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on-hagian

(v.)
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Hwæt hine anhagige tó sellanne, hwæt hé healdan scyle what is proper for him to give, what he is to keep, 341, 13. with infinitive Oft ðá monðwǽran weorðað swá besolcne . . . ðæt hié ne anhagað náne wuht nyttwyrðes dón saepe mansueti dissolutionis torpescunt

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Th. 288, 20; Sat. 383. Sege hwæt ic þence, nemn gif ðú hit gereccean mǽge, Blickl. Honal. 181, 14. Mágun wé nemnan we can tell, Exon. Th. 107, 25; Gú. 64.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

ge-ceósan

(v.)
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ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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He wolde geceósan he would choose, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 9 : Salm. Kmbl. 780; Sal. 389. Swá ðé leófre biþ to geceósanne ut tibi placeat eligere, Elen. Kmbl. 1210; El. 607. To geceósenne to choose, Beo. Th. 3706; B. 1851.

ge-openian

(v.)
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Drihten sylf geopenað ús þæt þæt sǽd is Godes word . . . þone sǽdere hé belǽfde ús tó sécenne, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 6.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Sal. 400. used reflexively to assemble, come together, meet. Cf. ge-samnung; Ðá gesomnodon wé ús ymb ꝥ Ll. Th. i. 56, 18.

lufu

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sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode þára eádigra apostola indicauit ei desiderium sibi inesse beatorum apostolorum limina uisitandi, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 14. in phrases with a preposition. with for, for the lofe or sake

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Hú héh and deóp hell seó, Cd. 228; Th. 309, 9; Sat. 707. Witan hú ðú æðele eart, Hy. 3, 14; Hy. Grn: ii. 281, 14.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Sax. luft; m. f: Icel. lopt; n; O. H. Ger. luft; f. n.: Ger. luft; f.]

Linked entries: lift loft

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Dó on ꝥ dolg and bind fæste, Lch. ii. 132, 18: Sat. 324. Oft þrǽl þegen cnyt swýðe fæste, Wlfst. 163, 2: Gen. 374. Hé þone cniht genam fæste mid folmum, Exod. 407: B. 554. Sié fæste genæglad on róde crucifigatur, Mt. L. 27, 22.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

hwæþere

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Th. i. 100, 6: Sal. 438: Cri. 1378: El. 719. Þæt wundra sum monnum þúhte ..., and þæt hwæþre gelomp, Gú. 491. (1 a) and þá (þonne) hwæþere :-- Ðá ne dorstan hí nó him geneálǽcan, and þá hwæþre férde hé mid him, Shrn. 76, 29.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Blíþre bið seó sáwl þæs mannes, þonne hire man þá ælmessan fore dǽleþ, Bl. H. 41, 33: Gú. 373. Hé him (v. Angl. vi. p. 136 of Anzeiger) worhte fore wundur mǽre, Ps.

gód

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Hé ne bið him lǽce gód, Sal. 102. reliable, trustworthy Hæbbe hé in áðe óðirne ǽwdan gódne, Ll. Th. i. 42, 8. Mid gódum ǽwdum, 28, 2, 8. Beforan gódum weotum geceápod, 118, 14.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ðæt Mód sǽde ðæt hit hit ǽghwonan ongeáte scyldig (cf. Ic mé- ongite ǽghwonan scyldigne, 8 ; Fox 24, 13), tit. ; Fox 10, 19. with the passive He wæs tó cinge ongyten he was recognised as king, Blickl. Homl. 71, 32.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Sal. 414. <b>II a.</b> natural condition, lot to which one is born :-- Beó gehealden on ðínum gecynde, ðonne hæfst ðú genóh be content with your lot, then you will have enough, Prov.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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sæt ðǽr ihm getǽht wæs ongeán ðone cyngc, Ap. Th. 14, 13. Ðá sæt se Hǽlend ongén (-geán, MS. A.: -gægn, Lind.: -gægn, Rush.) ðone brýdguman, Mt. Kmbl. 25, I. 6. Woldon ferian ða herehýð ongeán ða scipu, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 24.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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sǽde ðæt eal ðes miðdaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricce on ánum brádum brede, Wulfst. 146, 21.

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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W. i. 11; Th. i. 473, where it is said: Solidum Anglicum quatuor denarii constituunt. In the Norman time the shilling is twelve pennies. This reckoning seems to be taken in earlier times. v. riht-scilling and Ex. 21, 10.

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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A sister. of blood relationship Saga ðæt ðú sié sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. Th. 110, 3, Gen. 1832. Ðære swustur (suoester. Lind.: swester, Rush.) wæs Maria huic erat soror nomine Maria, Lk. Skt. 10, 39. Soester, Lind. 10, 40.

Linked entries: suster swuster

tó-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-twǽman, p. de
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<b>III a</b>, where the object is abstract :-- Beó dám hálgan tídan eallum mannum sibb and sóm gemǽne and ǽlc sacu tótwǽmed let every cause of strife be removed, L. Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 29: L. C.

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot, -ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.
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Th. ii. 524, 5. of voluntary service Githro sǽde ðæt Moyses on dyslícum gesuincum wǽre mid ðæs folces eorðlícan ðeówote quod terrenis populorum negotiis stulto labore deserviat, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 14. of forced service Ǽlc ðeówt biþ geendod on ðisum

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt