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gifan

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Gif bescoren man gange him an giestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes, Ll. Th. i. 38, 13. Hé uoenas geafa embehtsumnise ł hérnisse hine hé gefe Gode arbitretur obsequium se praestare Deo Jn. L.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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I. 3. a time (cf. colloquial go, and Dan. gang), with ordinals Eft óðre síþe hé férde iterum secundo abiit, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 42 : Gen. 27, 36. Ðæt deófol hine genam þriddan síþe, Blickl.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Gán ofer flódes wylm to go over the tossing waves of the sea Andr. Kmbl. 734 ; An. 367. Ofer ýða wylm, 1726; An. 865. Hí stæðe wícedon ymb ðæs wæteres wylm (by the surge of the sea), Elen. Kmbl. 77; El. 39.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Wé sculan gán mid þám leóhte betwux Godes húsum and singan ðone lofsang . . . þeáh ðe sume men singan ne cunnon, hí beron þeáhhwæðere þæt leóht on heora handum, Hml. Th. i. 150, 28-31. used figuratively Se Godes cwide is leóht wincendra, Sal. 77.

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I. 1 a ꝥ gé tó þýs húsle ne gangen. Rtl. 114, 21. cf. I. 4 i Swá hé nú dyde tó þís ilcan Ðeódríce, Bt. 16, 1; F. 48, 35. 1. Add Hé lǽdde hit forð mid him þǽr hé fundode tó, Hml. S. 26, 224: 31, 535.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Ðeóf sceal gangan in ðýstrum wederum, Menol. Fox 544; Gn. C. 42. Hwý hí ne scínen scírum wederum, Met. 28, 45. Holmegum wederum, Cd.

hand

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

HAND, side, power, control

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Ic wille ðæt hit gange on ða nýhstan hand mé I will that it go to the next of kin to me, Th. Chart. 491, 13: 481, 22.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Gegaderiaþ eów tó mǽgþum [and gange] ðæt gehlot fram mǽgþe tó mǽgþe and be manna híwrǽdenum accedetis singuli per tribus vestras, et quamcumque tribum sors invenerit, accedit per cognationes suas, Jos. 7, 14. Of Asseres mǽgþe de tribu Asser, Lk.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Ne ic on mægene miclum gange, ne wundor ofer mé wuniaþ ǽnig neque ambulavi in magnis, neque in mirabilibus super me, Ps. Th. 130, 2. Ðǽr bið wundra má, ðonne hit ǽnig mæge áþencan, Exon. Th. 61, 24; Cri. 989.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

ge-met

(adj.)
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IV. a system or standard of measuring :-- Gange án gemet and án gewihte swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, Ll. Th. i. 270, 1. V. a rule, pattern :-- Gemetum normulis (cf. normulis, i. regulis bysnum, An.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Gange hé tó ðam þrýfealdan ordále; and ofgá man ðæt þrýfealde ordál ðus: nime fífe and beó hine sylfa syxta, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 3-5: 44; Th. i. 402, 7.

Linked entry: ládian

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Ðú ðínra bearna bearn sceáwige; geseó samed gangan sibb ofer Israhél, 127, 7: Exon. Th. 69, 16 ; Cri. 1122. in combination with ætgædere, mid Sende mihtig God his milde gehigd and his sóðfæst mód samod ætgædere. Ps. Th. 56, 4: 88, 21.

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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Sceolde monig ides bifiende gán on fremdes fæðm many a damsel trembling must go into the embrace of a stranger, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 26; Gen. 1971. Þurh flódes fæðm through the embrace of the flood, Andr. Kmbl. 3230; An. 1618.

Linked entries: fæðem feðm

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Hé wolde gán embe his neóde forþ, Homl. Th. i. 290, 18. Gafele ł nédde (neáde?) debito, necessitate, Hpt. Gl. 440, 29. Neóde debitum, 456, 14. On ðam tóweardan lífe ne beóþ ðás neóda ( the duties of feeding the hungry, etc. ), ne ðás þénunga Homl.

ge-witnes

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Gange ǽlc man þæs tó gewitnesse þe hé durre on þám háligdóme swerian, 292, 14.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 3. marking position, with the face towards a person, facing Geseoh ðæt hé sié tóweard ðonne ðú in gange, Lchdm. ii. 352, 19. used appositively, referring to future events, where the futurity is indefinite Ða hálgan ǽr Cristes cyme

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wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,
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Gangan ofer foldan wang, Menol. Fox 225; Men. 114. III. fig. of any surface Ic ( a cup for cupping) eom stíð and steáp wong, staþol wæs in þá wyrta wlitetorhtra, Exon. Th. 484, 4; Rä. 70, 2

Linked entries: ge-wenge wencge wenge

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Ic wille folgian þé hwider swá þú ganges, Mt. R. 8, 19. of things Ðǽm oferblíðan oft folgað firenlusð and ðǽm unrótan ierre habent laeti ex propinquo luxuriam, tristes iram, Past. 189, 5.

ge-féra

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Hár hilderinc bæd gangan forð góde geféran, By. 170 : 229. (4 c) a fellow-servant :-- Ðǽm gefero conservo, Mt. p. 18, 8. an associate from local connexion, a fellow-citizen, neighbour Gif þú fioh tó borge selle þínum geféran þe mid þé eardian wille.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Gán twégen menn of ǽgðre healfe, Ll. Th. i. 226, 19, 20. Gerǽdden þá witan on ǽgðer halfe ꝥ man yfeles geswác, and geaf se cyng his freóndscipe on ǽgðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 17-19.