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þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Nó wé þus swíðe swencan þorftan, þǽr ðú freónda lárum hýran wolde, Exon. Th. 129, 19; Gú. 423. Ne þorfton hí hlúde hlihhan, Cd. Th. 5, 17; Gen. 73. Hí gearowe wǽron deáðe sweltan, gif hí ðorfton ( if the occasion demanded it ), Homl.

friþ

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Add: peace as opposed to strife, discord Þǽr is frið freóndum bitweón bútan æfestum, . . . sib bútan níðe, Cri. 1659. Bisceop sceall saca sehtan and frið wyrcan, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 14.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Hé uneáðe mihte on his móde findan ꝥ hé swá leófne freónd fram him lǽtan sceolde, Hml. S. 6, 225: 31, 394. to visit, reach a place Hí flugon forhtigende, woldon hámas findan, Exod. 453.

gód

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Freónda gódra, Rä. 27, 22. ¶ in a special sense, liberal :-- Wes þú ús lárena gód, B. 269. Ic gumcystum gódne funde beága bryttan, 1486: 1969. of actions, feelings, words, &c. On eorðan sý sybb mannum gódes willan, Lk. 2, 14: Bl.

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Ǽghwilcum men biþ leófre swá hé hæbbe holdra freónda má the more friends every man has the better he likes it, 123, 1. Be ðam sacerde ðonne hé mæssaþ hwæt hé on him hæbbe of the priest when he says mass what he is to have on, L. Edg.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Icþ á leóde wát ge wið feónd ge wið freónd fæste geworhte ( steadfastly minded towards foe or friend ), B. 1864. to do, make, cause an effect by effort, bring about a result Gielde hé swá wer swá wunde swá hé gewyrce he must pay for death or wound according

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Wes ús freónd, Cd. Th. 165, 1; Gen. 2725. Ic mæg wesan god, 18, 35; Gen. 283. Se ðe wæs leorningcniht on háde ongann wesan láreów on martyrdóme, Homl. Th. i. 50, 6. Hwæt wile ðis wesan ? Blickl. Homl. 239, 29.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Hé gedyde þæt Antonius his freónd wearð, Ors. 5, 13 ; S. 244, 28 : 6, 18; S. 272, I. with noun (pronoun), and complementary adjective Ðá tunglu þú gedést þé gehýrsume, Bt. 4; F. 6, 32. Hé hine fracodne gedéð, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 22: Hml.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Gif hé þǽra freónda hæfil þe ꝥ dón durron. Ll. Th. i. 290, 14. Gif hé mægnes hæbbe ꝥ hé his gefán beríde, 90, 4.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Cwæþ ðæt hé wolde mid his freóndum sprǽce and geþæht habban cum amicis suis sese de hoc collaturum esse dicebat, 2, 13; S. 515, 37. Hæfdon betwih him sprǽce and geþeahte habito inter se consilio, 3, 29; S. 561, 6.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Far ðǽr ðú freónda wéne Exon. Th. 119, 29; Gú. 262. Geworpene on hlǽw, ðǽr hiora gemynde men ne wénan projecti in monumentis, quorum non meministi amplius Ps. Th. 87, 5. Hwonon hié ðæs wénan sculon Past. 11; Swt. 67, 2.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gif hé wille his wǽpen sellan, hine mon gehealde, and hine his freóndum gecýðe (cf. hine his mǽgum gebodie, 8), 90, 16. to bear witness, testify, v. ge-cýþedness ꝥte [hé] gicýðeð him ut testetur illis, Lk. R. 16, 28.

Linked entry: cýþan

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Tiliaþ eów freónda get friends for yourselves, i. 334, 27. ÐÚ scealt mid earfoðnyssum ðé metes tilian, 18, 15: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 219. Noe ongan to eorðan him ǽtes tilian Noe began to provide himself with food from the earth, Cd.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Hí sume þurh freónda fultum and ælmesdǽdum, and swíðost þurh hálige mæssan beóð álýsede, 352, 25-27. Ðurh ða treówu and ðam streáwe and ðam ceafe sind getácnode leóhtlíce synna, 590, 12-14.

self

(pronoun.)
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self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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His freónda forspǽc forstent him eal ðæt sylfe, swylce hit sylf spǽce, Wulfst. 38, 17. alone Ic mé on múþe mægene hæbbe, and ic sódfæst word on sylfan healde, Ps. Th. 118, 43. On selfe wísan in the same fashion, Lchdm. ii. 72, 17

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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III. 8 :-- His freónd in gold (on gold, wiþ goldes, v.ll.) bebycgan amicum suum auro uendere, Bd. 2, 12; M. 130, 33. introducing parts produced by division Wæs tódǽled in tuá biscscíra West-Seaxna lond, Chr. 709; P. 40, 26. of direction without motion

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Ðá æt nýhstan mid fultume his freónda þæt hé gelýfde, 3, 22; S. 552, 26 : 3, 24; S. 556, 21 : 4, 27; S. 604, 32 (cf. 3, 9; S. 533, 16-19 : 4, 3; S. 569, 1-3). And þæs embe áne niht ðæt wé Marian mæssan healdaþ, Menol. Fox 39; Men. 20 and often.

ge-healdan

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Selle hé his wǽpn and his ǽhta his freóndum tó gehealdanne, Ll. Th. i. 60, 8. Tó gehealdenne recondenda (defruta apothecis ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 78. Biþ hit him tógeánes gehealden on þám heofonlican goldhorde, Bl. H. 53, 14.

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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L. 30, 29. to leave, quit. to leave a person. to leave the presence or society of Ne þǽr mon his feónd findeð, ne his freónd forlǽteþ, Bl. H. 105, 1. Ðá forlét (-leort, L. reliquit) se deófol hine, Mt. 4, 11: Bl. H. 27, 21.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Ðǽr ðú fromlíce freónda lárum hýran wolde, Exon. Th. 129, 22; Gú. 425. Hié gehéton ðæt hiera kyning fulwiht onfón wolde, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 18. Hé cwæð ðæt hé wolde ðam wífe gemyltsian, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 179.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde