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hád

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Swá bið on ðisse menniscan gecynde manige on beteran háde wyrsan and on wyrsan háde beteran; swá ðætte oft on lǽwedum háde . . . man oferðíhð ðone munuchád, 411, 32-36. of the ecclesiastical profession :-- Hé wæs underfange of þám (þæs ?)

hǽþen

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Manige hǽþne men ungeleáfsume, 129, 24. Be þára hǽþenra manna fleáme, 203, 4. Of hǽþenum mágum ethnicis (i. gentilibus) parentibus, An. Ox. 2416: Hml. S. 31, 13. Ꝥ man crístene menn of earde ne sylle húru on hǽðene leóde, Ll.

ge-lífan

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Manige sculon geleófon on mínne naman, 237, 14. with dat. Þæt gé geleófon on mínum Drihtne, Bl. H. 247, 22. a thing Hé in his meahte gelýfeð, Seef. 108. On mínne geleáfan geleófan, Bl.

hám

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Geþenca hweðer áwiht mani mann cynges hám séce þér ðǽr hé on túne byð, Solil. H. 44, 2. Hé Hróðgáres hám gesóhte, B. 717. Hé þǽr háligne hám árǽrde, Gú. 120: 242. Hý hleóleáse háma þoliað, 193.

hálig

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Manige hálige líchaman multa corpora sanctorum, Mt. 27, 52. of actions, feelings, &c. Biþ ꝥ clǽne fæsten and hálig, Bl. H. 37, 31. Hálegu treów, Gen. 2118. Hǽlges hygtes sanctae spei, Rtl. 3, 26. Hálgan hyhtes, Cri. 58.

licgan

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Manige licggaþ deáde, Bt. 19; F. 70, 13. Wæs se king binnan Oxanaforde swýþe geseócled, swá ꝥ hé læg orwénæ his lífes, C. D. iv. 57, 4. Hé læg limnacod, Gen. 1566. Hé læg wíne druncen, 2634. Hí lǽgon áswefede, B. 566. Lágan, An. 1085.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Manigra wíta (wiéta, Hatt. MS.) hié beóð wyrðe. Past. 28; Swt. 190, 7. Wítena tormentorum, poenarum, Hpt. Gl. 485, 10. Ne bist ðú orhlýte ðæra wítena, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 27. Wítum cruciatibus, poenis, Hpt. Gl. 487, 12.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Manige synt on ðisse ceastre, ða sculou geleófan on mínne naman, St. And. 12, 7. <b>Ill a.</b> Ðæt gé on eáre gehýraþ bodiaþ uppan hrófum, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 27.

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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Manegum men þincþ ꝥ hé nǽnne anweald næbbe búton hé hæbbe manigne man þe him hére, Bt. 29, 1; F. 104, 9.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Maniges mannes wíse bið, ðæt hé wile tó his néhstan sprecan ða word ðe hé wénþ ðæt him leófoste sýn tó gehýrenne . . . ; deófles wíse bið, ðæt hé ðone unwaran man beswícan mæge, Blickl. Homl. 55, 19-23 : Exon.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Geðenc nú hweðer mani mann cynges hám séce ... hí cumað æalle tó ánum hláforde, 41, 1-10. Heretoga hláforde leóf, Met. 1, 47. Þegnas síne mynton forlǽtan leófne hláford (cf. Ðracia cining, 22), 26, 72.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Manige hálge wítgan wǽran ǽr Sancte Ióhanne, Blickl. Homl. 161, 12. Ðæt hé his móste brúcan, ða hwíle ðe hé wǽre, Chart. Th. 140, 30. Swaðer uncer leng wǽre (cf. swaðer uncer leng lifede, 38), 485, 29.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Hié wǽron gebrocede ... mid ðæm ðæt manige ðara sélestena cynges þéna forþférdon they suffered from the death of many of the best king's thanes, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 32. Ne canst ðú huntian búton mid nettum? ...

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án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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On ðǽm chore beóð manige menn gegadrode ánes hwæt tó singanne, 347, 6. Seldhwonne bið ꝥte manegum monnum ánes hwæt lícige it seldom happens that any one thing pleases many men, Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 30.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Th. 306, 21; Seef. 11. marking an object throughout or along which there is position or movement Ic lǽrde sibbe ymb ða burh Hierusalem and manige þeóda, Blickl. Homl. 185, ll. Hé ymb ðæs wæteres stæð werod samnode, Elen.

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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Manigra folca gestreónes hié wieóldon labores populorum possederunt, Past. 50; Swt. 391, 4. Hí weóldon wælstówe they were masters of the field, Beo. Th. 4108; B. 2051. Wælstówe wealdan, 5961; B. 2984: Byrht. Th. 134, 37; By. 95: Ps. Th. 90, 11.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Ðonne hí heora gód on swá manige dǽlas tódǽlaþ, 33, 2; Fox 122, 25. where the degree is definitely marked Se consul fór mid þrím hunde scipa . . . him cómon ongeán Punice mid swá fela scipa ( cum pari classe ), Ors. 4, 6 ; Swt. 176, 11.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Hié forléton (abandoned the siege of) þá burg, Chr. 921; P. 101, 10. to give up possession of Manige men forléton heora land and férdon ofer sǽ, and se cyng geaf heora land þám þe him holde wǽron, Chr. 1087; P. 225, 5. to leave a thing. to abandon property

(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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Áxiað be þám cilde, and þonne gé hyt gemélað, Mt. 2, 8. a female, v. . sex not determined Manig wíf swelt for hire bearne ǽr heó hit forðbringan mæge, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 11. the noun denoting an animal Ongan his hors wérigean . . . oð ðæt hit on eorðan

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Wǽron innan þám castele manige þe hine healdon woldan ongeán þone cyng, Chr. 1087; P. 224, 5.