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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.

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Ðæt hié witen ðæt mín þrym and mín weorðmynd máran wǽron ðonne ealra óþra kyninga, Nar. 33, 4. On his winestran handa wǽre wela and wyrðmynt ( gloria ) . . . Hé mæt ðone welan and ðone wyrðmynd tó ðære winestran handa, Past. 50; Swt. 389, 17-19.

Linked entry: wirþu

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-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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., to make exchange of Hí ealra þinga gehwyrfdon ge on cucan ceápe ge on óðrurn, C. D. v. 378, 20. Hí gehwyrfdon landa wið Ælfwine commutationem terrarum fecerunt contra Ælfwinum v. 207, 7. Be þon þe nán mon gehwyrfe yrfes bútan gewitnesse, Ll.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

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.

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

gíman

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(b α) with gen. pronoun and clause :-- Ealde witan þe þæt mynster geondgangen and þæs gýman, þæt þǽr nán bróðor ymbe ídelnesse beó, R.

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.

ge-neálǽcan

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Geneálǽhte (geneólécade ł tó cuóm, L.) him án hundredes ealdor accessit ad eum centurio, Mt. 8, 5. Geneálǽhte (geneálácde, L., cumende, R.) him án bócere accedens unus scriba, 19.

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.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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Seó gelaþung is úre ealra módor ... hire teám nis ná líchamlíc ac gástlíc, 492, 8: Homl. Skt. i. 20, 9. Wuenumon and hire teám, Moruiw and hire teám and Wurgustel and his teám wuárun gefreód ... Marh gefreóde Leðelt and ealle hire teám, Chart.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Wén ealle uferan beón ðé aestima omnes superiores esse tibi, Scint. 22, 2. with a preposition Ðá ongan ic ofer ðæt georne wénan I began to make conjectures on the circumstance Homl.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Ealle ða ðe ymbe mé standaþ, Blickl. Homl. 141, 1. Hine ymb monig sǽrinc selereste gebeáh, Beo. Th. 1383; B. 689. Mycel menegeo ymbe Tirum ( circa Tyrum), Mk. Skt. 3, 8.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Ða ciricean giond eall Angelcynn stódon máðma and bóca gefyldæ, Past. pref.; Swt. 5, 10.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Ðá siððan tóférdon ða apostolas wíde landes geond ealle ðás world then afterwards the apostles separated and went far and wide on earth, throughout all this world, L. Ælfc. P. 21; Th. ii. 372, 6: Wulfst. 105, 6.