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ge-fón

(v.)
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Geféng be eaxle Gúðgeáta leód Grendles módor, 1537. (2 c) in a legal sense, to arrest, apprehend, take :-- Ðe aldormonn and embehtmenn geféngon (giféngun, R.) ðone Hǽlend tribunus et ministri comprehenderunt Iesum, Jn. L. 18, 12.

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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He fór eaxlum gestód Deniga freán he stood before the shoulders of the Danes' lord, Beo. Th. 722; B. 358: 813; B. 404: Andr. Kmbl. 1414; An. 707. Æðelinga bearn ymbe gestódon sons of nobles stood around, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

neáh

(adj.; adv.)
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neáh, néh

nighnearnearnearlyaboutof place

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MS. neáhst) ðære eaxe, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 1. Sceall beón se læsta dǽl nýhst ðæm túne, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 33. of time Ne ðínre forþfóre swá neáh is neque mori adhuc habes, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 37, 32 : 3, 8; S. 531, 36.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Grammar ÁN, m. f. n. Grammar ÁN, gen. m. n. ánes; f. ánre of one; unius: dat. m. n. ánum; f. ánre to one; uni: acc. m. ánne, ǽnne; f. áne, n. án one; unum, unam, unum: instr. m. n. áne; f. ánre with one; uno, unó, uno: pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. áne each,

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
  • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
  • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

drífan

(v.)
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Álege þone man úpweard, dríf ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, ii. 342, 5. Gif hwá drífe stacan on ǽnigne man si quis acus in homine aliquo defixerit, Ll.

lang

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Sume tunglu habbaþ lengran ymbhwyrft þonne sume habban, and ðá lengestne þe ymb þá eaxe middewearde hweorfaþ, Bt. 39, 3; F. 214, 22-24. (2 a) of vertical measurement; v. lengþ :-- Men fíftýne fóta lange . . . twéntiges fóta lange homines habentes staturam

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Hié beóð on þá winstran sídan mid ece geswenced and on ðone lið þǽra eaxla . . . biþ micel ece, and on þám gehweorfe þára bána on þám sweóran, Lch. ii. 242, 11-14. .vi. æcras mǽde on ðá geréfmǽde, C. D. iii. 53, 2.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Hé geféng be eaxle Grendles módor, B. 1537. Heó genam hine be feaxe sínum, Jud. 99. Hé gegráp sweord be gehiltum, Gen. 2905. temporal, of a point of time, by, not later than Ciricsceattas sín ágifene be Sc̃e Martines mæssan, Ll. Th. i. 104, 9.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Sió nafu faerþ micle fæstlícor ðonne ðá felgan dón, swelce sió eax sié . . . God, and ðá sélestan men faran néhst Gode . . .

Linked entry: farnian

licgan

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Him on eaxle læg breóstnet, B. 1547. to be deposited, remain in a specified place Ligeð him behindan hefig hrúsan dǽl, Met. 29, 52. Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg, Gen. 636.

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Hé for eaxlum gestód Deniga freán, cúþe hé duguðe þeáw, Beo. Th. 724; B. 360. referring to animals Hiora ðeáwe suatim (cf. suatim, suarum more, 77, 43), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 14. Ðú ( Nebuchadnezzar ) ne gewittes wast bútan wildeóra þeáw, Cd.

gif

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Th. i. 4, 1-2 (v. supra): Gif mon hafað spere ofer eaxle and hine mon on ásnáseð . . . Gif beforan eágum ásnáse, 84, 12-14: here on ásnáse (like gedó) might have been expected.

hand

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Hé hond álegde, earm and eaxle . . . Grendles grápe, B. 834. On þám háligdóme swerian þe him man on hand sylð, Ll. Th. i. 292, 15. Fét sint gebundene, handa gehæfte, Gen. 380. Mínra handa geweald, 368. Handa þuman palmarum pollices, An. Ox. 3547.

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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Sió eax welt ealles ðæs wǽnes, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 6. Ða hwíle ðe hí wǽpna wealdan móston, Byrht. Th. 134, 13; By. 83: 139, 50; By. 272. Wǽpnes wealdan, 136, 48; By. 168. Gif hé his wordcwida wealdan meahte, Exon.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Hí ymb ða eaxe hwearfaþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 23: Met. 28, 22. in combination with útan Hé ymb ðás útan hweorfeþ, Exon.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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H. 21, 15. defining the particular part of anything in which it is affected Gif mon bið in (on, v.l. ) eaxle wund, Ll. Th. i. 98, 5. Godes órettan in sefan swencan, Gú. 542. expressing relation to that which covers, clothes, &amp;c.

ǽ-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-brec, [eá water, bræc]

A catarrhrheumrheuma

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A catarrh, rheum; rheuma

eá-riþ

(n.)
Grammar
eá-riþ, es; m.

A water-stream aquae rīvus

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A water-stream; aquae rīvus Ðǽr synd fúle eáriþas yrnende there are foul running water-streams, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 5

eá-streám

(n.)
Grammar
eá-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a riverrīvus

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A water-stream, a river; rīvus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora the river-streams held their onward course. Cd. 12; Th. 14, 9; Gen. 216. Ofer eástreámas is brycgade blace brimráde over the river-streams the ice bridged a pale water-road, Andr. Kmbl.