sweostor
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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.
tó-twǽman
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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
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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
ǽg-þer
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Wit hǽman sceoldon, and uncer láþette ǽgþer óþer, þeáh þe hé hit óþrum ne sǽde, Shrn. 39, 22. Heora ǽgðer óðerne ofslóg, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 18. Ðára folca ǽgðer on óðerum micel wæl geslógan, 3, 1; S. 98, 6.
Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer
first
time ⬩ respite ⬩ (additional) time ⬩ in time
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R. 6, 31. with idea of postponement, delay, respite, (additional) time, time granted for doing something Þú wilt siofian ꝥ hí swá langne fyrst habbaþ leáf yfel tó dónne, and ic þé sǽde ꝥ se fyrst biþ swíþe lytle hwíle, and . . . him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ
Linked entry: fyrst
ge-bícnan
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Ðæt cýðde se wítga, ðá he ðæt openlíce sǽde, ðætte suá geweard, and ðæt gebiécnede, ðæt ðá giet diégle wæs, Past. 311, 5. Nóe getácnode Críst, and þæt flód . . . gebícnode þæt wæter úres fulluhtes, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 4.
ge-cynde
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Hé sǽde ꝥ Móyses wǽre þæs Jósepes sunu; ꝥ him wǽran fram hym drýcræftas gecynde (paternae scientiae haereditas), Ors. 1, 4; S. 34, 14. (4 a) native (country, language) :-- Ágen vel gecynde sprǽc idioma, proprietas linguae, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 46.
MACIAN
To MAKE ⬩ do ⬩ act
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Se wísdóm sǽde him hú hé hit macian sceolde gif hé heora þegen beón sceolde, Bt. tit. 7; Fox x, 16
swic-dóm
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Hé hire sǽde þurh hire swicdóm, bepǽht, on hwam his strengð wæs, Jud. 16, 5.
timbran
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Ecgbryht salde Reculf mynster on tó tymbranne (-ianne, MS. E.), Chr. 669; Erl. 34, 26. Timbriende aedificans, Ps. Surt. 146, 2. Timbrende aedificantes, 117, 22. Ðǽr wæs timbred templ, Nar. 37, 22: Beo. Th. 620; B. 307. Bióþ timbrede cestre, Ps.
Linked entries: timber-geweorc timbrian tymbran
cot-líf
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In the last case it is said 'ic bebeóde ðat Paðu mí meodes wrichte and UUlnóð mín húscarl and Ælfríce Hort and Frébern mín freósócne men ðe ðat cotlýf healdeð heonneforð . . . bén on sainte Petres wealde and ðám hirde on ðám minstre hérsumian and þewwan
ge-rýne
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Se Hǽlend his þegnum sǽde his þrowunga . . . hié ne mihton þá word ongeotan þæs heofonlican gerýnes. Bl.
irfe
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And ic ðá sælf þæt ierfæ tó gestríndæ þæt ðǽr mon siððan bí wæs . . . Ðonnæ is þǽr nú irfæs nigon ealð hríðru . . . and fíftig wæþera terra omni pecunia caruit. Tune ego ipse peccuniam meam in ea reparare studui, unde interim pauperes vixerunt . . .
má
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Þú hæfst mé manega bysna gereihte, and ic hæbbe sælf gesegen on bócum má þonne ic áreccan mage, Solil. H. 66, 13. to express an indefinite excess over a number stated approximately Sume habbað twá oþþe má. Ll. Th. i. 316, 9: 438, 13.
be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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Th. 171, 6. for the sake of:-- Nis ðis gewrít be ánum men áwriten ac ys be eallum, Hept.
weorþ-mynd
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Th. 274, 10; Sat. 152. Him God sealde weorðmynda dǽl, Beo. Th. 3509 ; B. 1752. Hé wæs for weorulde wís, weorðmynþa georn, Met. 1, 51. Ðæt ðú gefeó in ðæm fromscipe mínes lífes, and eác blissige in ðǽm weorðmyndum, Nar. 32, 32.
Linked entry: wirþu
wíg
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Wíges sæd, Erl. 112, 20. Him wíge forstód fæder frumsceafta, wearð him seó feohte tó grim, Exon. Th. 317, 14; Mód. 65. Heald mé here*-*wǽpnum wið unholdum, and wíge belúc feóndum effunde frameam, et conclude adversus eos, Ps. Ben. 34, 3. Wígge, Beo.
be-gán
passage ⬩ to go round ⬩ to reach by going ⬩ come upon ⬩ get at ⬩ to go ⬩ pass by ⬩ to go ⬩ come ⬩ get ⬩ to pass by ⬩ To come by ⬩ get at ⬩ to come ⬩ fall to one's lot ⬩ to fall ⬩ get into debt ⬩ to surround ⬩ to confine ⬩ to occupy ⬩ to go about a business ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to cultivate ⬩ to worship ⬩ to honour ⬩ venerate a place ⬩ to exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c. ⬩ to practise a religion ⬩ follow the dictates of ⬩ to practise ⬩ carry on ⬩ do (habitually) ⬩ to devote one's self to a practice ⬩ to exercise a person ⬩ to behave ⬩ to exercise in something ⬩ to exercise ⬩ use ⬩ employ ⬩ to profess ⬩ pretend
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Sax. quiðit that hé Kríst sí, begihit ina so grótes] Manna geþóhtas nǽnig mon ne wát, Petrus begǽþ ꝥ hé hit wite men's thoughts no man knows. Peter professes to have this knowledge, Bl. H. 181, 12
biddan
to ask ⬩ to ask ⬩ to pray to
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Sum þearfa sæt nacod, and bæd him hrægles, 213, 33. Ðá cild bǽdon him hláfes, ac næs nán mann ðe ðone hláf him betwýnan tóbrǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 400, 26. Ǽr þ ám þe hé him ryhtes bidde. Ll.
Sunnan-dæg
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As to the religious observances connected with the day it is said Hit gedafenaþ ðæt gehwylce cristene men, ða þurhteón mágon, on Sæternesdæg cume tó cyrcean, and him leóht mid bringe, and ðǽr ǽfen*-*sang gehýran and on úhtan ðone úhtsang, and on morgenne