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ge-lǽstan

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Witan hwæt úre gecwydrǽddene gelǽst sý, Ll. Th. i. 236, 5. a threat, boast, &c. Ðá gebeótode Cirus ðæt . . . Hé ꝥ mid dǽdum gelǽste, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 1. Hæfde Eást-Denum leód gilp gelǽsted, B. 829. to carry out an order, wish, &c.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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(la) as antecedent :-- Ic gehwám wille þǽrtð tǽcan þe hiene his lyst má tó witanne, Ors. 3, j; 8. 102, 24. with gen. For gehwæt heardes oððe hnesces . . . þæs ðe mé innan oððe útan gebyrede, Angl. xi. 98, 52.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan, ðæt hí wið rǽdan mágan, L. I. P. 10 ; Th. ii. 316, 23. Man rǽdan sceolde hú man ðisne eard werian sceolde, Chr. l010; Erl.144, 7. <b>II b.

Linked entries: á-rǽdan a-rǽdan ge-rǽdan

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive

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MS.) eów selfum wítan, ǽr ic hit eów wíte, Past. 31 ; Swt. 206, 19. with a negative, aught. See also III. alone Ne bið him wiht tó sorge. Exon. Th. 238, 29 ; Ph. 611. Ne wendaþ hine wyrda, ne hine wiht (or acc. ?) dreceþ, ádl ne yldo, 334, 1; Gn.

Linked entries: eall-wihta uht wuht ǽnig-wiht Wiht-land

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
    • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

Linked entries: scrífan scyldigian síðian -witol -wríþan stalian swelgan swígan swigian swíðan syngian trúwian þeahtung þeón þingian meltan myrþrian nefa pyndan of-drincan -sáwenlic scirian seáþ -wyrpness setness -sewen -sewenlic -sewenlíce -sewenness síþ stregdan teón treddan trúwung weorþan manig micel nǽman neáh irman þrǽstness witig wlencan wrégan wundian wyrht brítan fær- feallan fyllan gǽgan gǽgednes

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Yrfan hí swá hí wyrðe witan let such inherit as they know to be entitled, Chart. Th. 578, 9. Ne wíte hé ús swá neóde and hǽse gehýrsumodon, Guthl. prol. ; Gdwin. 4, 5.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

gíman

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(b α) with gen. pronoun and clause :-- Ealde witan þe þæt mynster geondgangen and þæs gýman, þæt þǽr nán bróðor ymbe ídelnesse beó, R.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þú mé noldest þanc witan mínra góda ( my good gifts ), Wlfst. 261, 10: Ph. 624: Cri. 1400: Gen. 546: Ps. Th. 102, 2.

here

(n.)

an army ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a division of an army ⬩ army corps ⬩ legion ⬩ cohort ⬩ troop ⬩ infantry ⬩ cavalry ⬩ an army ⬩ an army ⬩ multitude ⬩ host ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ harrying ⬩ devastation ⬩ plundering ⬩ ravaging

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Ðis synd þá friðmál þe Æðelréd cyng and ealle his witan wið ðone here gedón habbað ðe Anláf and Iustin and Gúðmund mid wǽron.

út

(adv.)
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út, adv.

out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally

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Hionan út wítan, Met. 24, 52. with words denoting whither motion proceeds Ic wæs út ácymen on ǽlþeódig land advena fui in terra aliena, Ex. 2, 22. Similar entries v. útácumen. Fleáh cásere út on Crécas, Met. 1, 21.

Linked entries: úte út-gársecg á-dón

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Kmbl. 988; El. 495. to settle a quarrel, allay animosity, compose a difference Witan scylon fǽhþe settan, L. Edm. S. 7 ; Th. i. 250, 13. intrans. To settle, abate, subside Lege uppa þat geswollene and hyt sceal sóna settan. Lchdm. iii. 86, 19.

Linked entry: on-settan

hefig

ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness

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Hefigra wíta, Gú. 857. Ðeós landlagu stænt on suman lande, gehwár hit is hefigre (gravior), gehwár leóhtre (levior), Ll. Th. i. 434, 30. Helle wíte þæt him hefegore ys, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 23. Máran and hefigran frécennesse wyrðe.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Ealle þá witan gefeóllan of ánre upflóran, bútan se hálga Dúnstán ætstód, 978; P. 123, 2. (2 a) introducing the answer to a question, where the first clause is not expressed Ac hwonon wurde þú þus swíþe geswenced?

ge-mǽne

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Á swá hé gecneordra swá bið hé weorðra, gif hé wið witan hafoð his wísan gemǽne if he has to do with a wise man, Angl. ix. 260, 21. to have in company with, have the same as another Þis leóht wé habbaþ wií nýtenu gemǽne, ac þæt leóht wé sceolan sécan

fela

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Mid wíta fela, Cri. 1548. Feala, Ps. Th. 77, 43. Hié fela wucena sǽton, Chr. 894; P. 87, 22. Fela geára, Bd. 5, 15; Sch. 652, 15. Hé bræ-acute;d hine on feala bleóna, Bl. H. 175, 5.

Linked entry: feald

for-lǽtan

to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send

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Forlǽt mé hý on wíta lǽdan, Wlfst. 256, 3. Forlétað (sinite), forlǽtað mé heofon geseón, Bl. H. 227, 21. Forlǽte hé heteníða gehwone sígan, Sch. 101. Hine God forlǽtan nele éþelíce lifian, Bl.

heard

firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ resolute ⬩ bold ⬩ resolute ⬩ obdurate ⬩ rigid ⬩ unyielding ⬩ oppressive ⬩ rigorous ⬩ strict ⬩ harsh

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Wíta heardost, Kr. 87. ꝥ hé onfó þæs heardestan þeów-dómes, Bl. H. 49, 5. of a time in which there is suffering Se hearda dæg (the day of doom), Cri. 1065.

Linked entries: heard-fyrde heard-lic heardlíce heardness hearh-eard

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Ic eom nú máre ymbe ꝥ gecynd ( de naturali intentione) þonne ymbe þone willan ... þú miht witan be manegum þingum ꝥ ꝥ gecynd is swíþe micel. ...

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work ⬩ opus. ⬩ work ⬩ operative action ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ doing ⬩ performance ⬩ work ⬩ doings ⬩ actions ⬩ what a person does ⬩ what happens ⬩ work ⬩ labour ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ any form of long-sustained or habitual activity ⬩ a particular act of labour ⬩ workmanship ⬩ a work ⬩ deed ⬩ any action ⬩ of action that gives affect to anything ⬩ a work, ⬩ what is wrought ⬩ a strong building, ⬩ fortress ⬩ work, ⬩ what is done, ⬩ effect produced ⬩ pain, ⬩ travail, ⬩ grief, ⬩ the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Gescád witan worda and worca Beo. Th. 583; B. 289. Wordum ne worcum 2204; B. 1100. Wordum and weorcum Cd. Th. 278, 17; Sat. 223. Wercum 267, 34; Sat. 48. Mid wordum oððe mid weorcum cýðan Past. 21; Swt. 157, 21.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

dón

(v.)
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Gé swylc leán dydon eówrum witan, 6, 4; Bos. 105, 7. Dó him þis tó lǽcedóme, Lch. i. 350, 23. Gif him þyrste, ðú dó him drincan, Hml. S. 21, 376. Man ne sceolde ǽnigne bigleofan hire dón, 10, 282: Ll. Th. ii. 372, 30.

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