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habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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and bring it up, Ll. Th. i. 126, 4. to cause to move. to cause to go, take or bring with one Hí hundon hine, and reówan tó scipe, and dydon hine þǽron, . . . Urnon þá west. . . and haefdon hine mid heom (wendon þá þanon mid him, v. l. ).

hér

here . . . there

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S. 32, 151. in a weakened sense, more or less directly indicating something present to the sight or mind, where attention is called to what the speaker has, brings, or offers, or discovers Hér is seó stów ecce locus, Mk. 16, 6.

níwe

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Hé forð bringð of his goldhorde níwe þing and ealde, Mt. 13, 52. having but recently come into a certain state, position, or relationship Níwe heofonlic neotericus uranii, celestis nouus, Hpt. 31, 13, 303.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Grétte, 60, 48. of the effect produced on the mind Þonne mága gemynd mód geondhweorfed, gréteð glíwstafum when the memory of friends brings joy to the mind, Wand. 52. to set about a task Láðsíð grétan, Exod. 44. to touch, lay hands on, attack. with

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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swá wæter, and náne sibbe ne náne endebyrdnesse ne heóldon, Bl. 34, 12; F. 154, 3: 39, 5; F. 218, 15. order, suitable means to attain an end, method: On hwylcere endebyrdnysse magon wé Jóseph tó ús gelaðian and hym wyþ sprecan by what means shall we bring

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Cweþaþ cræftige men ꝥ him ꝥ tó góde cume, Lch. i. 88, 19. tó góde (ge)dón to act so as to bring about a good result, to do good Hé ne mihte nán ðing tó góde gedón bona facere non poterat, Hml. Th. i. 534, 7.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Grammar under, with dat. local, without motion to bring one object under another, where one object has another vertically above it Ða wæteru ðe wǽron under ðære fæstnisse, Gen. 1, 7. Under heofenum, 6, 17.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Ǽlc treów ðe gódne wæstm (woestim, Rush.) ne bringð omnis arbor, quae non facit fructum bonum, 3, 10. Dóð medemne weastm (wæstm, MS. A., Lind.: wyrþe westem. Rush.), 3, 8. Wæstim gódne, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 9.

ge-mynd

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. -303- (to bring, call to] mind Him in gemynd his Dryhtnes naman dumba bróhte, Rä. 60, 7. (5 a) (to take to (into] fix in) mind :-- Ðeáh ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, námon him þá gedwoll-men ǽnlípige tó gemynde though they did not remember all

ge-reccan

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(l b) to direct the course of a non-material object, bring into a condition (cf. O. H. Ger. ge-recchen revehere) :-- Eall Italia ríce hí in anwald gerehton, Bt. 1; F. 2, 5. to direct a person in his actions, & c.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Á ðín dóm sý gód and genge; ðú ðæs wyrcest (thou wilt bring that to pass), Exon. Th. 192, 22 ; Az. 110. Wé ðæs lifgende worhton in worulde, 186, 9 ; Az. 17.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Hwylce wróhte bringe gé ongeán ðysne man, Jn. Skt. 18, 29. Næfst ðú náne mihte ongeán (ad-versum) mé, 19, ll. Ic ne mǽg nó wiðcweþan ne furþum ongeán ðæt geþencan I cannot contradict, I cannot even have a conception contrary to it.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Oft brincð se woruld ðone willan ðe bið eft time often brings the unattained desire Prov. Kmbl. 40.

findan

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

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Seó mǽgþ þám hláfordleásan men hláford finden, i. 200, 8. ꝥ hé þone áð funde þe sé gelýfan mihte, 158, 17. to find resolution, courage, heart to do something, to bring oneself to do something: [pæt hé] in hige funde tó gesecganne hwæt se beám bude, Dan

ge-mǽne

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Ðiós eorðe eallum mannum bringð gemǽnne fóster, Past. 335i II. <b>II a.</b> in an ecclesiastical sense, catholic :-- Geleáfa se gemǽna fides calholica, Ath.

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Th. 168, 22; Gen. 2786. to have power that brings something to pass, to cause, be the cause, author, source of something, of persons, with gen. Ðæs ðú wealdest this is thy doing, Elen. Kmbl. 1517; El. 761.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Nafa ðú tó yfel ellen, ðeáh ðé sum unwilla on becume; oft brincð se woruld ðone willan ðe bið eft, Prov. Kmbl. 40. Onwendeþ wyrda gesceaft weoruld under heofonum, Exon. Th. 292, 31; Wand. 107

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Bige ús rumlícor tó dæg be hláfe . . . and bring ús bet be hláf in your purchase for us to-day be more liberal with bread, and be a better provider for us in the matter of bread, Hml. S. 23, 467. Ðá gebróðra næfdon búton fíf hláfas.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Gang ǽr and gesybsuma wið ðínne bróðer, and þonne cum ðú syððan and bring ðíne lác, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 24. Búton hé gebinde ǽrest ðone strangan, and þonne hys hús bereáfige, 12, 29.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

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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On secgan to bring a charge against, Deut. 19, 16: Mt. 26, 62. with acc. expressing local relations. motion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, to Hé ástáh on ðone munt, Mt.

Linked entries: an un-reordian