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ge-híran

(v.)
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Gehýron wé nú tó hwylcum gemete heó sang, 5, 6. Þú miht gehýran hú ús wuldres weard dǽdum lufode, An. 595 : 812 : El. 511 : Kr. 78. On þæs engles wordum wæs gehýred ꝥ þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn, Bl.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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</b> referring to intercession to the Deity. v. þingere, II :-- Ða ðe on heofenum syndon, hí þingiaþ for ða ðe ðyssum sange fylgeaþ, Blickl. Homl. 45, 36. Swá oft swá hig clypiaþ tó Criste, and for folces neóde þingiaþ, L. C.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Háles módes sane mentis, Mk. Skt. 5, 15. Hé ðá cwices módes ( animi vivacis ) geornlíce leornade, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 37. Módes snyttru, Exon. 17 b; Th. 41, 28; Cri. 662: 78 b; Th. 295, 14; Crä. 33: Cd. 52; Th. 66, 26; Gen. 1085.

irnan

(v.)
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Ne mylnum nis álýfed tó eornenne, Wlfst. 227, 12. of a liquid or a moise substance, sand, &amp; c. to flow. v. irning; Oft of denum yrnað deópe wyllan emittis fontes in convallibus, Ps. Th. 103, 10. Orn blód út. Ors. 5, 10 ; S. 234, 5.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Fundon on sande hlínbed healdan ðone ðe him hringas geaf they found him who had given them rings occupying a couch on the sand, Beo. Th. 6060; B. 3034. Ðú ðe heofonhámas healdest and wealdest qui habitas in cælo, Ps. Th. 122, 1.

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Þá se bisceop dyde up ðone sanct, i. 21, 139. as adverbial connective, of time, when Þá hé út eode embe underntíde, hé geseah óðre ídele standan, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 3 : 3, 7. Hwæt hé dyde, þá hine seó menego þreáde, Blickl.

ge-riht

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Heó gecóm tó ðǽra hálgena byrgenum and þǽr wunade oð þæt Sixtus . . . biscop gehádode ðe mihte behwyrfan ðá hálgan martiras mid gástlicum sangum and Godes gerihtum. Hml. Th. ii. 312, 31.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Hí cwǽdon gefeoht tógeánes ðære burhware they declared war against the citizens, i. 504, 13. marking time, on the approach of, towards Tógeánes Eástron com ðæs pápan sande the pope's legate came towards Easter, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 27. marking comparison

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Hé hét hire þénian of his ágenum þénungum and his éstmetum, ac heó nolde his sanda brúcan, Homl.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Ic sang úhtsang mid gebróðrum cantavi nocturnam cum fratribus, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 25. Mittan wítegan clypige, R. Ben. 29, 6. Mit ðam wítegan cweðan, 31, 16. Ðá férde se Hǽlend mid him, Lk. Skt. 7, 6. Mycel menegu wæs mid hyre, 7, 12.

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on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Gif ðú sanges stæfne gehýrdest and ðú heofonlíc weorud ongeáte ofer us cuman, Bd. 4, 3 ; S. 568, 31. Hié horn galan ongeáton, Beo. Th. 5880; B. 2944. to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) Ðonne ne ongitest ðú ǽnig sár, Lchdm. i. 368, 26.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The sane might be said of the English: Gif hwylc malt his ǽht ( servum suum ) ofslyhþ, and hé náne gewitnysse næbbe ðæt hé forworht sig, bútan hé hine for his hátheortnesse and for gýmeleáste ofslihþ, L. Ecg. P. ii. 3; Th. ii. 182, 29: L. M. I.

æt

(prep.)
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Ic bidde þæt þú æt sý mínum sangum, Lch. i. 308, 22. Ðǽm bréðer ðe him æt stód, Shrn. 64, 12: Bl. H. 149, 31. Ðá ðe mé æt sǽton qui mihi adsederant, Bd. 5, 13 ; S. 633, 12. See e

weorþian

(v.)
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weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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</b> to care about :-- He mistlíce fugela sangas ne wurþode swá oft swá cnihtlícu yldo begǽð he did not care about the various songs of birds, as often is the usage of such a boyish age; non variarum volucrum diversos crocitus, ut adsolet illa aetas

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

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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Ðæt se láreów sceolde beón miehtig tó tyhtanne on hálwende láre, and eác tó ðreánne ða ðe him wiðstondan wiellen ut potens sit exhortari in doctrina sana, et eos, qui contradicunt, arguere Past. 15; Swt. 91, 16. to will, profess, claim Hé wæs swá upáhafen

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

dón

(v.)
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Se biscop dyde úp ( took up from the grave ) þone sanct, Hml. S. 21, 140. Þone ðryddan dǽl hé dyde onsundor the third part he put aside, 3, 125. Dó appresenta, An. Ox. 56, 73: applica, 135.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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the end of the tenth century, archbishop Ælfric addressed the following injunction to his clergy Ge ne scylan fægnigan forþ-farenra manna, ne ðæt líc gesécan, búton eów mann laðige ðǽr-to: ðænne ge ðǽr-to gelaðode sýn, ðonne forbeóde ge ða hǽðenan sangas

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Cwæþ hé: 'Ne wéde ic' vide ut sanum sapias. Non, inquit, insanio, 5, 13; S. 632, 32. to be conscious of, to know fear, pity, etc., to feel, shew respect, honour, etc. Wát ic sorga ðý má, Cd. Th. 54, 33; Gen. 886. For hwonwást ðú weán?

Linked entries: weotan wietan

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.
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Irnende on ðæt sond, and ðonne besince eft on ðæt sand, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 22. with adjectives used as epithets Salomonn se snottra. Past. 4, 1; Swt. 37, 16. Hit is Hǽlend se Nazarenisca, Blickl. Homl. 15, 19.

(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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Hé sǽlde tó sande scip. Beo. Th. 3838; B. 1917. Geðeódde sum wer him tó, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 22.

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