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hér

here . . . there

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Hér mon mæg giét gesión hiora swæð, . . . Hié woldon ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre, Past. 5, 13-25. Hé onféhð friccan scíre and foreryneles ðá hér iernað beforan kyningum, 91, 21. Hér mid ús, Ph. 23: 31.

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advance ⬩ promŏvēre ⬩ to FRAME ⬩ make ⬩ do ⬩ effect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit ⬩ iăcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ effĭcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perpetrāre

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Me help freme do me help or give me help, Ps. Th. 68, 17. Fremmaþ gé nú leóda þearfe perform ye now the people's need, Beo. Th. 5593; B. 2800.

Linked entries: ge-fremman fremming

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Hié ðæt gild gefyldan eal óþ grund, 221, 33. Ðæt hí óþ forwyrd fordiligade ne wǽron, Bd. l, 16; S. 484, 17. Se Ægipta slóh frumbearn ǽghwylc ealra óþ ða nýtenu ( down to the very beasts ), Ps. Th. 134, 8.

Linked entries: ót- se

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To hear ⬩ give ear to ⬩ audīre ⬩ exaudīre ⬩ To hear ⬩ audīre ⬩ to obey ⬩ obĕdire

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To hear, give ear to; audīre, exaudīre Forðamðe gé ne mágon gehýran mínespæce quia non pŏtestis audīre sermonem meum, Jn. Bos. 8, 43 : Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 22, 35.

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Eá lá þú mín Drihten God, hwæt gifst þú mé? Ger. 15, 2. Westú gearo, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 44. Scealtú ceól gestígan, Andr. Kmbl. 439; An. 220. Hié woldon þín onbídan, Blickl. Homl. 233, 27. Se ðe mid þé (ðec mið, Lind. Rush.) wæs qui erat tecum, Jn.

Linked entries: tú þec þeh þistel

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for

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Gif hé wyrsa ne bið, ne wéne ic his ná beteran Met. 25, 29. Hié ðæt fǽge þégon, þeáh ðæs se ríca ne wénde Judth. Thw. 21, 16; Jud. 20. Onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt hí ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos vicini finis suspicione Past. 32; Swt. 213, 24.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lying ⬩ dead ⬩ sickness ⬩ death ⬩ a couch ⬩ a lair ⬩ a grave

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Tó hæbbenne and tó syllanne for lífe and for legere to have and to give during life and at death, Chart. Th. 208, 3.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

ge-nemnan

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Add: to give as a name to an object. a proper name of a person Monno . . . wæs genemned hominem Matthaeum nomine, Mt. L. 9, 9. Wes heora heratoga Reóda geháten, from þám heó sind genemnode Dæl Reódi, Chr. P. 5, 2.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thought ⬩ mind ⬩ intent ⬩ sense ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ conscience ⬩ intention ⬩ purpose

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Ða [the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit ] sind wisdóm and andgit, rǽd and strengþ, ingehýd and ǽrfæstnys; Godes ege is se seofoða, 292, 23.

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Wera gied sumes, þrymfæstne cwide and ðæs strangan staþol a glorious saying and the strong man's firm support, Exon. Th. 432, 12; Rä. 48, 5. Staðol fundum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 6. Dúna staðelas montium fundamenta, Deut. 32, 22. Eorðan staþelas, Ps.

Linked entry: scaþel

ge-restan

(v.)
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Th. 18, 22-25. (4a) adverbial complement :-- Ðonne gerest ðæt mod hit orsorglice on ðǽre fortruwunga mens in sui mnfidentia secura requiescit, Past. 463, 10. trans. to give rest to a person, cause to cease or refrain from work Gerested feriatus, Wrt.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen, and þiged.

to take ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take food, poison, medicine, etc., ⬩ to eat or drink, ⬩ consume

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His giefe þicgan tó þonce, 109, 26; Gú. 96. Láfe þicgan, 498, 9; Rä. 87, 10. Ne gé ðæt geþyldum þicgan woldan, 131, 12; Gú. 454.

Linked entries: ge-þicgan þecge

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn. ⬩ to give a certain direction to ⬩ to return ⬩ to reduce ⬩ bring into subjection ⬩ to turn aside, ⬩ to remove ⬩ divert ⬩ to avert ⬩ to pervert ⬩ to change ⬩ to turn into something else ⬩ transform ⬩ to translate ⬩ reproduce something with other material ⬩ to exchange ⬩ To turn ⬩ take a certain direction

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To turn. to give a certain direction to Hé áwende eów fram Drihtne, Deut. 13, 5. Hé áwende hine sylfne tó Gode, Chr. 1067;P. 201, 34. Hú se deófol tó mislicum synnum heora mód áwende, Hml. S, 10, 222.

Linked entry: on-wendan

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Faran gind lond swá swá lǽce æfter untrumra monna húsum, Past. 59, 23. Hé æfter wudum fór and on mórfæstenum, Chr. 878; P. 74, 29. Fóron hié æfter ðǽm wealda, 894; P. 84, 27.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to lift ⬩ to lift ⬩ to raise ⬩ lift ⬩ make a sound ⬩ to exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ to extol ⬩ exalt ⬩ to set up ⬩ institute ⬩ to raise ⬩ bring up ⬩ to direct ⬩ bear ⬩ To rise ⬩ mount

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In various figurative expressions. to raise, lift up the voice, give utterance to words, make a sound Wé hófan lofsonga word, Sat. 154. Cleopa, hefe úp ðíne stefne suá bíme quasi tuba exalta vocem tuam, Past. 91, 19: Wlfst. 283, 1.

hú

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Cýðan godspelles gife, hú se gásta helm . . . ácenned wearð, El. 176. Gé wítgena láre onféngon, hú se líffruma in cildes hád cenned wurde, 335. Ússa yrmða geþenc, hú wé hwearfiað heánlíce, Cri. 371.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest; ⬩ above, over ⬩ denoting contact with anything, upon, on ⬩ denoting extension over, throughout, in, on ⬩ denoting a higher degree, beyond, more than ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion, over ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ with the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expected ⬩ marking time, after, beyond ⬩ denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an object ⬩ denoting motion which is diffused over a surface ⬩ denoting extension through a space, throughout, among ⬩ denoting motion from below, over, above ⬩ denoting motion from above, upon, on ⬩ denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effect ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ above, more than ⬩ supra, super ⬩ beyond, besides ⬩ ultra ⬩ denoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, against ⬩ with words implying rest ⬩ (cf. to talk over) ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5) ⬩ without ⬩ with words expressing time, ⬩ after ⬩ through, during

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, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 26. without :-- Gif hé gesécean dear wíg ofer wǽpen, Beo. Th. 1374; B. 685. with words expressing time, (ά) after :-- Ofer middæg post meridiem, Gen. 3, 8. Ofor undern, Blickl. Homl. 93, 15.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Naman gesettan to give a name, 197, 29. He wæs to bóclícre láre gesett he was put to book-learning, Shrn. 12, 16. Ðǽr is dryhtnes folc geseted to symle there is the Lord's folk set to the feast, Rood Kmbl. 279; Kr. 141.

lócian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to give a certain direction to one's fight, direct one's eyes upon some object or towards some portion of space, with phrase or adv. expressing the direction or the intended object of vision Lócað geneahhe fram þám unlǽdan

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ breeze ⬩ sky ⬩ heavens ⬩ cloud

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Se giem jacintus, se is lyfte onlícusð on hiwe, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 5. Beorc byþ lyfte getenge the birch towers to the sky, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 2; Rún. 18. Hægl hwyrft of heofones lyfte, 341, 5; Rún. 9: Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 10; Dóm. 20.

Linked entries: lift loft