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ge-gán

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Eal ( all the spoil ) þæt þá þeódguman geeódon, Jud. 332. Gegáð þá buruh and forbernað hí sóna cum ceperitis civitatem, succendite eam, Jos. 8, 7.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Ðú swíþor swincst on ðam sporé, ðonne hí dón, 38, 5 ; Fox 206, 13. Suá hwá suá suinceþ (swinceþ, Cott. MSS. ) on ðæn ðæt hé leornige unþeáwas, Past. 36; Swt. 251, 4. Æfter ðam unrihte ðe hí an swincaþ, Ps. Th. 27, 5.

ge-scendan

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Voc. ii. 24, 33. to disfigure, spoil, injure, mar, dejile, corrupt. physical Ðeáh ðe ðæt gecynd ðæs carbuncules híne úp áhebbe, his blioh hine gescent quem naturalis ordo praelulerat, coloris qualitas foedat, Past. 411, 32.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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Húþe feredon seccas and gesíþþas warriors and allies carried away the spoil, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 23; Gen. 2067: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 22; Jud. 201. Gesíþa ða sǽmestan the worst of companions, Exon. 86 b; Th. 326, 7; Wíd. 125.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Eác swylce beo sprecende sý to eallum mancynne as ifit spoke to all mankind, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 34.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ðá andwyrde eugenia and cwæþ mid ðisum ingehýde ðæt ða gewylnunga ðissere andweardan worulde synt swíðe swicole then answered Eugenia and spoke to this effect, that the desires of this present world are very deceitful, Homl. Skt. 2, 163.

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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</b> to play with a person, toy; in a bad sense, to make sport of :-- Sarra beheóld, hú Agares sunu wið Isaac plegode, Gen. 21, 9. Ðære helle hund ongan fægenian mid his steorte and plegian wið hine ( Orpheus ), Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 17.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Hig noldan ná feohtan mid fægerum wordum ánum, swá þæt hí wel sprǽcon and áwendon þæt eft so that they spoke well and then did not act in accordance with their words, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 29.

Linked entry: on-wendan

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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places; Wealawyrð is a uillula, iii. 347, ii: v. 346, 33: Æbbewyrð is a uiculus, iv. 164, 8-10: Æscmeresweorð is a uilla, v. 216, 10 : Gislheresuuyrth is a terra, i. 44, 11. so also Brinkeuurða, iv. 167, 1, and Deceuurthe, ii. 367, 22-23 : Ceolwurð is spoken

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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M. 156, 5) ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas nimaþ, 3, 2; S. 524, 30. in a collective sense, trees, a wood Ðá behídde Adam hyne on middan ðam treówe neorxena wanges Adam hid himself among the trees of the garden; in medio ligni paradisi, Gen. 3, 8.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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To say (of written or spoken words). to say certain words, the words used being given Hé segþ : Gé ne mágon cuman ðyder ic fare, Jn. Skt. 8, 22. Gif hwá segþ, corban, Mk. Skt. 7, 11. Sege folce : Ðis sind ða dagas, Lev. 23, 2.

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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Hí ferdon ongén ðone brýdguman exiērunt obviam sponso, Mt. Bos. 25, 1. Hí ofer sǽ ferdon they went over the sea, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 7, 12. Tíd is ðæt ðú fete it is time that thou goest, Exon. 51 b; Th. 179, 30; Gú. 1269: Andr. Kmbl. 448; An. 224.

Linked entry: fyran

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Ðás tácno ðe ic nú hwíle big sægde the signs that I have just now spoken of, Blickl. Homl. l09, 6. Hé nú hwonne ( quandoque ) biþ on wuldre árísende, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 16. Swá swá wé nú rihte (straightway, directly) secgaþ, Ælfc.

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Geþenc se snottra fengel hwæt wit sprǽcon let the sagacious prince bear in mind what we have spoken, Beo.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Ne wandode ic ná mínum sceattum ða hwíle ðe eów unfrið on handa stód I did not spore my treasures while you had hostilities on hand, Chart. Erl. 229, 27.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

hwilc

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Ðonne hwá lufige hwelcre wuhte spor, 353, l. Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ. . . Bl. H. 131, 24: Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 14. Hwelcum earmum men, Bl. H. 215, 26. Þeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh, Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 22. Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús, 16, 2 ; F. 52, l.

ge-secgan

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Gesaegd aron heáfudwearda ðára réda exbliciunt cabitula lectionum, 20, 9. where the object denotes what is spoken about, to give an account of, speak of, tell, narrate Ic nú his dǽda gesugian scyle, oþ ic Rómána gesecge, Ors. 3, 17; S. 120, 18.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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(perhaps thou art that Jesus of whom Satan spoke, Gospel of Nicodemus 17, 12) Nicod. 28; Thw. 16, 35. Mára woen is quanto magis Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 11: 12, 12: Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 13 (Mára woen, Lind.) Mára woen alio quin Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 22.

Linked entry: wéna

gíman

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Ðá spone hé ðe his ðeáwa giémað spectatores suos ad sublimia invitet Past. 83, 3. with acc.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Ágenes þances sponte, Germ. 395, 64 : L. C. S. 75; Th. i. 416, 22. Gif hwá þeóf geméte and hine his þances áweg lǽte búton hreáme if any one come upon a thief and of his own accord let him get away without hue and cry, 29; Th. i. 392, 14.

Linked entries: þancung þonc