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þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Ðæt hé ne ágǽle gǽstes þearfe, 51, 17; Cri. 817: 298, 17; Crä. 86. Miltsa ðú ús, and gemyne ðú úre þearfa, Blickl.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

gód

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Sum bið gewittig æt wínþege, beórhyrde gód, Crä. 75. 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.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Th. 296, 1; Crä. 44. Weorc gebannan Beo. Th. 149; B. 74. a particular act of labour Wirc six dagas ealle ðín weorc Ex. 20, 9. Gif hý út an æcere wurc (v. l. weorc) hæbben si opera in agris habuerint R.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Hé sette hine on his óðer cræt ( currum suum secundum ), Gen 41, 43. Ǽrest . . . óðre síþe . . . þriddan síþ?e. Blickl. Homl. 47, 16. Óþre dæge next day 175, 18.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Mé ne lyst mid glase geworhtra wága non requiro comptos vitro parietes Bt. 5, l ; F. 10, 16. to make, (i) the subject a person, to form an object out of material Hé gewyrceð helm oððe hupseax, Crä. 63. Gewyrcean wígbord, B. 2337.

hand

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Eorðe wældreóre swealh of handum þínum, Gen. 1017. in expressions arising from considering actions as performed by the hand. where the hand is spoken of as the agent : — Sum mæg wrǽtlice weorc áhycgan . . . hond bið gelǽred, wís and gewealden, Crä. 45

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Th. 298, 7; Crä. 81. fig., marking position or condition in which an object is placed Tó gewealde in the power of, at the disposal of, Cd.

Linked entry: -anne

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Swá hwá swá ǽnige cýpinge on ðam dæge begáþ . . . oððe ǽnig cræftig man him on his cræfte tylige ( gets gain for himself by working at his craft ), Wulfst. 296, 8. with gen. of an object to be obtained by effort, without reference to person for whom,

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Þæt hé under ánes meaht ealle forlǽte, Crä. 23. to let an object do something. with acc. and infin. where the action is prompted or caused by the subject For hwí forlǽtst (permittis) þú þá getemedon ætwindan fram þé?, Coll. M. 26, 7.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Homl. 183, 32. (12) as an auxiliary :-- Ic sceal rǽdan tó merigen lecturus sum cras, ðú scealt rǽdan lecturus es, hí sceolon (sceolan, sculon) rǽdan lecturi sunt, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 136, 10-12.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Hit is micel craft ðæs módes for ðone líchoman (cf. mægencræft micel móda gehwilces ofer líchoman. Met. 26, 106), Bt. 38, l; F. 196, ll.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Th. 298, 24; Crä. 90. Hé honda árǽrde wið ðam herge, Cd. Th. 4, 9; Gen. 51. Hé wið ðam wyrme gewegan sceolde, Beo. Th. 4791 ; B. 2400. Se wið mongum stód, Exon. Th. 121, 26; Gú. 294. Swincan wið synnum, 150, 21; Gú. 782.