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ge-hwilc

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(aa) as antecedent Hé héht þæt segn wegan gehwilcne þe his hína wæs wǽpnedcynnes, Gen. 2371. in agreement with án Ánum gehwilcum is hǽl gehendre, Hml. Th. i. 602, 21.

heáh

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Tó ðǽm héistum bodum ad altiora, Mt. p. 9, 17. (2 a) of great importance, grave, serious :-- Hé héht þæt segn (circumcision) wegan heáh gehwilcne, Gen. 2371. (2 b) difficult, arduous :-- Ðæs heán hádes ardui (propositi ), Wrt.

Linked entry: dynt

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Hú gelíce onginn þá twá byrg hæfdon . . . ac hiora anwalda endas wǽron swíþe ungelíce similis Babylonis ortus et Romae . . . tamen non similis exitus similisve defectus, Ors. 2, 1; S. 64, 5. end to be attained, goal Sege hwelces endes ǽlc angin wilnige

Linked entry: ende-dæg

gearo

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Æfter siextegum daga þaes þe ðæt timber ácorfen wæs, þǽr wǽron xxx and c gearora ge mid mæste ge mid segle ( centum triginta navium classis deducta in ancoris stetit ), Ors. 4, 6; S. 172, 5. finished, complete Ðǽm synfullan náuht ne helpað his gódan

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Lind. 6, 36. land, landed property, estate, cultivated land, country [as opposed to town] Gesáwen æcer vel land seges. Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 48; Wrt. Voc. 53, 55. Land solum vel tellus vel terra, vel arvum, 98; Som. 76, 98; Wrt.

lǽtan

(v.)
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H. 43, 16. with clause Lǽt þé on gemyndum (keep in mind) hú þæt manegum wearð gefrége, An. 962. (1 α) to loose one's hold of, let go :-- Hé hǽt fealdan ꝥ segl, and eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst and lǽtan þa bǽtinge, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 15. to leave undone

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Þæs temples segl wundorbleóm geworht, Cri. 1140. Geworhtne ornatum, i. compositum (diadema gemmis purpureis ornatum Ald. 28, 32), An. Ox. 2120.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Grammar ÁN, m. f. n. Grammar ÁN, gen. m. n. ánes; f. ánre of one; unius: dat. m. n. ánum; f. ánre to one; uni: acc. m. ánne, ǽnne; f. áne, n. án one; unum, unam, unum: instr. m. n. áne; f. ánre with one; uno, unó, uno: pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. áne each,

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Hé under segne sinc ealgode, wælreáf werede, Beo. Th. 2414; B. 1205. Wé on orlege hafelan weredon, 2658; B. 1327. Hí céne hí weredon, Byrht. Th. 140, 5; By. 283. Ðá hé ( Peter ) his Drihten werian wolde, L. Ælfc. P. 51; Th. ii. 386, 22.

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Grammar wiþ-sacan, absolute Hé wiðsóc (negavit) and cwæð: 'Nát ic hwæt ðú segst,' Mt. Kmbl. 26, 70: Jn. Skt. 18, 27. Wé wiðsócun ǽr mid leásingum, Elen. Kmbl. 2242; El. 1122. Wiðsacende post tergum ponentes, abjicientes, Hpt. Gl. 428, 65.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Hé ( Christ ) sóðra swá feala tácna gecýðde, ðǽr hié tó ségon, Andr. Kmbl. 1421; An. 711. Ic ( St. Michael ) gecýþe on eallum ðǽm tácnum ðe ðǽr gelimpeþ, ðæt ic eom ðære stówe hyrde, Blickl. Homl. 201, 8.

faran

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

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Þú segst ꝥ hit scyle eall faran swá hé getiohhod habbe, 41, 2; F. 244, 19.

Linked entry: farnian

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Ðæs wæstmes yrþ illius frugis seges, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 38. Bútan wæstme sine fructu, Mk. Skt. 4, 19. Weastme, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 22. Ða beámas wǽron gewered mid wæstme, Cd. Th. 30, 5; Gen. 462.

(pronoun.)
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hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Sé þe segð . . ., hé byð scyldig, Mt. 5, 22 : Vald. 2, 28 : Sal. 86. where the pronoun is antecedent :-- Hæbbe hé Godes curs þe þis ǽfre undó, Cht. E. 253, 24, 32.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Sege mé hwæþer se ðín wela ðínes þances swá deóre seó ðe for his ágenre gecynde tell me whether that wealth of thine is so precious thanks to thee or from its own nature, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 6.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

hwá

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(ii) where the genitive denotes a single object, what part of :-- Sege mé hwæt his (wealth) þé deórast þince, Bt. 13; F. 38, 10.

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Fyrd eall geseah hú þǽr hlifedon hálige seglas, Exod. 89. (a α). Cf. (1 a α) :-- Hú þá deófla on Brytisc sprǽcon, Guth. Gr. 135, 1, and often (cf. similar use of þæt v. þæt; 2). (a β).

heáfod

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Babilonia þe wæs Persa ríces heáfod, Wlfst. 194, 11. phrases. with prep. ofer. local, over ( one's) head, aloft Hí him ásetton segen heáh ofer heáfod, B. 48. Áscán leóht ofer hieora heáfod, Bl.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Ic gefrægn hord reáfian ánne mannan . . . segn genóm, B. 2776. Þæt wíf þæt hé hæfde ǽr genumen bútan cynges leáfe, Chr. 901; P. 92, 13. Se ðe nýde genumenne mete ( cibum furatum ) þicge, Ll. Th. ii. 218, 27. Þá genumenan abrepta, sublata, Wrt.

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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Ðá cwæþ ic : Sege mé hwider hió wille jamne igitur vides, quid haec omnia, quae diximus, consequatur ? quidnam ?

Linked entries: fǽcan walde