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Th. 127, 6. that continues in action or operation for a long period, lasting, permanent Hé him þás eorðan ealle sægde lǽne under lyfte, and þá longan gód herede on heofonum, Gú. 91. (6 a) in the comparative, cf. (2 b), (3 b) — Oð þæt lengre ne bið westem

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Se cyning hine west wende Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 5. Hé wende hine ðanon, Cd. Th. 31, 31; Gen. 493: 34, 33; Gen. 547. Hé wende hine of worulde he departed this life Elen. Kmbl. 877; El. 440. Wend ðé from wynne Cd.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Th. 49; B. 25: 9; B. 5. as in the case of proper names the word for the people is used for their country, so province, country Seó mǽgþ West-Seaxna provincia occidentalium Saxonum, Bd. 3. 7; S. 529, 2.

hér

here . . . there

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Hér is ǽghwylc eorl óðrum getrýwe, B. 1228. used with a noun qualified by this: Rufinus wolde habban him self þon anwold þǽr east, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, Ors. 6, 37; S. 296, 7. Hér sægeð on þissum bócum, Bl.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Sagaþ Matheus ðætte se Hǽlend wǽre lǽded on wésten, Blickl. Homl. 27, 4. Ðá wæs geond ða werþeóde wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel then was a mighty report carried far and wide among the people, Elen. Kmbl. 1935; El. 969.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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S. 23, 673-676. to belong to, be included in or connected with, to pertain Hwilon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan, Ll. Th. i. 356, 18. Ealle þá þe tó Godes ríce gebyrigað, Hml. Th. i. 236, 30.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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On wésten þǽr ǽr Adam forwearþ, Blickl. Homl. 29, 18 : 39, 5. On ðære byrig þǽr se cyning ofslægen læg, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 13. Sum feóll ofer stánscyligean þár hit næfde mycele eorðan, Mk.

Linked entry: þár

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Ne inlǽd úsih in [West Sax. on] costunge ne inducas nos in temtationem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 13 : Hy. 6, 28; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 28.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Seó burh is west þonon from ðære stówe on ánre míle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 3. marking the place from which an action or operation proceeds Nalles þanon ( from hell ) gehéran in heofonum háligne dreám, Cd. Th. 284, 26; Sat. 327.

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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Ðonne hí wǽron be eáston ðonne heóld man fyrde be westan when the Danes were to the east then the 'fyrd' was assembled to the west, 1009: Erl. 144, 5. Heó hyt swýðe deórwyrþlíce heóld she held it very dearly, St. And. 38, 3.

ge-gán

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Þæs þe his cyn ǽrest West-Seaxna lond on Wealum geódon, P. 4, 21. Hié siþþan geeódon Europe and Asiam þone mǽstan dǽl cum Europae maximam partem domuissent, Asiae vero aliquantis civitatibus captis, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 18.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Him freá tǽhte wegas ofer wésten, Cd. Th. 174, 5; Gen. 2873. Gewát him tó ðæs gemearces ðe him Metod tǽhte, 174, 29; Gen. 2885. Ðæs embe twá niht ðætte tǽhte God Elenan eádigre æþelust beáma, Menol. Fox 164; Men. 84: Elen.

geond

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Ꝥ hrýþer geond ꝥ wésten férde, Bl. H. 199, 10: 12. Þá heáfodleásan man héngc on ðá portweallas . . . flugon hrócas and hremmas geond þá portweallas and tósliton ðá hálgan Godes dýrlingas, Hml.

forþ

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Of þǽm ǽwielme mon hǽt þæt wæter Nilus, and þonne forþ þonan west iernende heó tólíþ on twá, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 31.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Heó on síþ gewát wésten sécan, 136, 29 ; Gen. 2265. Hí tugon longne síþ in hearmra hond, Exon. Th. 228, 19 ; Ph. 440.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

lǽdan

(v.)
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God self hine lǽdde ðurh ðæt wésten, Past. 304, 7. Him urnon ealle hellwaran ongeán, and lǽddon hine tó hiora cyninge, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 29. Gif hwelc forworht monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn, Past. 63, 2.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Wésten hé geworhte on wídne mere. Ps. Th. 106, 34. Hé wendeþ stán on wídne mere, 113, 8.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

irnan

(v.)
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Ǽfre seó sunne byð yrnende ymbe ðás eorðan, 234, 22. of a vessel or those on it Hí tugon úp heora segel and urnon west tó Axamúðan, Chr. 1046; P. 169, ll. In sídum ceóle hé under segle yrne, Gn. Ex. 186.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Of Seaxum cóman Eást-Seaxan and Súþ-Seaxan and West-Seaxan, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 21-24. Ða men of Lundenbyrig, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 17. Ðás woruldgesǽlþa of heora ágnum gecynde and heora ágnes gewealdes náuht góde ne sient, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 17.

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folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Hí geridan West-Seaxna land . . . and mycel þæs folces ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, Chr. 878; P. 75, 27. Ealles folces weg the high-way, C. D. B. i. 586, 15. Þǽm of-þynceþ V hiÉ synd Judéa folces, Bl. H. 175, 20: 187, 14. Folces Sodoma, Gen. 2489.