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wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Homl. 69, 17: 75, 31. to be, to be done, come to pass, happen On ðǽm dagum wæs ðæt Liber Pater oferwan Indéa ðeóde, Ors. 1, 6; Swt. 36, 17. On ðære tíde wæs sió ofermycelo hǽto, 1, 7; Swt. 40, 3.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Mec gesette Críst tó compe, Rä. 7, 1. Hé gesette Theodosius him tó fultume, Ors. 6, 35 ; S. 292, 6. Hé gesette his sunu tó þǽm onwalde filium suum caesarem legit, 6, 22 ; S. 274, 5.

ofer

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

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ðú sprycst ofer mǽþe úre ultra etatem nostram, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 11.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Wé witun ðé bilewitne wesan, Coll. Monast, Th. 18, 22. Ðara cynna monige hé wiste on Germanie wesan, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 14: Exon. Th. 182, 20; Gú. 1313: 248, 16; Jul. 91. Wisse, 436, 15;Rä. 55, 1: 324, 28; Víd. 101.

Linked entries: weotan wietan