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gif

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Gif hé nǽre sóþ God, ná him englas ne þegnodon, Bl. H. 33, 35- 35, 2 : 29, 4 : Hex. 22, 27 : Gen. 643 : 787 : B. 592 : El. 777 : Bt. 7, ; F. 18, 11 : 40, 6 ; F. 242, 7.

líf

(adv.)
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Næs heora nánum álýfed on ðám lífe ǽnig cræft búton hálgum gebedum and heora gewritum, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 14-20 : C.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is. . . nǽdl sceát weaxbreda omnia necessaria, id est . . . acus, mappula, tabule, R. Ben. 92, 3. Ðæt hé Godes gifa ne becnytte on ðæm sceáte his slǽwþe. Past. 9; Swt. 59, 16.

Linked entry: sceáta

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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. : — thorn;æt Octavianus sweotole getácnode . . . hé self sǽde þæt seó dǽd his nǽre, Ors. 3, 5 ; S. 106, 30. On þé wrát God . . . and ryhte ǽgetácnode on týn wordum, An. 1514. Hé sylf ǽlce tíd getácnige (nuntiet), R.

húru

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Húru gif hé cwǽde þæt hé nǽre sumum óðrum mannum gelíc, ac hé cwæð, 'Ic ne eom swilce swá óðre men,' 428, 21.

ongeagn

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Hé oðsóc ꝥ hé hit nǽre; hí þá ongén hine gecnǽwne gedydon be þám tácne þe on his hneccan wæs ꝥ hé hit wæs, Hml. S. 30, 274

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Hé cwæð mid wópe; wel lá, Basilius, gif ðú sylf noldest, nǽre ðú git forðfaran. Homl. Skt. i. 3, 627. Wel lá, mín Drihten, hwæt ic hér nú hreówlíce hæbbe gefaren 23, 575. Wel lá (cf. eálá, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 10), ðú éca sceppend ára monna cynne O!

Linked entry: BET

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Næs him ǽnig þearf, ðæt hé sécean þurfe there was no need to force him to seek, Beo. Th. 4984; B. 2495. Feallaþ ofor ús, ðæt wé ne þurfon ðysne ege leng þrowian, Blickl. Homl. 93, 34.

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Ðeáh hé nǽre fullíce gefulwad, hweðre hé ðæt gerýne ðære hálgan fulwihte mid gódum dǽdum heóld, Blickl. Homl. 213, 13. Hwæþre hé getrymede heora geleáfan, þeáh hié ðæt word ne ongeáton, 17, 8. Ðaeh ðe ... hweðre quanquam ... tamen, Ps. Surt. 38, 7.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

ge-tellan

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Hú mihte Abraham beón clǽne ꝥ hé nǽre forligr geteald quomodo defenditur Abraham adulterii reus non esse ? Angl. vii. 46, 440, Hrýðeres belle . . . is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 17 : 340, 14. Heó wearð heálic gyden geteald, Wlfst. 106, 14. adj.

under

(prep.)
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under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Grammar under, ¶ Combined with on : --Lecgan uppan ðone stán and on under, Lchdm. iii. 38, 18. where one object comes to the lower part of another Weorod eodon unblíðe under Earna næs wundur sceáwian; fundon on sande sáwulleásne ðone ðe him hringas geaf

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

se

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For þý hé wilnað ꝥ hé habbe ꝥ hé næfð, þý hé wolde genóg habban, Bt. 26, 1; F. 92, 4. and Ne fleáh hé ðý ríce ðý his ǽnig mon bet wyrðe wǽre, Past. 33, 17. Þý hí secað anweald . . . ðý hí wénaþ ꝥ hit sié ꝥ héhste gód, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 27-29.

hwǽr

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Foxas habbað holu ... mannes sunu næfð hwǽr hé hys heáfod áhylde, Mt. 8, 20.

þes

(pronoun.)
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þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Homl. 239, 32. (2 a) where the pronoun refers to a statement immediately following :-- Þis næs gecweden be Criste, ðæt his fót æt stáne óþspurne, Blickl. Homl. 29, 30. Þis þinceþ riht, ðæt ðú ðé áferige of þisse folcsceare, Cd.

Linked entries: þás þis

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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.): Mé næs se hrædlíca ende mínes lífes swá miclum weorce, swá mé wæs ðæt ic læs mǽrðo gefremed hæfde, ðonne mín willa wǽre Nar. 32, 27.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Hé hét hine warnian ( or I. 3), gif hé wolde libban, ðæt l.é nǽre on ðam mynstre nǽfre eft gesewen, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 211. to keep something from a person, to ward off (cf.

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Grammar wiþ-sacan, where the clause is put negatively Ðá wiðsóc Crist, ðæt hé deofol on him næfde; ac hé ne wiðsóc, ðæt hé nǽre Samaritanisc, Homl.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Þás woruldsǽlþa ne magon ðone earman gefyllan, for þam þe hé simle wilnað hwæshwugu þæs þe hé næft, Bt. 11, 1; F. 34, 1. Bið gefyld sáwl mín, Cant. M. 9. a thing Þú gefyllest fægrum blǽdum treów satiabuntur omnia ligna silvarum, Ps. Th. 103, 26.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Wæs on næs togen wundorlíc wǽgbora, Beo. Th. 2883; B. 1439. where the movement is up or down, to draw up or down, to draw breath, heave a sigh, &c., to hoist a sail, pull a bell Mé tó grunde teáh feóndscaða, Beo. Th. 1111; B. 553.

dón

(v.)
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Ꝥ hit nǽfre næs his dǽd ꝥ man sceolde ǽfre Sandwíc dón út of Xp̃es. cyrc̃. that Sandwich should be taken away from Christchurch, Cht.