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ge-wríþan

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Ðá geseah heó licgan ðone hring . . . mid snóde mid ealle . . . Þá wende heó þæt. . . seó snód tóslupe; ac heó áfunde þá snóde mid eallum cnottum swá fæste gewriðen swá heó ǽr wæs, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Hé ástyrað þis folc lǽrende þurh ealle Júdéam ágynnende of Galiléa oð hyder (usque huc). Lk. 23, 5.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

hwæþere

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.; ealle stówa hé gefylleþ ... and ǽghwár hé biþ andweard; hwæþere hé hine geeáþmédde, Bl. H. 23, 21: B. 574: 970: 2298: An. 51. ¶ with another particle :-- Þonne hwæþre ( tamen ) ús is genóh cúð, Gr.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Teóðige on Godes ést eal ðæt hé áge, and wege hine sylfne swá hine oftost to onhagige, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 23. Wegendre tódáles ł gescádes ápinsunge discretionis lance librantis (ponderantis), Hpt.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Ic cýðe hwæs ic gean intó ealdan mynstre, Chart. Th. 333, 10: Andr. Kmbl. 290; An. 145. Swá wæs gemearcod hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre so was marked for whom that sword was first wrought, Beo. Th. 3397; B. 1696.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Hit máre is ðonne ccc geára and lxxii wintra syððan ðyllíc feoh wæs farende on eorðan and ealle men heom mid tiledon (procured for themselves what they wanted with that money; cf. Amang ðam feó ðe wé úre neóde mide bicgaþ, 706), Homl.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Ðúeorþbúende ealle healdest gentes in terra dirigis, Ps. Th. 66, 4. Heóld ðæt folc teala he ruled that people well, Cd. 62, Th. 74, 34; Gen. 1232: Beo. Th. 114; B. 57.

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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Bt. 34, l; Fox 134, 29. marking direction where no actual motion takes place Hí elciaþ ongeán ðone deáþ, and mid ealle ne forfleóþ . . .

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Ðæt Drihten cwǽde tó Nichodéme, án ðæra ealdra, ðá ðá hé his láre sóhte, ii. 238, 4, 9. Ðá ðe ( cum ) hé in áre wes, Ps.

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Ðonne ðæt gedón sý ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde ðæt is ðæt hý ealle gemǽnum handum of ǽgðere mǽgþe on ánum wǽpne ðam sémende syllan ðæt cyninges mund stande when that is done, then let the king's peace be declared, that is, that they all of either kindred

Linked entry: mundian

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Gehered ofor ealle þeóda and geweorþad of cilda múðe (cf. ex ore infantium perfecisti laudem, Mt. 21, 16), Bl. H. 71, 17. Hé mid þǽre sóþfæstnesse stefne gehiered wæs and geweorþod, 165, 11.

lust

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</b> </b> Se Sceoppend eallra gesceafta hæfþ forgifen ǽnne lust eallum his gesceaftum, ꝥ is ꝥ hí woldon á bióti, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 17. Hé sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 13.

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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Ðæs cáseres tolleras áxodon Petrus, ðá ðá hí geond ealne middangeard ðam cásere toll gegaderodon, 'Wyle eówer láreów ǽnig toll syllan?' Homl. Th. i. 510, 26-29. Se cyng ne róhte ná hú swiðe synlíce ða geréfan hit begeátan of earme mannon ...

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Óþ þe ( until ) hyt eall áléd biþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 31: Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 24. See þeáh, óþ, and se, V. than Hé hæfde twǽm læs þe twéntig wintra, Blickl. Homl. 215, 34: Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 24.

Linked entry: þý

hád

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hádes mannum þe him ealra uneáðest was, ꝥ was clerican Chr. 995; P. 128, 19. Settan þas ylcan hádes menn (i. e.they were to be regular, not secular, clergy) . . . þa hé sylf wes, and eác ꝥ ǽlc óþer b̃ sceolde beón munechádes mann, 40.

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Úre mǽþ nis ðæt wé ealle Godes gecorenan eów gereccan, ii. 72, 1: 188, 28. Nis ǽfre ǽniges mannes mǽþ ðæt hé cunne God swá forþ geherian swá hé wyrþe is it is never within any man's power to praise God to the extent he deserves, Btwk. 194, 15.

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Ðú meaht swá wíde ofer woruld ealle geseón, 36, 1; Gen. 565. Ðǽr is wóp wíde gehéred ( heard on all sides ), 285, 6; Sat. 333: Andr. Kmbl. 3107; An. 1556. Ðaelig-acute;t wæs wíde cúþ, hú hé his dagas geendode, Chr. 946; Erl. 117, 24: Cd.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Hogedon georne ðæt ǽ godes ealle gelǽste and ne áwácodon wereda drihtne ne ðan má gen [(?)

ongeagn

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Uton efstan þæt wé magon him gewrixl ágyldan . . . ongeán ealle þá gód þe hé ús forgyfen hæfð, Wlfst. 145, 8. Fela þinga dydan þá geogeleras þurh drýcræft ongeán þæt þe Móyses þurh Godes mihta fela wundra worhte, 98, 9.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Ǽlc mæssepreóst mæssige for úrne hláford and for ealle his þeóde, Wlfst. 181, 22. of a province Ǽr Æðelréd wæs Myrcna hláford, C.D. ii. 131, 28. Æþelrédes dohtor Myrcna hláfordes, Chr. 919; P. 105, 31.