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tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Ðǽr hé rád betwuh his hámum oþþe túnum (villas), Bd. 2, 16 ; S. 520, 11. v. tún-cyrice, -gebúr, -geréfa, -incel, -land, -mann, -scír, -steall, -stede; túnes-mann, -túningas. <b>II a.

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óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Him sǽdon ðæt hié óðer dyden, oððe hám cómen oððe hié him woldon óðerra wera ceósan, I, 10; Swt. 44, 21. the second of two, other Se óðer consul Duilius Duilius, alter consul 4, 6; Swt. 172, 8.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hié wǽron simle healfe æt hám, healfe úte, bútan þǽm monnum þe þá burga healdan scolden, 894; P. 84, 32. Ymbe .xli. wintra bútan ánre niht, 941; P. 110, 9. Ealle ofslagene wǽron búton feáwum. Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 30.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Þá giet þá Alexander hám cóm, þá giet wæs on him se mǽsta þurst monnes blódes Alexander apud Babyloniam adhuc sanguinem sitiens, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 11. Þá gyt þe ic wæs gehefaldod dum adhuc ordirer, Cant. Ez. 12.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Beó him æt hám let him be at home, Deut. 24, 5: Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 14. Abraham stód him under ðam treówe Abraham stood under the tree, Gen. 18, 8. Heó sæt hire feorran she sat her down a good way off, 21, 16.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Ðonne sceolde fyrd út ongeán ðæt hí up woldon, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 4. marking time, towards Fela ongeán winter hám tugon, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 22. as an adverb. marking position, opposite Ic stande on ðás healfe and dú ongeán ego in hac parte sto,

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Se eádga ( Abra-ham ) Drihtnes noman weorðade, Cd. Th. 113, 13; Gen. 1886. Hæleð hálgum stefnum cyning weorðodon, Andr. Kmbl. 2112; An. 1057. Wordum weorðodon, 1611 ; An. 807. Wurðedon, Cd. Th. 232, 15; Dan. 260.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

gif

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The difference between the indicative and subjunctive after gif may be illustrated by the following passages Gif cyning æt mannes hám drincæð and þǽr man lyswæs hwæt gedó. Ll.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Ic mé bættran hám ǽfre ne wéne Cd. Th. 268, 5; Sat. 50. Hé wile syllan unábeden ðæt, ðæt wé ús ne wéndon Homl. Th. ii. 372, 16. with gen. of what is expected alone Ic ðǽr heaðufýres hátes wéne Beo. Th. 5038; B. 2522.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Geðenc nú hweðer mani mann cynges hám séce ... hí cumað æalle tó ánum hláforde, 41, 1-10. Heretoga hláforde leóf, Met. 1, 47. Þegnas síne mynton forlǽtan leófne hláford (cf. Ðracia cining, 22), 26, 72.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Icel. ), . cf. slecg-hamer Sæt smiþ, slóh seax. Lchdm. iii. 52, 27. of a serpent, to sting Gif næddre sleá man, Lchdm. ii. no, 14. to strike so as to kill, to slay Slés ðú occideris, Ps. Surt. 138, 19. Hé sléþ occideret, 77, 34.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The sale of slaves into heathen lands was denounced: Gif hwá cristene man on hǽðendóm sylle, se ne biþ wurðe ǽnigre reste mid cristenum folce, bútan he gebycge eft hám ongeán, ðæt hé út sealde, L. M. I. P. 43; Th. ii. 276, 20; see, too, L. Th.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Oðer æt hám beón heora land tó healdanne oðer út faran tó winnanne vicissim curam belli et domus custodiam sortiebantur, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 17. Tó healdenne, Blickl. Homl. 11, 25. Se ðe hylt Israhél qui custodit Israel, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 7.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Nǽron geond weorulde welige hámas, Met. 8, 8. Ðú weorulde geworhtest, 20, 24. Weoruld, 28, 26: 31, 14. Geond ðás wídan weoruld, 8, 41. Worulde, 11, 45. Woruld, 13, 65: Cd. Th. 36, 2; Gen. 565. Wuldres wyrhta woruld staþelode, Exon.

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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Nys hyt swá stearc winter, ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17. Swǽ opene scylde ðæt hé his bróðor ofslóge, Past. 34; Swt. 234, 2.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Hié þá ǽrendracan siþþan hám forléton, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 13. to release a prisoner, captive, restore an exile Wallas gé ic forléto iów cynig Judéa, Mk. R. L. 15, 9.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Hí sécaþ sylfra willum hámas on heolstrum, Exon. Th. 107, 4; Gú. 53. Óðer hiene his selfes willum gebeád, Past. 7 ; Swt. 49, 3. Mid his sylfes willum ultro Bd. I. 7; S. 477, 15. sake, account (cf.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Hé hine lǽdde tó ðam hálgan hám, 300, 19; Sat. 567. Hé him tó sende áras síne, 146, 15; Gen. 2422. Hé his gingran sent tó ðínre sprǽce, 33, 6; Gen. 516. Sende se Fæder his sunu tó cwále, Homl. Th. ii. 6, 17.

Linked entry: -anne

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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(α α) alone Þæt on hys heortan (hearta is, L. ) ásáwen is, Mt. 13, 19. without noun, his, hers, theirs Búton heó fram þám ceorle wille eft hám ongeán, and nǽfre eft heó his ne weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 416, 15. the pronoun as in . with noun.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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On ðam ðe Godwine eorl and Beorn eorl lágon on Pevenseá, Chr. 1050; Erl. 175, 14. expressing other relations, on, a- (as in a-foot) Heó on hire fótum gesund hám hwearf, Bd. 3. 9; S. 534, 14. Sceal on ánum fét féran, Exon. Th. 415, 5; Rä. 33, 6.

Linked entries: an un-reordian