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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.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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</b> in hypothetical clauses, at any future time :-- On ealra gebedrǽdenne þe Crístene wǽron oþþe gýt sýn, Bl.

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

gildan

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Gielde hé hine þriddan dǽle . . . healfne dǽl hine gilde . . . ealne hé hine gylde, 120, 12-15. Gif Ænglisc man Deniscne ofsleá, gylde hine mid .xxx. pundum, 286, 21: 24. Gif man ofslægen weorðe, gylde hine man swá hé geboren sý, 174, 15.

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.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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eallum ðám gesǽlðum ðe seó wyrd brengð, Bt. 16, 3 ; Fox 54, 25 : 14, 1 ; Fox 40, 31.

Linked entry: weord

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

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.

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 ...

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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In ealle tíd all the time, Ph. 77: Edw. 32

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

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.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Sý ánes pundes gewihte hláf tó eallum dæge. Sý gehealden þæs pundmǽtan hláfes se þridda dǽl panis libera una propensa sufficiat in die ... de eadem libra tertia pars reservetur, R. Ben. 63, 14-16.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

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 [(?)

frignan

(v.)
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Hé wæs fram him eallum frignende (frínende, v.l.) hwylc him þ úhte þeós níwe lár, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 7