wíf
a woman ⬩ a female person ⬩ a being in the form of a woman ⬩ a married woman ⬩ a wife
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Wæs sóna gearu wíf, swá hire weoruda helm beboden hæfde, Elen. Kmbl. 445 ; El. 223. Sǽde ðæt wíf hire wordum selfa, Cd. Th. 160, 10; Gen. 2648. Wífes sceós baxeae, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 20. Ðæt hi nágan mid rihte þurh hǽmedþing wífes gemánan, L.
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werian
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Se hwíta helm hafelan werede, 2901; B. 1448. to hold, occupy. v. warian, <b>III a</b> Ða ðe onhǽle eardas weredon, Exon. Th. 123, 14; Gú. 322.
weorod
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Weoruda helm, byrnwíggendra, Elen. Kmbl. 446 ; El. 223. Weoruda waldend, Exon. Th. 96, 6; Cri. 1570 : 137, 28; Gú. 566: Andr. Kmbl. 775; An. 388. Sigora waldend, weoruda wilgiefa, Exon. Th. 229, 34; Ph. 465: Andr. Kmbl. 123; An. 62 : 2565; An. 1284.
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ge-hátan
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Hié him gehéton þæt hiera kyning fulwihte onfón wolde, Chr. 878; P. 76, 14. combining and Ic hit þé geháte, nó heó on helm losað, B. 1392.
byrgen
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Him ðá gegiredon Geáta leóde ád unwáclícne, helm-behongen, hilde bordum, and beorhtum byrnum the people of the Goths then raised for him a mighty funeral pile, hung with helmets, shields, and bright breast-plates, 6265-6271; B. 3137-3140.
ge-mǽne
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Unc sceal sweord and helm, byrne and byrduscrúd bám gemǽne (be used to defend both of us), B. 2660. <b>I a α.</b> that is enjoyed in common :-- Þá þe áscyrede sýn fram þám gemǽnan gereorde privati a mense participatione, R. Ben. 49, 4.
hálig
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Háligra helm, Cri. 529. Scyldigra scolu áscyred weorðeð from hálgum, 1609. Þinum þám hálgum, Ps. Th. 73, 4. Ne forlǽt God nǽfre his hálge, 36, 27. Mánfulle . . . hálige under heora fótum þryccaþ. Bt. 4; F. 8, 14. Hí þíne hálgan yfeladan, Ps.
hú
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Cýðan godspelles gife, hú se gásta helm . . . ácenned wearð, El. 176. Gé wítgena láre onféngon, hú se líffruma in cildes hád cenned wurde, 335. Ússa yrmða geþenc, hú wé hwearfiað heánlíce, Cri. 371.
þanne
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Ðæt wǽron men fyrdhwate, þonne rond and hand helm ealgodon, Andr. Kmbl. 18; An. 9. Symle ic gehýrde, þonne heofones gim west onhylde, Exon. Th. 174, 30; Gú. 1185: 122, 11; Gú. 304: Cd. Th. 33, 21; Gen. 523.
ge-wyrcan
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Mé ne lyst mid glase geworhtra wága non requiro comptos vitro parietes Bt. 5, l ; F. 10, 16. to make, (i) the subject a person, to form an object out of material Hé gewyrceð helm oððe hupseax, Crä. 63. Gewyrcean wígbord, B. 2337.
tó
to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too
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Hé gewyrceþ tó wera hilde helm oþþe hupseax, Exon. Th. 297, 5; Crä. 63. Hié wǽpna náman tó ðon ðæt hié heora weras wrecan þóhton they took arms for this reason, that they intended to avenge their husbands (cf. Goth. du þé ci pro eo quod).
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