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ge-healdan

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Þá næs hé þá gyt on þám gehealden, bútan hió sceolde swerian ꝥ his ǽhta þǽr ealle wǽron, Cht. Th. 290, 2. Ðá hǽþenan noldon beón gehealdene on swá feáwum godum, Wlfst. 105, 32.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Þæt him nǽre nán þing þæs tigolgeweorces forgifen non minuetur quidquam de lateribus, Ex. 5, 19. Sié him sió swingelle forgifen, Ll. Th. i. 104, 16. Ic nelle ꝥ ǽnig fyhtewíte forgifen sý, 248, 20. Ne beó ǽfre ǽnig foráð forgifen, 388, 18.

(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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Næs him tó éðle wynn, Andr. Kmbl. 2326; An. 1164. Ne biþ him tó hear-pan hyge, ne tó wífe wyn, ne tó worulde hyht, Exon. Th. 308, 23-26; Scef. 44, 45. Abraham tó Gode cýððe hæfde. Homl. Th. ii. 190, 12 : 558, l: i. 10, 3.

Linked entry: -anne

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Gif nán mon ǽr ꝥ gold þǽr ne hýdde, þonne ne funde hé hit nó; forðý hit næs ná weás funden, Bt. 40, 6 ; F. 242, 5-9. Seó bóc on þǽre ciricean funden wæs, Bl. H. 197, 26. Syððan hé ǽrest wearð feásceaft funden, B. 7.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ger. zu-denken Næs heó swicol nánum ðæra ðe hyre tó ðóhte, Lchdm. iii. 430, 1. Ðá seonde hé ðæt man sceolde ða scipu tóheáwan; ac hí ábruðon ða ðe hé tó þóhte, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 26.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Nǽre hit þe geliccre ðære écean myrhðe, þonne biþ ðam menn þe sitt on cwearterne wið ðam menn þe færþ frig geond land, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 107. Gif hwylc gód man from góde gewíte, ðonne ne biþ hé þe (þon, Cott. MS.) má fullíce god (cf.

Linked entry: þý

ge-þencan

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Þæt hiora gerisna nǽre þæt hié swá heáne hié geþóhten þæt hí heora gelícan wurden, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 17. Þá consulas noldon hié selfe swá earge geþencan, 4, 10; S. 194, 15. to employ the mind on a subject, think of or on, consider. with acc.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Hit næs ná gesǽd hwæt Pirruses folces gefeallen wǽre, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 30. [Ðæt is ungeliéfedlíc tó gesecganne] hwæt ðæs ealles wæs what there was of it all, 5, 12; Swt. 240, 16: Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 3.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Lind. 1, 70. marking cause Hé næs ácweald ðurh ðam heálícan fylle, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 19.

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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Ne mót nán mann secgan on hine sylfne ðæs ðe hé wyrcende næs, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 177. Ic nelle secgan unsóð on mé sylfe, 195

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Asyrie hæfdon LX wintra and án hund and án þúsend, þæt hit ná búton gewinne næs, Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 42, 4. Nis nǽnigu gecynd, .... ðæt hé ne sý fýres cynnes, Salm. Kmbl. 847; Sal. 423.

hálig

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nǽre nǽfre nǽnig tó þæs hálig mon, Bl. H. 117, 26. Hé wiste ꝥ hé wæsrihtwís and hálig, Mk. 6, 20. Hié ( Abraham and Sarah ) sǽton bútú hálig on hige, Gen. 2780.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Næs hit lengra fyrst ac ymb áne niht, Beo. Th. 270; B. 135. Ymb twá niht, Cd. Th. 181, 18; Exod. 63. Ymb fyrst wucan bútan ánre niht, Menol. Fox 172; Men. 87. Ymb fíftig nihta æfter ðære gecýþdan ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 133, 13.

ge-weorþan

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Búta him geuorden is (næs geworht, W. S. ) nóht, Jn. L. l, 3. Middangeard ðerh hine geuorden (geworht, W. S. ) uæs, 10.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Heó nán þincg on hire næfð horses gecyndes, Hml. S. 21, 488. Hé bið getiéged tó óðrum monnum mid onlícre gecynde, Past. 111, 20. Him wæs on gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan cui ex conspersione semper facies rubere consueverat, Gr.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Ðá cuǽdon hie ðæt him nǽnig mæg leófra nǽre ðonne hiera hláford and hie nǽfre his banan folgian noldon then said they that no kinsman was dearer to them than their lord, and they would never follow his murderer, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 18-20.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gecýðe hé be wíte ꝥ hé ne gewita ne gestala nǽre, 118, 14: 132, 15. Mót hé gecýðan . . . ꝥ hé him nán óðer ne sealde búton ꝥ ilce, 150, 8. Ðet se biscop ond ðá hígen mósten mid áðe gecýðan ðet hit suá wǽre árǽden on Ǽðelbaldes dæge, C.

Linked entry: cýþan

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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Næs ðæt ná ðæt hé nyste hwæt se blinda wolde. Blickl. Homl. 19, 33. Hig dydon ymbe hyne swá hwæt swá hig woldon (waldon, Lind. : waldun, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 17, 12. Bide mé swá hwæt swá ðú wylle (willt ł wælle.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Ðerh alle næht wé wunnon per totam noctem laborantes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 5. Ðú sylest úrum leomum ræste, for ðon ðe hié on ðínum noman wunnon, Blickl. Homl. 141, 12. Ðeáh ðe hé wunne on his láre quamvis illo laborante in verbo, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 9.

Linked entry: on-winnende

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Þám ðe næfð (nafeþ, R. ne hæfis, L. ) omni habenti dabitur . . . qui non habet, Mt. 25, 29. Sién ðá hæbbendan swelce hié nówiht hæbben, Past. 387, 35.