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lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace

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Ðæt mód him ǽrest ná ne ondrǽt ða lytlan scylda, ne ðonne on lást ða miclan, 57, 2; Swt. 437, 28: Bt. 7, 20; Fox, 16, 11; Fox 72, 7. Lástas wǽron wíde gesýne, gang ofer grundas, Beo. Th. 2809; B. 1402.

Linked entry: lǽst

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidance ⬩ widely ⬩ widely ⬩ far ⬩ far

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Hwanne besmát hine seó scyld þǽre fealasprecolnesse, þone þe swá feor from eallum monnum ádǽled wǽs?, Bl. H. 169, 5: Gen. 2322.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Hú mon scyle gebrocenes heáfdes tiligean, 2, 4. Tilian, 56, 14. Hira man sceal tilian mid wyrtdrencum, 82, 16. Hwonan ic ðín tilian scyle qui modo sit tuae curationis, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 10, 35.

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subject ⬩ subjugate ⬩ render subject ⬩ to subject ⬩ cause to endure ⬩ render liable ⬩ to subjoin ⬩ add ⬩ to support

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Gl. 509, 62. to subject, cause to endure, render liable Hefigran scylde and hefigran wítum hé hine underðiét poenae gravioris culpae se subjicit, Past. 54; Swt, 421, 6.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Sió ungelícnes hira geearnunga hié tiéhð sume behindan sume, and hira scylda hí ðǽr gehabbað, Past. 107, 20. a thing. material Ne mæg ðæt scip nó stille gestondan, búton hit ankor gehæbbe, Past. 445, 13.

frignan

(v.)
Grammar
frignan, [The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. 1.the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp. [ge-]frognen. 2. the g may be absorbed giving a. frínan; p. frǽn, pl. frúnon ; pp. frúnen ; or b. frínan may be regarded as of the ablaut series í, á, i and have p. frán, pl. frinon ; pp. [be-]frinen. 3. the g may be assimilated and forms as from frinnan result, see prs. frinne, ppr. frinnende; p. pl. frunnon. Here perhaps belongs the form frunian,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 54.
]

to ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ to ask a question, ⬩ to ask about, after, ⬩ to ask ⬩ to ask a person a question ⬩ to ask a person about something, ⬩ to ask information of or from a person,

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Gongen hié tó ðǽm hálgan gewritum, fríne ðára hwæt hié dón scylen, Past. 103, 10. Grammar frignan, with prep. Hé wæs fram him eallum frignende (frínende, v.l.) hwylc him þ úhte þeós níwe lár, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 7

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim ⬩ dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Ðú cwíst ðæt ic ðé andwyrdan scyle thou sayest that I must answer thee, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 16: Num. 11, 22, 23: 23, 12: Ps. Th. 87, 12. Ðú cwýst ðæt ic me gebiddan sceole to dumbum stánum thou sayest that I must pray to dumb stones, Homl.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Hié werod lǽsse hæfdon þonne Húna cyning, El. 48. of time Scyld wel gebearg líf lǽssan hwíle, B. 2571. of qualities, emotions, conditions, actions, or occurrences, expressing extent or degree Wæs se gryre lǽssa efne swá micle swá bið wíggryre wífes

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, . I.

to divide a whole into parts. ⬩ here the parts are no longer in contact ⬩ where the parts remain in contact, to mark the limits of the parts. ⬩ of a non-material whole, to distinguish the component parts of ⬩ to dissolve union, part company ⬩ to separate ⬩ to part man and wife ⬩ to part from one another ⬩ to separate oneself from ⬩ to cease to do ⬩ to form a dividing line between objects :-- ⬩ To separate, ⬩ to go away from one another, part ⬩ of a whole, to separate into parts, split up ⬩ to share. ⬩ to divide into parts and take them, divide an inheritance, spoil, c. ⬩ of the partition and occupation of land ⬩ to get advantage from, have a share in ⬩ to get, enjoy ⬩ To make a division of work ⬩ to distribute. ⬩ to scatter objects ⬩ to spend ⬩ of almsgiving ⬩ to give as a person's share, hand over, give ⬩ of the dispensations of Providence, to allot, assign, grant ⬩ to utter words. ⬩ to diffuse, spread :--

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Th. ii. 150, 30. to separate oneself from a material object Ic mé ondréde þæt ic mé scyle gedǽlan wið mine freóud, oððe hí wið mé, Solil.

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Innan ðone gemǽrwyl; andlang streámes, 193, 9. in other local connexions Gif þú scyle áceorfan unhál lim of hálum líce þonne ne ceorf þú ꝥ on þám gemǽre þæs hálan líces ac micle swíþor ceorf on ꝥ hále líc, Lch. ii. 84, 28.

ge-witnes

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Scyld on gewyrhtum oððe on gewitnesse, Rtl. 114, 23. knowledge confined to oneself.

lǽran

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Hit bið swíðe geswincful ðæt mon ǽlcne mon scyle on sundrum lǽran, hit is ðeáh earfoðre ealle ætsomne tó lǽranne, 453, 10-12. Ongan his brýd wíshýdig wer wordum lǽran, Gen. 1823.

ge-bídan

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Hé fíf and hundteóntig lifde wintra gebidenra, Gen. 1185. to reach, arrive at a time Ealle wé scylan ǽnne tíman gebídan, þonne ús wǽre leófre þonne eall þæt on middanearde is, þǽr wé worhton . . . Godes willan, Wlfst. 208, 30 : Ll. Th. i. 370, 18.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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S. 18, 15. (1 a) of conquest by war :-- Hé mid his scylde þá burg ne gewylt non occupabit civitatem clypeus (Is. 37, 33), Hml. Th. i. 568, 32. Ic gewyllde and oferwann fela ðeóda, 9.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably

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Him bið forboden ðæt hé offrige, forðæm hit is wén ðæt se ne mæge óðerra monna scylda of áðueán Past. 11; Swt. 73, 17. Hit is þéh wén ðæt feala manna þence hwylcum edleáne hé onfó æt Drihtne Blickl. Homl. 41, 14.

Linked entry: wéna

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.

That ⬩ that, in order that ⬩ that, ⬩ so that

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swá ꝥte ðín blód fléwþ ofer eorðan swá swá wæter 237, 6. where the subject of the clause is omitted ꝥ nis nán man, ꝥte sumes eácan ne ꝥurfe Bt. 24,4; Fox 86,6 where the main clause is not expressed Ðonne hí niðer ástígaþ tó áðweánne hiera niéhstena scylda

for-gifan

to give ⬩ bestow ⬩ grant ⬩ dispense ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give up ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver up ⬩ commit ⬩ practice ⬩ to give back ⬩ restore ⬩ to marry ⬩ to grant ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ to grant ⬩ to give ⬩ cause ⬩ to forgive

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., not to insist upon what is due Éghuelc scyld forgeaf ic ðé omne debitum dimisi tibi, Mt. L. 18, 32. Þæt him nǽre nán þing þæs tigolgeweorces forgifen non minuetur quidquam de lateribus, Ex. 5, 19. Sié him sió swingelle forgifen, Ll.

ge-gán

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Mín Drihten, ne lǽt mé deóflum gegán, Angl. xii. 502, 20. local, to get to a place or position Se maga geonga under his mǽges scyld geeóde the youth got under his kinsman's shield, B. 2676.

heard

firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ resolute ⬩ bold ⬩ resolute ⬩ obdurate ⬩ rigid ⬩ unyielding ⬩ oppressive ⬩ rigorous ⬩ strict ⬩ harsh

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Þá þrý cómon tó þeódne foran hearde and higeþancle, Dan. 94. of word or thought, bold, resolute: Á scyle geong mon wesan geómormód, heard heortan geþóht swylce habban sceal, blíðe gebǽro, Kl. 43.

hwá

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, Cri. 694. strengthened by ǽfre Hwæt þis ǽfre beón scyle?, Hml. S. 23, 532 : 516. with partitive gen. Hwæt wæs seó Salamones ræste elles búton se hálga innoð?, Bl.