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habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Th. i. 414, 28. with the gerundial infin. to express the future Ðone calic ðe ic tó drincenne hæbbe calicem quem ego bibiturus sum, Mt.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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Dómes dæg ... se hálgesta Sunnandæg ... ðý dæge blissiaþ ða ðe Sunnandæges freóls heóldan, Wulfst. 244, 14-19. Ǽghwelce Sæternes dæg and Sunnan, Shrn. 88, 33: Lchdm. iii. 228, 4. Crist árás of deáðe on ðone Eásterlícan Sunnandæg, Homl.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Mon scel ðone unþeáw of mynstre wanian and mid ealle áwyrtwalian hoc vitium radicitus amputandum est de monasterio, R. Ben. 56, 16. to put in an inferior position Ðú wanodest (minuisti ) hine lytle læs fram ænglum, Ps. Spl. 8, 6. intrans.

Linked entry: a-wanian

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.

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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He ferode ðone to his mynstre mid árwurþnysse he bare it to his minster with honour, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 7: Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 23. Us ofer árwélan æðeling ferede a noble one conducted us over the realm of oars [the sea], Andr. Kmbl. 1706; An. 855.

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Ǽlc biscop ðone cyning myngige (MS. B. myndgige) ðæt ealle Godes cyrcan sýn wel behworfene, L. Edm. E; Th. i. 246, 11. Ǽnne hyndenman, ðe ða . x. mynige tó úre ealre gemǽne þearfe, L. Æðelst. v.3; Th. i. 232, 2.

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Lind. 11, 12. where a thing is not readily done, unwillingly, hardly Ðá geþafedon ðæt uneáþe ða his gesacan quod cum adversarii inviti concederent, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 24.

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.

a BOOKlibera charterchartafor the books which a priest ought to possessfor his canonical hours

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Th. 39, 8; in the hed of the boc it is write of me, that I do thi wil, Wyc. Ic wrát bóc I wrote a book, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, note 37. Adilga me of ðínre béc dele me de libro tuo, Ex. 32, 32, 33. Swá he ða bóc unfeóld so he unfolded the book, Lk.

georn-full

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H. 109, 9. desirous to do. with dat. infin. Þú sǽdest ꝥ þú swíþe geornfull wǽre hit tó gehýranne, Bt. 22, 2; F. 78, 4.

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Sé ðe biscepháde gewilnað, Past. 53, 8. with clause Hé gewilnode tó Gode ꝥ hé hine ne léte lybban náne hwíle æfter his leófan fæder, Chr. 1038; P. 161, 31. to desire to do. with infin.

ge-þencan

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'Gif se blinda ðone blindan lǽt ...,' 29, 6. <b>X a.</b> with pronoun and clause in apposition :-- Ꝥ ús is tó geþencenne, ꝥ úre Drihten ... fæstte ...

middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwellingthe earthworldthe world and they that dwell thereinmankind

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Ðes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his wlite, 115, 10. Ðes middangeard daga gehwylce fealleþ and tó ende éfsteþ, 59, 26: Exon. 77 a; Th. 290; Wand. 62.

Linked entry: middan-eard

an-gin

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Hí woldon Egeam ácwellan and álǽdan ðone apostol of ðám cwearterne. Ðá cwæð Andreas: ' Ne ástyrige gé Drihten tó yrsunge mid eówerum anginne,' Hml. Th. i. 592, 4.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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A. 190, 265. with the idea of condescension, of human beings Tó ðon þaeti for mínum synnum hí ( the clergy of Worcester ) heó geeáðmédden þaette heó wáeren þingeras wið Drihten, C.

ge-freógan

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Suá micle má wé úre hiéremenn gefreógað (-eað, v. l. ) æfter ðám godcundan dóme, suá wé hér hiera synna wrecað suíðor, Past. 117, 25.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Him (David) gecýðan Waldendes dóm, Ps. C. 18. 'Secgge ic (St. Michael) ...' Ðá ꝥ wæs þús gesprecen and gecýðed, Bl. H. 201, 10. Him Drihten ꝥ gecýþed hæfde, 225, 3: Dan. 113. to make an object known, tell its character Gecýþe ús þone weg. Bl.

Linked entry: cýþan

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Ýdel biþ se lǽcedom ðe ne mæg ðone untruman gehǽlan, swá biþ eác ýdel seó lár ðe ne gehǽlþ ðære sáwle leahtras vain is the medicine that cannot heal the sick; so also is the doctrine vain that does not heal the sins of the soul, Homl. Th. i. 60, 11.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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Se godcunda foreþonc stýreþ ðone rodor and ða tunglu, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 7. Ðás twelf tácna ( the signs of the Zodiac ) synd swá gehiwode on ðám heofenlícum roderum (rodere, MSS. R. L.

Linked entry: rador

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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He fór to Hrofe ceastre, and besætt ðone castel he went to Rochester, and beset the castle, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 5.

Linked entry: be-seten

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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Tó helle on ðone sweartan síð, 45, 27 ; Gen. 733. On díglum ł on sweartum dymnyssum latibulis, Hpt. Gl. 480, 28. Landa sweartost hell. Cd.

Linked entries: swart swertling