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faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Þwyrlíce færð æt ðám húse þǽr seó wyln bið ðǽre hlǽfdian wissigend, 17, 10. Ðeáh ús þince ꝥ hit on wóh fare, Bt. 39, 8; F. 224, 21. Þú segst ꝥ hit scyle eall faran swá hé getiohhod habbe, 41, 2; F. 244, 19.

Linked entry: farnian

ge-lǽstan

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ðǽre heofenlican Hierusalem ús gebrincð se Hǽlend, gif wé him gelǽstað, Hml. Th. i. 210, 25. Hwylc hira sélost gelǽste hláforde æt hilde, An. 411.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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to intercede, ask favour, supplicate, plead, intervene, absolute Ðǽr Satanus þingaþ, Cd. Th. 292, 28; Sat. 447. to intercede for a person (dat. or for with dat. or acc. ) Ic for mínes Godes húse þingie, Ps. Th. 121, 9.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Fægre land ðonne ðeós folde seó, ðǽr wæstmas scínaþ Beirute, Cd. Th. 277, 34; Sat. 214. Bearwas wurdon tó axan, eorðan wæstma, 154, 10; Gen. 2553. Cumaþ (-eþ?) eádilíc wæstm on wangas, weorðlíc on hwǽtum convalles abundabunt frumento, Ps.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Ðære sunnan síþ behealdan, Exon. Th. 203, 27 ; Ph. 90. Hwylce Sǽ-Geátas síþas wǽron : 'Hú lomp eów on láde ?' Beo. Th. 3977 ; B. 1986. Síþa rest rest from journeys, Cd. Th. 86, 8 ; Gen. 1427. Wíde síþas, 55, 36 ; Gen. 905 : 276, 16 ; Sat. 189.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Hwæt is se ealdordoom bú an ðæs módes storm, sé simle bið cnyssende dæt scip ðǽre heortan mid ðára geóóhta ýstum, Past. 59, 5. Gé tǽlde hyra heortan (heartes, L.) heard-nesse, for ðám ðe hí ne gelýfdon, Mk. 16, 14. Heortan cræftas, Dan. 394.

ge-métan

(v.)
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II. intrans. of two or more persons, to meet, come together, come into one another's company Ðǽr leófe ne tódǽlað, ne láðe ne gemétað, Wlfst. 190, 2 : 204, 24. Þonne hý ( or acc. cf.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Ðǽr wearð se cyng of France þurh gesmeáh gecyrred, and seó fyrding tóhwearf, 1094; P. 229, 29. a thing Seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and þone mon, þe heó ǽr from sended wæs, sceát. Bl.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Hé wolde hýðan eal heofona ríce and him ðǽr on healfum [ríxian]. Sal. 454. where a substantive may be inferred from the context. Cf. I. l b Saluie, rude be healfan (dǽle) þǽre saluian, Lch. ii. 292, 17.

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lǽdan

(v.)
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Hé lǽdde hié mid. ligenum and mid listum speón, Gen. 588. ' Ðǽr ðú ongeáte hwidre ic þé nú teohhie tó lǽdenne.' . . . ' Hwider wilt þú mé lǽdan?'

fram

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Ðæt ðín heorte beó onliht mid his scínendum leómum fram ðǽre sweartan dymnysse that thy heart be delivered from darkness, being illumined by his shining rays. Hex. 52, 5. Áblinnan from unrihtum gestreónum and gítsunga, Bl.

ge-hwilc

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On ðǽre stówe beóð gehǽlede gehwilce untrume, Hml. S. 4, 125.

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Th. 73, 10. (3 a) with the case of a noun used adverbially :-- Hú gerádes (qua mente ) mæg se biscep brúcan ðǽre hirdelican áre?, Past. 133, 3. in direct exclamations Hú beorht O! preclara, An. Ox. 1266.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Nú hit eall ágán is on ðǽron oð ðíne hand, C. D. ii. 114, 6

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Ic sceal on ðære grimmestan godscyld wrecan, Exon. Th. 254, 29; Jul. 204. Nó ic wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft mine, 499, 14; Rä. 88, 15. to take vengeance (on) Ic wreocu in him vindicator in eis, Ps. Surt. 117, 12.

gearo

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Ðæt hí ealneg hæbben ðá sealfe gearuwe ðe tó ðǽre wunde belimpe, Past. 453, 9. Byð his dǽdbót Gode andfengre, and Godes mildheortnes him micle þe gearwre, Wlfst. 155, 15. Gearuwre, Ll. Th. i. 372, 5. <b>IX a.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Th. i. 68, 18-29. ꝥ wæter, gefylledre ðǽre ðénunge, hwearf eft to gecynde ( ad naturam ), Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 25, 17. Hwí ꝥ is weorþe, and eft for þǽre sunna scíman tó his ágnum gecynde weorþe, Bt. 39, 3; F. 216, 1: Met. 28, 62.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Hie æt Tharse ðære byrig hie gemétton they met one another at the city of Tarsus, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 2. Se eádiga Mathéus and se háliga Andreas hie wǽron cyssende him betweónon the blessed Matthew and the holy Andrew kissed one another, St.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Þá burh æt Ligraceastre, and se mǽsta dǽl þæs herges þe ðǽr tó hýrde wearð underþeóded, Chr. 918; P. 105, 23. Æt þám túne þe hé tó hýne, Ll.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Ic gecýþe ꝥ ic eom ðǽre stówe hyrde, 201, 7. Heó hire self gecýþ ꝥ heó nánwuht ne biþ, Bt. 20; F. 70, 24. Hié gecýdað on heora endunge ꝥ hié náwþer ne bióð, 16, 3; F. 56, 26. Mid þǽre bysene hé gecýþde ꝥ sóðfæste men habbaþ mid him þeófas, Bl.

Linked entry: cýþan