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licgan

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Ðeáh sió tunge eáðmódlíce licge, ðæt mód bið suíðe úpáhafen linguam premit, mentem elevat, Past. 271, 24. to be situated, have a position Án ígland ligð út on gársecg, Met. 16, 12. On ðám endum ðe tó etenlǽse licgan, Ll. Th. i. 440, 13.

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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On ꝥ gerád þǽt þá ígland Sicilia and Sarþinia hiérden tó Rómánum, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 21. of a due, privilege, &c. Gelǽste man sáulsceat inó þám mynstre þe hit tó hýrde, Ll.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Wið gehwylce yfelu þe on ðam innoðe dereþ, Lchdm. i. 280, 18. where the antecedent clause contains a demonstrative Hé fór tó ðæm iglande þe monn ðæt folc Mandras hǽtt ( the people of which are called Mandras ), Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 5.

Linked entry: þý

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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II. 7. with the acc. marking position, opposite, over against ( Similar entries v. foran) Án ðæra gárena líþ ongeán ðæt ígland ðe Gades hátte, óðer ongeán ðæt land Narbonense, se þridda . . . ongeán ðæne múðan, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3-6.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Ǽgðer ge on ðǽm máran ( main ) landum ge on ðǽm íglandum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 25. Ðonne ðæt gefeoht mǽst wǽre when the fight was hottest, 4, 11; Swt. 206, 18. Se mǽsta precipuus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 66. Drihten is on Sion déma se mǽsta, Ps. Th. 98, 2.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

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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Ðá ðá ðis ígland wæs wunigende on sibbe, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 148, to consist of or in, subsist, exist. Similar entries v. wunung, III On wordum Godes ríce ne wunaþ, ac on ánwylnysse ðæs hálgan geleáfan, Guth. prol.; Gdwin. 2, 15.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Ðeáh ánra hwá ealles wealde ðæs íglandes though any one rule all that island, 16, 31; Met. 16, 16. Hwæt hwá óðrum tó wó gedó what any one does wrongfully to another, L. E. I. 35; Th. ii. 432, 26. Búton hwá þurh flánes flyht fyl genáme, Byrht.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Brittania þæt ígland hit is norðeástlang ; and hit is eahta míla lang, Ors. 1, 1 ; S. 24, 12. Mýn rýce nys ná on þysum myddanearde; gif hyt on þysum myddaneard(e) mýn ríce wǽre, þonne . . . Nic. 4, 37.