sculan
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Ger. wozu soll dies ?) Ðys sceal on twelftan dæg this is the proper gospel for twelfth-day (cf. ðys godspel gebyraþ, Rubc. 1. 18), Mt. Kmbl. Rubc. 2, 1 (and often). Hwæt scal déswá, láðlíc stríð what good will the strife do you ? Cd.
of
Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about
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Wendan on Englisc, hwílum word be worde, hwílum andgit of andgite, Past. Swt. 7, 20. Hwæðer ǽnig man wǽre ðe ǽnige mǽrþa of ðam Hǽlende hælde, St. And. 36, 31. Sóðfæstnesse, ða ðe ic gehýrde of Gode, Jn.
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settan
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Th. i. 60, 16. figurative, to set to work, set before one a choice, set a mark, a name, one's mind, lay a charge, a curse, etc. , upon one, put one in a position, put into one's power, etc.
Linked entry: on-settan
þe
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Wé ðás word sprecaþ ... þe wé in carcerne sittaþ, 2, 27; Cri. 25. Wé, þe ús befæst is seó gýmingGodes folces ... we, to whom is committed the care of God's people..., L. E. I. 1; Th. ii. 402, 9.
Linked entry: þý
wracu
pain ⬩ suffering ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ retribution ⬩ persecution ⬩ hostility ⬩ active enmity ⬩ vengeance ⬩ revenge
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Nis ðǽr láð geníðla ine wóþ ne wrac weútáen nán, yldu ne yrmðu . . . ne sár wracu non huc exangues morbi, non aigra senectus . . . ludus acerbns abest, 201, 2-11; Ph. 50-54.
ge-þencan
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</b> with the implication that conduct will be influenced by remembrance :-- Gif ic þé ne geþence þonne méé Geþence hé word and wedd þe hé Gode betǽhte, Ll.
heorte
breast ⬩ bosom ⬩ will ⬩ intellect ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ intent ⬩ will ⬩ desire ⬩ inclination ⬩ disposition ⬩ temperament ⬩ character
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His módor geheóld ealle þás word on hyre heortan (hearta, L., heorte, R.) smeágende, Lk. 2, 51. Hálig in heortan, Gú. 554.
lǽdan
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Sceal ic his word and his weorc in gewitnesse Dryhtne lǽdan, Gú. 693. Godwine hæfð gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár hyne tihte, and ꝥ wæs lǽd æt Licitfelda, Cht.
willa
will, the faculty of willing ⬩ will, purpose, design, command ⬩ will, determination, resolution ⬩ intention, purpose, desire to act ⬩ will, desire, wish ⬩ pleasure, delight ⬩ will, disposition ⬩ will, accord, consent, pleasure ⬩ Ger. meinetwillen ⬩ will, one's own way
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Of ðam willan. cumaþ geþó htas and word and weorc, ǽgðer ge yfele ge góde . . . þurh ðone willan heó wile swá hwæt swá hire lícaþ, Homl. Th. i. 288, 18-30. Se willa sceal beón ǽfre frig, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 200; 2.
be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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Hé hét cýðan þám arceƀ be Ðeódréde biscop he sent word to the archbishop by bishop Theodred, Ll.
tíd
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Th. i. 312,29. as a grammatical term, tense Verbum ys word mid tíde and háde bútan case . . . Him gelimpþ . . . tempus tíd, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 119, 8-14. Tíd gelimpþ worde for getácnunge mislícra dǽda.
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gód
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Ic geþolade gódes ealles, wonn módearfoða má, Hy. 4, 85. Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere mid góde elige servum tuum in bonum, Ps. Th. 118, 122. Ne mé ǽnig mid góde ongitan wolde noa erat qui agnosceret me, Ps. Th. 141, 4.
sleán
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. :-- Ic wéne gif wit uncre word tósomne sleáþ, ðæt ðǽr ásprunge sum spearca sóþfæstnesse, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 2. <b>VI b.</b> to pitch a tent, drive a stake into the ground (cf.
sum
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Sume ( some of the thanes) ðǽr bidon, 806; B. 400. where the word is quite indefinite, some one Sum tó lyt hafaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 688; Sal. 343. Ic sceal swelgan of sumes bósme, Exon.
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þurfan
To need ⬩ to be in need ⬩ have need of something ⬩ to need to do something ⬩ to be bound to do something because it is right ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ be compelled by destiny ⬩ to have good cause or reason for doing something ⬩ to be use, to be good for a person to do something ⬩ to owe
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Gedón hí ðæt hira synna ne ðyrfen ( need not, because of the divine ordinance ) bión gesewene æt ðæm nearwan dóme, Past. 53; Swt. 413, 16. with the idea of compulsion, or where the inevitability of a consequence is expressed; in some cases the word might
ge-mǽne
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Hié þrý cwǽdon þurh gemǽne word with united voice they spoke, Dan. 362: Gen. 2474. denoting association (cf. ge-mána), acting or being together with others. local.
hálig
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Þurh þín hálig word, An. 1420. Gástgifu vel háligu carismata, dona, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 5. Hálige gewreotu, Bl.
þanne
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Generally if the subject follows the verb the word is to be rendered by then, if the subject precedes the verb, by when.
wyrd
What happens ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ chance ⬩ fate ⬩ the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things ⬩ one of the Fates ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ an event ⬩ an event ⬩ occurrence ⬩ circumstance ⬩ incident ⬩ fact ⬩ what happens to a person ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ chance ⬩ accident
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What happens, fate, fortune, chance. the word is used to gloss the following Latin words Casibus wyrdum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 1 : 18, 29 : 81, 45. Eventus wyrd, 75, 61 : 30, 71. Fati wyrde oððe gegonges, 33, 65. Fata wyrde, 94, 6.
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ge-cynd
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Þú man worhtest and him ... sealdest word and gewitt and wæstma gecynd ( the property of growth ), Hy. 9, 56. Uþwitan secgaþ ꝥ sió sáwul hæbbe ðrió gecynd; án ðára gecynda is ꝥ heó biþ wilnigende ... twá ðára gecyndu (-a?)