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styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Hé sceal gán and hyne styrian he must walk and move about, Lchdm. i. 316, 17. (1 a) to move the strings of an instrument :-- Ealle strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 10.

Linked entry: stirian

ge-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wunian, p. ode; pp. od.

to dwellinhabitto remainstayabidecontinueTo stop, live, associate withcontinue in or withto be accustomed, wont

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Ðes hálga wer wæs gewunod ðæt he wolde gán on niht to sǽ this holy man was accustomed to go at night to the sea, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 3. His mód to ðám woruldsǽlþum gewunod wæs his mind was accustomed to worldly prosperity, Bt. 1; Fox 4, 2

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Hé uneáþe ðurh hine sylfne oþþe árísan oþþe gangan mihte vix ipse per se exsurgere aut incedere valeret, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 19.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Mé ꝥ godcunde mægen þæs ganges bewerede, Hml. S. 23b, 408. with idea of defence, protection, to protect, defend Becumað wulfas tó ðínre eówode, and hwá bewerað hí, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 22. Bewerede protexit, custodivit, An. Ox. 3557.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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(1 a) as being within proper limits :-- Ꝥ gewin mon eáðe mæg tó þǽm mǽstum gewinnum getellan bellum merito inter maxima bella referendum, Ors. 4, 11; S. 208, 5. without discomfort or trouble, conveniently, readily, at ease Þú ofer aspide miht eáðe gangan

níd

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Hé wæs beótiende ꝥ hé wolde mid nýde (violenter) gán in þá cyrican, 234, 15. Hí hine mid nýde (néde, neádlunga, v. ll. ) upp áhófon and on his ágen hors ásetton invitum eum in caballum levaverunt, 15, 27.

háwian

(v.)
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Hire fóstermóder hí hét gán mid óþrum fǽmnum on feld sceáp tó háwienne, Hml.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Gang tó ciricean and site ðǽr and stille wuna and geseoh ðæt ðú fit ðanon ne gonge ǽr seó ádl from ðé gewiten sý ingredere ecclesiam & ibi reside, quietus manens; vide ne exeas inde, nec de loco movearis, donec hora recessionis febris transierit

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

hors

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Má þurh his fóta gang þonne on horsa ráde magis ambulando quam equitando, 4, 3; Sch. 349, 16. Hió becwið Cynelufe hyre dǽl þǽra wildera horsa, Cht. Th. 538, 33. Þá Deniscan hæfdon miclne dǽl þára horsa freten, Chr. 894; P. 87, 25.

geár

(n.)
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L. 30, II.. and heora geára gancg, Ps. Th. 77, 32. as a chronological unit, for the purposes of the calendar Be ðæs geáres tídum.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Gange of dóme gehwám deópe gehýned cum judicatur, exeat cotidemnatus Ps. Th. 108, 6. On mǽgðe gehwǽre, Fä. 74. In ceastre gehwǽre, El. 973. On stówe gehwáre, Cri. 490 : Ph. 206. Tó yfele gehwám scearpe, Ps. Th. 56, 5. Æt leóhte gehwám, 62, I

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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gán .xii. sume (twelfa sum, MS. B.), L.

Linked entry: ÁN

hwider

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L. 9, 57. hwider swá Ic wille folgian þé hwider swá þú ganges, Mt. R. 8, 19

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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</b> with infinitive :-- Off Cóm ðǽr gán in tó mé Wísdóm, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 17. to be transferred to another state Þá ne wiste hé hwǽr hé cóm (cwóm, v. l.) he did not know what had become of him; disparuit, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 159, 1.

ge-restan

(v.)
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Th. i. 74, 25, Chr. 100; P. 9, 13. to refresh by resting Gán wé sécan úre gesthús ꝥ we magon ús gerestan. Ap.

hér

here . . . there

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Bróðor gang hider in tó ús; se ylca is hér inne ðe áhredde ðá cnihtas, Hml. Th. ii. 312. 4: Gen. 436. Hér syndon inne dóhtor míne, 2464. neáh Ic wát heáhburg hér áne neáh, Gen. 2517. of Hé sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. on-gemang.

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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Thieving was so far common, that the law enacted: Gif feorrancumen man oþþe fræmde búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme, ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé biþ tó prófianne, L. Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 23: L.

Linked entry: þeáf

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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Gán ofer sǽs ýþa, Blickl. Homl. 177, 18. Féran ofer sǽs ýþe, Shrn. 104, 34: Exon. Th. 72, 5; Cri. 1168: Beo. Th. 91; B. 46.

dóm

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Ealle sceolan forþ gán tó þám dóme, 95, 18. Se yfela déma onwendeþ þone rihtan dóm, 61, 31. (2 a) of an unfavourable sentence, condemnation :-- Þá láreówas beóþ dómes wyrþe, gif hí nellaþ ꝥ folc lǽron, Bl.

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Is se dæg comen ꝥ úre mandryhten mægenes behófað gódra manna; wutun gangan tó helpan hildfruman, B 2649: 2879. Of suoester ne hiá helpende de sorore non eam adiuuante.