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hús

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Add: a building for human habitation Hús domus vel lar, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 37. Insǽte hús vel lytel hús caso vel casula, 58, 28. Húses domatis (in proprii domatis tigillo conflagrasse memoratur), ii. 80, 54; Kent. Gl. 971.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Cd. 38; Th. 50, 7; Gen. 805. in exclamations [see also I] Hú la! ne gewearþ unc tó ánum peninge how now! was not our agreement for a penny? Th. An. 74, 20. Hú gód is éce God quam bonus Deus, Ps. Th. 72, 1.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Ne hýrde ic guman ǽnigne bringan ofer sealtne mere sélran láre, Menol. Fox 204 ; Men. 103. Gé synt sélran ðonne manega spearuan, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 31. Gif hé nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan, Blickl.

Linked entry: sélost

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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On ðam lande ðe ðú underféhst in the land which the Lord giveth thee (A.V.); in terra quam acceperis, Deut. 28, 8.

Linked entry: under-niman

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Lamb spǽcan on mennisc gecynde. Mart. H. 2, 19.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Hí mótan bletsian eal Cristen folc, and him godcunde lác forebringan . . . ðis weorc biþ deóflum se mǽsta teóna Blickl. Homl. 47, 6. Hé nǽfre Godes weorces ne áblon, ah hé ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum 227, 6.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

ge-tæl

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JJæt getel ðǽra fixa laef máran getácnunge ðonne gé understandan magon, ii. 292,, Getæl ł gerím (getel, Ps. Spl., getell, Ps. L.) daga mínra numerum dierum meorum, Ps.

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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[Heo weȝe (beore,2nd MS.) on heore honde feouwer sweord, Laym. 24471. To teche an beore to weȝe boþe scheld and spere, O. and N. 1022. Chepinge þe me shule meten oðer weien, O. E. Homl. ii. 213, 34. To weien swuðer his sunne þen he þurfte.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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IIIa. a. a woman who has been married and lost her husband (by death or divorce) :-- Láf vel forlǽten wíf derelicta, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 46. Wífian on nánre wuduwan, ne on forlǽtenum wífe, L. Ælf. P. 39; Th. ii. 380, 16.

Linked entry: BRÝD

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Hwæðer is éðre tó secgenne tó ðam laman: 'Ðé synd ðíne synna for*-*gyfene,' hwæðer ðe cweðan : 'Árís, nim ðín bed, and gá, Mk. Skt. 2, 9. Wé gehýrdon hine secgan : Ic tówurpe ðis tempel, 14, 58. <b>I a.

hwá

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See also (7 a) Swá hwá swá hilð his gódan weorc, . . . ne lǽt hé nánne óðerne æfter him, Fast. 449, 29. Swá hwá þonne swá þæs wyrþe biþ ꝥ hé . . . Bt. 5, 1 ; F. 10, 13.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Heó on cneów sette, lác (the cross) weorðade, Elen. Kmbl. 2272; El. 1137. Ðæt ic móte ðone sigebeám weorðian, Rood Kmbl. 255; Kr. 129: Blickl.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Ðe læs tó mycel styrung wurde on ðam folce ne forte tumultus fieret in populo, Mt. 26, 5. Héht lífes weard on mereflóde middum weorðan hyhtlíc heofontimber, Cd.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Hé began tó wircenne ðæt land coepit exercere terram, Gen. 9, 20. of the work Hé áxode hwæt hig wyrcean cúðon (quid habetis operis?).

ge-mynd

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láre bǽron in his módes gemynd Gú. 89. Hé sealde him snyttru on sefan gehygdum, mægen-fæste gemynd, 445: El. 1248. Þurh gemynda spéd, worde and gewitte, wÍse þance, Gen. 1957.

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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Godes cyrcan mid leóhte and lácum gelóme gegrétan to visit God's church frequently with candles and offerings, Wulfst, 308, 28. Of ðissum leóhte álǽded de hac vita subtractus, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 23.

Linked entry: líht

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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Ðé-læs híg mid eárum gehýron nequando aurĭbus audiant, Mt. Bos. 13, 15 : Mk. Bos. 4, 12. to obey; obĕdire Hie Drihtne gehýrdon they obeyed the Lord, Cd. 196; Th. 245, 2; Dan. 456 : Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 26; Ph. 444 : Ps. Th. 17, 42

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Hí genáman ðæs folces ðe ðǽr tó láfe wæs and him sélost lícodan, 79, 21

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Ðý læs fyrhtu stille ( quietos ) áwecce, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 19. His wyr*-*truman wesan stille on staðole, Cd. Th. 251, 9 ; Dan. 561. And fig. :-- Gif hé ne wolde lǽtan wræce stille, Exon.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Ne nim ðú náne sibbe wið ðæs landes menn, ðe læs ðe hira ǽnig ðé swíce, Ex. 34, 15. to fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert Hwider hweorfaþ wé (St. Andrew's followers) hláfordleáse . . . gif wé swícaþ ðé if we desert thee, Andr.

Linked entry: be-swicenness