gangan
to go ⬩ walk ⬩ to go ⬩ pedestrian ⬩ foot ⬩ mounted ⬩ to move along, proceed ⬩ animate ⬩ live ⬩ to take a specified course ⬩ to be habitually in a specified condition ⬩ to pass, be current ⬩ to take place ⬩ to have a specified issue ⬩ to depart ⬩ to take one's way, proceed ⬩ go ⬩ move in a specified direction ⬩ go ⬩ and ⬩ to be carried, moved, impelled ⬩ to reach, extend ⬩ to pass ⬩ become ⬩ to come ⬩ to go to the closet, have an evacuation ⬩ to leave a permanent habitation ⬩ occupation
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Án steorra sóna tó setle gangende, Chr. 1097 ; P. 233, 27. to reach, extend Wintres dæg wíde gangeð, Men. 202. to pass to a certain condition, become Þú mé scealt edwitt mín of áwyrpan. þæt mé tó incan áhwǽr gangeð, Ps.
for
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of
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Hí woldon lícian for manna eágum, Past. 449, 10. Wǽre þú gewurðod for þæs eágum þe þé tír forgeaf, Gen. 2108. temporal. marking lenght of time since an event, before, since, ago.
líc
A body
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Mynte ðæt hé gedǽlde ánra gehwylces líf wið líce meant to part the life of each one from the body, Beo. Th. 1470; B. 733. Hé ðæt andweorc of Adames líce áleoþode, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 18; Gen. 177. Hé sceáf reáf of líce, 76; Th. 94, 21; Gen. 1565.
cýþþu
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Ic wille faran tó mínre cýððe and tó ðǽm londe ðe ic on geboren wæs revertar in terram meam in qua natus sum, Past. 304, 14. Hié budon him þæt hé on cýþþe mid him wunade, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 19. Colman mid his geférum fór tó his cýððe (cf.
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fédan
to suckle ⬩ nurse ⬩ to feed up ⬩ fatten ⬩ to support ⬩ maintain ⬩ nurture ⬩ educate ⬩ foster ⬩ to nourish ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ To graze
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Gif hié mon ongemang ðǽre ðreátunga fét mid sumere heringe, Past. 303, 1. Wiþ feóndseócum men, þonne deófol þone monnan féde oððe hine innan gewealde mid ádle, Lch. ii. 136, 25. His mæ-acute;gas hine féden, gif hé self mete næbbe.
háwian
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Þý mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý mon ǽr geháwige ðæt se grund fæsst sié, ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge tunc fabrica robusta construitur, cum prius locus solidus, in quo fundamentum poni debeat, providetur, Past. 308, 3. where a condition, stated
grówan
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.), to germinate Ðonne gréwð ðæt sǽd ðára worda tunc verbi semen germinat, Past. 137, 7. And ꝥ sǽd grówe and wexe et semen germinet et increscat, Mk. 4, 27. Þæs sǽdes corn bið áweaht mid áscunga ... gif hit grówan sceal, Met. 22, 42.
in-tó
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Orn hé eft inntó (in-, v. l.) ðǽm temple ad tabernaculum recurrit, Past. 103, 4. Mid þám mannum þe mé mid fóron intó Denmearcon, Cht. E. 230, 3. Hér cuóm se here intó Escanceastre from Werhám, Chr. 877; P. 74, 14.
of-sleán
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Bið his unðeáw ofslægen (-slegen, v. l. ) bútan ǽlcre niédðrafunga, suá suá Assael wæs deád bútan orde, Past. 297, 22.
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Homl. 23, 32; Past. 41, 4; Swt. 303, 11. Mid ðære ylcan hand with the same hand, Lchdm. iii. 68, 15. Ða witan ðe ðá néh handa wǽron the 'witan' that were near at hand, Chr. 1l00; Erl. 236, 19. Hand on handa hand in hand, Ap. Th. 19, 18.
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wiþer-weard
contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite
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Homl. 223, 18: Past. 21; Swt. 161, 23. Ða men ðe hié ongeáton ðæt wiðerwearde wǽron Godes beboda, Blickl. Homl. 135, 12. Naman ðínne bysmriaþ ða wiþerweardan (adversarius ), Ps. Th. 73, 10.
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up
Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point
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Kmbl. iv. 221, 7. marking position, up, on high Hí (beams) man mæg up fégean (lignum ad summa levatur), Past. 58; Swt. 445, 3. Wǽron ða wealdleðer swá up getíged, swá swá hig urnon tó heofenum up, Shrn. 156, 12.
ild
an age ⬩ ævum ⬩ sæculum ⬩ age ⬩ years ⬩ ætas ⬩ mature ⬩ eld ⬩ senectus ⬩ vetustas ⬩ age
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Ǽrðæmðe hé self wǽre fulfremedre ielde nisi perfecta ætate, Past. 49, 5 ; Swt. 335, 19. Hundehtatig ylda octoginta anni, Ps. Th. 89, 11. mature or old age, eld ; senectus, vetustas Yld senectus, Ælfc. Gr. 9 ; Som. 12, 28.
MǼG
A relative ⬩ kinsman
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Úre ieldesta mǽg our first parent, Past. 43, 5; Swt. 313, 15. Ne hǽme nán man wið his mǽges (fratris) wíf, Lev. 18, 16. Mǽges filii, Cd. 140; Th. 176, 5; Gen. 2907. Moises heóld his mǽges (soceri) sceáp, Ex. 3, 1. Moises gecirde tó his mǽge, 4, 18.
searu
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Ðá funde hé swíðe yfel geþeaht and searwa ymb hira líf contra eorum vitam consilium praebuit, Past. 54, 4; Swt. 423, 15. Gif hwá ofsleá his ðone néhstan þurh searwa, L. Alf. 13 ; Th. i. 48, 1: Blickl. Homl. 83, 33.
tweógan
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Hié sculon, ðonne hié ymb hwæt tweóþ, cyrran tó hiera ágnum inngeðonce, Past. 16; Swt. 102, 4-8. with a clause Nǽnne mon ne tweóþ, ðæt God sý swá mihtig, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 4: 36, 3; Fox 176, 15.
wísian
shew ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ to shew ⬩ shew ⬩ point put ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ indicate
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Past. 18 ; Swt. 131, 24. Grammar wísian, with dat. of person and acc. of way Hwá ðam sǽflotan sund wísode. Andr. Kmbl. 762 ; An. 381. Hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige, 976; An. 488.
Linked entry: riht-wísian
wrítan
To write. ⬩ to cut ⬩ to draw ⬩ to form letters ⬩ to write ⬩ to write ⬩ to compose, ⬩ be the author of ⬩ to write ⬩ to write ⬩ write ⬩ to write ⬩ state ⬩ to write ⬩ get a thing written ⬩ to convey by charter
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Kmbl. 3018; An. 1512. to draw a figure, Similar entries v. writere, 1 Nim sume tigelan, and wrít on hiere ða burg Hierusalem sume tibi laterem, et describes in eo civitatem Jerusalem, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 3, 10.
ge-ceósan
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Add: to choose, select Ðá ðe woruldmonnum ðynceað dysige, ðá geciésð (-císt, v.l. elegit ) Dryhten, Past. 203, 23. Ofer ealle óþre ic þá stówe geceás, Bl. H. 201, 7.
ge-dréfan
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Ðonne hé ongiett ðæt hé his hiéremonna mód suíður gedréfed hæfð ðonne hé scolde cum subditorum mentem plus quam debuit percussisse considerat, Past. 165, 21. with non-personal subject expressing affliction, hurtful action Se gást sceal sécan helle grund