ge-settan
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Bútan þú ǽr wið hí geþingige, sibbe gesette, Jul. 200. Huælc cynig bið færende tó gesettanne feht (committere bellum), Lk.
leód
A man ⬩ poet ⬩ a prince ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ country
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Bæd hé Theodor ðæt hé him and his leódum bisceop funde [ sibi suisque ], 4, 3; S. 566, 25. Tó nytnysse his leódum utilitati suæ gentis, 2, 16; S. 520, 3.
wandian
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Se wilnaþ suíður ðæt mon lufge sóðfæsðnesse ðonne hine selfne, se ðe wilnaþ ðæt mon nánre ryhtwísnesse fore him ne wandige ille se ipso amplius veri*-*tatem desiderat amari, qui sibi a nullo vult contra veritatem parci, Past. 19; Swt. 145, 17. with a
ealdor-mann
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Wilisce aldormenn, Chr. 465; P. 12, 27. a master, overseer of workmen Cóm hé tó þám túngeréfan, sé þe his ealdormon wæs veniens ad uilicum, qui sibi praeerat, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 484, 22.
ge-scippan
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Þá sibbe ðe þá tunglu on gesceapne wǽron, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 26. (l a) where the character, condition, &c. assigned at creation are given. Cf. ge-sceap ; 2. with complementary adj.
lufu
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V. an object of desire :-- Hú sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode þára eádigra apostola indicauit ei desiderium sibi inesse beatorum apostolorum limina uisitandi, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 14. in phrases with a preposition
feor
avoidance ⬩ widely ⬩ widely ⬩ far ⬩ far
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Ðeáh seó godcunde sibb him feorr (fior, v. l.) sié, Past. 363, 19. Ys heora heorte feor fram mé, Bl. H. 69, 25.
HÚ
How
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Hú fela se hǽlend him dyde quanta sibi fecisset ihesus, Mk. Skt. 5, 20. Hú fela sagena hig ongén ðé secgeaþ quanta adversum te dicant testimonia, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 13. Hú lange forbere ic eów usque quo patiar vos? 17, 17.
steór
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Ðæt hé ðoncfull sí stýre him ðæs bebodenan folces contentus sit gubernatione creditae sibi plebis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 372, 33. God sette ǽ ðam folce tó steóre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 36: L. Eth. ix. 36; Th. i. 348, 14: L. Ælfc. P. 8; Th. ii. 366, 18: Boutr.
swerian
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Hig swóron him betweónan, ðæt hig sibbe heóldon, Gen. 21, 31. Ðá swóran hié swíðe, ðæt hié sóð sægdon, Nar. 25, 27. Swerige hé, ðæt hé him nán fácn on wiste, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 12: L. Ath. v. 12, 2; Th. i. 242, 4.
Linked entry: fore-swerian
weorþscipe
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Se ðe wel þénaþ, hé gódne wyrðscipe him sylfum gestrýnð qui bene ministraverit, gradum bonum sibi adquirit, R. Ben. 54, 18. <b>VIIa.</b> pl. Dignities, persons in office (?) :-- Wyrþscipas comitia (cf. weorþung-dæg). Wrt.
ymb-hwyrft
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God him forgeaf sibbe on eallum ymbhwirfte data est a Deo pax in omnes per circuitum nationes, Jos. 21, 42. On eallum ðám ymbhwyrfte, 10, 21. On his ymbhwyrfte bið swíðlíc storm, Homl. Th. i. 618, II.
ge-wríþan
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Th. ii. 28, 27. to bind together, draw together Tólýs sace bendas, gewríþ sibbe wǽre dissolve litis vincula, asstringe pacis fędera, Hy. S. 29, 3.
Linked entry: ge-wriþen
tó-slítan
To tear in two, ⬩ tear to pieces, ⬩ tear asunder ⬩ to tear in two, ⬩ in pieces, ⬩ rend material, ⬩ to give a torn appearance to anything ⬩ to serrate ⬩ to rend, ⬩ cleave, ⬩ break asunder that which is hard or bulky ⬩ to tear the flesh, ⬩ rend, ⬩ bite, ⬩ wound ⬩ lacerate ⬩ to tear asunder ⬩ part ⬩ separate what has been joined ⬩ sever ⬩ to pull to pieces ⬩ destroy the existence of an object, abstract or concrete ⬩ to destroy ⬩ dissipate ⬩ to distract the mind ⬩ To be different
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Sibbe tóslítaþ sinhíwan tú, 284, 16; Jul. 698. Ðæt God gegeadrade monn ne tóslíte quod Deus conjunxit, homo non separet. Mt. Kmbl.
sceatt
property, goods, wealth, treasure ⬩ price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods ⬩ a coin
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Th. 3377; B. 1686. of property which is paid as a price or contribution, price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods :-- Anweald on sibbe smyltnesse gehealdan mid gefeohte oððe mid scette (by fighting or by paying tribute ), Lchdm. iii. 436, 15.
Linked entry: sceat
wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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Sibbe oflyste, wynnum and wénum 464, 4; Hö. 82.
Linked entry: wéna
riht
erect, direct ⬩ right, straight ⬩ agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable ⬩ the requirements of a law ⬩ regulation, legitimate, lawful, regular ⬩ satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting ⬩ satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox
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Hé ongon hí lǽran ðæt hí rihte sibbe betwih him hæfdon . . . Hí ne woldan rihte Eástran healdan on heora tíd coepit eis suadere ut pace Catholica secum habita . . .
ge-hwirfan
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Ðætte hié ðone hálwendan drync dæs wínes ne gehwierfen (-hwyrfen, v. l.) him selfum tó áttre quia saluberrimum vini potum in veneni sibi pocula vertunt Past. 364, 9. Ic eom tó náhtegehwyrfd ego ad nihilum redactus sum Ps. L. 72, 22.
Linked entry: ge-hweorfan
georne
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Hé geornor wolde sibbe þonne gewinn, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 18. (6 a) of the course of events, happily, prosperously :-- Hit ágann mid heom gódian georne they began to have uninterrupted prosperity, Wlfst. 14, 14. eagerly, zealously Frýnd synd hié míne georne
fón
to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to take ⬩ arrest ⬩ apprehend ⬩ to get ⬩ gain ⬩ to get ⬩ suffer ⬩ experience ⬩ to begin ⬩ to begin ⬩ to take ⬩ to set about ⬩ undertake ⬩ to attack ⬩ to begin at ⬩ to take ⬩ take ⬩ to set to work at ⬩ deal with ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ take possession of ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ undertake ⬩ to take ⬩ to take to ⬩ allow of ⬩ to take to ⬩ to take to ⬩ join battle ⬩ to join together ⬩ to struggle with
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Ne lǽt ðu ðæt yrre licgean on ðínre heortan ofer sunnan setlunge, ac fóh tó sibbe ǽror, Hex. 46, 14. Tó sibbe fón in pacem redire, R. Ben. 19, l: Ll. Th. ii. 182, 3.