wæs mid his dǽdum snelra þonne hé mægenes hæfde he was too quick in his actions to have enough strength for them; celeritate magis quam virtute fretus, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 27. where the adjective is in the positive, and the comparative required by
se
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Se hearpere suíðe ungelíce ða strengas styreþ, and mid ðý gedéþ ðæt . . . , Past. 23; Swt. 175, 7. (2 a) in apposition with a clause : see also Wé nyston ðæt hé ðæs girnan wolde, ðæt wé úrne bróður ðyder lǽddon, Gen. 43, 7.
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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Tó geflites certatim, strenue. Hpt. Gl. 408, 54: Ap. Th. 10, 5. Ðú dwollíce leofast swylce ðé tó gamenes thou livest foolishly as if it were sport for you, Homl.
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