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wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Hí wendon him tó ðære burge weard 1048; Erl. 177, 40. to turn round Swylce ex wendende quasi axis versatilis Scint. 97, 4. to turn from one condition to another to change, alter Hí on wiðerméde wendan and cyrdan conversi sunt in arcum perversum Ps.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Seó burh is west þonon from ðære stówe on ánre míle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 3. marking the place from which an action or operation proceeds Nalles þanon ( from hell ) gehéran in heofonum háligne dreám, Cd. Th. 284, 26; Sat. 327.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Hié wǽron ða burg hergende and sleánde, Ors. 2, 8 ; Swt. 92, 16. to move rapidly (v. A. VI. ), rush, dash, break, take a certain direction; cf. to strike into a path, across a country (cf.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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From burgum and from túnum on eorþan besuncen, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 13. as a place of burial Hié ne mehton þá gefarenan tó eorþan bringan, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 28. His ne cóm furðon án bán tó eorðan, Shrn. 54, 29. Heora líchoman licggað on eorðan, Bl.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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On burgum beóþ blóstmum fægere, swá on eorðan hég úte on lande, Ps. Th. 71, 16. Hé genam hine æt eówde úte be sceápum, 77, 69. out, from home on service Hié wǽron simle healfe æt hám, healfe úte, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 18.

Linked entry: út

nama

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Damascus getimbrode áne burh, and hire naman gesceóp be him sylfum Damascum Damascus Damascum condidit et nomen civitati dedit, Angl. vii. 44, 429. the particular word used to denote any object of thought not considered in a purely individual character

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Th. i. 402, 12. marking motion Ða leóde flugon ðá hié ðone here tóweardne wiston on ða burh Gerusalem the people fled when they knew that the Roman army was on the march to Jerusalem, Blickl. Homl. 79, 13.

Linked entry: tó-ward

ge-hwilc

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Gehwilce ǽnlípige on heora burgum be him sylfum cendon, i. 34, 4: ii. 124, 9. Æt þám óðrum táum gehwilcum healf gelde . . . æt þám óðrum gehwilcum, Ll. Th. i. 20, 3, 6.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Kmbl. 2495; An. 1249. marking an object round which anything moves Faraþ ymbe ða burh circuite urbem, Jos. 6, 3, 12: Beo. Th. 6319; B. 3170. Hý him ymb hond flugon, Exon. Th. 146, 14; Gú. 709.

friþ

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Þæt his hergas wǽron mihtígran mannum tó friðe þonne Drihten, Dan. 716. by a place Hié burga gehwone ábrocen hæfdon þára þe þám folce tó friðe stódon, Dan. 64. (b α) in a technical sense of the privilege of a sanctuary :-- Be circena friðe.

wyrcan

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

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Burg wyrcean, Ors. 5, 5 ; Swt. 226, 18. Wyrcan ðone wíhagan, Byrht. Th. 134, 50; By 102. Wyrcan spell, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 30. Wercan, Met. 26, 73.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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His wundra geweorc, wíde and síde, bréme æfter burgum his works of wonder, far and wide, famed through towns, Exon. 45 b ; Th. 155, 4; Gú. 855.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

ge-bídan

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Sé þe áh lífes wyn gebiden in burgum, Seef. 28. (1 b) to endure, undergo, suffer ill :-- Fela ic weána gebád, Fins. 25. Myccle scipbrocu hé gebád, Bl. H. 173, 6. Hé oft gebád ísernscúre, B. 3116.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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. ; small in number Hér is an lytele (parva) burg swíðe neáh . . . Hió is án lytel (modica ), Past. 399, 23. Is hiora here . . . tó lytel swelcra láriówa, Met. 10, 55. Lytlo édo pusillo gregi, Lk. p. 7, 15. Lytle werede, Gen. 2093.

ge-byrd

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Icel. bera (impers.) to befall, happen; at-burðr a chance, hap) Conditio, i. status, procreatio, natura, sors, gescæp, gewyrd, gescæft, gebyrd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 63. continuity (?)

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Ongunnon heora burh rǽran and sele settan . . . weras on wonge wíbed setton, Cd. Th. 113, 2-5; Gen. 1881-2. to set up, institute, found, establish Hwá ǽrost bócstafas sette? Salm. Kmbl. p. 192. 6.

Linked entry: on-settan

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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K. 33. as a condition to be produced Hé dyde swá mycel tó góde intó ꝥ mynstre of Burh on golde and on seolfre swá néfre nán óðre ne dyde, Chr. 1066; P. 198, 16. Gemiltsa þín mód mé tó góde, Hy. 2, 2. Tó bealwe . . . tó góde, Cri. 1107: Verc.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Hí bedícodon ða burh úton ðæt nán mann ne mihte ne inn ne út, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 11. Heó wolde út þanon feore beorgan, Beo. Th. 2589; B. 1292. where motion (lit. or fig.) is caused, with verbs of bearing, casting, driving, releasing, etc.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Of þǽre fierde, ge eác of þǽm burgum, 894; P. 84, 30. Cóm Byrhtnðð ealdorman mid his fyrde, 993; P. 126, 5: 1001; P. 133, 22. Sceóc hé on niht fram þǽre fyrde him sylfum tó mycelum bismore, 992; P. 127, 16 (cf. Ll. Th. i. 310 below).

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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Hé befæste þá burg Æþeréde aldormen tó haldonne, 886; P. 80, 13. of a lord's relation to his man Ic wille beón N. hold . . . wið þám þe hé mé healde swá ic earnian wille, Ll.