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þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Ne biþ ðǽr sin ðurhtogen peccatum perpetratum non est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 21: Exon. Th. 128, 1; Gú. 397: 270, 1; Jul. 458. Þurhtogen conlatum(v. þurhtogenness), Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 41. Mid ðý ðurhtogenan weorce, Past. 48; Swt. 367, 12.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Hió wæs gefaren exanimis inventa est, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 35.

hál

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Hé wæs hál geworden of ðám eórede sanus factus est a legione, Lk. 8, 36. of mental health, sane, sound (mind) Wód rabidus vel insanus, hál sanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 57. Hál angyt, Solil. H. 28, 3. Háles módes sane mentis, Mk. 5, 15.

Linked entry: tunge

hwǽr

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., suá huér, L.) gistrión goldes iówer is, ðér heorte bid ubi thesaurus uester est, ibi cor uestrum erit, Lk. R. 12, 34. Suá huér (þǽr, W. S.) ic am, ðér ǽc ðegn mín bið, Jn. L. 12, 26.

weaxan

(v.)
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weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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.), hit is ealra wyrta mǽst cum creverit, majus est omnibus holeribus, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 32. Seó wyrt weóx, and ðone wæstm bróhte, 13, 26. Ðæt cild weóx and wearð gewened. Gen. 21, 8: Cd. Th. 167, 25; Gen. 2771. Ðæt cild swíþe weócs, Jud. 13, 24.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
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tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Wearð Tirus seó mǽre burg eall tóworpenu Tyrus excisa est, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 28. Æfter tóworpenum templan post deruta sacella, Hpt.

ge-séðan

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Gif þú geséþan miht ꝥ ǽnig deáþlic man swelces hwæt ágnes áhte si cujusquam mortalium proprium quid horum esse monstraveris, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 7.

ge-witan

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Sum ríce man wolde gewitan æt ðám Hǽlende hú hé mihte habban heofenan ríces myrhðe, Hex. 54, 23. with acc. and clause Ꝥ hé ꝥ sceolde geornlíce gewitan and geleornian hwilces geleáfan Angelcynnes cyrice wǽre ut, cuius esset fidei Anglorum ecclesia, diligenter

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Se man nǽre herigendlic, gif hé for þí ne syngode þe hé ne mihte; ac hé wǽre hérigendlic, gif hé ne syngode þá þá hé mihte . . . drecð deófol mancyn mid costnungum, ꝥ þá be-ón hergendlice and hálige þe him wiðstandað magnae laudi non esset, si ideo homo

hefig-ness

oppressivenessburdensomenessa troubledullnessdiseaseoppression

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nam non esse anxiam, tristemque beatitudinem, nec doloribus, molestiisque subjectam quid attinet dicere ?, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 21. Gif hwilcum bréðer ǽnig hefines . . . beóð geþeódde si cui fratri aliqua gravia. . . injunguntur, R. Ben.

sparian

(v.)
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sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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Spær esne ðínum parce servo tuo, Rtl. 168, 19: 39, 38. to spare, preserve, not to use, to leave alone, abstain from Hé sparode ðæt góde wín óð his ágenum tócyme, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 10. Féðe ne sparode eorl, Cd. Th. 153, 6; Gen. 2534.

cwéman

(v.)
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cwéman, part.cwémende ; p.de; pp. ed ; v. a. dat.

To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy placere, satisfacere

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Esne his hláforde cwémeþ a servant gives pleasure to his master, 122, 2. Martiras Meotode cwémaþ martyrs give delight to the Creator, Cd. 228; Th. 305, 31; Sae. 655: Exon. 39a; Th. 130, 5; Gú. 433: Ps. Th. 71, 10.

Linked entry: cwǽman

un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Ic geléfe ðætte ǽlc unriht wítnung sié ðæs yfel ðe hit déþ, næs ðæs ðe hit þafaþ apparet, illatam cuilibet injuriam non accipientis, sed inferentis esse miseriam, 38, 6; Fox 208, 20. Unreht, 37, 2; Fox 188, 7.

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ge-tríwe

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Gitríuao uosa lárum fideles esse doctrinis, Rtl. 124, 27. trusting to Cirica ðín ðroures ðínes gitríua fultumum ecclesia tua martyris tui confisa suffragiis, Rtl. 67, 15: 72, 16

hearpe

(n.)
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hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Ðonne ðǽr wæs blisse intingan gedémed ðæt hí ealle sceoldan þurh endebyrdnesse be hearpan singan ðonne he geseah ða hearpan him neálǽcean ðonne árás hé cum esset lætitiæ causa ut omnes per,ordinem cantare deberent ille ubi adpropinquare sibi citharam

sib

(n.)
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sib, sibb, e; f.
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Nam sicut multum nocet, si unitas desit bonis, ita valde est noxium, si non desit malis. Si ergo perversorum nequitia in pace jungitur, profecto eorum malis actibus robur augetur, 47, 3; Swt. 361, 5-12.

Linked entry: syb

weorpan

(v.)
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weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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and ús ðæt on eágum worpen þǽr manna wese mǽst ætgædere nequando dicant in gentibus: 'Ubi est Deus eorum?' et innotescant in nationiUNKNOWNyus coram oculis nostris, Ps.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

wíc

(n.)
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wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Tó ðam porte ðe is nemned Cwento-wíc ad portum cui nomen est Quentavic, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 45. In loco qui vocatur Hremping-wiic, et alia nomine Hafingseota, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 211, 11. Hér wæs Wærinc-wíc getimbrod, Chr. 915; Erl. 103, 19.

ge-tæl

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</b> in phrases denoting that objects have not been, or cannot be, counted :-- Ymbsealdon mé yflu þǽra nis getell (quorum non est numerus), Ps. L. 39, 13: 146, 5. God is bútan getele, for ðon ðe hé is ǽfre. Hml.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Teóðige on Godes ést eal ðæt hé áge, and wege hine sylfne swá hine oftost to onhagige, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 23. Wegendre tódáles ł gescádes ápinsunge discretionis lance librantis (ponderantis), Hpt.

Linked entry: æt-wegan