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swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Mid swelce hrægle hé in eode, mid swelce gange hé út, L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 3. Swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, Beo. Th. 2502; B. 1249. Eahtige hé hine selfne suelcne suelcne hé ondrǽtt ðæt hé sié, Past. 17; Swt. 119, 8.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Dó mé wegas wíse ðæt ic wite on hwylcne ic gange notam mihi fac viam, in qua ambulem, Ps. Th. 142, 9. Geþence gé hwæt gé síen and hwelce gé síen pensa quod es, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 14.

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Gif feorrancumen man oþþe fræmde búton wege gange, L. Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 23. Gif ðú wyrfst on wege rihtum up tó ðam earde, Met. 24, 44. Gif ðú cymst on ðone weg and tó ðære stówe, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 21. Hé leóde lǽrde on lífes weg, Andr.

ge-tæl

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Syððan lǽt gán ꝥ getæl swá wé nú cwǽdon then let the counting go on as we have just said, Angl. viii. 326, 30. þ á ealdan Rómáne ongunnon þæs geáres ymbryne on ðysum dæge . . . Þá Egyptiscan ðeóda ongunnon heora geáres getel on hærfeste . . .

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ða Iudéas ðá árison, and hié ongunnon mid sweordum ðyder gán; þóhton ðæt hié woldan ofsleán ða apostolas, Blickl.

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Hé bæd gangan forð góde geféran, By. 170. with ellipsis of infin.: Heó bæd hine blíðne (wesan), B. 617. (4)and (3 a) together Hé bæd hine áreccan, hwæt seó rún bude, hófe háligu word, Dan. 542-3. with prep.

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Gif ðú ðæt gerǽdest, ðæt ðú wille syllan sǽmannum feoh . . . wé willaþ ¨mid ðám sceattum ús tó scype gangan, Byrht. Th. 132, 62; By. 40.

Linked entry: sceat

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Ðæt swá fyrn gewearð wintra gangum, Elen. Kmbl. 1262; El. 633. Wintra gerímes þreó and þrítig geára, Cd. Th. 296, 15; Sat. 502: Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 26. Ic eom gomel wintrum, Ps. Th. 70, 16. Wintrum fród, Beo. Th. 3452; B. 1724. Wintrum yldre, Cd.

ge-hátan

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(cc) with infin. alone :-- Gehéht gán ofer streám jussit ire trans fretum, Mt. L. 8, 18. with acc. and dat. infin. cf. e.

ge-sécan

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Gif hí Cwicchelmes hlǽwe gesóhton þet hí nǽfre tó sǽ gán ne sceoldan, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 6. Oð ðæt seó ex sý gesóht, Lch. iii. 2, ll. (cc) of motion in ships, to reach land :-- Sóna swá ðæt forme scip land gesóhte (came to anchor) . . .

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Náðer ne hié selfe on ryhtne weg gán noldon, ne óðrum geðafigean, Past. 59, 21. with acc. of pronoun representing clause or phrase Ðǽm hié geðafigað ðyllic, Past. 143, 22. Gif hit tó bóte gegá, and se cyng ꝥ geþafige, þonne béte man, Ll.

ge-bétan

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Gán þá . . . and gebéte þám óðrum þone ǽwyrdlan, Ll. Th. i. 128, 8. ꝥ hí mihtan hiora scylda þurh wíte gebétan, Bt. 38, 7 ; F. 210, 10. (2 a) in a legal l where the penalty is not defined Gif hwá folces fyrdscip áwyrde, gebéte ꝥ georne, Ll.

ge-weald

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Add: The plural is sometimes used with force of singular. power. control over that which is moved, v. wealdan; Hé nætþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 13. control in respect to movement, action, &c., over that which moves itself

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Ic on ðínum sóðe gancge ambulabo in veritate tua, Ps. Th. 85, 10. truth, that which conforms to an absolute standard Mid Sigelwarum sóð yppe wearð, dryhtlíc dóm Godes, Apstls. Kmbl. 128; Ap. 64.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Æfter þǽre endebyrdnesse þe se abbod gestaþelað gange sélc æfter óðrum tó cosse, 115, 2. Gesinge hé fiftig sealma be endebyrdnysse (juxta ordinem), Ll. Th. ii. 134, 12. Sindon twá béc gesette on endebyrdnisse tó Salamones bócum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 41.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Þá hie in hyra gryregeatwum gangan cwómon, B. 324.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Óþer næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, and wilnaþ þeáh tó farenne the other has not the use of his feet so that he can walk, and yet wants to make the journey Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. [On my]nster tó ganganne oðða súð tó faranne, Txts. 447, 17.

Linked entry: farnian

frignan

(v.)
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(la) to ask a question, where the question is given in a dependent clause Þú frugne (frúne, v.l. ) . . . æfter hú fela daga heó móste in cyrican gangan, Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 78, 6. Hé frægn hwæt þæt swefen bude, Dan. 528: Fin. 22.

ge-neálǽcan

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Tó þisum húsle tó gánne ne tó þisum weófude tó geneálǽcenne, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 2. Genéleccende (geneólácede, L., accedens) tó him se costere, Mt. R. 4, 3. where dat. precedes tó Him tó geneálǽhte Ruben, and cwæð him tó, Hml. A. 119, 80.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Gán on ðone weg þe ús létt tó heofonan ríce, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 25. the object inanimate, to guide, give direction to something flexible Sé þe foran lǽdeð brídels on blancan, El. 1184. <b>VII a.