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híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Wé þé beóð holde, gif þú ús hýran wilt, Gú. 251: Gen. 542. Hérende obsecundans (precibus et monitis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 68. to obey: Hírde paruit, Wrt.

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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Hé hine sylfne forlét beón áhangenne, Bl. H. 33, 10. Forlǽt mé hý on wíta lǽdan, Wlfst. 256, 3. Forlétað (sinite), forlǽtað mé heofon geseón, Bl. H. 227, 21. Forlǽte hé heteníða gehwone sígan, Sch. 101. Hine God forlǽtan nele éþelíce lifian, Bl.

ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Sax. was sometimes about 24 inches, or 2 feet Se hwæl biþ micle læssa ðonne óðre hwalas: ne biþ he lengra ðonne syfan elna lang; ac, on his ágnum lande, ða beóþ eahta and feówertiges elna lange, and ða mǽstan, fíftiges elna lange; ðara, he sǽde, ðæt

Linked entry: eln-gemet

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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D. i. 279, 15. the subject an animal Gif him þince ꝥ hé hundas geseó and hí hine grétan, beorge him wið his fýnd, Lch. iii. 172, 21. the subject a thing that has a painful or destructive effect Hwílum cnysseþ ꝥ sár on þá rib ... hwílum becymð on þá

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Setton scyldas wið weal they set their shields against the wall , Beo. Th. 655 ; B. 325. Sete ðín hand under mín þeóh, Gen. 24, 2: 48, 18.

Linked entry: on-settan

losian

(v.)
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beorna reáf manige méteð, þǽr hit mannum losað invenit spolia multa. Ps. Th. 118, 162. Eall heora ǽhta losodon, Hml. S. 30, 151.

ge-mynd

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Þa stánas beóð hér tó gemynde ( ad monumentum ] Israéla bearnum, Jos. 4, 7: Bl. H. 189, 15. Wrít þis on béc tó gemynde scribe hoc ob monumentum in libro, Ex. 17, 14. Forlét hé his fét þǽr on þá eorþan besincan mannum tó écre gemynde. Bl. H. 127, 22.

ge-sellan

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Ðis mihte beón geseald tó myclum wurðe, Mt. 26, 9. to sell Hý hine gesealdan cípemonnum eum mercatoribus vendiderunt, Ors. I. 5 ; S. 34, 2. Ic ne mæg swá fela gefón swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan ( vendere ), Coll.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ealde wísan as of old, Beo. Th. 3735 ; B. 1865. Grammar wíse, The word is found with strong forms Onwendan míne wíse (wísan, Th.) Exon.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

licgan

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Gif hé fúl beó, licge þár hé læg, Ll. Th. i. 296, 10. Eorðe ágeáf, þá hyre on lǽgun, eft lifgende, Cri. 1156. (3b) without direct reference to posture or place, to be dead :-- His aferan eád bryttedon . . . þá hyra hláford læg, Dan. 675.

forþ

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Beóþ þeóstra forþ gewordene ofer ealle world, 93, 18. Hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban, 91, 13: 53, 12. Hé hine lǽdde forþ tó þon cafortúne, 219, 20.

dón

(v.)
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S. 31, 118. representing a preceding verb Monige beóð blíðe and eác unblíðe ðára ðe for nánum woruldðingum náhwæðer dóð, Past. 187, 24. Hé sníð swíðe hrædlíce. Suá se wítga dyde ðone cyning, 187, 2: 185, 8.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Æt feohgyftum hé Dene weorþode, Beo. Th. 2185; B. 1090. Ic ðíne leóde weorðode weorcum, 4198; B. 2096. Is gesýne ðæt ðú ðyssum hysse hold gewurde, and hine geofum wyrðodest, Andr. Kmbl. 1102; An. 551. Hé hí welum weorðode, 1509; An. 756.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Fram þám hí beóð hæfde and gehæftnede a quo captivi tenentur, Gr. D. 336, 5. Hí nǽron onlýsde ah on bendum hié wiéron hæfde, Bl. H. 87, 26. to hold or entertain in the mind Hí hæfdon Godes elnunge, Bd. 5, 22 ; Sch. 681, 29.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Hú man lyste út gán, and ne mæg, 164, 17. to leave a permanent habitation or occupation .vi. gear þeówige hé, þý siofoðan beó hé frióh. Mid swelce hrægle hé in eóde, mid swelce gá hé út, Ll.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Tó lytel hit biþ, beó hit á lǽsse, Ll. Th. i. 432, 24 : B. 1748. Lytles geleáfes, Mt. L. 6, 30 : 14, 31. Wé habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón, Bt. 41, 5 ; F. 254, 10.

hálig

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On hálgum beorge in monte sancto, Ps. Th. 98, 10. On háligre stówe, Mt. 24, 15. On þá hálgan ceastre, 4, 5. On ꝥ hálige templ, Bl. H. 71, 17. Hálig tiber, Exod. 415. Hálige dagas kalendae, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 35. Húslfatu hálegu, Dan. 705.

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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D. 937, Æðelstán cing, Athelstan king, eorla drihten, of earls the lord, beorna beág-gifa, of barons the bracelet-[beigh-] giver, and his bróðor eác, and his brother also [eke], Eádmund æðeling, Edmund the prince [etheling], ealdor langne tír elders a

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Ic beóm onsended þæt ic in mánweorcum oncyrre hyge from hálor, Jul. 439. Monige þeówiað in þeáwum, Gú. 473. Þám þe his in weorcum willan ræfnað, 594.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Þú genáme brýde æt beorne, Gen. 2637. Hé him ðæt an genam þæt hé self hæfde, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 12. Þæt seó wyrd þé on geniman ne mihte, Bt. 11, 2; F. 34, 14. His cræft mon ne mæg on him geniman, 19; F. 70, 3. Of genimma ł from genimma diripere, Mt.