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be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Hé hét cýðan þám arceƀ be Ðeódréde biscop he sent word to the archbishop by bishop Theodred, Ll.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Wearð sylfum ætýwed ðam cásere swefnes wóma, Elen.

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ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWNpossesshaveobtainpossiderehaberepercipereto make another to own or possessto givedeliverrestoredare in possessionemreddererependere

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The same præterito-præsens may be generally observed in the following cognate words :-- &nbsp; inf. pres. pl. p. &nbsp; Engl. owe, possidere, &nbsp; &nbsp; ought. Laym. agen, ah, agen, ahte. O. Sax. égan, [éh], égun, éhta. O.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ðá andwyrde eugenia and cwæþ mid ðisum ingehýde ðæt ða gewylnunga ðissere andweardan worulde synt swíðe swicole then answered Eugenia and spoke to this effect, that the desires of this present world are very deceitful, Homl. Skt. 2, 163.

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Hwá wolde gelýfan ðæt Sarra sceolde lecgan cild tó hyre breóste tó gesoce quis crederet, quod Sara lactaret filium, Gen. 21, 7. Josue hét lecgan him on uppan ormǽte weorcstánas præcepit, ut ponerent super os ejus saxa ingentia, Jos. 10, 27.

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Nim wulle be ne cóm nǽfre áwaxen take wool which never got washed, Lch. iii. 122, 14

fundian

(v.)
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S. 26, 224. (1 b) with infin. giving purpose Wé fundiaþ Higelác sécan, B. 1819. (1 c) where (1 a) and (1 b) are combined Hé hider fundaþ on þysne middangeard mancyn sécan, Kr. 103. (1 d) with the idea of hostility Ꝥ Cnut fundade hiderward and wolde gewinnan

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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dreógende ǽr heora áðer mehte on óþrum sige gerǽcan, ǽr Alexander late unweorðlicne sige gerǽhte diu anceps pugna tandem íristem pene vicloriam Macedonibus dedit, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 8 : 3, 1; S. 96, 33. to succeed in touching with a weapon to strike, wound

ge-restan

(v.)
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Th. 18, 22-25. (4a) adverbial complement :-- Ðonne gerest ðæt mod hit orsorglice on ðǽre fortruwunga mens in sui mnfidentia secura requiescit, Past. 463, 10. trans. to give rest to a person, cause to cease or refrain from work Gerested feriatus, Wrt.

ge-tǽcan

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</b> to warn :-- Ðe angel fore-gelǽrde ł fore*-*getáhte angelo praemonente, Mt. p. 14, 2. to teach 'Ic wolde ꝥ þú leornodest hú þú mihtest becuman tó ðám sóþum gesǽlþum.'

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Æfter þǽm wonn Alexander wið Parthim, and hé hié neáh ealle fordyde ǽr hé hié gewinnan mehte . . . and hé gewonn Drancas ꝥ folc Alexander Hyrcanos et Mardos subegit . . . Post haec Parthorum pugnam adgressus: quos delevit propemodum antequam vicit.

heord

keepingcustodycareguard

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Th. i. 438, 14. a herd of swine Wæs mycel swýna heord (worn, L., R. grex) lǽsgende, Mk. 5, II. Heord swýna (sunor bergana. L.) grex porcorum. Lk. 8, 32: suner berga, L. (swína, R.), Mt. 8, 32. Ðonne se inswán his heorde tó mæstene drífe, Ll.

hwanne

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Siððan hundtwelftig wintra wræce bisgodon fǽge þeóda; hwonne ( and then ) freá wolde on wǽrlogan wíte settan, Gen. 1265

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen.tweón, twýn ; m.

uncertaintyhesitationdelaya doubtful state of thingsstate of indecision

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Him tweó þúhte, ðæt hé Gode wolde geongra weorðan, Cd. Th. 18, 21; Gen. 276. Ðæt hálige gewrit, ðæt mé nis tweó ðæt ðú geara canst sacra scriptura, quam te bene nosse dubium non est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 2: 4, 7; S. 575, 13.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

gíman

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Hí þæs cynges worda ne gýmdon, for ðám his ríce ne wæs ofer hí, Bd. 2, 6 ; Sch. 134, 10. Hí wǽre ne gýmdon, Exod. 140. Muneca gehwylc þe . . . regoles ne gýme, Ll. Th. i. 306, 2. Gýme hé his crístendomes georne, 310, 4.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ic geþolade gódes ealles, wonn módearfoða má, Hy. 4, 85. Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere mid góde elige servum tuum in bonum, Ps. Th. 118, 122. Ne mé ǽnig mid góde ongitan wolde noa erat qui agnosceret me, Ps. Th. 141, 4.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Ðín esne teolode ðæt hé ðíne sóðe word beeode servus tuus exercebatur in tuis justificationibus, Ps. Th. 118, 23. Ðæt wé teolian, ðæt wé sýn gearwe, Blickl. Homl. 125, 11. Uton teolian ðæt ús ðás tída ídle ne gewítan, 129, 36: 111, 18.

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

ge-lífan

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Nó hwæðere þæt Daniel gedón mihte, þæt hé wolde Metodes mihte gelýfan, Dan. 169. to trust to Þǽr gelýfan sceal Dryhtnes dóme sé þe hine deáð nimeð, B. 440. with acc. to believe Wé gelýfað eall þæt ðæt wé witon, Solil.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Se here wolde faran on hergaþ . . . þá gemétton þá men hié of Hereforda, 918 ; P. 98, 17.

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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. ¶ gen. pl. with words denoting the movement of the waves forming phrases = the billowy sea :-- Ýða gelaac, Ps. Th. 118, 136: Exon. Th. 442, 3; Kl. 7. Ýða geswing, Beo. Th. 1700; B. 848: Andr. Kmbl. 703; An. 353. Ýða geþræc, 1645; An. 824: Exon.