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þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Swýðe feáwa synt þe ðone weg findon, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 13, 14. Gé þe yfle synt cunnun góde sylena syllan, 7, 11.

Linked entry: þý

hám

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Æt Finnes hám, B. 1156. Hé bewiste swá hwæt swá man dyde on his háme (hám, v. l.) quaeque in ejusdem domo agebantur noverat, Gr. D. 299, 30. Ic wunode in mínum háme (hám, v. l.) þe mé gelamp in þissere byrig of mínes fæder yrfe, 313, 27.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Similar entries Cf. micle Þynceð þegna gehwelcum huniges bíbreád healfe þý swétre, Met. 12, 9. substantive, a half: Healf medium (hanc vestem findí placuit . . . servatur medium signi index), An. Ox. 32, 12. Gif mon hæbbe híde londes . . .

Linked entry: healf

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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And ðæt is mid Éstum þeáw, ðæt ðǽr sceal ǽlces geþeódes man beón forbærned; and gyf ðár man án bán findeþ unforbærned, hí hit sceolon miclum gebétan it is also a custom with the Esthonians, that there men of every tribe must be burned; and if any one find

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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D. 814 Cénwulf released the bishop of Worcester fróm a pastus of twelve men, whom he was bound to find. This was so great an expense that the exemption was worth an estate of thirteen hides, v. Cod. Dipl. 203; A. D. 814; Kmbl. i. 256.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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M. 30, 17, 23. to hold, keep forcibly against an adversary: Hig fuhton fíf dagas, . . . ac hig þá duru heóldon, Fin. 42. Hé frægn . . . hwá þá duru heólde, 23.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Gesihð hé þá dómas wonian, Gú. 27. to see, learn by examination or inquiry, find out Geseoh gif ic on swiculne weg eóde, Ps. Th. 138, 21. Ðæt ic gesé willan Dryhtnes, Ps. Srt. 26, 4.

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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The short a is often found in the final syllables of inflections, -a, -an, -as, -aþ, etc. It generally appears in the radix before a doubled consonant, as swamm a fungus, wann wan; or two different consonants, as mp, mb, nt, nc, ng, etc.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Th. 82, 4; Cri. 1333. where an object is surrounded by others, among Ne mehton ða senátus nǽnne consul under him findan, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 196, 10. Sang se wanna fugel under deoreð-sceaftum, Cd.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hé wolde gewin findan, ac hé ne mehte búton sibbe, 6, 3; S. 256, 30. Hé næs búton seofontiéne*-*wintre, 4, 9; S. 190, 29. Nolde hé ná andswerian búton mid mon*-*þwǽrnesse, Bl. H. 33, 29. Nis nǽnig man ꝥ þurfe gesécan, búton þá, 103, 16 : 185, 9.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Is se finta ... sum brún, sum basu, sum splottum beseted, 218, 17; Ph. 296. Ánum hé sealde fíf pund, sumum twá, sumum án, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 15. Ðá sende hé his þeów ... hé sende óðerne ... eft hé sumne sende, Mk. Skt. 12, 2-5.

Linked entry: ÁN

ge-hwilc

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Þǽr is ár gelang fira gehwylcum þám þe hié findan cann, 982. Dóma gehwilcne þára þe him Drihten bebeád, Exod. 520. ¶ with verb in plural :-- Mín éhtan ongunnon ealdurmonna gehwylc principes persecuti sunt me Ps. Th. 118, 161.

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Hú mæg ic andsware ǽnige findan?, Cri. 183. (a α) with ellipsis of the rest of the sentence, how (would it be) if . . . :-- Hú þonne gyf þú ne meaht?, Solil. H. 40, 1: 6: 39, 20. with what reason?

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Ne meahte hé æt his hige findan, Cd. 14; Th. 18, 1; Gen. 266: Beo. Th. 3322; B. 1659. Mehte, 2168; B. 1082. Eáþe heó mehte beón geseald, Blickl. Homl. 69, 7. Swá swá mihte beón fíf þúsend wera, Homl. Th. i. 182, 16.

Linked entry: mæg

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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And riht is ðæt se slaga, siþþan hé weres beweddod hæbbe, finde ðǽrtó wærborh . . . be ðam ðe ðǽrto gebyrige; ðæt is æt twelfhyndum were gebyriaþ twelf men tó werborge, .viii. fæderemmǽgðe, and .iiii. médrenmǽgðe.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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. ¶ where the object is expressed by a clause :-- Ic eów beháta and on hand selle, dæt gé sculon finden reste eowre sáwlen, Homl. As. 171. 29. Ðæt hý ealle ðam sémende syllan, ðæt cyninges mund stande, L. E. G. 12 ; Th. i. 174, 22.

ge-healdan

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</b> to hold, oblige to adhere to :-- Finde him ǽlc man ꝥ hé borh hæbbe, and se borh hine þonne tó ǽlcon rihte gelǽde and gehealde, Ll. Th. i. 268, 8: 280, 8: 386, 25. <b>VI d.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Nele hió forlǽtan libbendes wuht, nimð eall þæt hió fint, 13, 33. to leave unused, not to use Þá þe mé ryhtoste þúhton ic héron gegaderode, and þá óþre forlét, Ll. Th. i. 58, 27. Niótað þæs óðres ealles, forlǽtað þone ǽnne beám, Gen. 235.

niman

(v.)
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L. 27, 27. (1 b) to receive something inflicted, undergo, have done to one :-- Se gást nimeð æt Gode swá wíte swá wuldor, Seel. 6. to receive or get in payment, as wages, fine, tribute, &amp;c. Gif mon nime æfesne on swínum, Ll. Th. i. 132, 18.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Wé sind ða ðe worulda geendunga on becómon in quos fines saeculorum devenerunt (1 Cor. 10, 11), Homl. Th. ii. 372, 10. God ǽr ealle worulda, 280, 13. ¶ in expressions equivalent to for ever :-- Óð on weorulde usque in saeculum, Ps. Spl. 17, 52.