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ge-healdan

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., accept as true Þis is se rihta geleáfa þe ǽghwylcum men gebyreð ꝥ hé wel gehealde and gelǽste, Bl.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Ðæt wé ðý geornor ongietan meahten tírfæst tácen, ðæt se fugel þurh bryne beácnaþ, 236, 14; Ph. 574. a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence Ðæt biþ tácn wísdómes, ðæt hine mon wilnige gehéran and ongitan,

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Hé gesette ða men on ǽnne truman ðe mon hiora mǽgas ǽr slóg, and wiste ðæt hié woldon geornfulran beón ðære wrace (or under III ?

hwá

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. ¶ Instances of hw- forms used as true relatives are found only in late O. E., but there are many earlier instances in which such forms are used in a way to suggest that the transition to the relative force would be easy.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ðu him hel sóðan sprǽce conceal the truth from him, Cd. Th. 110, 12; Gen. 1837. Ic on ðisse byrig (Sodom ) gehýre yfele sprǽce werod habban, 145, 20; Gen. 2408. Hí habbaþ on múðe milde sprǽce, Ps. Th. 58, 7.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Hié weorðen on murcunga they fall a*-*grumbling; ad murmurationem proruunt, Past. 45; Swt. 341, 3. to come to be something, become, turn into Mé weorð on God þeccend and on trume stówe esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in locum munitum, Ps.

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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Ðá woldan hié on écnesse hǽle and trume wið deófla níþum, and wundorlíce deáþ geþrowodan, Blickl. Homl. 171, 30.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 3. to look to with trust, expectation, expect of. Cf. Ger. zu-denken Næs heó swicol nánum ðæra ðe hyre tó ðóhte, Lchdm. iii. 430, 1.

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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Ic nolde ꝥ unc beswice ǽnegu leás anlícnes for sóþa gesǽlþa (any false appearance taken for true happiness), Bt. 34, I; F. 134, 8. Hí hine for deádne léton, Hml. Th. i. 392, 4. Hiǽ áworden wéron suelce for deádo facti sunt velut mortui. Mt.

niman

(v.)
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Th. i. 208; 15: 222, 5. to accept as true or correct Ne ealle nimaþ (niomað, L. ) word þás, Mt. R. 19, 11. to accept with the mind or will in some specified way Þá ylcan sprǽce wé nimað lustlíce, Gr.

hand

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(b β) tó hand Búton man ágeáfe Eustatius and his men heom tó hand sceofe, Chr. 1052; P. 175, 13. into subjection, under control Se heafoc weorðeð tó hagostealdes honda gelǽred, Vy. 92. on behalf of, for the benefit of, in trust for Þæne áð nam Wulfrige

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðes man is sóþfæst, ac þonne hwæþere git sindon bigswicon this man is true, but yet (if that be so) then ye are deceivers, Blickl. Homl. 187, 30. <b>VI a.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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I give myself up, or trust, to your judgement more than to theirs, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 14. Hwý nelt ðú géman ðæt mín sweostor mé lǽt áne þegnian why dost thou not heed that my sister leaves me to serve alone? Blickl. Homl. 67, 31.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

(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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Suá suá sió leásung símle deret ðǽm secggendum, suá dereþ eác hwílum sumum monnum ðæt sóð tó gehiérenne it harms some men that the truth should be heard; audita vera nocuerunt, Past. 35; Swt. 237, 11.

Linked entry: -anne

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Th. i. 374, 23. of persons in positions of authority or trust, to watch over, keep, govern, rule, the people, places or things under their authority or care, the head of a family or clan Him on láste heóld land and yrfe Malalehel, Gen. 1167.

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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Hǽle and trume wið deófla níþum, Blickl. Homl. 171, 30. Wið fǽrscyte wearde healdan, Exon. Th. 48, 4; Cri. 766. Him holtwudu helpan ne meahte wið líge, Beo. Th. 4671; B. 2341: 358; B. 178: Elen. Kmbl. 369; El. 185.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Hí on heora ágen dust hweorfaþ, 103, 27. marking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sight Ne gladige on ðæt nóðer ne cyning ne woruldríca, Lchdm. iii. 442, 35. Hé getrúwode on ídel gylp, 51, 6.

Linked entries: an un-reordian