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grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Of þǽre tíde þá werigan gástas hine mid nǽnige ege ne mid geswencednesse grétan dorstan neque aliquid ex eo tempore nocturni timoris aut uexationis ab antiquo hoste pertulit, Bd. 3, 11; Sch. 242, 20: Gú. 348.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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He hafað wérige heortan, se. 'an sorhfulne, Sal. 377. the seat of love or affection Þǽr þín goldhord is, þǽr is þín heorte (hearta, L., eorta, R.), Mt. 6, 21. Utan God lufian innewerdre heortan, Ll. Th. i. 350, 9.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Man rǽdan sceolde hú man ðisne eard werian sceolde, Chr. l010; Erl.144, 7. <b>II b.</b> to debate, speak in council (or (?) to read. v. VI b) :-- Rádaþ (rǽdaþ) ł maðeliaþ concionantur, sermocinantur, loquuntur, Hpt. Gl. 461, 1.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Heó (the dove ) gesette swíðe wérig on treówes telgum, Gen. 1469. of water, to settle, subside Se flód gesette, Wlfst. 10, 15

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Grammar ende, on ende on end, continuously, consecutively, without omission or intermission Hit man ǽfre on ende for áne híde werian scolde, C. D. iii. 112, 23; Ps. Th. 78, 5.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Ðæt hí Godes þeówas werian and weorðian, L. Eth. vi. 45; Th. i. 326, 23. Hé gesiehð ða weorþigan (weorðian, Cott. MSS.) ðe ǽr wel ongunnon, ðá ðá hé ídel wæs eorum palmas respiciant, in quorum nunc laboribus otiosi perdurant, Past. 34; Swt. 229, 21.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Ða wergendan ne sceal mon ná ongeán werian, R. Ben. 17, 13. Brimmanna boda, ábeód ongeán, Byrht. Th. 133, 13; By. 49. marking direction without actual motion, towards Ðonne hé síþ ongán cum viderit, Ps. Th. 57, 9.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

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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Unc wið hronfixas werian, Beo. Th. 1085 ; B. 540. Wið wráð werod wearde healdan, 643; B. 319. Hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan wið unnyt word, Past. 38 ; Swt. 279, 4. Geheald ðíne heortan wið unþeáwas. Wulfst. 247, 3.