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FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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For hwilcum þingum quas ob res, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 46, 15. Se wæs in ðam fíre for Freán meahtum he was in the fire by the Lord's power, Exon. 54a; Th. 189, 26; Az. 65.

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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winsome, agreeable, pleasant Wynsum suavis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. Wynsum, wlitig elegans, i. speciosus, gratus, puncher, praecipuus, magnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 80.

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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A forþ heonan, Cri. 582. emphasized by noun phrases Ǽfre sig Dryhten gebletsod, á worulda woruld, Nic. 19, 24. Á on worlda forþ, Hy. 7, 123. Á tó worulde forþ, 6, 13. Á tó worulde, á bútan ende, Sae. 315. A bútan ende éce, Cri. 415.

ge-féra

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Th. i. 84, 20. with preposition Ǽfre seó sǽand se móna beóð geféran on wæstme and on wanunge, Lch. iii. 268, 13. a consort Ic Aelfréd aldormon and Werburg mín geféra, Txts. 175, 4. a follower, adherent, one of a retinue Þá dyde Eustatius on his byrnan

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Ic geþence reminiscor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 54. Ic ánne ánlépne ne mæg geþencean I cannot remember a single one, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 18; Hat. MS. Ðæt he ne mæg ende geþencean that he cannot consider his end, Beo. Th. 3473; B. 1734.

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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To break, break in pieces Ic tóbrece frango, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 176, 8: rumpo, 177, 4. Tóbrocen contrita, Hpt.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.

in like manner, also, as well, tooso, in such manner, in a manner already describedas, like as if with words denoting measure, about

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Ne wé swylc ne gefrugnan ǽfre gelimpan, ðæt ðú in sundurgiefe swylce ( in such manner ) befénge, Exon. Th. 6, 7; Cri. 80. as, like Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum ic wæs swelce hié, Past. 16; Swt. 100, 7.

Linked entry: swálíce

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, p. -wyrhte ; pp. -wyrht .

to do wrongbe guiltyto injuredestroy by wrongful workingto treat improperlyuse badlyto bring to an endto ruinto make guiltyto commit crime againstguiltycriminalsinfulto bring to an ill conditionto lose by evildoingto forfeitto bring aboutcause what is evil

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Th. 508, 20. to bring to an end On worulde geendunge bið seó gálnys forwyrht, and on ðǽre áblinð ǽlc hǽmed, Hml. Th. ii. 70, 2. to ruin Ðá sibbe hé forlét and hine mid ðǽm forworhte, Past. 361, 3.

(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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Hí folgodon Cristes láre tó ðære níwan ǽ (according to the new law), Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 23. Ðú ða unstillan gesceafta tó ðínum willan ástyrast, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 9. Tó hwylcum gemete after what manner, Blickl.

Linked entry: -anne

hálig

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<b>I a</b>. where the person to whom a thing is dedicated, in respect to whom a thing is holy, is given :-- Ǽlc wǽpned byð Drihtne hálig (sanctum ) genemned, Lk. 2, 23: El. 1195.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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A step, footstep, sole of the foot, track, trace Lǽst solum, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 98; Wrt. Voc. 45, 6.

Linked entry: lǽst

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Bos. 22, 14 : Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 64. Torhte twelfe wǽron, Dryhtne gecorene bright were the twelve, chosen unto the Lord, Apstls. Kmbl. 10; Ap. 5 : Elen.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Ðæt ðis ǽfre gesett sprǽc wǽre that this should be a suit finally settled, Th. Ch. 203, 4. Ðone storm he gesette and gestilde tempestatem sedaverit, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 8. Ðæt he ðæt yrre gesette to allay their anger, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 98, 2: Beo.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Þás syx casus befóð and belúcað swá hwæt swá men embe sprecað, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 23, 14. Þás twá bebodu belúcað ealle béc (cf. Mt. 22, 40), Hml.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Ealle Rómáne wurdon cristnum monnum swá holde ðæt hie on monegum templum áwriten ðæt ǽlc cristen mon hæfde friþ all the Romans shewed so much favour to the Christians that they wrote up in many temples that every Christian man should have protection,

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ealle ǽ; unĭversam legem, Deut. 4, 8. Ðíne ealle gebann omnia mandāta tua, Ps. Th. 118, 86. Ealle gesceafte all creatures, Andr. Kmbl. 2997; An. 1501. Ealle ða þing omnia, Gen. 1, 31: Deut. 4, 3. Ealle þing cuncta. Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 34: Mk.

Linked entries: al all eall

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Wyrce se ðe móte dómes ǽr deáðe let him that may do deeds deserving of glory ere he die, Beo. Th. 2779; B. 1387. Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 501 ; Gn. C. 21.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Ǽlc mon tiohhaþ him ðæt tó sélestum goode ðæt ðæt hé swíþost lufaþ every man considers that as his best good, which he most loves, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 23. Hí teohhiaþ út him tó snǽdincgsceápum aestimati sumus ut oves occisionis, Ps. Th. 43, 23.

ge-secgan

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Þ mǽste wæl on hǽðene here þe wé ǽfre gesecgan hérdon, Chr. 851; P. 65, 16. Nǽnig mennisc tunge ne geneah þæs engles mægen tó gesecgenne, Bl. H. 165, 6. Tó gesecganne, Angl. ix. 265, 4. Bið gesægd ꝥti ðiós dyde, Mt. L. 26, 13.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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To tear in two, tear to pieces, tear asunder Ic tóbrece oððe tóslíte rumpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 177, 4.