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ge-þafian

(v.)
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Bæd hé þá cempan ꝥ hí onféngon gereorde mid him ; geþafode ꝥ óþer, óðer ðára wiþsóc, Shrn. 129, 32. with clause Ðá geþafedon hí þæt hí him wíf sealdon uxores dare consenserunt, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 11, 26. absolute, to consent Ǽgðer ge hé wolde ge hé nolde

wiht

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

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Ic ðé bæd ðæt ðú ðone wælgæst wihte ne ( in no wise ) grétte, Beo. Th. 3995 ; B. 1995 : Andr. Kmbl. 3320; An. 1663. Næs wordlatu wihte ( at all ) ðon máre, 3043; An. 1524. Wuhte, Met. 14, 10 : 16, 14.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Æfter his deáþe his cwén féngc ǽgþer ge tó bǽm gewinne ge tó þǽm ríce, i. 2; S. 30, 14.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Bæþ wið ðam miclan líce a bath for elephantiasis, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 18. Mynte ðæt hé gedǽlde ánra gehwylces líf wið líce meant to part the life of each one from the body, Beo. Th. 1470; B. 733.

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Ðú bǽde ofer míne mǽþe thou hast asked beyond my power. Homl. Skt. 3, 515. Ne wilna ðú ofer ðínne mǽd tó witanne ymbe ða heofonlícan þing. Prov. Kmbl. 27.

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Hé wíde ( in all his ways, in all things ) bær herewósan hige, Cd. Th. 255, 23 ; Dan. 628. Swá hit beorna má uncre wordcwidas wíddor ne mǽnden, Exon.

ge-myndig

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Th. 73, 17. (4 a) having remembrance and making mention of in prayer :-- Swá hwæt swá þú bǽde, eall hit biþ gehéred, and swá hwæt swá þú wǽre gemyndig, ꝥ forgifeþ þé God quidquid petisti, exauditae sunt deprecationes tuae, et quod memorata nunc es, hoc

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Similar entries v. helm-bǽre, helmiht Geþúf fícbeám vel helm frondea ficus, Wrt. Voc ii. 151, 16. Coppe helmes (sub) cono (sublimi) verticis. l. capitis (arboris), An. Ox. 1564 Mid wexendum helme florenti fronde, 1132.

hwíl

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Heora nǽnig þá bǽre þá hwíle ( the while, meanwhile ) áhóf, Bl. H. 153, 3. Ic nát hú nyt ic þá hwíle beó þe ic þás word sprece, Ors. 4, 13: S. 212, 26. His ríce hé heard-líce werode þá hwíle (hwíla, v. l. ) þe his tíma wæs, Chr. 1016 ; P. 149, 2.

þegen

(n.)
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þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Ðá bæd hé his ðeng ( ministrum ), ðæt hé him stówe gegearwode. Ðá wundrade se ðeng, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 29. Geleáffull ðegn (esne, Rush.: þeów, W. S.) fidelis servus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 45, 46. Ðá þénas ðe ðæt wæter hlódon, Jn.

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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Bæþ of swétum ferscum wæterum, 194, 10. of sound, sweet, harmonious:?-Swég ðæs swétan sanges, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 23. Swég eallum songcræftum swétra, Exon. Th. 206, 26; Ph. 132.

Linked entries: swerum swót

á-hebban

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</b> as a strong verb. literal, to raise from a lower to a higher position Heora nǽnig þá bǽre ne áhóf. Bl. H. 153. 3. Þá áhóf Drihten hié up, 157, 21. Áhóf Paulus up his heáfod, 187, 35.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Brydegume cymende giiorne ( occurrere ), Rtl. 106, 10. (1 b) with the idea of attack :-- Gelamp sume síðe, ðǽr hé sum gild bræc, ꝥ þǽr gearn mycel menigeo tó him . . . and ealle swíðe erre wǽron (cf.. to run to a place Georn xvi-wintre mǽden tó ðǽre bǽre

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Ne áwoendað on bæcc, (redeant) Lk. L. 17, 31. Ðæt teóðe werod áwende on yfel, Hml. Th. i. 10, 18. Ðá gyldenan gyrda eft tó þan ǽrran gecynde áwendon, 68, 19. Somnite áwendan on óþre wísan Samnites novum habitum sumentes, Ors. 3, 10;S. 138, 30.

Linked entry: on-wendan

hér

here . . . there

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Hér seó clǽnnes þá fúlnesse þreáð, Prud. 14 (and often). with verbs of coming or bringing Þæt hý hí wið þæt warnien bæt hý hǽr (in locum hunc tormenforum) ne cumen, Solil. H. 68, 6. Þá ic héer ǽrest cóm, Gen. 2711: Bo. 7: B. 244: 376.

swín

(n.)
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swín, es;
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Ða deófla hyne bǽdon . . . &#39; Asende us on ðás swína heorde&#39; . . . And hig férdon on ða swín, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30-32. Hé (Ohthere) hæfde tamra deóra syx hund . .

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

efne

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Hié bǽdon þæt hé hié ymb þæt ríce gesémde, and on þǽre gewitnesse wǽre þæt hit emne gedǽled wǽre, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 18. equally. v. efen, Emne unwemme, Ll.

ge-læccan

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Ðú and Æðelmǽr swylcera gewrita mé bǽdon, and of handum gelæhton, p. 4, 39. Hú hí mihton ðám cásere gecwéman ꝥ hí sumne scætt æt him gelæhton, 23, 55.

hrægl

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Hí hine hrægles bǽdon ( vestimenta petebant) . . . Se þegn ꝥ hrægl (uestimenta ) bróhte tó þám láreówe . . . hé cwæð: 'Cumað, nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað eów mid,' Gr. D. 202, 20-28.

hors

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v. under wægn, Bd. 3, 9: Lch. ii. 30, 29: and see hors-bǽr) or goods (v. lád; ) were carried; and as beasts of burden (v. Ll. Th. ii. 298, 23 supra: seám-hors). They were used, too, in hunting.