ge-mynd
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Gé monigfeald on gemynd witon, alra tácna gehwilc you know everything that can keep alive the memory (of the Trojan War), El. 644. (to be in) mind Byð on éceum gemynde ǽghwylc, Ps. Th. 111, 6: Rtl. 177, 35.
tún
an enclosed piece of ground ⬩ a yard ⬩ court ⬩ the enclosed land surrounding a single dwelling ⬩ a manor ⬩ vill ⬩ 'an estate with a village community in villenage upon it under a lord's jurisdiction,' ⬩ the buildings or inhabitants being referred to ⬩ the towns of Roman Britain ⬩ a habitation of men ⬩ the residence or estate of a single person ⬩ an estate ⬩ farm ⬩ a collection of dwellings ⬩ a village ⬩ town
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See also Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. c. vii: Stubbs' Const. Hist. s. v. town : Green's Making of England, c. iv: Cod. Dip.
Linked entries: bold tún-geréfa
sécan
To seek ⬩ to try to find ⬩ to look for ⬩ make search for ⬩ to try to get ⬩ to try to attain an end ⬩ strive to effect a purpose ⬩ aim at ⬩ strive after ⬩ make something the object of endeavour ⬩ to try to find out by investigation or examination ⬩ to try to learn by asking ⬩ to ask ⬩ to go or come to ⬩ to seek a person ⬩ to visit ⬩ to seek a person for protection ⬩ to take refuge with a person ⬩ to seek a place ⬩ to visit ⬩ resort to ⬩ to seek immaterial things ⬩ to go to war ⬩ resort to artifice ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to try to get at ⬩ to go to attack
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Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 33. Ðá hálgan ðe on ðyssum lífe náht ne sóhton ne ne gyrndon tó hæbbene, Blickl. Homl. 53, 25.
þæt
That ⬩ that, ⬩ in order that ⬩ that ... not, ⬩ lest ⬩ that, so that, so as (with infin.)
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Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 14. Æfter ðære gebysnunge wurdon árǽrede muneclíf mid ðære gehealdsumnysse, þæt hí drohtnian on clǽnnesse Homl. Th. i. 318, 8.
LEÓHT
LIGHT ⬩ a light
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Hé hié lǽdæþ tó líhte ðǽr hí líf ágon á tó aldre, Cd. 221; Th. 287, 2; Sat. 361. Geearnian leóht ðæs écan lífes, Blickl. Homl. 17, 21. Ðæt þridde ne geseah ðære sunnan leóht nǽfre, Glostr. Frag. 8, 27. Hé Godes leóht geceás he died, Beo.
Linked entry: líht
stígan
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Alle stígende ( discedentes ) from rehtwísnissum, Ps. Surt. 118, 118. implying ascent, to go from a lower to a higher level, to ascend, mount Sió sunne ofer moncyn stíhþ á upweardes, Met. 13, 69. Bryne stígeþ heáh tó heofonum, Exon.
Linked entry: a-stígend
ufan
from above ⬩ down ⬩ above ⬩ at the top
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Ufan cumende of heánisse oriens ex alto, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 199, 40: Cd. Th. 248, 7; Dan. 509. Of roderum ufan onsended, 237, 14; Dan. 337: Exon.
witod
appointed ⬩ ordained ⬩ assured ⬩ certain ⬩ certain ⬩ certainly ⬩ assuredly
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Se ðe forsyhð eów, witod hé forsyhð mé, 177, 15. in a less definite sense, indeed, surely Allo wuted iornaþ omnes quidem currunt, Rtl. 5, 35. Ða heordas wutud gisprécun betwih him, Lk. Skt. Rush. 2, 15.
wræc
wrack ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ suffering that comes as punishment, ⬩ retributive punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ where the punishment or misery is exile or banishment
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Hé ðæt wíte and ðæt éce wræc ásette on ðone aldor deófla and mancyn freólsode, Blickl. Homl. 83, 23 : Andr. Kmbl. 2759; An. 1382 : Exon. Th. 78, 10 ; Cri. 1272: 92, 28; Cri. 1515. Wræccum plagis. Lk. Skt. Rush.
ge-weaxan
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Alle ðá ðe gewæxen sint mé omnia quae nata sunt mihi, Lk.
rúm
roomy, spacious, ample, extensive ⬩ roomy, open, unencumbered. ⬩ long, extended ⬩ ample, great, liberal ⬩ unrestricted, clear, free from conditions ⬩ lax ⬩ ample, far-reaching ⬩ liberal. ⬩ great, noble, august
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Wel biþ ðam eorle ðe him oninnan hæfþ rúme heortan (liberal in giving alms) Exon. Th. 467, 16. . Similar entries v. rúm-gifa, -gifol, -mód v.rúm-heort great, noble, august Ðære rúman a[u]guste, Wrt. Voc, ii. 5, 22. Rúmum augusto, regali, Hpt.
topp
a top, ⬩ summit ⬩ a lock of hair, tuft ⬩ a collection of rays of light ⬩ a top to play with ⬩ the hair at the top of the head ⬩ that which has a similarity with it
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The word is used also of other things Teon seiles to toppa, Laym. 1339. Top or cop of an hey thynge cacumen, top of a maste carchesia, Prompt. Parv. 496. It is found, too, as the name of a plaything En la rue vus juvetz a toup (a top of tre), Wrt.
wiþ
towards ⬩ to ⬩ in the direction of ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite to ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ by ⬩ near ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ unto ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ on ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite ⬩ against ⬩ in the way of ⬩ with. ⬩ with ⬩ part with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ in return for ⬩ as payment for ⬩ for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ for ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ for ⬩ for ⬩ in reward of ⬩ in return for ⬩ in answer to ⬩ for ⬩ as compensation for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition of ⬩ against ⬩ against ⬩ as a set-off ⬩ by the side of ⬩ compared with ⬩ in contrast with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to. ⬩ with ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ in opposition to. ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ by, ⬩ at ⬩ by ⬩ against ⬩ at ⬩ unto ⬩ with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to weigh one thing with or against another ⬩ in comparison with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with a person ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ with ⬩ in respect to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ to. ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ against ⬩ by ⬩ through, ⬩ to rest on the arm ⬩ till. ⬩ till ⬩ to ⬩ until
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Alf. 24; Th. i. 50, 15.
Linked entries: wiþ-faran wiþ-feohtan wiþ-ferian wiþ-fón wiþ-gán wiþ-lǽdan wiþ-standan se
MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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(ii) other verbs (see also I) : -- Wel ðæt swá mæg that may well be so, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 18. þuhte heom ðæt hit mihte swá, ðæt hié wéron seolfe swegles brytan, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 15; Sat. 22: Andr. Kmbl. 2786; An. 1395.
Linked entry: mæg
tó-weard
future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing
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Drihten ealle gód him symle fremfullíce tówearde dyde the Lord ever had in store for him all good things to his advantage, Lchdm. iii. 436, 23. Sometimes the word occurs without the inflexion that seems required, v.
Linked entry: tó-ward
swilc
where the word points to what has been already described ⬩ such ⬩ the like, the same ⬩ such . . . as ⬩ such as ⬩ so (as) much, so (as) many
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Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 3. Swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, Beo. Th. 2502; B. 1249. Eahtige hé hine selfne suelcne suelcne hé ondrǽtt ðæt hé sié, Past. 17; Swt. 119, 8. Séce swylcne hláford, swylcne hé wille, L.
warenian
To take heed ⬩ beware ⬩ be on guard ⬩ to take heed of ⬩ guard against ⬩ abstain from ⬩ to take heed that something is not done, does not happen ⬩ to take heed that something does happen ⬩ To put on guard ⬩ to warn ⬩ to be on one's guard ⬩ to look to one's self ⬩ take heed to one's self ⬩ take warning ⬩ to keep something from a person ⬩ to ward off
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Eall hé wearnige (weornige, MS.) swá fýr (syer, MS.) wudu wearnie (weornie, MS.) let him avoid it all, as wood avoids fire, Lchdm. i. 384, 13
Linked entries: wærnian wearnian warnian ge-warenian
hwǽr
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See also Mt. 24, 28 ( 1 a): Lk. R. 12, 34 ( 1 b): Jn. L. 12, 26 ( 1 b)
ge-niman
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</b> of the action of things :-- Ald cláð genimes (tollit ) fyllnisse his from wéde, Mt. L. 9, 16. Eall ðá sceard ðe seó sǽ him on genumen hæfþ, Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 13. <b>V d.
an-gin
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See also ongin in Dict