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be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Gif hit be þan libbendan habban wyllan if they will have it in their lifetime, Cht. Th. 491, 25. Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.

ge-déman

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þý ic geseó mínne dóm gedémedne beón cum uiderim iudicium meum iam esse completum, Bd. 5, 14; Sch. 646, 3. to adjudge reward, punishment, & c. assign God þám náne mildheortnesse ne gedémde þe hine oferhogodon, ne Críst þám náne ne gedémde þe hyne

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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And sáulsceat is rihtast ðæt man symle gelǽste æt openum græfe; and gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscriftscíre elles hwár lecge, gelǽste man sáulsceat swá ðéh intó ðam mynstre ðe hit tó hýrde, L.

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Hé ánne cnapan gesette on hyra middele, Mk. Skt. 9, 36: Lk. Skt. 21, 21. Ða clǽnan heortan God geseóþ. On ðære gesihþe wesaþ ealle geleáffulle, Blickl. Homl. 13, 27. Ða sǽton on portum qui sedebant in porta, Ps. Th. 68, 12.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Kmbl. 977; El. 490: Exon. 118 a ; Th. 454, 10 ; Hy. 4, 30. extension over space or time,— Along, through, during; κατά, per Sǽton æfter beorgum they sat along the hills, Cd. 154 ; Th. 191, 9; Exod. 212.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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And ic wille ðæt woruldgerihta mid Denum standan be swá gódum lagum swá betst geceósen mǽgen, L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 272, 30.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Ceóse Dene be lagum hwylce steóre be ðan healdan willaþ, L. Edg. S. 13; Th. i. 276, 28. Ðá ásende him God tó swýðlíce steóre (he wes carried away captive), Homl. Skt. i. 18, 437. Tóscádan ge on godcundan scriftan ge on woroldcundan steóran, L.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Cristes þegnas biddaþ God áre ealre þeóde; ðú him tíðast, swá ðú eádmód eart ealre worlde, Hy. 7, 55. Grécas ... Egiptisce þeóda ... Romani and Englisce þeóda, Anglia viii. 309, 19-21. Þeóda wlítaþ ... hú seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ, Exon.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Th. 469, 19; Hy. 11, 4. Fægere word ðis synd ðe gé bróhton, ac hí níwe syndon and uncúþe pulchra sunt verba quae adfertis, sed nova sunt et incerta, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 10.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

ge-cweþan

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Th. i. 86, 22. to name, mention, speak of Seó sáuwul oððe ꝥ líf oððe seó edwist synd gecwædene tó hyre sylfra, and ꝥ gemynd oððe ꝥ andgit oþþe seó wylla beóð gecwædene tó sumum þinga edlesendlíce, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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In swá hwylce tiid swá gé mid treówe (truly) tó mé on hyge hweorfaþ, and gé hellfirena geswícaþ, Exon. Th. 366, 1; Reb. 5. On treówe gelǽton (-en ?) fidei commissum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 76. His treówe (treówa, Bd.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Hí sóhton hyne, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 46: Blickl. Homl. 241, 12. Mannes sunu com sécean (tó soecanne, Lind.) and hál dón ðæt forwearð, Lk. Skt. 19, 10. Sécende God requirens Deum, Ps.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Yna (hýna ?) túnes tácen is ðæt ðú sette ðíne swýþran hand brádlinga ofer ðínne innoð, Techm. ii. 126, 15 (cf. gang-tún).

Linked entry: bold

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

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Eall ðæt gemót sóhte leáse saga ongén ðone Hǽlend, ðæt híg hyne to deáþe sealdon omne consĭlium quærēbat falsum testimōnium contra Iesum, ut eum morti tradĕrent, Mt. Bos. 26, 59: 20, 18: Ps. Th. 114, 8: 117, 18.

Linked entry: deóþ

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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He fremede swá and Freán hýrde he did so and obeyed the Lord, Cd. 73; Th. 90, 10; Gen. 1493: 130; Th. 165, 21; Gen: 2735. Ne ic firene fremde I have not committed crimes. Ps. Th. 58, 3: Cd. 181; Th. 227, 11; Dan. 185.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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. :-- Mid heortan stilre corde tacito, Hymn. Surt. 132, 30. Wén is ðæt eówer sum cweðe tó him sylfum on stillum geðohtum . . ., Homl. Th. i. 580, 5. not loud Mid stylre stemne, Homl.

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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On swárran ðisum líchoman in gravi isto corpore, Hymn. Surt. 13, 15. <b>V a</b>. inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak :-- Mé is mín gást swǽr geworden defecit spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 7.

Linked entry: swár

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Th. 5866; B. 2937. weary at heart, sad, grieved Ne mæg wérig mód wyrde wiðstondan, ne se hreó hyge helpe gefremman a soul that is sad may not stand against fate, nor the mind that mourns minister help, Exon. Th. 287, 16; Wand. 15.

ge-gangan

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Gegandende, 103, 59. where the prominent notion is that of direction or destination. of self-originated motion or action. to proceed to a place or person, go into a place Þeáh ic on mínes húses hyld gegange, Ps. Th. 131, 3.

ge-grípan

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hyne gegráp arripiebat illum, Lk. 8, 29. Gást gigráp ( appraehendit ) hine, Lk. R. 9, 39. Gigriopun Símón, 23, 26. Hwonne hí mé gegrípan and tó helle locum gelǽdan, Bd. 5, 13; Sch. 640, 16. Hé mé swá ládode ꝥ hié mé ne gegripon, Bl. H. 151, 27.