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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?'

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Similar entries v. spell-boda I, god-spell Brimmanna boda ábeód eft ongeán, sege ðínum leódum miccle láþre spell give them a much less pleasant message Byrht. Th. 133, 15; By. 50.

Linked entry: spel

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Seó burhwaru heóldan mid fullan wíge ongeán. Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 12. Hú him speów ǽgðer ge mid wíge ge mid wísdóme, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 8. Giefe on wíge, Exon. Th. 299, 25; Crä. 107. Hé on wígge (in bello) áfeallen wæs, Chart. Th. 201, 27.

tó-brecan

(v.)
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tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Hit ongeat ðæs wísdómesláre swíþe tðtorenne and swíþe tóbrocenne, Bt. 3. 1: Fox 4, 31. to take by assault Tirus hé besæt and siþþan tóbræc and mid ealle tówearp Tyrum oppressit et cepit, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 126, 17.

in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, es ; m. n.

Thoughtthinkingcogitationintentmindheartconscience

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Óþ ðæt hé ongeat ðæs módes ingeþancas until he understood the mind's thoughts, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 5. Hie behealdaþ ealle ða ingeþoncas hiora módes tota illud mentis intentione custodiunt, Past. 21, 5 ; Swt. 161, 14.

Linked entry: inn-geþanc

hraþe

(adv.)
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Þá ongeat hé hraðe ꝥ . . ., Gen. 1474: Dan. 242: Jud. 37. Ne þæt hé yldan þóhte, ac hé geféng hraðe rinc, B. 740: El. 669.

hogian

(v.)
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Ne hogedon ongeatan noa sapuerunt intellegere Ps. Srt. ii. p. 195, 1. Dysge hwílum hogiað stulti aliquando sapite 93, 8. to think about, employ thought about a matter Þú tó lyt hogedest ymbe þone ende þínes lífes, Wlfst. 260, 20.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Gif hwá swá dyrstig sý ꝥ ongeán Godes lage gá, Cht. E. 230, 20. Ðæt mon wite Godes beboda weg, and ðǽr nylle on gán, Past. 67, 10, to be guided or determined by Eall þæs cyninges rǽd eóde be his dihte, Hml.

DǼD

(n.)
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DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Dǽda his hí ongeáton facta ejus intellexerunt, Ps. Spl. 63, 10. Ðæt we ǽfæstra dǽde démen that we consider the deeds of the pious, Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 31; Gú. 498: 44 a; Th. 148, 13; Gú. 744: Ps. Th. 118, 17, 43.

Linked entry: dyd

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Ðú sǽte ongeán ðínne bróþor and tǽldest (téldes, Ps. Surt., detrahebas ) hine, Ps. Th. 49, 21. Hé his godu tǽlde, Exon. Th. 278, 16; Jul. 598. Hí tǽldon (téldon, Ps. Surt. detrahebant) mé me bakbate, þai (Ps. 108, 4), Ps. Spl. 108, 3.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

ge-teón

(v.)
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Ox. 4531. to bring, lead: — Heora ǽgþer ꝥ mǽste folc ongeán óþerne geteáh, Ors. 2, 7 ; 8. 90, 17. in various figurative senses. to bring up, educate, instruct Ðínne diácon ðe ðú getuge, Hml. Th. i. 418, 4.

leóht

(n.)
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leóht, a light.
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Nú scíneð þé leóht fore glædlic ongeán, þe ic from Gode bróhte, hwít of heofonum, Gen. 614: B. 727. Mid beorhtum leóhte luce serena, An. Ox. 3324. Mid his þǽm scínendan leóhte, Bl.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Hwí is áwriten on ðære béc Genesis ðæt Abrahames cynn sceolde gecyrran ongeán fram Aegypta lande on ðære feórþan mǽgþe and seó óðer bóc Exodus sægþ ðæt hí férdon of Aegyptan lande on ðære fíftan mǽgþe? . .

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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to shoot, cast a missile, with acc. of missile Ðæt yrre scýt his spere ongeán ðæt geþyld ira lanceam suam jacit contra patientiam, Gl. Prud. 20 b. Ða wǽpna ðe ðæt yrre scét (miserat ), 21 b.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

sittan

(v.)
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sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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(a 1) referring to warlike or hostile operations, as in to sit down before a place (cf. siege), to encamp :-- Ðú sǽte ongeán ðínne brð-þor (cf. Icel. sitja á svikum við einn to plot against one), Ps. Th. 49, 21.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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clause Ús ongeán cymað þúsend engla, gif wé þider móton and þæt on eorðan ǽr gewyrcað.

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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Daniel sægde him wíslíce wereda gesceafte, ꝥte sóna ongeat cyning ord and ende ðæs ðe him ýwed wæs, Cd. Th. 225, 28; Dan. 161.

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Arríus se gedwola cwæþ gemót ongeán ðone bisceop Arius the heretic proclaimed a synod against the bishop, Homl. Th. i. 290, 12. Alýs míne sáwle of ðám welerum ðe wom cweðen deliver my soul from the lips which may speak evil, Ps. Th. 119, 2.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Ongeán ðæt sint tó manienne ða ðe ða sibbe sáwaþ ðæt hié swá micel weorc tó unwærlíce ne dón and húru ðǽr ðǽr hié nyton hwæðer sió sibb (sib, Cote.

ge-trymman

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Hé hét þæt hí áne tíd ofer undern hí getrymedon ongeán heora fýnd, Hml. Th. i. 504, 24. Getrymed féða cuneus, Wülck. Gl. 216, 12. Getrimmed, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 31.