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Anglo-Saxon

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ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
Entry preview:

Beón, wesan ymb to be about a business, be occupied with a matter or a person :-- Gif gé ymb woruldcunde dómas beón scylen secularia judicia si habueritis, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 6. Hwonne hé móste beón ymbe ðæs líchaman oferfylle, Wulfst. 236, 11.

Linked entries: emb ymbe ymb-útan emban

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. <b>A.</b>
Entry preview:

And metaphorically :-- On eów scyld siteþ, Exon. Th. 131, 2 ; Gú. 449. dependence upon an object Hié hine on róde áhéngon, Blickl. Homl. 7, 11. Ðæs on ðam beáme geweóx, Cd. Th. 31, 11; Gen. 483: Exon.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

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.
Entry preview:

Ic hit scortlíce secgan scyle, hwá ðæs (the stirring up of strife) ordfruman wǽron. Ors. 5, 9; Swt. 232, 18. Hú his gesceafta weaxaþ and eft waniaþ, ðonne ðæs tíma cymþ, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 13.

Linked entries: seó þæt þeó þió þiú

tó

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.
Entry preview:

Scyld gewát tó gesceaphwíle, Beo. Th. 52 ; B. 26. (l a) where the time is determined by that which takes place :-- Áswearc úre mód tó eówrum infærelde, Jos. 2, 11. Tó ðýssere dǽde wearð ðæs cynges heorte áblicged. Homl.

Linked entry: -anne

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