ge-lǽstan
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Sáulsceat man gelǽste æt openum græfe, 308, 4, 6. Gelǽste ǽlc wuduwe þá heregeata binnan twelf mónðum, 416, 16. Gelǽste persolueret, An. Ox. 1991.
DÓN
To DO, make, cause ⬩ agĕre, facĕre
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Hwæt dó we ðæt we wyrceon Godes weorc quid faciēmus ut operēmur opĕra Dei? Jn. Bos. 6, 28: Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 28; Seel. 99. Hwæt dó ge máre quid amplius facĭtis? Mt. Bos. 5, 47.
æt
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Ðæt hé feorh ne geséce æt openre þýfðe, 392, 3: 240, 30. Æt þýfðe gewita beón, 200, 20. Ealles folces þing byð þe betere æt þám þýfðum, 238, 20: 250, 5.
út
out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally
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Nǽnig mon his geþóht openum wordum út ne cýðe nemo palam pronunciet, Nar. 28, 30. Hit nǽnig mon út cýþan ne móste no man might spread the news of it abroad, 32, 17. Út mǽran, 32, 22. figurative, as in to carry out, to an end,marking completeness.
Linked entries: úte út-gársecg á-dón
gildan
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Bið golden retribuetur (ei juxta opera manmim suarum), Kent. Gl. 410 : retribuentur (justis bona) 463. used absolutely to reward, requite, give reward to (dat. ) Þú mínre sáwle gyldest retribues in anima mea Ps. Th. 130, 4.
swá
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Swǽ opene scylde ðæt hé his bróðor ofslóge, Past. 34; Swt. 234, 2. Ðín mægen is swá mǽre, swá ðæt ǽnig ne wát ða deópnesse Drihtnes mihta, Hy. 3, 31 : Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 198, 15.
winnan
intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain
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Hé mid his handum wonn and worhte ða ðing ðe nýdþearflícu wǽron operi manuum studium impendebat, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 30. Hé won and worhte, wíngeard sette, Cd. Th. 94, 7; Gen. 1558. Ðerh alle næht wé wunnon per totam noctem laborantes, Lk. Skt.
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sculan
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Gif hine mon tó genédan scyle, and hé elles nylle if there is no other course open but to compel him, L. Alf. pol. l; Th. i. 60, 13.
þeów
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Three days, however, in the year were granted, the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Michaelmas: Sit omnis servus liber ab opere illis tribus diebus, quo melius jejunare possit, et operetur sibimet quod vult, L. Eth. viii. 2; cf.
ge-wyrcan
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Th. i. 400, 14 : 404, 16 : 312, 8: 204, 8: 80, 20: 230, 10. ꝥte ic geuyrco uoerca his operari opera eius Jn. L. 9, 4. ꝥte wé é Hié woldon þæt hié on elþeódigum ǽt geworhton they meant to make a meal on the strangers An. 1075.
secgan
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HÍ sculon his weorc sæcgean annuntient opera ejus, 106, 21, to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc., to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person (cf. Ger. Dank sagen) Ic ðara frætwa þanc wuldurcyninge wordum secge, Beo.
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in
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Gé in gestalun stondað, Gú. 481. (3 a) in the act or process of :-- Hine synnigne man gefó in ceápe oþþe elles æt openre scylde, Ll. Th. i. 124, 22. Gé weorðmyndu in dolum dreáme Dryhtne gieldað, Gú. 435. of form, order, &c.
for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send
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Gif þú wille on snide blód forlǽtan, 148, 10. to relax efforts to do something: Sé ðe for his slǽwðe forlǽtt his gódan weorc qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo, Past. 445, 17. not to detain Hié mon forlǽteþ tó mé, Bl. H. 71, 2.