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ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Þí lǽs unholdan wunde gewyrcen, Cri. 763. ꝥ þá á Ende gewyrcan, Leás. 47. Ne mihton hí áwiht æt mé ǽfre gewyrcean, Ps. Th. 128, 1. the object a clause ꝥ hiá sé gewyrces suno Goddes esse facit filios Dei Jn. p. 3, 3.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Gecærred tó geleáfa Crístes, Mk. p. 1, 6. to direct to an end, turn on an object to be considered Oft sió hǽlo ðæs líchoman on unðeáwas wearð gecierred (-cirred, v.l.) plerumque accepta salus carnis per vitia expenditur, Past. 251, 10.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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</b> where the pronoun with which self agrees is not the subject of the sentence :-- Hé (Claudius Marcellus) fór on ðone ende Hannibales folces ðe hé self (Hannibal) on wæs, and hiene selfne (Hannibal ) gefliémde. Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 192, 11-13.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Þanon h-e com on Iudéisce endas inde exsurgens uenit in fines Iudaeae, Mk. Skt. 10, 1. Hé wand up þanon, Cd. Th. 29, 7; Gen. 446. Hé fór þanun (þanon, MS. A.: ðonan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 11, 1. Þanun (-en, MS. A.), 12, 9.

heáfod

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Æt Biédan heáfde, Chr. 675 ; P. 34, 28. the upper end of that which is, or is thought of as, sloping. of land. Cf. æt ðas akeres úpende, C. D. iii. 434, 2. In pl. the word seems often equivalent to andheáfdu, q. v.

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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Ic ðé secgan wille or and ende. Andr. Kmbl. 1296 ; An. 648. Hé secgan ongan swefnes wóman, Cd. Th. 249, 32 ; Dan. 539. Ðæt ðú hellwarum hyht ne ábeóde, ah ðú him secgan miht sorga mǽste, 308, 21 ; Sat. 696.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Uton ús selfum betst word and longsumast æt úrum ende gewyrcan Spartanos admonet, de gloria plurimum, de vita nihil sperandum, Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 82, 2. Wídgongel wíf word gespringeþ (gets a (bad) name), hæleð hý hospe mǽnaþ, Exon. Th. 337, 15 ; Gn.

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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Magon wé geseón and oncnáwan and swíþe gearelíce ongeotan ꝥ þisses middangeardes ende swíþe neáh is, Bl. H. 107, 22.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Sió ǽ sceal beón sóht on ðæs sacerdes múþe, Past. 15; Swt. 91, 17. to try to attain an end, strive to effect a purpose, aim at, strive after, make something the object of endeavour Ic ne séce mínne willan ac ðæs ðe mé sende, Jn. Skt. 5, 30: 8, 50.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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God hine onwrýhþ gyt, þeáh þe wit hine ne geopenian, 187, 17. with the idea of incompleteness, where an end is not reached, where something remains to be done, still, yet. alone Twelf wítegan syndon tó eácan þisum git, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 8.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt hí ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos vicini finis suspicione Past. 32; Swt. 213, 24. Hí wéndon his beteran ðonne hé wǽre Bt. 30, tit.; Fox xvi, 5.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Hí willen ðæt him Dryhten tó hyra earfeða ende gerýme, 115, 25; Gú. 195. For ðý ic wolde ðæt hié ealneg æt ðære stówe wǽren, Past. pref. ; Swt. 9, 5. For ðon hé ðis dyde ðæt hé wolde ðæt hié ne wǽron gedréfede, Blickl. Homl. 17, I.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Se on hrædnesse mycele menigo fornom, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 30. denoting end, purpose :-- Ásceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum him on gewitnysse, Mk. Skt. 6, 11. 'Mín blód, ðæt ðe biþ ágoten on synna forgifennysse' . . .

Linked entries: an un-reordian

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Sý ðeós gesetnys ðus hér geendod god helpe mínum handum so let this composition here end, God help my hands, Lchdm. iii. 280, 16. Ealle forgielden ðone wer gemǽnum hondum let them all pay the wergild in common, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 17: L. E.

licgan

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On ðám endum ðe tó etenlǽse licgan, Ll. Th. i. 440, 13. Gif óðres mynstres ár on óðres mynstres rýmette lége, C.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Th. 37, 5; Gen. 585. introducing clauses expressing end or purpose, that, in order that Sete ðíne hand ofer hí þæt (þætte, Lind. Rush.) heó hál sý ut salva sit, Mk. Skt. 5, 23. Ðǽr se bisceop oft wæs, þæt hé fullade ðæt folc, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 15.

ge-sellan

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Gesealla hlíf middangearde dare uitam mundo, p. 4, 18 to endow with a quality, faculty, &amp;c. Him freá gesealde wǽpna geweald, Exod. 20. Him wæs gǽst geseald, Dan. 533. Ic on þé oncnáwe wísdómes gewit geseald, An. 646

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Leán sellende eallum, 240, 34; Dan. 396. to give, endow with a capacity, life, sight, understanding, etc. Ðú sylest andgit eallum eorþbúendum, Ps. Th. 118, 130. Ðú man geworhtest and him sealdest word and gewitt and wæstma gecynd, Hy. 9, 56.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Th. 76, 7: An. 1287: Gú. 611. marking purpose, end: For ðǽre getácnunge hé wæs æteówod on culfran and on fýre, Hml. Th. i. 322, 18: Hy. 6, 26. For góde hé déþ eall ꝥ hé déb, Bt. 39, 6; F. 220, 9: B. 382: 458: Gen. 598. as representative of, for.

ge-dón

(v.)
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H. 189, 25. with complementary adjective and clause Hié cúð gedydon þæt hié him þæt gold tó gode noldon, Dan. 196. to endow with qualities or properties Gif hwá gewilnigeð tó gewitane hú gedón mann hé wæs if any one wants to know what sort of man he