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ge-witnes

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Cf. ge-wita; ; ge-witscipe. personal observation, presence of witnesses þe yrfe bycge on gewitnesse, Ll. Th. i. 212, 12.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Th. i. 288, 29.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Voc. i. 46, 57: 75, 31. Gyrd steóre virga directionis, Ps. Lamb. 44, 7. Ðæt ðoncfull stýre him ðæs bebodenan folces contentus sit gubernatione creditae sibi plebis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 372, 33. God sette ǽ ðam folce steóre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 36: L.

dæg

(n.)
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Ðá cóm se arceb̃ fram Róme áne dæge ǽr Sc̃s Petrus mæsseǽfene, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 3. Fram dæge dæge, Wlfst. 79, 12: Hml. S. 23, 33. Ðá ðe ǽlce dæg symblað, Past. 309, 8: Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 11.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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and add: to ask a question of a person geáscade (sciscitabatur) from him huér Críst ácenned wére, Mt. L. 2, 4. a person a question geáscode hiá, 'Huu feolo láfo habbað gié?, ' Mk. L. 8, 5 : 14, 60: 15, 2.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Ac ðe ágímeleásað ðæt ðence . . . Past. 287, 11-15. sit on wóles setle, ðe yfel wyrcð mid geðeahte (ex judicio), 435, 22. advice, direction Manege ic áwearp mid mínra witena geþeahte. Ll. Th. i. 58, 20: 246, 20.

hwæþere

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Add: in a principal clause with which is connected a dependent clause introduced by þeáh. þeáh ... hwaeþere Þeáh hié mannum missenlíce dǽle, hwæþere bebeád ... gedǽlan ... þone teóþan dǽl, Bl. H. 39, 18.

ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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Gif he leng bide láðran gemótes if he should longer await a more hostile meeting, 36 a; Th. 116, 15; . 207: Byrht. Th. 140, 40; By. 301. Híg hæfdon mycel gemót they held a great council, Mt. Bos. 26, 4: 26, 59: 28, 12.

Linked entry: ge-mét

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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To make less, lessen, diminish, curtail sculon ǽlce dæg eácan ðæt mon ǽlce dæg wanaþ, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 94, 1. Symble bið gyfende, and ne wanaþ nán þing his, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 46: L. Edg. S. 1 ; Th. i. 272, 10.

Linked entry: a-wanian

ealdor-mann

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Add: I. in a general sense. used of a person of high position, a prince, ruler, leader, magistrate Ealdorman princeps vel comes, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 12. Eoldorman princeps, 72, 59.

ge-swícan

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S.) seducat;, Mt. L. 24, 4. giswícanne ðá gicornu ad seducendos electos, Mk. R. L. 13, 22

ge-weorþan

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Add: absolute. to come to be Ðurh þá fonthálgunge þǽr gewyrð sóna Godes midwist, Wlfst. 36, 2. Stefn mín gehéreð and bið ł geuorðes (fiet) án plette, Jn. L. 10, 16. Sóðfæstnise ðerh ðone Hǽlend geuærð (is geworden, W. S. facta est), I. 17.]

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Se ðæs wæstmes ( the fruit of the tree of knowledge)onbát, Cd. Th. 30, 21; Gen. 470. Ðæs wæstmes yrþ illius frugis seges, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 38. Bútan wæstme sine fructu, Mk. Skt. 4, 19. Weastme, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 22.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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To perceive Ic ongite comperio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 46. Ongiotaþ animadvertite. Kent. Gl. 230. Ða ongítende wæs animadverterit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 9.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: , tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Twoabsolutelydistributively

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MS.) bleó godweb, Past. 14; Swt. 86, 14. Of ðissa twégea (tuéga, Hatt. MS.) monna múðe, 7; Swt. 48, 10. Twégra gebróðra bearn oððe twégea gesweostra sunu and dohtor, Bd. 1, 27; M. 70, 4-5. Ðissa twéga yfela áuþer, Bt. 6; Fox 16, 2.

Linked entries: tuu twá

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Fox 7, 80; Met. 7, 40] duces serenus ævum, Bt. 12; Fox. 36, 24, Se blinda gyf blindne lǽt cæcus si cæco ducatum præstet, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 14. Lét, Dóm. L. 18, 294. Se ðe nimeþ ł lǽdeþ synne middangeardes qui tollit peccatum mundi, Jn. Skt.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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To LIE, be at rest, be in bed, lie dead, lie low, fail Árís hwí líst ðú neowel on eorþan surge! cur jaces pronus in terra? Jos. 7, 10. Hwæt ligst ðú on horwe? Dóm. L. 6, 77.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Th. i. 66, 10. to give, allow as a matter of right Eallum frióum monnum þás dagas sién forgifene, Ll. Th. i. 92, 2. to give up, hand over, deliver up, commit, to a living creature Forgeaf hym Barrabban, Mt. 27, 26.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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to go away, depart. To <b>ge-wítan;</b> in Dict., add Geuuíto facesso, An. Ox. 53, 25. Gewát cessit, An. Ox. 3203. Geuuát[u] concessit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 21. Excidit, cecidit vel gewát, 145, 9.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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He cræft máran hæfde he had greater power Cd. 14; Th. 18, 6; Gen. 269: 22; Th. 27, 12; Gen. 416: 23; Th. 29, 21; Gen. 453; Exon. 33b; Th. 107, 14; . 58; Beo. Th. 1402; B. 699. Nýdaþ cræfte tíd the tide forces it with power Salm.