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ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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For hwám nǽron eorð-welan ealle gedǽled leódum gelíce ?, Sal. 342. to utter words. Cf. tó-dǽlan; Mín gehát þæt míne weleras ǽr wíse gedǽldan, Ps. Th. 65, 12. <b>VI a.</b> to diffuse, spread :-- Ðerh gedǽlde perfudit. Mt. p. 20, 2

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. 133, 34. to name, nominate Gif landágende man ætsace, ðonne nemne man him his gelícan ealswá micel Wente swá cyninges þegne, L. N. P. L. 52; Th. ii. 298, 10

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

ealdor-mann

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Se ealdormonn ( rector ) sceal lǽtan hine selfne gelícne his hiéremonnum. Past. 107, 8. Sié ðú aldormon tó gehaeld sis praesul ad custodiam, Rtl. 180, 12.

hál

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Ne mæg se unhála þám hálan gelíce byrðene áhebban. Ll. Th. i. 412, 8. Hig gemétton hálne ( sanum ) þone þe ǽr untrum wæs, Lk. 7, 10. Ne beþurfon ná ðá hálan ( sani ) lǽces, Mk. 2, 17. Ðá hálan (ðá truman, 5) incolumes, Past. 247, 3.

folc

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

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Ne gedafenað biscope þæt hé beó on dǽdum folces mannum gelíc, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 12.

full

(adv.)
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</b> completed, that has reached the limit :-- Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam jam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 10. used substantively Nǽfre seó fyl be fullum ne weorðe non usque ad satietatem bibamus, R. Ben. 65, 2.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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óðer, indef. prn.
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Seó hand wæs gelíc ðam óðrum flǽsce erat similis carni reliquae, Ex. 4, 7u Ða óðre nigon consonantes synd gecwedene mutae, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3, I. Ða óðre (ceteri ) cwǽdon, Mt. 27, 49. Petrus and ða óðre apostolas, Blickl. Homl. 149, 5.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Telle ðǽs steorran numera stellas, Gen. 15, 5: Num. 1, 2, 3. to reckon, account, consider, with an object having a noun, adjective, or phrase in apposition, to consider a thing such and such Hwam telle ic (aestimabo) ðás cneórysse gelíce? Mt.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Ðis ylce wíte (plaga ) Hibernia gelíce wæle slóh and cwylmde, Bd. 3, 27 ; S. 558, 19: 4, 7 ; S. 574, 35. Wæs ðæt wíte (famine) tó strang. Cd. Th. 109, 8; Gen. 1819. Drihten slóh ðæt folc mid swíðe micclum wíte (plaga magna nimis), Num. II, 33.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Ðæt hé ða ðe him underþiédde síen lǽte him gelíce æqualem se subditis deputet, Past. 17, 1; Swt. 107, 15. Ðæt cild ðe læg on cradele ða gýtseras lǽton efenscyldig and hit gewittig wǽre, L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 420, 2. Ic wælle léta æstimabo, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Þæt hé þám cúðum and þám uncúþum wæs gelíce gesegen ita ut extra humanam naturam notis ignotisque esse videretur, Guth. Gr. 170, 177 : 163, 40. Huæt ðé gesegen is (þincþ, W.S., ðynceð, R.) quid tibi videtur?, Mt. L. 17, 25.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495.

gif

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Gif hwá óðres sunu sleá . . . sié sió mǽgbót and sió manbót gelíc, Ll. Th. i. 150, 11-14 ( and often ). Gif þé þæt gelimpe . . . þonne þú gecýð, El. 441. Gib Eádwald leng lifige . . . geselle et ðém londe .x. ðúsenda, C. D. i. 256, 5.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Sió his innaþ wan wætere gelíc, Ps. Th. 108, 18. Hé sceal winnan and sorgian, Blickl. Homl. 97, 25. Hé wolde ðǽm winnendum fultmian, and earme fréfran, 213, 17.

Linked entry: on-winnende

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Ðý ne wricð Dryhten nó gelíce ða gesiredan synne and ða fǽrlíce ðurhtogenan, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 12. Ic wrece fædera unrihtwísnysse on bearnurn ego sum Deus visitans iniquitatem in filios. Ex. 20, 5 : Deut. 5, 9.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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gelíce onginn þá twá byrg hæfdon . . . ac hiora anwalda endas wǽron swíþe ungelíce similis Babylonis ortus et Romae . . . tamen non similis exitus similisve defectus, Ors. 2, 1; S. 64, 5. end to be attained, goal Sege hwelces endes ǽlc angin wilnige

Linked entry: ende-dæg

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Swíðe gelíce, sumes hwæðre þeáh ungelíce (cf. the corresponding prose on sumum þingum ungelíce, Bt. 33. 4; Fox 128, 26), 20, 54. Sió eorðe hit helt and be sumum dǽle swilgþ, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 5: Met. 20, 96.

Linked entry: ÁN

fram

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Jn. 5, 24. denoting distinction, difference Se godcunda dóm geðencð ðætte ealle men gelíce beón ne magon, ac wile ðæt simle se óðer beó árǽred from ðǽm óðrum.

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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Pellicane gelíc, se on wéstene wunaþ, Ps. Th. 101, 5. Monna gehwylc cwic þendan hér wunaþ, Exon. Th. 37, 8; Cri. 590. Ða hwíle ðe wé on ðysse worlde wuniaþ, Blickl. Homl. 103, 24. Him (the whale) ða férend on fæste wuniaþ, wíc weardiaþ, Exon.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

fela

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Fela gelíces, Th. 387. Hí gesáwon wyrmcynnes feala, B. 1425. where the noun in genitive is a noun of multitude the verb may be plural: Fleóhcynnes feala flugan on gemǽru, Ps. Th. 104, 27. gen. pl. where fela is nom. to a verb in sing.

Linked entry: feald