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stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Ðonne heó tó hyre hláforde on reste gá, ðonne cweþe heó: 'Up ic gange, ofer ðé stæppe,' Lchdm. iii. 66, 18-26. Ic steppe on grénne græs, Exon. Th. 396, 16; Rä. 16, 5.

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander aboutto wander aboutramblebe a vagabond

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Wórigende sefan (vagos sensus) hé þreáge, Hymn. Surt. 114, 15

á-beran

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Ic gaderode mé . . . ðá wlitegostan treówo be ðám dǽle ðe ic áberan mihte; ne com ic mid ánre byrðene hám, ðe mé ne lyste ealne ðane wude hám brengan, gif ic hyne ealne áberan mihte.

and-efn

(n.)
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Engelum hé gef be heora andefne, and manna sáulum hé gyfð ǽlcre be hyre andefne swilca gyfa, Shrn. 192, 2-3. Witað ðæt ðæt iów gemetlic sié and iówer ondefenu (-efnu, v. l.) sién tó witenne sapere ad sobrietatem, Past. 95, 1.

ferian

(v.)

to carrymoveconveyto leadconduct

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Th. ii. 134, 24. where a. and b. are combined Hí hyra herehúðe tó sǽ færedon (feredon, v. l.) . . . mæte and mádmas, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 10.

ge-niþerian

(v.)
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</b> to condemn to a punishment :-- Hig genyðeriað (geniðredon, L.) hyne tó deáðe condemnabunt eum morte, Mt. 20, 18. Hí hine deáþe genyþeriað (geniðriað tó deáðe, L. R.) damnabunt eum morte, Mk. 10, 33. <b>II b.

Linked entry: niþerian

líc

(adj.)
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Th. i. 368, 7. the trunk in contrast with the limbs Siððan líc and leomu and þes lífes gǽst ásundrien somwist hyra þurh feorhgedál, Gú. 1149. Leomu líc somod and lífes gǽst, Ph. 513

líc-hama

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Hyra waldend fór of líchoman, Crl. 1187: B. 3178. II. used in reference to the eucharistic elements Ic ofþyrsted wæs Godes líchoman, gástes drynces, Seel. 41.

wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deeda benefitfavourkindnessan officeservice

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Wlitige gewyrtad mid hyra weldǽdum Exon. Th. 234, 21; Ph. 543. Sprec ofter ymb óðres monnes weldǽda ðonne ymb ðíne ágene Prov. Kmbl. 10. a benefit, favour, kindness Weldǽd benefitium, Cod. Dip. B. i. 155, 19.

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, In Ll. Th. i. 6, 3 the weak form, ealle ða ǽhtan, occurs, and a form not feminine, mínes ágenes ǽhtes,
  • 194, 16
  • .

what is owned, a possessionpossession

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Gyf ðú ðás wyrte on ðínre ǽhte hafast oððe hyre sǽd on ðín hús áhéhst, Lch. i. 308, 12. Ðæt ðæt yrfe on his ǽhte geboren wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 204, 14.

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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(Adam and Eve) scofene wurdon on gewinworuld, 153, 20 ; Gú. 828. to shove, push, cause to move (without notion of violence) Hí scufon út heora scipu and gewendon heom begeondan sǽ, Chr. 1048 ; Erl. 180, 15 : Beo.

á-biddan

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Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 8. (1 a) the object a clause Ðá ábǽdan uneáðe, ðæt mon geðylgode sume hwíle, Wlfst. 100, 7. (1 b) the object an acc. and infin.

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Wá heom ðæs wærscipes, 268, 19: Hy. 2, 6; Exon. Th. 393, 11; Rä. 12, 8. Wá mé ðære wyrde heu mihi Ps. Th. 119, 5. with preposition Wá mánfullan (ve impio) for his misdǽdan, Wulfst. 45, 15.

Linked entries: eów waa

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, endeavour, effort, laboura pursuitoccupationemploymentbusinesscareattentiontreatmentcuregain that comes from labouracquisitionfruit got by tilling the earth

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Swá hwæt swá gespariaþ on heora forhæfednessæ, and swá hwæt swá tóforan neádbehéfum belifen byþ on heora mægenes tilunge whatever they save by their abstinence, and whatever over and above necessaries remains of acquisition by their ability, R.

Linked entries: teolung tylung

ge-secgan

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Ic gehére hwæt þú woldest witan, ac ic hyt ne mæg myd feáwum wordum gesecgan. Solil.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
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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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Ǽlces mannes þeówetlingas ða ðrý dagas weorces beón gefreóde wið cyricsócne, and wið ðam ðe ðæt fæsten ðe lustlícor gefæsten, Wulfst. 171, 20: 181, 19.

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Onféngon hí rihtgelýfede ðeáwas on tó lifianne susceperunt ritus vivendi catholicos, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 23: Hy. 9, 28.

lang

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Ne biþ him hyht þis lǽne líf long gewunien, Ph. 481. (2 a) as predicate of an impersonal clause :-- Næs þá long tó þon þæt . . . B. 2591 : 2845. Lang bið syððan þæt se gást nimeð æt Gode . . . Seel. 5.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Ne dó gé náht máre þonne ꝥ eów geset (-seted, R., -setted, L., constitutum) is, Lk. 3, 13. of the Deity Ǽlcum ðú gesettest his ágene sunderstówe, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 30: Hy. 7, 21.

ge-weorþan

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. ¶ where a clause may be inferred :-- Gif hit gewurðan mæg (cf. gif hyt beón mæge si possibile est, Mt. 26, 39), áfyrsa þisne calic fram mé, Hml. Th. 544, 16. with clause only Wæs geworden ꝥ Hǽlend geneálǽhte Gericho, Bl.