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þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Hwæðer his mágas him fore þingian willon num amici ejus pro eo intervenire vellent, L. Ecg.

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Man þe bið lǽssa maga þon[n]e se cyninges þegn, Ll. Th. i. 154, 7. Heáfodmynstres griðbryce . . . medemran mynstres . . . gít lǽssan, 342, 3. Hé mǽðe cann on óðrum mannum, on his gelícum ge on lǽssan mannum, Wlfst. 51, 31.

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ealle wyrd forsweóp míne mágas fate has swept away all my kinsmen. Beo. Th. 5621; B. 2814. Ðeáh hit wið ealle sié eft gemenged weoruld-gesceafta though it is still mixed with all worldly creatures. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 255; Met. 20, 128.

Linked entries: al all eall

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Gif hím (a lunatic) gelimpe ðæt hé man ofsleá . . . his mágas hine wið óðær swylc gescyldan propinqui ejus eum contra simile quid servent, L. Ecg. P. addit. 29; Th. ii. 236, 31. Swylcra síþfæt ( the journey of those just mentioned ), Exon.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

ge-sécan

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Gif landleás man his mágas geséce, Ll. Th. i. 204, 6. Gif hwilc þeóf gesóhte þone cing . . . ꝥ hé hæbbe nigon nihta fyrst, 222, 26: 230, 7. Hé wolde gesécan helle goda . . . and biddan ꝥ hí him ágeáfan eft his wíf. Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 168, 13.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Cwæð se engel hyre tó: 'Gecir tó þínre hlǽfdian,' Gen. 16, 9), Gen. 2294. (1 b) where the movement is compulsory, as in banishment, escape, flight :-- Gif bana of lande gewíteð, þá mágas healfne leód forgelden, Ll. Th. i. 8, 7.

ge-gán

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Mín Drihten, ne lǽt mé deóflum gegán, Angl. xii. 502, 20. local, to get to a place or position Se maga geonga under his mǽges scyld geeóde the youth got under his kinsman's shield, B. 2676.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Se maga and se unmaga ne beóð ná gelíce, ne ne magon ná gelíce byrðene áhebban, Ll. Th. i. 328, 16.

ge-þencan

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Nis nán swá eald man þe þíne mágas nú mage geþencan, Hml. S. 23, 709. Wé ne magon swá þeáh ealle naman áwrítan ne furþor geþencan, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 74. <b>IX a.

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Ðæt hí ne geþafian, gyf his waldan magan, ðæt ðǽr ǽnig unriht up áspringe, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 36. Gif hí ðæs wealdan mihton, Wulfst. 185, 3. with dat. or inst. Seó weóld hyra ( two buckets ) síþe, Exon. Th. 435, 12; Rä. 53, 6.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Gé sécaþ þǽr gé findan ne magan, Bt. 33, 2; F. 122, 29. Heó wyrte séceð, á heó þá findeð, Rä. 35, 6: 85, 26. Gé gold on treówum ne sécaþ, ne finde gé hit nó, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 9.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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His mágas hine wið óð?r swilc ( contra simile quid ) gescyldan, L. Ecg.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Hine nolden his eorðlícan mágas wrecan, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 12. Heora weras wrecan ultionem caesorum conjugum consequi, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 32: Beo.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Hý þencaþ and lǽtaþ ðæt tó warscype, ðæt hý óðre mágan pǽcan, 55, 2. Hé lét ðæt hyt Dryhtnes sylfes andwlyta wǽre he supposed that it was the face of the Lord himself, St. Andr. 42, 9.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Hwæt gódes mágan wé secgan on ða flǽsclícan unþeáwas quid de corporis voluptatibus loquar ? Bt. 31, 1 ; Fox 110, 24. Geunsóðian ðæt him man on secgan wolde to disprove what a man would charge him with, L. Edg. ii. 4 ; Th. i. 266, 4.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Gif hié þis gedón magan, 183, 6 : An. 342. Þæt wæs gedón. Wlfst. 210, 5. Mæhto ðá ðe ðerh honda hs biðon gedóen (efficiuntur). Mk. L. R. 6, 2.

ge-mynd

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VIII. the action or state of thinking about, minding, heeding something, thought of (gen. ] :-- Mága gemynd mód geondhweorfeð, Wand. 51. Hí unwære men áweniaþ from Godes gemynde, Bl. H. 61, 25. His gást áhwearf in Godes gemynd, Dan. 630 : Cri. 1537.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Voc. ii. 130, 12. (10) an object, a purpose :-- Gode wé cyrican betǽcaþ tó ðám þingum, ðæt cristene men ðǽrtó faran magan and ðǽr heora neóda tó Gode mǽnan and synna forgifenesse biddan, Wulfst. 278, 19.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Ðá wæs ic mid gýmenne mínra mága seald tó fédanne and tó lǽranne Abbude Benedicte, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 647, 22. to give a woman to be a man's wife Ðá wolde se fæder hí sellan sumum æþelon men tó brýde. Shrn. 31, 6. Nyme hé hig tó rihtwífe.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Geseón morðorbealo mága, B. 1078. Sibbe synfulra gesiende, Ps. Srt. 72, 3. Him þæt wundra mǽst gesewen þúhte it seemed to him the greatest wonder seen, Go. 1101. with a clause Sé ðe mon gesihð ðæt stronglic weorc wyrcð, Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 28.