wítan
to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart
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Gif hé hwylc hleahterlíc word onfinde, ðæt hé ðæt ús ne wíte, Guthl. prol. ; Gdwin. 2, 13: Ps. Th. 65, 16. Hwæþer Rómáne hit wíten nú ǽnegum men tó secganne hwæt hiera folces forwurde? Ors. 5, 2 ; Swt. 220, 9.
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swerian
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' Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 64, 6. Ic ne swór fela áþa on unriht, Beo. Th. 5470; B. 2738. Hé mé áðas swór, 949; B. 472. Hé him ðone áð swór, Gen. 24, 9. Ðone swergendan áð ðone hé swór jusjurandum quod juravit, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 199, 20.
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ge-wunian
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, Guth. Gr. 142, 23.
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Sumum wíges spéd hé giefeþ æt gúþe, 42, 16; Cri. 673. Wæs Hróðgáre herespéd gyfen, wíges weorðmynd. Beo. Th. 130; B. 65. Hé hafaþ wígges leán, blǽd bútan blinne. Elen. Kmbl. 1647 ; El. 825. Sum bið wíges heard, beadocræftig beorn, Exon.
riht
erect, direct ⬩ right, straight ⬩ agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable ⬩ the requirements of a law ⬩ regulation, legitimate, lawful, regular ⬩ satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting ⬩ satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox
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Hé ðan rihtestan wege ðyder tó geférde, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 12. metaphorically right, straight Ða men ðe bearn habban, tǽcean him lífes weg and rihtne gang tó heofonum, Blickl. Homl. 109, 18.
ge-métan
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. :-- Hé hine geneósian wolde: þá gemétte hé hine hleonian on þám hale his cyrcan, Guth. 82, 21. Hié gemétton hæle bídan, An. 143. (4-b) with obj. and complement, a noun Þæt heáfod wæg geméted scépes heáfod, Bl. H. 183, 22. an adj. or ptcpl.
ge-cirran
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S. 30, 441: Guth. 88, 14. Nama wæs gecyrred on þæt betere, El. 1061. Hé bið gecirred (-cierred, v.l. ) tó áre. Past. 269, 2. Hí synd gecyrrede tó heora gecynde, Hml. Th. i. 68, 29. <b>VI c.
healf
a half
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Þǽ ásweóll him se líchama ofer healf fram þám lendenum oþ þá fét tumore dimidia pars corporis ipsius a lumbis tenus planta turgescens, Guth. Gr. 153, 12.
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ende-byrdnes
a row ⬩ series ⬩ a rank ⬩ grade ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ position ⬩ degree ⬩ an order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ method ⬩ regulation ⬩ ordering ⬩ an injunction ⬩ ordinance
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Cyrclicre endebyrdnysse ecclesiasticis gradibus, Guth. 90, 16. Hé weóx on endebyrdnysse (ordini), Gr. D. 67, 28.
macian
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to bring into existence by construction or elaboration. to construct, frame, fashion Wurdon tóbrocene þǽra hǽþenra godahús and anlícnyssa þurh þǽra manna handa þe hí macodon and guton, Hml. S. 29, 181.
wel
Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah
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Wé wel neáh stódan ðám bearwum Nar. 28, 31 : Guthl. 12 ; Gdwin. 58, 19. Wel wíde passim, ubique Hpt. Gl. 512, 18. interjection well, ah Wel lá heu Germ. 388, 11. Hé cwæð mid wópe; wel lá, Basilius, gif ðú sylf noldest, nǽre ðú git forðfaran. Homl.
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ge-hwilc
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Ácsode hé hine be gehwilc-um þingum he asked him about several things Guth. 80, II. with óþer On ðyssere geférrǽdene wǽron Petrus and Ióhannes . . . and ; ehwilce óðre . . . Eal seó menigu wæs án hund manna and twéntig, Hml.
hú
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Cf. (1 a α) :-- Hú þá deófla on Brytisc sprǽcon, Guth. Gr. 135, 1, and often (cf. similar use of þæt v. þæt; 2). (a β). Cf. (1 a β) Gé on lóciað . . . fǽrwundra sum, hú ic sylfa slóh . . . gársecges deóp, Exod. 280.
reccan
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Hé him his earfoþa rehte, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 19. Ymb ðæt reahte Paulus swíðe wel quod bene Paulus exprimit, Past. 51, 1; Swt. 395, 11. Rehte, 51, 2; Swt. 395, 26. Hé him rehte hú myccle scipbrocu hé gebád, Blickl. Homl. 173, 6.
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strang
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Th. 71, 6, Ðá gemunde hé ða strangan dǽda ðara unmanna and ðæra woruldfrumena Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 27. Gif strongra storm and genip swýðor ðreáde, Bd. 4, 3 ; S. 569, 12
tó-dǽlan
To divide, ⬩ separate, ⬩ distribute ⬩ to divide a whole into parts, ⬩ to destroy unity, ⬩ make dissension in ⬩ to divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different parts ⬩ to divide one number by another ⬩ to divide one thing from another, ⬩ part, ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to destroy ⬩ to distribute, ⬩ give away parts of a whole, ⬩ to divide into shares ⬩ to share ⬩ to divide, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ separate, ⬩ make a difference between ⬩ to be different, ⬩ be distinguished from. ⬩ to separate with the mind ⬩ discern, ⬩ discriminate, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ to give forth, ⬩ utter
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Ðonne se líchama and seó sáwul hí tódǽleþ, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 84, 13. Ðonne se earma líchama and seó wérige sáwul hí tótwǽmaþ and tódǽlaþ, Wulfst. 151, 11. Ongunnon ðæt monnes mágas hycgan, ðæt hý tódǽlden unc, Exon. Th. 442, 14; Kl. 12.
weaxan
To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape
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Se hlísa ðæt wǽre sum ancra, ðæt missenlícum mægnum for Gode weóhse, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 58, 14. to be productive Ǽr ðon eówre treówu telgum blówe, wæstmum weaxe priusquam producant spinae vestrae rhamnos, Ps. Th. 57, 8.
ge-mynd
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Voc. ii. 53, 73, Se áwyrgeda gást swá swíþe hine drehte þæt hé his sylfes nǽnig gemynd ne hæfde ab immundi spiritus violentia grassabatur, ita ut, quid esset, vel quo sederet, vel quid parabat facere, nesciret, Guth. Gr. 148, 4
tó-weard
future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing
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Hé him ðæt ríce tówerd sǽde he told him that the kingdom was in store for him, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 8. Hé forestihte ðagecorenan tó ðam écan lífe, for ðan ðe hé wiste hí swilce tówearde he knew they were to become such, Homl. Th. i. 112, 32, 34.
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dón
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Þá gife ic wylle tó þon dón I will put the gift to that use, Guth. 84, 12. (2 a) where there is combination or separation :-- Dó tó endlufon (add eleven ) . . . tó twám and twéntigum dó endlufon . . . gyf þú dést twelf þǽrtó, Angl. viii. 301, 13-20.