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ge-híran

(v.)
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Gehér án spell, 37, I ; F. 186, I : Met. 25, 1. Gehýr, Sch. 37. Heó wolde gehýran his word and his láre, Bl. H. 67, 28. Nis hit nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí nyllaþ þisse race geléfan, ac hí hit nellaþ furþum gehíran, Bt. 38, 5 ; F. 204, 25.

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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Wyrcan spell, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 30. Wercan, Met. 26, 73. Sealfe weorcean, Lchdm. iii. 6, 31. where the agent is not a person, to be the source, or cause of, to produce Seó eá wyrcð ðæt fen, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 18.

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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Ic wát manig nú gyt mǽre spell, An. 815. Him þæt þá giet tó lytel yfel þúhte búton hié eác hié þæs naman benáme, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 3. Æfter þám þá giet þæs ilcan hærfestes afterwards still in the same autumn, Chr. 921; P. 102, 17.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Homl. 207, 33. to honour in words, speak in honour of, magnify, praise, celebrate, glorify Ic Drihten wordum weorðige in Domino laudabo sermonem, Ps. Th. 55, 9. Hé wæs Drihtne fylgende, and hine herede and weorþode. Blickl. Homl. 15, 28.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

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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</b> of those who were concerned in the receiving of the wer the following passages speak; see also wer-gild, <b>I a</b> :-- Se wer ( a king's gebiraþ mágum, L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 4: L.M.L.; Th. i. 190, 8.

gif

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Th. i. 4, 1-2 (v. supra): Gif mon hafað spere ofer eaxle and hine mon on ásnáseð . . . Gif beforan eágum ásnáse, 84, 12-14: here on ásnáse (like gedó) might have been expected.

dón

(v.)
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</b> to do, practise, exercise, pass time, lead a life :-- Bútan þé ic dede þone hálgan dæg (I spent the day ) æt Drihtnes ácennisse, ac ic dó mid þé ðone hálgan dæg æt Drihtnes ætýwnesse, Shrn. 48, 8-10.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel . . . ðæt ic hym ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Tó ðam ðú mé hæfst gerétne ðæt . . . , Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 11. marking purpose, to the end (that) Tó ðæm ðæt ( ut ) hé forleóse heora gemynd, Ps. Th. 33, 16: 10, 2.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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&#39; Dá andswarede him Sanctus Paulus: &#39; Wénstú ðæt ic sceole sprecan to ðissum treówleásan men&#39; do you think it likely that I shall speak to this false man ? Blickl.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Ongan Waldend wið Abraham sprecan, sægde him unlytel spell, Cd. Th. 145, 13; Gen. 2405. Hé wordum wið his Waldend spræc, 155, 22 ; Gen. 2576. Heó ne mæg wordum wrixlan wið ðone wergan gást, Exon. Th. 373, 30; Seel. 117.