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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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Ðonne wé gehýron Godes béc reccean and rǽdan, and godspell seccgean, Blickl. Homl. 111, 17. Hié forgytaþ ðæt hié hwéne ǽr gehýrdon reccean and secggan, 55, 28. Hwæt sceal ic má secgean fram Sancte Iohanne ? 169, 24.

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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Th. 103, 13. the object a thing Þæt hé healde his mǽga rǽd that he uphold what is to the advantage of his kinsmen, Sal. 491. Sǽte haldan (to keep in repair), Ll.

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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rǽsde intó ðam wudu, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 31. Of ðam wudu, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 390, 1. Wæs hé eall mid wudu(silva) beweaxen, Nar. 12, 8. Of ðæm wudo, 21, 19. Hét ic ceorfan ða bearwas and ðone wudu fyllan jwbeo cedi nemus, 12, 19.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Hé hine gelǽdde ealle þá gemǽru, swá hé him of þám aldan bócum rǽdde, C. D. v. 140, 32. Ne oferstepe ðú ealde geméro ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, Kent.

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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Wiðsæcest ðú sylfre rǽdes ðínum brýdguman, Exon. Th. 248, 21; Jul. 99. Ic wiðsóc sáwle mínre frófre negavi consolari animam meam, Ps. Th. 76, 3. Ætfæste hé mé míne efenþeówene, ðá wiðsóc ic hire, Shrn. 39, 9.

forþ

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Tó forð þeós þeód is bedǽled rǽdes and rihtes, 243, 5. Hé ðá lufan tó dæs forð wið heó gecýdde ꝥ ..., Hml. A. 152, 30. Sé þe hine sylfne þus forð forscyldigað, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 28. See also the verbs given with forþ as prefix in Dict., and forþmest

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Similar entries v. wíte-rǽden ié ðæt wíte .lx. sciłł. óð ðæt ángylde áríse tó .xxx. sciłł. . . . siþþan sié ðæt wíte .cxx. sciłł, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 3-5. Gilde se borh ðam hláforde his were ðe his wítes wyrðe sí, L.

ge-setnes

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Heó on ðǽra wítegena gesetnysse rǽdde, Hml. Th. i. 42, 20. Of Mathees gesetnysse ge of Lucas, ii. 468, 13. Hé ( St. John) áwrát on wundorlicre gesetnesse, Hml. S. 15, 163, Ongann hé þá godspellican gesetnysse, ðus cweðende, Hml.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Onstép mínne hige in gearone rǽd, Hý. 4, 39. expressing the relation of a verb to some indirect object, to believe in, trust in Ic þæt gelýfe in líffruman, écne onwealdan ealra gesceafta, Gú. 609: An. 562. Hé in his meahte gelýfeð, Seef. 108.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Óðerne rǽd wyrsan tó his willan other counsel worse for his purpose 19, 206. Se Hǽlend hæfde ðone gódan willan tó ðam fóstre, and ða mihte tó ðære fremminge, Homl. Th. i. 184, 22. Ús æteówan his mihte and his willan, Blickl. Homl. 67, I.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Ic wræce fére geond foldan, folcsalo bærne, ræced reáfige, Exon. Th. 381, I; Rä. 2, 4. Gif hé monna dreám of ðam orlege eft ne wolde gesécan, . . . lǽtan wræce stille, 114, 10 ; Gú. 170.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Gif þeów ete his sylfes rǽde, L. Wih. 15 ; Th. i. 40, 11. Hwæt segst ðú be ðé sylfum (seolfum, Lind. : fore ðec solfne. Rush.), Jn. Skt. 1, 22. Heó hæfde hire sylfre geworht ðæt mǽste wíte, Blickl. Homl. 5, 26.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

lǽtan

(v.)
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Hé lét him tó rǽde ꝥ ( what ) hé þá gerǽdde, Hml. S. 23, 319.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Of rǽdum here aequitatu, fótgangendum here peditatu, An. Ox. 5253-4. referring to English military affairs. [In that part of the A. S.

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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Þá þe heora sylfra rǽd forlǽtaþ, Bl. H. 103, 17. Þá þe heora cyrican forlǽtaþ, 41, 35. Forlǽtan æcer squalidus ager, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 55.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Se arcebiscop lét hit eall tó heora ǽgene rǽde the archbishop left it all to their own discretion, Chart. Th. 341, 11. God hí hǽðenum leódum lét tó anwealde God left them to the power of heathen nations, Jud. 1, 8.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Námon tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon they resolved that keeping back part of the price of the land would turn out more safely for them, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24. Hé ðóhte hine him tó yrfewearde gedón.

fram

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. :-- Fram hyra wæstmum gé hí undergytað, Mt. 7, 16. (18) indicating the object spoken of, of; de :-- Se diácon sǽde fram þysum fýre, emne swá wé rǽdað on Sunnandæges spelle, Wlfst. 205, 24: Bl. H. 169, 24.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Ðonne ðæt gedón sý, ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde. (Then at intervals of twenty-one days healsfang, manbót, fyhtwíte respectively were to be paid.)

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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Skt. ii. 27, 27-33. as an auxiliary for the future, will, shall, to be about to Gif hé mé cúð ne bið, ic wille him suíðe ræðe andwyrdan ( protinus respondemus ), Past. 10; Swt. 63, 4. Hwæt wille ic ðissum wiðersacan geandwyrdan? Homl.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde