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þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in respect to either physical or moral growth. absolute Se his yldrum ðáh tó frófre he grew up a comfort to his parents, Cd. Th. 67, 28; Gen. 1107. Sunu weóx and ðáh, 138, 30; Gen. 2299.

ge-bǽru

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Gebǽrum gestis (gestus, Wülck. Gl. 412, 8), 40, 27: gestibus, 43. behaviour, demeanour, conduct, bearing, manners Andrea orgete wearð folces gebǽro, An. 1572. Gebǽro gestu (strophoso fallere gestu, Ald. 157, 18), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 59: 40, 28.

help

Grammar
help, hylp (an i-stem noun? Cf. u-grade forms, hulpa, hulfa in O. L. Ger. and O.H.Ger. But cf. also hylpan = helpan):

helpassistancesuccouran aida thinga placea refugea cureremedy of disease

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I. of, 10: praesidia, Wülck. Gl. 252, 5. Þá eorþlican helpas dón terrena subsidia prebere, Chrd. 66, 22. a place, a refuge: Stán help ílum petra refugium herenacis, Ps.

Linked entry: helpe

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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</b> state, condition :-- Stede status, Wülck. 254, 31. On stede statu, Hpt. Gl. 458, 10. Swá hwæt swá stede (statum) módes áhwyrfþ, Scint. 106, 7. <b>IV c.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Swince laboret, Wülck. Gl. 250, 31. Swunce máre se ðe unriht gestreón on his handa stóde and læsse se ðe áriht on sprǽce he in whose hand was unjust gain should take the greater trouble, he who made claim rightfully the less, L.

hwíl

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Þaacute; hwíle donec, i. dum, Wülck. Gl. 251, 9: dum 21. Heora nǽnig þá bǽre þá hwíle ( the while, meanwhile ) áhóf, Bl. H. 153, 3. Ic nát hú nyt ic þá hwíle beó þe ic þás word sprece, Ors. 4, 13: S. 212, 26.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Wétt saeuit, Wülck. Gl. 255, 16. Wét furit, irascitur, 245, 19. Wédende funeste, Wrt.

Linked entry: a-wédan

ge-ícan

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Geíht auctus, Wülck. Gl. 251, 2. God hæfð geéced mínne ege, Bt. 39, 2; F. 212, 33. Gehíhte macta, An. Ox. 4, 64. to furnish, endow. Cf. I. 4, and see eácen Þonne bið geýced and geedníwad moncyn þurh Meotud (cf.

be-healdan

(v.)
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Behealdan videre, Wülck. Gl. 255, 31. of the mind, to regard, consider, observe, with acc. Gif þú míne unrihtwísnesse behealdest, Bl. H. 89, 16. Beheald mé holdlíce and gehýr mé intende in me et exaudi me, Ps.

ge-dréfan

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Add Gedréfaþ perturbant, Wülck. Gl. 252, 7. in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid Se súþerna wind miclum storme gedréfeþ þá sǽ mare volvens turbidus auster, Bt. 6; F. 14, 24 : Met. 5, 8.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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[Ic þe wulle recchen (telle of 2nd MS.) deorne runen, Laym. 14679. to unfold the meaning of anything, to explain, interpret, expound Eall hé his leorningcnihtum ásundron rehte ( disserebat ), Mk. Skt. 4, 34. Rehte interpraetabatur, Lk. Skt. 24, 27.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðonne ðú ealle gedǽlde hæfst, þonne bist ðú ðé self wǽdla, Bt. 13 ; F. 38, 35. to give as a person's share, hand over, give Sumne se hára wulf deáðe gedǽlde, Wand. 83.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Nú lá age jam, Wülck. Gl. 252, 43

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Voc. ii. 28, 58: Wülck. Gl. 256, 2. Úre ná þurh-wunedun fæderas nostri non mansere parentes, 6. Þa leornian on eorþan ðæra ús cýþ þurhwunige on heofenum illa discere in terris quorum nobis notitia perseueret in coelis, Scint. 218, 13.

ge-rád

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Voc. ii. 142, 20: Wülck. Gl. 87, l. Marius bæd þæt him mon sealde þone seofoþan consulatum and eác þæt gewin . . .

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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S. 88, 7. of persons. of high rank, position or dignity Gedsæf on gehwǽdum forbúge heálic beón gehæfd contentus modicis uitet sublimis haberi, Wülck. Gl. 257, 33. Heálic atrox (quasi atrox regina imperium usurpans, Ald. 10, 29), Hpt. Gl. 422, 21.

ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
ríce, adj.

powerfulmightygreatpossessed of powerrichpossessed of wealthstrongpowerfulmightypotent

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Rícera potentum, Wülck. 253, 29. Ríccra gesetnes senatus consultum, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 66. Ríccra manna need vis potestatis, 21, 28. Him mon þyngode tó ðám rícum (the judges), Bt. 38, 7; Fox 208, 29. Hé áwearp ða rícan (potentes) of setle, Lk.

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Se mǽra wæs háten weallende wulf (cf. (?) Wóden), Salm. Kmbl. 423; Sal. 212. Lég, weallende wiga, Exon. Th. 61, 15; Cri. 985. Hé wæs weallende on geleáfan ( fide fervens ), Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 17. Weallende spelboda, Blickl. Homl. 165, 33.

Linked entry: for-weallen

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Mi lond ich wulle sette to wedde, Laym. 25172. Him þet leið his wed ine Giwerie, A. R. 394, 3. To legge a wedde, Piers P. 5, 244. His nekke liþ to wedde, Chauc. Kn. T. 360. Wedde or thynge leyyd yn plegge vadium, pignus, Prompt. Parv. 519

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Blósmige land florea rura Wülck. Gl. 256, 3. Lond beóð gefrætwad the fields are made fair Ph. 116. Land wǽron freórig, An. 1261. Seówun lond seminaverunt agros Ps. Srt, 106, 37. Land wæterað arua rigat Scint. 118, 14.