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ge-niman

(v.)
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</b> to take an object that does not move itself, bear, carry, bring :-- Fífo ídlo ne genómun oele mið him, Mt. L. R. 25, 3. Ðá genáman men þone stoc on weg, Bl. H. 189, 14.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Ðá tǽhte man hyre ðæt hió sciolde bringan his fæder gold the court directed that she was to bring his father's gold, Chart. Th. 289, 34. Ðæt hé him dǽdbóte tǽce ut sibi poenitentiam praescribat, L. Ecg. C. proem.; Th. ii. 130, 35.

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.: tú, 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.
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Bring mé twá ða betstan tyccenu, Gen. 27, 9, Ofer tú folc, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 33. used substantively, absolutely Twégen of his leorningcnihtum, Jn. Skt. 1, 35, Twégen of eów, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 19.

Linked entries: tuu twá

faran

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

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Þá ðing forgif mé tó Críste farendre (to me who wish to be the bride of Christ, to remain a virgin), Hml.

Linked entry: farnian

ge-lǽstan

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Þæt hié lufan Dryhtnes, and sybbe sylfra betweónum, freóndrǽdenne gelǽston, El. 1208. to do something to a person, bring some affecting condition upon Ic þé sceal míne gelǽstan freóde, B. 1706: Hy. 10, 40. to carry out what has been previously declared

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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</b> trans. of local relations. to bring into contact. to join together several things Geþeóddum þínum þrím fingrum hryse þíne hand, Tech. ii. 124, 3. to apply one thing to another Ne hé ne geðiód nec applicat (ad os suum manum suam ), Kent.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Ðe læs ðé God up bréde ðone godspellícan cwide lest God bring up the words of the Gospel against thee, Wulfst. 248, 9: 249, 3. Ðǽr bær Godwine eorl up his mál Earl Godwine brought his case up or forward, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 19.

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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On ðám lácum geleáfsumra ðe hí toGodes cyricum bringaþ of the gifts of the faithful which they bring to God's churches, 1, 27; S. 488, 39. On Cristes cyrican ða ðe on Brytene wǽron in Christ's churches which were in Britain, 1, 8; S. 479, 26.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

ge-gán

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(Cf. v. 78.) to bring about a result by walking Oððe hé gegǽð on þám dæge þæt hé sý wérig or he gets on that day tired with walking, Wlfst. 212, 29. to act upon by going, used of a plough in movement which is thus preparing the land for cultivation

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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and bring it up, Ll. Th. i. 126, 4. to cause to move. to cause to go, take or bring with one Hí hundon hine, and reówan tó scipe, and dydon hine þǽron, . . . Urnon þá west. . . and haefdon hine mid heom (wendon þá þanon mid him, v. l. ).

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Cweþaþ cræftige men ꝥ him ꝥ tó góde cume, Lch. i. 88, 19. tó góde (ge)dón to act so as to bring about a good result, to do good Hé ne mihte nán ðing tó góde gedón bona facere non poterat, Hml. Th. i. 534, 7.

gifu

(n.)
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Ox. 4552. what is given to obtain favour or to avoid injury, in a bad sense, a bribe Gefe tóbrét donum (hominis) dilatat (viam ejus ) Kent. Gl. 647.

under

(prep.)
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under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Grammar under, with dat. local, without motion to bring one object under another, where one object has another vertically above it Ða wæteru ðe wǽron under ðære fæstnisse, Gen. 1, 7. Under heofenum, 6, 17.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

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(b α) independence on adjectives :--- with weakened meaning, nearly with the force of that, introducing indirect statements. after verbs as in (1 a) Hig rehton . . . hú hig hine oncneówan on hláfes brice, Lk. 24, 35.

ge-mynd

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. -303- (to bring, call to] mind Him in gemynd his Dryhtnes naman dumba bróhte, Rä. 60, 7. (5 a) (to take to (into] fix in) mind :-- Ðeáh ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, námon him þá gedwoll-men ǽnlípige tó gemynde though they did not remember all

ge-reccan

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(l b) to direct the course of a non-material object, bring into a condition (cf. O. H. Ger. ge-recchen revehere) :-- Eall Italia ríce hí in anwald gerehton, Bt. 1; F. 2, 5. to direct a person in his actions, &amp; c.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Á ðín dóm sý gód and genge; ðú ðæs wyrcest (thou wilt bring that to pass), Exon. Th. 192, 22 ; Az. 110. Wé ðæs lifgende worhton in worulde, 186, 9 ; Az. 17.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Mon geseah swelce hit wǽre án gylden bring on heofonum brǽdre þonne sunne; and wæs from þǽm heofone brádiende niþer oþ þá eorþan, and wæs eft farende wið þæs heofones, 5, 10; S. 234, 8-11.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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E. 7; Th. i. 30, 9; according to another, if he could bring witness to prove the sale, he received the price of the property he had to give up, 16; Th. i. 34, 8. If the geteáma were dead other formalities were prescribed, L.

findan

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

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Seó mǽgþ þám hláfordleásan men hláford finden, i. 200, 8. ꝥ hé þone áð funde þe sé gelýfan mihte, 158, 17. to find resolution, courage, heart to do something, to bring oneself to do something: [pæt hé] in hige funde tó gesecganne hwæt se beám bude, Dan