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sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ðonne gé Drihten sécaþ, ðonne geméte gé hine, gif gé hine mid inweardre heortan séceaþ, Deut. 4, 29. Gé séceaþ (soecas, Lind.) ðone Hǽlynd, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 5. Hé áxode hine, hwæt hé sóhte, Gen. 37, 15. Ðín fæder and ic sárigende ðé sóhton, Lk.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Áfæstnie man symle georne on heortan godcunde þearfe ( duty towards God ), Wulfst. 75, 5. God sceáwaþ sylf, mid hwylcum geþance man tó cyrican fare, and hwæt ðǽr man dreóge wordes oððe weorces.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Hé ða word nel on his heortan habban and healdan he will not have and hold those words in his heart, Blickl. Homl. 55, 8. Ðonne mágon wé ús God ælmihtigne mildne habban then may we have God Almighty merciful to us, 107, 17.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

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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Th. 218, 24; Dan. 44. work, what is done, effect produced Ða flǽsclícan willan cumaþ oft þurh deófles sceónessa ǽr tó manna heortan, ǽr Drihtnes weorc ðǽr wunian móte Blickl.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

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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Þá word on his heortan habban and healdan, Bl. H. 55, 8. reflex. to keep oneself, remain: Heóld hyne syððan fyr and fæstor sé þǽm feónde ætwand, B. 142.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Syle mé heortan clǽne, Ps. Grn. 50, 11. Æghwylc ðe him eágna gesihþ cyning syllan wolde, Exon. 350, 22 ; Sch. 67. Ðé biþ éce líf seald, Elen.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ne teón hié nánwuht ðæs lofes tó him, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 1. to take on one's self, to assume Hié him on teóþ, ðæt hié sién heortan lǽcas, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 1. Ðæt hé tió on hine selfne óðerra monna scylda, 16; Swt. 99, 1.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Ne lǽt ðu ðæt yrre licgean on ðínre heortan ofer sunnan setlunge, ac fóh tó sibbe ǽror, Hex. 46, 14. Tó sibbe fón in pacem redire, R. Ben. 19, l: Ll. Th. ii. 182, 3.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Scóp him Heort naman se ðe his wordes geweald hæfde (who had power to name things as he pleased), Beo. Th. 158; B. 79. Wordes ord the first word, 5576; B. 2791. Rǽdsnotteran, wordes wísran. Andr. Kmbl. 947 ; An. 474. Wordes gleáwne, 3295 ; An. 1650.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Geseton alle ðáðe gehérdon in heorta hiora, Lk. L. l, 66. Gesetteð ponite, 21, 14. Þisse worlde ende gesettan, Bl. H. 117, 28: Gü. 995. His sáuel ꝥ hé walde gesete suam animam positurum, Jn. p. 6, 3.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Drihten is on ðínre heortan, and on ðínum innoþe, Blickl. Homl. 5, 11. Sum mon scínende on hwítum gegyrelan, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 39. Twegen weras on hwítum reáfe, Lk. Skt. 24, 4.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Riht is ðæt munecas dæges and nihtes inweardre heortan á tó Gode þencan and geornlíce clypian it is right that monks day and night ever earnestly direct their thoughts to God and diligently cry to him, L. I.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Ðæt ilce geþanc and seó sylfe carfulnyss ðe heom amang ðam nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eáll ðá hí áwacodon hí ðæt sylfe geþohton, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 441. Ðæt selfe wæter þegnunge gearwode beforan his fótum, Blickl. Homl. 247, 10.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Tó ðýssere dǽde wearð ðæs cynges heorte áblicged. Homl.

Linked entry: -anne

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðeós geofu on heora heortan álegd wes, Blickl. Homl. 137, 4. Ealle þing wǽron geworhte ( facta sunt ) ðurh hyne, and nán þing næs geworht bútan him, Jn. Skt. 1, 3. Ða ðe ðurh geleáfan gehǽlede wǽron qui credendo salvati sunt, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 20.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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., is required, against, from: Wið stede and for gebinde heortes hǽr beóð góde. Lch. i. 338, 3. Gistas míne ic wille gemund-byrdan for eów, Gen. 2473. Hé bróhte him stánas, bæd him for hungre (for protection against hunger) hláfas wyrcan, Sae. 673.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Þá áne men habbaþ Críst on heora heortan, þe geteóde beóþ tó þon écean lífe, Bl. H. 75, 35. with adverbial or conjunctional use Þæt án dumtaxat, tantummodo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 241, 7. Næs hit ná ꝥ án ꝥ þú wǽre . . . , ac eác . . . , Bt. 5, 3; F. 14, 6.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ða ðe ðæs wyrðe beóþ, ðæt hié heofoncining on heora heortum beran, 79, 32. (5 a) with impersonal construction :-- Wæs ðæt ðæs wyrðe, ðæt seó stów swá fæger wǽre it was fitting that the place should be so fair, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 23.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Is hyge ymb heortan gerúme,Cd. Th. 47, 11; Gen. 759: 23, 5; Gen. 354: Exon. Th. 306, 21; Seef. 11. marking an object throughout or along which there is position or movement Ic lǽrde sibbe ymb ða burh Hierusalem and manige þeóda, Blickl.

ge-weorþan

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Þæt gé forlǽtan þá unnyttan sprǽca gewurðan and þá unnyttan geþancas of eówrum heortum ( that ye dismiss useless words and thoughts from your hearts), þonne gé cumað intó Godes cyrican, Wlfst. 232, 17.