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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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Cild ðiónde on eallum cræftum on cnihtháde and swá forþ eallne giógoþhád ( going on thriving all its youth ), Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 24. Gé wiþerwearde wǽron úrum gewunan and ealre Godes cyricean swá (i. e. wiþerwearde), Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 19.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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He ácenned wearð in cildes hád, El. 776. Hé in binne wæs in cildes híw cláðum biwunden, Cri. 725. introducing that into which anything turns or is made Hí hogedon þæt heán mægen ne hwyrfe in hǽðendóm, Dan. 221.

hád

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In cildes hád cenned, El. 336 : 776. by an adj. Þurh horscne hád, Cri. 49. Þurh clǽnne hád, 444. Þurh leóhtne hád.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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IV. with a dative, to cure, treat :-- Wífman gif heó tilaþ (curet ) híre cilde mid ǽnigum wiccecræfte, L. Ecg. P. iv. 20; Th. ii. 210, 17.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

niman

(v.)
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'Arís and nim ꝥ cild and his módor, and fleóh' . . . Héé Nim ǽnne oððe twégen tó þé, Mt. 18, 16. Nime se hláford him twégen getreówe þegenas and swerian, Ll. Th. i. 280, 11: 344, 16: 394, 5.

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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Se steorra stód ofer ðǽr ðæt cild wæs, 2, 9. Wæs se engel sprecende tó úres Drihtnes méder, Blickl. Homl. 5, 2. Seó heofon biþ gefeallen æt ðǽm feówer endum middangeardes, 93, 4. Seó eorþe, Lchdm. iii. 254, 15.

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Gé wítgena láre onféngon, hú se líffruma in cildes hád cenned wurde, 335. Ússa yrmða geþenc, hú wé hwearfiað heánlíce, Cri. 371.

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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Swá mid ðam cilde wearþ, Homl. Th. i. 460, 7. Grammar MID, with acc. Ðæt hé mid ða mǽstan swétnesse ( maxima suavitate ) geglencde, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 34. Grammar MID, with inst.

Linked entry: mið

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Ða dysegan sint wordene blinde, Met. 19, 29. with prepositional phrase Heó wearð mid cilde, Homl. Th. i. 24, 26. Ðæt ic tó ðínum willan weorþan móte that I may be to thy liking, Ps.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Abrames wíf wæs ðágit wuniende bútan cildum she remained still childless, Gen. 16, 1. to be wont Ic gewunige soleo, wunigende solens, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 247, 5

Linked entries: wunung wynian

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Tó fundenes cildes fóstre, Ll.Th. i- 118, 18. to obtain, find favour, credit, &c. Hió þǽr helpe findað, godcunde gife, El. 1032. Ic fultum fand venit auxilium mihi, Ps. Th. 120, Wǽre hié þǽr fundon, Exod. 387.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Seó gelaðung ys weaxende þurh ácennedum cildum and waniende þurh forðfarenum, Lchdm. iii. 238, 2. marking manner, state Hé ðæt weorc ðæs godspelles má ðurh his fóta gange fremede ðonne on his horsa ráde ( more on foot than on horseback ), Bd. 4, 3; S

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Hwæs wǽre mé máre þearf, þonne ic mid cilde wǽre? Gen. 25, 22. where the comparison is between the same object under different conditions Ácumendlícre byþ Sodoma lande on dómes dæg þonne þære ceastre, Mt. Knbl. 10, 15.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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R. 12, 21, 22. to leave property at death to successors, bequeath Úrum cildum . . . ðe wé eft tiochiað úre ierfe tó te forlǽtanne, Past. 391, 29. figurative: Ic forlǽte míne sibbe tó eów, Bl. H. 157, 28. Forléto (-létto, L.), Jn.