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þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Voc. ii. 130, 12. (10) an object, a purpose :-- Gode wé cyrican betǽcaþ tó ðám þingum, ðæt cristene men ðǽrtó faran magan and ðǽr heora neóda tó Gode mǽnan and synna forgifenesse biddan, Wulfst. 278, 19.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Habbaþ wé micel ǽrende ne sceal ðǽr dyrne sum ( any of the errands) wesan, 548; B. 271. Sumne ( one of the creatures on the mere) Geáta leód feores getwǽfde, 2869; B. 1432.

Linked entry: ÁN

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Hé mid hí féran sceolde tó ðon ðæt hé ða fǽmnan ǽghwæðer ge mid ða (ðære, MS. B.) mǽrsunge heofonlícra gerýna ge mid his dæghwamlícre láre trymede, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 37.

Linked entry: mið

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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Grammar þurfan, with gen. of thing needed Beó ðé be ðínum, and lǽt mé be mínum; ne gyrne ic ðínes, ne ðú mínes ne þearft (dærft, Lchdm. iii. 288, 9), L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 16.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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.; Swt. 5, 11. of quality Hé biþ ðæra suíðe gemyndig, Past. 4; Swt. 37, 20. Ða swíðe swígean nimis taciti, 23; Swt. 174, 24. Swíþe heá dúne, Blickl. Homl. 27, 16. Ús is swíþe uncúþ, 51, 35. Hé wæs swíðe welig dives erat valde, Lk.

Linked entry: swíðor

ge-bídan

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Gebíd ðú mid ðǽre andsware, oð ðú wite ðæt ðín sprǽc hæbbe ǽgðer ge ord ge ende, Past. 385, 12. Hwæþer ðú þínes ágenes þonces hí forléte, þe þú gebide hwonne hí þé forlétan, Bt. 8 ; F. 26, 13. Gebídan, oþ þæt. . .

ge-win

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., for ðan þe ǽlc ðǽra ðe Gode geþíhð bið on gewinne wið ðone deófol, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 29. cf. (1 b δ) [Mynster]lices gecampes gewin cenobialis militię tyrocinium, An. Ox. 4170.

gleáw

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Voc. ii. 28, 54. of physical sight, of the eye, sharp, gleg Him ádimmiað þá eágan þe ǽr wǽron beorhte and gleáwe on gesihðe, Wlfst. 147, 31. of mental vision. quick to discern, of quick intelligence, clever Hwá is nú ðǽra ðe gesceádwís sié, and tó ðǽm

ge-mynd

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Ðǽre eádegan gemynde wer reverendae memoriae vir, Past. 173, 16. Ic ádílige Amaleches gemynd, Ex. 17, 14 : Chr. 979; P. 123, 20. Martira gemynd áreccan, Men. 69.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Ǽlc ðæra ðe on gecampe winð, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 22. Ðeód winð ongén þeóde consurget gens in gentem Mt. Kmbl. 24, 7. Wé winnaþ for hǽlo úre ðeóde pro salute gentis nostrae bella suscepimus Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 24.

Linked entry: on-winnende

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Ass. 123, 209. with gerundial infinitive Ðǽr ðú ongeáte hwidre ic ðé teohhie (tiohige, Cott. MS.) tó lǽdenne si, quonam te ducere aggredimur, agnosceres, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 1.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Hé ( Joseph ) heóld his fæder on fullum wurðscipe ðǽr mid eallum his bróðrum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 7. honour, glory Míne fýnd mínne weorðscipe tó duste gewyrcen inimicus gloriam meam in pulverem deducat Ps.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Th. i. 238, 30. adverb Se ealdorman hine ðǽr geáxode (cf. pervenit ad aures principis confessorem Christi penes Albanum latere, Bd. l, 7), Hml. S. 19, 32.

ge-wríþan

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Ðǽr tó hig gewríðað þæne nymendan dǽl, Angl. viii. 313, 10. figurative, of adhesion or attachment, to bind. the object a person, where obligation is accepted Munecas tó him cómon, ꝥ hí tó his bysne and tó his lárum hí gewriðon, and tó þære onhýringe

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

hwæþere

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D. 294, 5. within a clause, however, yet Manigfeald wundor ðǽr beóð æteówed, ealles oftost hweðre on ðǽm dæge, Bl. H. 209, 16. Ðegnas his geuundradon ... nǽnig monn hueðre ( tamen ) cueð ..., Jn. L. R. 4, 27.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a coursewaya lodewatercoursecarryingcarriagebringingSustenanceprovision

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Noe tealde ðæt hé (the raven) hine, gif hé on ðære láde land ne funde, sécan wolde, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 5: Gen. 1444.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Voc. ii. 38, 42. to fly ( = fleógan) On ðǽre lyfte fleóð fugelas, Hex. 8, 22. Sume gesceafta fleóð mid fyðerum, Hml. S. l, 54. Fleónde nǽddre loppe, Wrt.

ge-riht

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Heó gecóm tó ðǽra hálgena byrgenum and þǽr wunade oð þæt Sixtus . . . biscop gehádode ðe mihte behwyrfan ðá hálgan martiras mid gástlicum sangum and Godes gerihtum. Hml. Th. ii. 312, 31.

ge-sceaft

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Ðeós lyft ys án ðǽra feówer gesceafta, þe ǽlc líchamlic ðing on wunað. Feówer gesceafta synd . . . aer, ignis, terra, aqua, Lch. iii. 272, 11-15 : Bt. 33, 43 F. 130, 20. Swylce ðá gesceafta (se lég and se wind) him betweónan gefeohtan sceoldan, Bl.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Wæter wynsumu of ðære moldan tyrf brecaþ pleasant waters burst forth from the turf of the earth, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 9; Ph. 67.