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winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Is ðǽr nú irfæs ðæs ðæs stranga wintær lǽfæd hæfð, Chart. Th. 163, 1. Nys hit swá stearc winter ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17. Sam hit sý sumor sam winter, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 17. Wintres brumae Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 43.

ge-tæl

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JJæt getel ðǽra fixa laef máran getácnunge ðonne gé understandan magon, ii. 292,, Getæl ł gerím (getel, Ps. Spl., getell, Ps. L.) daga mínra numerum dierum meorum, Ps.

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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He nó ðǽr áht cwices lǽfan wolde he would leave naught alive there, Beo. Th. 4618; B. 2314. Ǽlc wuht cwices [cwuces Cot.] biþ innanweard hnescost everything alive is inwardly softest, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 5.

gíman

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</b> gímen ; Hé gesette hig (sun and moon) þæt hig gímdon þæs dæges and þǽre nihte posuit eas, ut praeessent diei ac nocti Gen. l, 18. the object a thing, to take charge or possession of Ðonne him forðsíð gebyrige, gýme his hláford ðæs hé lǽfe

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Ic wéne ꝥ ic þé up áhófe ... búton þú git tó full sý þæs þe lǽfed is, Bt. 11, 1; F. 30, 19. Búton hé gelýfde ꝥ hí árísan sceoldon, elles hé offrode on ídel, Hml.

ge-weald

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Inc sceal sealt wæter wunian on gewealde, Gen. 199. ꝥ Hit his yldran lǽfdan þám tó gewealde þe hý wel úðan, Ll. Th. i. 184, 3. Ágan heofon tó gewalde to have heaven at command, Sat. 415.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Gif hwá gefare and nán bearn ne gestriéne, gif hé bróðor lǽfe, fó sé tó his wífe, Past. 43, 13. without a case: Hér Ǽdwine aƀƀ forðférde, and féng Wulfgár tó, Chr. 989; P. 125, 18. with reflex, dat.: Philippus þá cyningas bégen ofslóg and féng him tó

ge-reccan

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Hí an ðára xv hída ðæ hire hláford hire lǽfde, and him man on ágene ǽht gereahte ipsa concedit xv hidas quas ei uir suus reliquit, el pro qua ei pretium datum fuit, v. 137, 11. Ðús wǽron ðá land . . . ðám cinge Eádgár gereht on Lundenbyrig . . .

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Lǽfdon hig hit sume quidam ex eis, Ex. 16, 20. Sume hí gelýfdon on deáde entas, Homl. Th. i. 366, 21. Sume gé ( quidam ex vobis ) ne gelýfaþ, Jn. Skt. 6, 64. Sume ða bóceras quidam de scribis, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 38.

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lǽtan

(v.)
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Eallne þone welan hí lǽtað (lǽfað, v. l.) fræmdum tó brúcanne alienum censum nutrit heredi, Bt. 11, 1 ; F. 32, 7. to quit, abandon Wuton cunnian hwænne hine God lǽte Deus dereliquit eum Ps. Th. 70, 10.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Sig se mín þeówa, ðe ðone læfyl forstæl, and fare gé frige, 44, 17-18. Ðú góda þeówa, Lk. Skt. 19, 17: Mt. Kmbl. 25, 23. Se yfela þeówa, 24, 48. Se hláford and se þeówa gelíce clypiaþ tó ðam heofonlícan Fæder, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 28.