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for-gifan

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

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Þám þe is recedóm forgyfen ł befæst cui regimen commissum est, An. Ox. 274. Forgyfene oblatam, i. deditam (praedam), 3572. Ðeówum monnum sién forgifen ǽghwæt þæs þe him ǽnig mon geselle, Ll. Th. i. 92, 9. to a place, practice, &c.

ge-hátan

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Gehátend wæs hir ꝥ sealla walde pollicitus est ei dare, Mt. L. 14, 7. Hæfdon hí hire geháten ꝥ hí on hyre rǽdenne beón woldon, Chr. 918; P. 105, 24. combining and Ic þæt geháte þæt ic heonon nelle fleón, By. 246.

ge-bétan

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Undergesettum and gebéttum mycclum fýre hé wæs þǽr forbærned supposito igne toncrematus est, 307, 20. in a medical sense, to do good to, cure, remedy ꝥ sár hyt wel gebét, Lch. i. 200, 6.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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H. 211, 4. to pass from a condition or position Ðæs líchoman deáð is þonne seó sáwul him of gewít corporis mors est dum corpus deseritur ab anima, Angl. vi. 22, 202. Ðæt sió sib of eówre heortan ne gewíte ( discedat ), Past. 357, 11, 2.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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. ¶ figurative :-- Ǽlc þára ástynt þe on ðé (God) gewunað Deus, in quo manere, consistere est, Solil. H. 6, 21. with a person Gewunade Maria mid hiá suælce mónaðum ðriim mansit Maria cum illa quasi mensibus tribus, Lk. 1, 56.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Wearð Tiberius Rómánum swá wráð and swá heard swá hé him ǽr wæs milde and iéþe inmutata est Tiberli modestia, atque ex mansuetissimo principe saevissima bestia exarsit, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254, 30. Hét mec hláford min hér heard (?

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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.: -ðióded, Surt.) beó ðú Drihtne subditus esto Domino, Ps. Spl. 36, 6: subjecta, 61, 5. Him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþiéded, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 5. Gif hé wiðcwǽde ðæt hé nǽre underðiédd (-ðídd, Hatt.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Hit is ealra wyrta mǽst majus est omnibus holeribus, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 32. Feldhúsa mǽst, Cd. 146; Th. 183, 3; Exod. 85. Of mǽstan dǽle maxima ex parte, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 2: Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 2.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

fela

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Ðǽm fealo (feolo, R.) gesald wæs cui multum datum est, Lk. L. 12, 48. Feolo (feola, R.) gespreca multum loqui, Mt. L. 6, 7. plural Se godspellere áwrát þæt fela árison mid Críste (multa corpora sanctorum surrexerunt, Mt. 27, 52), Hml.

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up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Hé wæs ádrifen ðæt hé com up on Frysena land pulsus est Fresiam, 5, 19; S. 639, 20. Be ciépemonna fóre up (upp, MS. H.) on londe, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 11 note. Hí cómon up on Limene múþan mid .ccl. scipa, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 25.

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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Ðæt wæter wearð tó twá tódǽled divisa est aqua, Ex. 14, 21. used in combination with other numerals, Grammar twégen, with cardinals, Grammar twégen, multiplicative Tú hund and þreó swylce þrittig eác wintra, Elen. Kmbl. 3; El. 2.

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leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Ðonne forliést gód man his leánum ðonne hé his gód forlǽt tum suo praemio carebit, cum probus esse desierit, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 189, 26. Ðæt edleán is ofer ealle óðre leán tó lufienne, Fox 190, 1

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Ne beó ðú me gram noli mihi molestus esse, Lk. Skt. 11, 7: 18, 5

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wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Gif ic ðæs sægde, ðæt mín sylfes fót ásliden wǽre si dícebam: " Motus est pes meus, " Ps. Th. 93, 17

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Hwý ne miht ðú geþencan gif on ǽnegum ðissa eorþlícena góda ǽniges willan and ǽniges gódes wana is, ðonne is sum gód full ǽlces willan and nis nánes gódes wana si est quaedam bonifragilis imperfecta felicitas, esse aliquam solidam, perfectam-que, non

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Mára is allum cwicum lácum and sægdnissum majus est holocaustomatibus et sacrificiis, Mk. Skt. Rush 12, 33. Ǽnig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum tó lácum betǽht biþ any thing that is appointed to false gods for sacrifices, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 30.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

ge-cirran

(v.)
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On wrǽðo gecerred wæs he had gone mad ; in furorem uersus est, Mk. L. 3, 21. to turn to action, attempt to do, set about, perform Monige men tó dǽdbóte and tó andetnesse gecyrraþ, Bl. H. 65, 7: 129, 23.

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heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Eallum þám þe his líchoman mid éstfulre heortan séceað, Chr. 1023; P. 156, 25. disposition, temperament, character Ðwerre heortan (qui) peruersi cordis (est), Kent Gl. 612. For eówer heortan heardnesse hé eów wrát þis bebod, Mk 10, 5.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Mos autem sedis apostolicae est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 5. Eác is swíðe micel þearf ðæt gé cýðon hú ungefóhlícu scyld ðæt ( perjury ) is ...

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tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Bi ðon héræfter in heora tiid is tó secgenne de quibus in sequentibus suo tempore dicendum est, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 40. Ofer ða tíd ðæs sǽwetes, 4, 28; S. 605, 8. <b>I b.

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