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ge-mynd

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VIII ' Gemunst þú ꝥ ic þé ǽr sǽde. ' ' ꝥ ic hæbbe genóg feste on gemynde, ' Bt. 36, 3 ; F. 176, 24. ꝥ hé é Æghwylc þára is wyrðe synderlíce in gemyndum tó habbanne sunt digna memorie singula, Angl. iv. 140, 22.

ge-reccan

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Ðá sǽde ic þé ꝥ ic nysse hú hé ealra þára gesceafta wiólde; ac þú hit me hæfst nú swíðe sweotole gereht Bt. 35, 3 ; S. 97, 6-24.

se

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For ðon wé ðiss feáwum wordum sǽdon, ðý wé woldon gecýðan hú . . . Past. 33, 6. For þý hé wilnað ꝥ hé habbe ꝥ hé næfð, þý hé wolde genóg habban, Bt. 26, 1; F. 92, 4. and Ne fleáh hé ðý ríce ðý his ǽnig mon bet wyrðe wǽre, Past. 33, 17.

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To need ⬩ to be in need ⬩ have need of something ⬩ to need to do something ⬩ to be bound to do something because it is right ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ be compelled by destiny ⬩ to have good cause or reason for doing something ⬩ to be use, to be good for a person to do something ⬩ to owe

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Gif hit sié sumor, dó wermódes sǽdes dust tó; gif hit sié winter, ne þearft ðú ðone wermód tó dón, Lchdm. ii. 180, 29. Hé ne ðearf ná faran fram stówe tó stówe, Homl. Th. i. 158, 4. Hwæt ðurfon (þurfe, Bod. MS.) wé nú má sprecan?

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Heora wíf him sǽdon, ðæt hié him woldon óðerra wera ceósan ( sobolem se a finitimis quaesituras ), Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 22. Wíf ic lǽrde ðæt hié heora weras lufedan, Blickl.

Linked entry: wíf

ge-witnes

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Ꝥ gewitnessa ne móston standan, þeáh hí fulgetreówe wǽron, and hí swá sǽdan swá hí tó woldon swerian, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 30. knowledge, cognizance. cf. ge-wita; 1 Dó hé ꝥ mid þæs ealdormonnes gewitnesse, Ll.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Hi sǽdon, and on wedde sealdon, hwæt hý hyre syllan woldon they stated what they would give her, and engaged to pay it, Homl. Ass. 196, 24. God behét ús wedd Deus pepigit nobiscum foedus, Deut. 5, 2.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run

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Mid eallon ðám þingon ðe ðǽr tó læg forðam ðe his witan him sǽdon ðæt hit hwílon ǽr læg ðiderin with everything that belonged thereto; for his witan told him that in former times it had belonged to that place, vi. 190, 20.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj. prs. scyle, scile, sciele, scule.

to owe ⬩ debere ⬩ shall ⬩ must ⬩ ought ⬩ have ⬩ am ⬩ am bound ⬩ shall ⬩ ought as being fit, right, proper ⬩ in accordance with reason ⬩ to do appointed work ⬩ to carry out the terms of an agreement ⬩ where the obligation results from a law, statute, regulation ⬩ shall ⬩ must as being decreed by fate or providence ⬩ to be forced ⬩ must because there is no possible alternative ⬩ because one cannot help one's self ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ must ⬩ shall because from the conditions or nature of a case no alternative is admissible ⬩ because a conclusion is inevitable ⬩ shall ⬩ must ⬩ where an end is to be attained or a task to be completed or a purpose to be served

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Ðá sǽdon hí, ðæt ðæs hearperes wíf sceolde ácwelan, and hire sáwle mon sceolde lǽdon tó helle. Ðá sceolde se hearpere weorðan swá sárig. . .

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever

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Hé sǽde hyre hwæt heó man ne wæs he told her how she was not a man, Homl. Swt. 2, 78. Seó eorþe is tó wundrienne hwæt heó ǽrest oððe gódra þinga cenne mirandum est terra quantum aut bonarum rerum pariat, Nar. 2, 12.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Hé forsóc þone triumphan . . . and sǽde þæt hié hæfden bet gewyrht þæt him mon mid heáfe ongeán cóme þonne mid triuruphan triumphum suscipere recusavit, quia tantis detrimentis luctus potius debebatur Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 20. with pronoun representing a

wyrcan

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

to work ⬩ labour ⬩ to make ⬩ to make ⬩ form ⬩ construct ⬩ to be the source ⬩ cause of, to produce ⬩ to make ⬩ constitute ⬩ to work ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ to perform a rite ⬩ keep a season ⬩ to work ⬩ effect a purpose ⬩ attain an object,

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Grówende gærs and sǽd wircende....

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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Ðǽr læg secg manig, There lay many a soldier, gárum forgrunden, — by the darts brought low, — guman norþerne, northern men, ofer scyld sceoten, over shield shot, swylce Scyttisc eác so also [eke] the Scotchman's wérig wígges sǽd. wretched war-spawn.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about

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Fixas cwelaþ gyf hí of wætere beóþ, Lchdm. iii. 272, 25. as regards, about Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas ǽgðer ge of hiera ágnum lande ge of ðǽm landum ðe ymb hié útan wǽron, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 31.

Linked entry: ob

ge-métan

(v.)
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cómon on Stúre múðan gemǽtton hí .xvi. scipa wícinga, 885 ; P. 79, 19. (3 a) with reflex, pron. used reciprocally :-- Næs long tó þon þæt þá áglǽcean hý eft gemétton, B. 2592. (3 b) to encounter hostility, opposition, & c. meet attack :-- Hí sǽdon

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Sǽde hé ðæt hé hine cniht wesende gesáwe quod fanum se in pueritia vidisse testabatur Bd. 2, 15 ; S. 518, 36 : Exon. Th. 320, 34; Víd. 39.

ge-weorþan

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(or uncertain) of person, with noun subject Ne sǽde ic eów ꝥ eówrum þeáwum and mínum ne mihte an wise gewurdan (geþwǽrigan, v. l.) ? numquid non prius dixi vobis, quia vestris ac meis moribus minime conveniret?, Gr. D. 105, 21. impersonal, cf.

ymb

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

About, by ⬩ local, about, round ⬩ in attendance upon ⬩ at ⬩ after ⬩ preceding ⬩ following ⬩ about

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Hé sǽde ðæt Aldberht and Alhhún wǽron ǽr ymb ðæt ylce, Chart. Th. 140, 14. Ðás feówero ymb woeson ( = woeron?) ðás bóc these four were engaged on this book, Mk. Skt. p. i. 3.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þæt folc ne cúðe ðǽra góda þæt hí cwǽdon þæt hé God wǽre, ac sǽdon þæt hé wítega wǽre the people did not know of the advantages they had, to wit that they might call him God, but said he was a prophet, Hml. Th. i. 190, 31.

hǽþen

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Ge sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne þá crístnan, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 18. Ne swerigen gé nǽfre under hǽðene godas ( per nomen exlernorum deorum non jurabitis. Ex. 23, 13), Ll.