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sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Sleah feówer scearpan, Lchdm. ii. 100, 3 : 142, 18. Sleá him ánne spearcan, 290, 17. . <b>V a.</b> to strike a bargain (cf.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

ge-hwilc

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Æt þám feówer tóðum fyrestum, æt gehwylcum .vi. scillingas, 16, 2. Hió forlét sécan gehwylcne ágenne eard, El. 598. Sete tácn on gehwilcne wǽpnedcynnes, Gen. 2311. Gif hit sié binnan wǽdum, gehwilc .xx. scætta gebéte, 18, 5 : 14, 13.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Th. i. 440, 13. a region, quarter, cf. side. of the world On feówer endum þyses middangeardes (per quatuor mundi cardines) . . . on eáste*-*weardum . . ., Ors. 2, 1; S. 58, 31: Bl.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Cwǽdon þæt heó ówiht swylces ne ǽr ne síð ǽfre hýrdon, El. 572. with clause Hýrde ic þæt þám frætwum feówer meáras lást weardode, B. 2163. Hérdes þú ǽfre þætte ǽnig mon on sondbeorgas settan meahte fæste healle?, Met. 7, 9.

(pronoun.)
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hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Gewiton hie feówer they four departed, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 12; Gen. 1964: 191; Th. 238, 28; Dan. 361. Heora begra ǽhte the property of both of them, 90; Th. 113, 27; Gen. 1893. Him bám on breóstum in the breasts of them both, 10; Th. 12, 25; Gen. 190.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Ðis sind ðara feówer túna londgemǽra, iii. 77, 32. Ðǽr hé rád betwuh his hámum oþþe túnum (villas), Bd. 2, 16 ; S. 520, 11. v. tún-cyrice, -gebúr, -geréfa, -incel, -land, -mann, -scír, -steall, -stede; túnes-mann, -túningas. <b>II a.

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dón

(v.)
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Him mon dyde feówer síþan þone triumphan, Ors. 5, 12; S. 244, 8: 262, 25. Gé swylc leán dydon eówrum witan, 6, 4; Bos. 105, 7. Dó him þis tó lǽcedóme, Lch. i. 350, 23. Gif him þyrste, ðú dó him drincan, Hml. S. 21, 376.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Gáð gé gewǽpnode, P. 83, 12. of a female, to go with young, be pregnant Feówer and twéntig mónða gǽð seó módor (the elephant) mid folan, Hml.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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A world Ealra worulda scippend, Hy. 3, 23. the material world Ðeáh ðú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle ðú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld, and þeáh ðone ánne noman ðú tódǽldest on feówer gesceafta; án ðæra is eorþe, óþer wæter, þridde lyft,

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Feówer þing synt ealra þinga behéfost ðam árwyrðan men, ðam ðé þencþ tó ðam écan lífe, 247, 12. Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þóhte ðonne tó sǽláde his thoughts were turned rather to vengeance than to voyage, Beo. Th. 2282; B. 1139.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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L. 7, 17, 18. the constituent parts of a whole Twégen minuta and healf gewyrcað ánne prican, feówer prica gewyrceað áne tíd, Angl. viii. 318, 45. Þára lima gecynd is ꝥ hí gewercað ǽnne líchoman.

hwá

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Gif þú tódǽlst hwæt on feówer, Angl. viii. 335, 24: Bl. H. 97, 27. with gen. Gif hié hwæt suá heálicra yfela on him ongieten si qua valde sunt eorum prava, Past. 197, 5. Gif him gebyrige ðæt hé on ðæs hwæt befoo ðe wið his willan sié, 198, 23.

ge-niman

(v.)
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L. 5, 9. to take in war, capture Hé gefeaht wiþ feówer sciphlæstas Deniscra monna, and þára scipa tú genam, 882; P. 78, 1. Se cyng þone castel gewann and þæs eorles men genam, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 14.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Ic gesett hæbbe of þisum feówer bócum ( the gospels ) wel feówertig lárspella on Englisc, Ælfc. T.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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And cyninges þegnes heregeata inne mid Denum ðe his sócne hæbbe feówer pund. And gif hé tó ðam cyninge furðor cýððe hæbbe..., L. C. S. 72; Th. i. 414, 4-20.

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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Gif hwá forstele óðres sceáp . . . selle feówer sceáp wið ánum. Gif hé næbbe hwæt hé selle, sié hé self beboht wið ðam fió, L. Alf. 24; Th. i. 50, 15.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Hé þá eá upp forlét an feówer hund eá and on lx in quadringentos sexaginta alveos amnem comminuit, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 1, 5. 'Ic bebeóde ꝥ gé hine leng ne beran' ... hié sóna hine forlétan, and he gefeól, Bl.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Homl. 25, 5: 55, 21. of place or position Æt ðám feówer tóðum fyrestum ... se tóð se þanne bí standeþ ... se ðe þonne bí ðam standeþ ... and þonne siþþan gehwilc, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 3-4.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Ǽrest ꝥ hí heó gegaderian á ymb feówer wucan, Ll. Th. i. 258, 3. to keep in force or operation, continue a practice, habit, arrangement, &c. Ic healde míne wísan, Rä. 9, 4.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Seó heofon biþ gefeallen æt ðǽm feówer endum middangeardes, 93, 4. Seó eorþe, Lchdm. iii. 254, 15. Seó sǽ and se móna geþwǽrlǽcaþ him betweónan, 268, 12. Seó lyft the air, 272, 20. On ðone gemánan ðæs brýdguman and ðære brýde, Blickl. Homl. 11, 5.