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ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
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Þæt úre mód geþwǽrige mid þæs múðes clypunge ut mens nostra concordet voci nostre, R. Ben. 45, 11

grípan

(v.)
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(αα) to take hold of with an instrument :-- Gráp on heofones tóðe, Rä. 84, 4. a non-material object, to seize on, take for use or as a possession Him on fultum gráp heofonríces weard God took speedy means to help him, Gen. 2072.

hwilc-hwega

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On hwilchugu (hwylchwugu, v. l.) fatu gehíwd in uasa quaelibet formatus 3, 22; Sch. 291, 6. Hwelchugu word (sume þing, v. l. aliqua ) ic wille gerec-cean. Gr.

sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd, es; n.

seed,seed,the ripe fruit,fruit, growthsowingseed, progeny, posterity

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Út eode se sǽdere his sǽd tó sáwenne, Mk. Skt. 4, 3. Swylce man wurpe gód sǽd (sementem) on his land, 4, 26. fig. seed, that from which anything springs :-- Ðæt hálige sǽd gewát, ðæt him ǽr of ðæs láreówes múþe bodad wæs, Blickl. Homl. 55, 29.

Linked entries: sǽd-berende sǽd-tíma

ge-staðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-staðelian, -staðolian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [staðelian to found, establish]

To foundestablishbuilderectplacesettlestrengthenconfirmfortifyrepairrestorefundārestăbĭlīreædĭfĭcārecollŏcārelŏcareconfortāreconfirmārerestaurāre

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Ðæt hí woldan his bán on ðære ylcan stówe búfan eorþan mid gedafenlícre árwurþnesse gesettan and gestaðolian ut ossa illīus in eodem quĭdem lŏco, sed supra păvīmeutum dignæ vĕnĕrātiōnis grātia lŏcārent; Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 32.

Linked entry: ge-staðolian

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, -þæht, e; f: es; n.

counselconsultationdeliberationadvicethoughta determinationresolutiondeviceplanpurposeconsĭliumcōgĭtātioa councilan assemblyconcĭlium

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Ðæt he him geþeaht sealde ut consĭlium sibi dăret, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 38. Ðú [God] eal gód [MS. good] ánes geþeahte ðínes geþohtest thou [God] didst conceive all good by the counsel of thyself alone, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: þeaht ge-þæht

híwan

(n.)
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híwan, hígan; pl.

Members of a household, of a religious house, a family

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Út of earce híwan lǽd ðú lead thy family out of the ark, Cd. 73; Th. 90, 3; Gen. 1489. Híwan [MS. A. munecas], Chr. 716; Erl. 45, 17. Híwæ domesticos, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 10, 25

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.

A lady, mistress of a house; after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,

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'Hæc igitur domina tantæ potentiæ fertur fuisse, ut a quibusdam, non solum domina vel regina sed etiam rex vocaretur'].

hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽw, hláw, hláu, hléw, es; m.

a lowlaw a rising ground, an artificial as well as a natural mound, a funeral mound;tumulusthe interior of a mound, a cave

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mound; tumulus Wæs ðǽr on ðam eálande sum hláw mycel ofer eorþan geworht, ðone ylcan men for feós wilnunga gedulfon and brǽcon there was on the island a great mound made upon the earth, which same from the desire of treasure men had dug into and broken up

Linked entry: hláw

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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D. 15, 6. with the idea of guidance :-- Þú ealle ðá unstillan gesceafta tó þínum willan ástyrast das cuncta moveri, Bt. 33, 4;F. 128, 9. to stir up, to cause motion in something Syle drincan, sóna hyt þone innoð ástyreþ, Lch. i. 2, 26, 17.

Linked entry: á-styrung

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ús is swíþe uncúþ, 51, 35. Hé wæs swíðe welig dives erat valde, Lk. Skt. 18, 23. with adverbs or adverbial phrases Suíðe oft, Past. 3; Swt. 35, 9. Ðæt his láreów hine suíðe lythwón gemyndgige, 31; Swt. 207, 4.

Linked entry: swíðor

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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And ðæs embe fíf niht ðætte fulwiht tiid éces Drihtnes tó ús cymeþ, Menol. Fox 22; Men. 11, and often. Eálá ꝥte ðis moncyn wǽre gesǽlig, gif heora mód wǽre riht Bt. 21; Fox 74, 40.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Hé hyra má wolde ácwellan, nefne him God wyrd forstóde, B. 1056. with idea of defence, to defend, protect Betǽc ús Daniel ... Gif ðú hine forstenst, wé fordýlegiað þé, Hml. Th. i. 570, 25. Hine God forstód, An. 1337.

Linked entry: for-licgan

ge-win

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Ꝥ hí him andlifene and áre forgeáfon for heora gewinne ut militantibus debita stipendia conferrent, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 41, 13.

gleáw

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., skilled in the use or practice of, having good knowledge of :-- Fród wita . . . snottor ár . . . wordhord onwreáh, beorn bóca gleaw, Mód. 4: El. 1212. Rece, gif þú cunne, wís, worda gleáw, Rä. 33, 14.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Súp swá ðú hátost mǽge, Lchdm. ii. 50, 25. used indefinitely, so and so Ðeáh ðú nyte for hwí hé swá and swá dó though thou know not why he act in this or that manner, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 13. used emphatically, so, exceedingly, as much as possible Ongan

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Homl. 67, 13. to use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing Ðone wé wifel wordum nemnaþ which we call beetle, when we speak of it, Exon. Th. 426, 14; Rä. 41, 73.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Ðætte eallra heora dóme gecoren wǽre ut universorum judicio probaretur, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 31.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Hé wandode ðá git (dissimulante illo ); ac nig gelæhton hys hand and his wífes hand and gelǽddon hig út of ðære byrig, Gen. 19, 16. Wandode se wísa ( Daniel ), hwæðre hé worde cwæð tó ðam æðelinge, Cd. Th. 250, 24; Dan. 550.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

worþig

(n.)
Grammar
worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homesteada place surrounded by buildingsplacestreetplatea

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Stoke, iii. 155, 27. .viii. mansas agelluli, ibidem ubi uulgares prisco more uocitant æt Worðige, v. 240, 9. Worðig, vi. 244, 13, is agellus in the body of the Charter, iv. 150, 26.

Linked entries: weorþig worþ