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weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Se ðe his mondryhten lífe bilidene lást weardian wiste he who knew that his dead lord remained behind, 182, 19; Gú. 1312. Hé his folme forlét lást weardian, Beo. Th. 1947; B. 971.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

hyht

(n.)
Grammar
hyht, es; m. [f. Ps. Th. 77, 53.]

Hopejoyous expectationjoy

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Ne biþ him tó hearpan hyge ne tó wífe wyn ne tó worulde hyht he hath no mind for the harp, nor delight in woman, nor joy in life, 82 a; Th. 308, 26; Seef. 45. Næs him tó máðme wyn hyht tó hordgestreónum, Andr. Kmbl. 2229; An. 1116.

Linked entry: hiht

ge-mengan

(v.)
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Þú gemengest þá heofoncundan hider on eorðan sáwla wið líce; siððan wuniað þis eorðlice and þæt éce samod, Met. 20, 234. to unite persons to others in dealings or intercourse, join, associate Ic mé tó middes heora gemengde and him tó cwæð: 'Nimað mé

ge-rád

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</b> a condition on which depends the performance of something, upon which a grant or the like is consequent :-- Ic wille eówres geunnan eów on þá gerád (geráde, 196, 32) þe gé mé geunnan mines. Ll. Th. i. 198, 1.

húsel

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Th. ii. 272, 18. húsles wirþe entitled to go to communion (see first passage under ) Her on lífe busies beón wyrþe, Ll.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Ðæs weales (v. ll. weles, wieles; ðrǽles, Lind.: esnes, Rush.) hláford dominus servi illius, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 50: Shrn. 154, 22.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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L. 2, 16. with instrumental Æfter ðýs lífe, Bt. 11, 2; F. 36, 1. B. adv. of time Monncwealm ðe him raðe ðæs æfter com, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 25. Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg ýþelíce gelácnian . . ., and æfter unéð, Lch. ii. 232, 17.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Hió ðæt líc ætbær under firgenstreám, 4263; B. 2128. Ðá námon hig ánne stán and lédon under hine, Ex. 17, 12. Lǽd under earce bond eaforan ðíne, Cd. Th. 80, 23; Gen. 1333. Under helm drepen biteran strǽle, Beo. Th. 3495; B. 1745.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Seó sunne gǽð on æfnunge under þyssere eorðan . . . heó eft on óþerne ende úp ástíhð, Lch. iii. 240, 17. a limit of magnitude or multitude: Micelnise his nis ende magnitudinis ejus non est finis, Ps.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

heáfod

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Ex. 68. as part essential to life, cf. heáfod-ǽ. — Ne sý nán óðer bót bútan ꝥ heáfod (cf. forgá þýfðe be his feóre, 210, 3), Ll. Th. i. 282, 2, 23. Sý hé þeóf, and þolige heáfdes, 276, 13. For þon ðín éþel (wyrd ?)

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Homl. 175, 15. of direction (lit. and fig.) Him stent ege of ðé timebunt te, Deut. 28, 10. Ðǽron stent ðam bisceope eahta marca goldes eight marks are due to the bishop, Chart. Th. 595, 2.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Ex. 111. to need to do something. where a want has to be satisfied, a purpose to be accomplished, or the like Ðú meaht ðé self geseón, swá ic hit ðé secgan ne þearf, Cd. Th. 38, 24; Gen. 611.

heáh

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Wrát hé heáh [ = heáh-lice ?] hóc and weorðlice scripsit librum eximium, Bd. 5, 15; Sch. 651, 5. Heánum meahtum, Rä. 2, 10. On þá heán þrymmas heofona ríces, Bl. H. 67, 22. Se mægðhád is hírra ðonne se gesinscipe, Past. 409, 23.

Linked entry: dynt

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Hé him ðæs leán forgeald tó ðæs ðe hé in ræste geseah Grendel lícgan he gave him reward for that so, or to such a degree, that he saw Grendel lie dead, Beo.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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With; at the root of the various meanings lies the idea of association, of being together. having very nearly the same force as and, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst.

Linked entry: mið

ge-niman

(v.)
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Add: to take, move an object in the hand from its place, to pick up what lies on a surface, pull off what is fixed, pluck fruit Hé áwearp his reáf. . . hé eft his reáf genam, Hml. Th. ii. 242, 26. Hé genam þone calic, Mt. 26, 27.

hálig

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Be hálgum lífe de conuersatione, 4533. Fæsten and hálige wæccan, Bl. H. 73, 27. Þæt wé tó þám hýhstan hrófe gestígan hálgum weorcum, Cri. 750.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Míne eágan synt ealra gelícast þonne esne biþ þonnne his hláforde héreþ my eyes are most like the case of the servant obeying his lord, Ps. Th. 122, 2.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Lind. War. 1, 25. He eorþan æfter wæter ǽrest sette qui fundavit terram super aquas, Ps. Th. 135, 6. Stefne míne gehér æfter mildheortnesse ðíne, Drihten vocem meam audi secundum misericordiam tuam, Domine, Ps. Lamb. 118, 149

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Hú sculon wit nú libban how are we to live? 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.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu