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BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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BY, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; juxta, prope, ad, secus, in, cum Be wege by the way, Mk. Bos. 8, 3. Wunode be lordane he dwelt by Jordan, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 6; Gen. 1932.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Grammar , adv. Now, at this time nunc vel modo, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 70. Ǽr oððe dudum, ii. 27, 56. nunc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 59. Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan, ðe ( modo ) hás ys for hreáme, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Th. 213, 4; Ph. 219. þigeþ mete, 215, 27; Ph. 259: 357, 28; Pa. 35. Of ðam mete ðe þicgaþ, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 35. Ðonue hig mete þicgeaþ cum panem manducant, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 2. hyra hláf þicgaþ, Mk. Skt. 7, 5.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

ge-swencan

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Úre fæder biddeð eów on þone weg ne geswencean rogat pater noster ne fatigati debeatis, Gr. D. 39, 16.

ród

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H. 27, 28: 97, 11: Hml. Th. i. 594, 4, 18. On róde treów áhebban, Angl. xii. 506, 4. Hér Petrus þrowode on róde, Chr. 69; P. 8, 30. On róde áhón to crucify, Shrn. 67, 15: 153, 12: Chr. 1096; P. 232, 23. the cross as a Christian symbol.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Lind. 26, 29. dæge þissum, Cd. Th. 63, 13; Gen. 1031. On þisse meoduhealle, Beo. Th. 1280; B. 638: Blickl. Homl. 23, 3. Ðisse, 139, 32. Þysse, 35, 33. On þysse (ðasser, Lind.: þisse, Rush.) nihte in ista nocte, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 31.

Linked entries: þás þis

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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To seek. to try to find, to look for, make search for Ic séce míne gebróðru fratres meos quaero, Gen. 37, 16. Hwæne sécst ðú? Jn. Skt. 20, 15. Se ðe sécþ, hyt fint, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 8. Hwæðer willen on wuda sécan gold ðæt reáde? . . .

ge-settan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 111, 38 ; 48, 82. to move a material object to a position of rest Geseton him ród imposuerunt illi crucem, Lk. L. 23, 26. Þ hond him gesette (imponeret), Mt. L. 19, 13. Þ te hiá gesetta (ponerent) before hiá, Mk. L. R. 6, 41.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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ofer ðæt deófulgyldum ne þeówde, ultra Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 7: Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, 7: R. Ben. 53, 16. Longe ofer ðis, Exon. T. 172, 15; . 1144. Ofer ða niht, Beo.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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absolute, to come to be, to be made, to arise, come, be Gif bánes blice weorðeþ, L. Ethb. 34; Th. i. 12, 4. Gif bánes bite weorð, 35; Th. i. 12, 5. Ende nǽfre ðínes wræces weorþeþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2765; An. 1385.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
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tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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to tell, narrate, recount, state a case Þeáh ic hit lengre telle though I make my story longer, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 31. ðæs lean ðám foresprecenan gódum ðe ic ðe ǽr tealde on ðriddan béc, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 190, 2.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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to wit, know, have knowledge, be aware, Grammar witan, absolute Noui ic can oððe ic wát, noui ic wiste, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Zup. 205, 8. Oft oferswiðdon swá swá ðú sylf wistest, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 27.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Ðú in heánnissum wunast mid Waldend Fæder, Exon. Th. 10, 36; Cri. 163. Se þeów ne wunaþ (manet) on húse on écnesse; se sunu wunaþ on écnesse, Jn. Skt. 8, 35. Pellicane gelíc, se on wéstene wunaþ, Ps. Th. 101, 5.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

irnan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 21, 51. <b>A.</b> in-trans. of persons or animals. to move quickly Swá swá gigant yrnð on his weg. Ps. Th. 18, 6. Tógægnes iorneð occurrit, Lk. R. L. 22, 10. Forerynelas iernað beforan kyningum, Past. 91, 21.

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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Eth. ix. 42; Th. i. 350, 3: Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 32. Hwílum be áre, hwílum be ǽhte sometimes in estate, sometimes in goods, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 11: L. C. S. 50; Th. i. 404,18.

Linked entry: árra

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 11: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 81; Met. 5, 41. Gif hwá hwæðrum ðissa geniéd síe if any one be forced to either of these, L. Alf, pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 3.

Linked entry: hwæðer

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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Ic on móde máð, monna gehwylcne, þeódnes þrymcyme, Exon. 51 a; Th. 177, 18; . 1229. ða wyrd ne máð, fǽges ( Guthlac ) forðsíð, 52 b; Th. 182, 33; . 1319.

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Þrittig fæðma biþ se arc on heáhnisse, 6, 15: Jn. Skt. 6, 19. Ymb þrittig wintra, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25. Ymb þrítig wintergerímes, Met. 28, 25. Ymb þrítig geárgerímes, 29. genam þrítig þegna, Beo. Th. 246; B. 123.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Add: to heal, cure. to heal a person who is sick in body or mind Antecríst geuntrumað þá ðe ǽr hále wǽron; and nǽnne gehǽlan ne mæg, búton hine ǽrest áwyrde.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Voc. ii. 38, 19. Gehíwian inficere, 47, 49. to form, fashion Ic eom þe man of eorðan gehíwode, Hml. S. 30, 63. gehiéwade ( finxit ) heortan heara, Ps. Srt. 32, 15.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad