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wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Gif ðú hwæt on druncen misdó, ne wít ðú hit ðam ealoðe, for ðam ðu his weólde ðé silf, Prov. Kmbl. 39. Ðæt hé sigora gehwæs ána weólde (wolde, MS.), Exon. Th. 276, 7; Jul. 562.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

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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II. 14. personal Hé sende án tyccen wið his hirde misit hoedum per pastorem suum, Gen. 38, 20. Hé ðæt wið yfele englas sende immissiones per angelos malos, Ps. Th. 77, 49.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Swearc norðrodor, woruld miste oferteáh, Exon. Th. 178, 35 ; Gu. 1254. Ofer ealle woruld, Hy. 9, 34. Wurdon mycele wæterflód geond ealle world. Ors. l, 6; Swt. 36, 7. <b>Ia.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Ic þurh his willan ásend wæs Dei voluntate missus sum, Gen. 45, 8: Exon. Th. 194, 3; Az. 133. Þurh clǽne gecynd in consequence of a pure nature, Hy. 9, 11: 7, 24. Ðá mihte heó wíde geseón þurh ( in consequence of ) ðæs láðan lǽn, Cd.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Hé monege gedyde tó martyrum plurimos ad coronas Christi de suis cruciatibus misit, 6, 22; S. 274, 5. Hié nánne mon geweligian ne magon, búton hié óþerne gedón tó wǽdlan, Bt. 13, ; F. 40, l. Hé nolde hí tó flýmum gedón, Ps.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Ic þurh his willan hider ásend wæs Dei voluntate huc missus sum Gen. 45, 8. Ðæne þeów ðe his hláfordes willan ( voluntatem ) wiste, and ne dyde æfter his hláfordes willan, Lk. Skt. 12, 47. Hé Drihtnes willan sóhte, Blickl. Homl. 225, 30.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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paululum, Gen. 44, 4. (2 a) where the participle has to be supplied from the context :-- Gelǽdde Theodosius eft fird wið him twǽm tó þǽre ilcan clúsan þe hé ǽr hæfde ( had [led an army] ) wið Maximus, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 17. hand-æbbende, land-æbbende, mis-æbbende

(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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He sende ðegnas his tó geceiga (cégan, Rush.) hiá sié gehlaðad misit servos suos vocare invitatos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22. 3. marking time Tó dæg hodie, Ps. Th. 2, 7: Hy. 7, 76. Tó ǽfen vespere, tó morgen mane. Ex. 16, 12: Cd.

Linked entry: -anne