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tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Niman hí ðone teóðan dǽl tó ðam mynstre and tǽcan him tó ðam nigoðan dǽle and tódǽle man ða eahta dǽlas on twá let them take the tithe for the minster, let the next tenth fall to his share (let him be directed to take the next tenth), and let the remaining

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Waldend him ðæt wíte (blindness) teóde, 336, 4; Gn. Ex. 43. God sealde gumena ge-hwelcum welan swá wíte, Cd. Th. 256, 23 ; Dan. 645. Wíte áwinnan to be tormented, Exon. Th. 130, 18 ; Gú. 440 : 441, 26 ; Kl. 5.

friþ

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Friðes wilnian tó þám golde þe hé him tó gode teode, Dan. 214. Þú (Noah) scealt frið habban . . þonne sweart wæter werodum swelgað, Gen. 1299. protection, by a person Him frið Drihtnes wið gryre aldor gescylde, Dan. 466.

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe hý him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, 127, 35; Gú. 396. Ne ðǽr hleonaþ unsméðes wiht, 199, 15; Ph. 26. Ne magon wé geleánian him mid láðes wihte, Cd. Th. 25, 15; Gen. 394.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Þeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh of dúne ... swá þú hine álǽtst, swá sprincþ hé úp, and wrígaþ wið his gecyndes (widu went on gecynde, Met. 13, 55). Swá déð eác seó sunne ... heó sécþ hire gecynde ...

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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'Teóh ðíne hand' . . . þá teóh hé hig ongeán and bróhte hí eft út, and heó wæs gelíc þám óðrum flǽsce, Ex. 4, 7. Seó Ægyptus . . . be norþan hire . . ., and be eástan hiere, Ors. 1. 1 ; S. 12, 16-17. Genim þás wyrte . . . cnuca hý, Lch. i. 122, 2.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Þæt hig bringan melwes þone teóðan dǽl þæs gemetes þe man nemð ephi, healf ǽr undern, healfe ofer undern (medium ejus mane, et medium ejus vespere), Lev. 6, 20.

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hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Ne teó se hláford ná máre on his ǽhte bútan his rihtan heregeate, 412, 29. Sé þe ymb his hláfordes feorh sierwe, 64, 4. Sé ðe ðone ándagan brece, búton hit sý þurh hláfordes geban, 260, 13. Gif hwá fare unáliéfed fram his hláforde, 126, 9: 150, 15.

gearo

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Bringaþ gé on mín beren eówerne teóðan sceat ... Gedóþ ꝥ eów sý mete gearo on mínum húse inferte omnem decimam in horreum, et sit cibus in domo mea (Malachi 3, 10), Bl. H. 39, 28: An. 1537. Gearo sceal gúðbord ready to hand shall the shield be, Gn.

ge-hwilc

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Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre, Ps. Th. 56, 5. Hwí God geðafian wolde þæt þá hǽðenan his hálgan mid gehwilcum tintregum ácwellan móston, Hml. Th. i. 566, 30. On ðǽre stówe beóð gehǽlede gehwilce untrume, Hml. S. 4, 125.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Sceolan wé beón geornran ðæt wé Godes bebodu healdan, þonne wé úrne teónan gewrecan our zeal to keep God's commands must be greater than our zeal to avenge our wrong, Blickl. Homl. 33, 24.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gecýðan hwá teóde eorðan, An. 79: El. 861. Ofost is sélest tó gecýðanne hwanan eówre cyme syndon, B. 257.

Linked entry: cýþan

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Hit him wyrþ tó teónan, Blickl. Homl. 51, 9. Ðú wurde mé tó hǽlu factus es mihi in salutem, Ps. Th. 117, 27. Hió wearð mongum tó frófre, Exon. Th. 421, 17; Rä. 40, 18. Tó blisse, Blickl. Homl. 123, 2. Tó aldorceare, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 905.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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From ðære tungan ðe teosu wylle a lingua dolosa Ps. Th. 119, 2. Ðæt heó hí frúne hwæt hí sóhton, oþþe hwæt hí ðǽr woldon, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 39. with a clause Wéndun gé and woldun, ðæt gé Scyppende sceoldan gelíce wesan, Exon. Th. 141, 30; Gú. 636.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

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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Ne sceolon unc betweónan teónan weaxan, Cd. Th. 114, 10; Gen. 1902. His weorc sceolon beón ðæs weorðe, ðæt him óðre menn onhyrien, Past. ll, 1; Swt. 61, 17. Ic worda gespræc má ðonne ic sceolde, Andr. Kmbl. 1848; An. 926: Hy. 3, 43.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

(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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Ðam golde ðe hé him tó gode teóde, Cd. Th. 229, 13; Dan. 216: Exon. 255, 18; Jul. 215. Hé sette hine on his húse tó hláfwearde constituit eum dominum domus suae, Ps. Th. 104, 17, 16: 108, 5 : Elen. Kmbl. 2111; El. 1057:Blickl. Homl. 9, 5.

Linked entry: -anne

a-cwencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwencan, p. de, te, pl. don, ton; pp. ed, d, t

To quenchextinguishput outextinguere

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To quench, extinguish, put out; extinguere Bæd ðæt hí ðæt leóht acwencton prayed that they would put out the light, Bd. 4,8; S. 575, 40, note, MS. B. Úre leóhtfatu synt acwencte lampades nostræ extinguuntur, Mt. Bos. 25, 8. Fýr ne byþ acwenced ignis

a-getan

(v.)
Grammar
a-getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To seizetake awaydestroycorripereeriperedelere

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To seize, take away, destroy; corripere, eripere, delere Sumne sceal gár agetan the spear shall take one away, Exon. 87a; Th. 328, 11; Vy. 16: Andr. Grm. 1144: Exon. 127b; Th. 491, 3; Rä. 80, 8. Ðǽr læg secg mænig gárum ageted there lay many a warrior

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpenexacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

a-wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽlan, p. ede, de, te ; pp. ed.

To roll awayroll backroll torevolvereadvolvereto move violentlyvexafflictvexare

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v. trans. To roll away, roll back, roll to; revolvere, advolvere Awǽlede ðone stán revolvit lapidem, Mt. Rush. Stv. 28, 2. Awǽlte ðone stán advolvit lapidem, Mk. Rush. War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War