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lǽtan

(v.)
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Þǽm þe nán þing him leófre ne lǽtað þonne Críst his qui nihil sibi Christus carius aliquid existimant R. Ben. 19, 15. Þára hrægla þe nú drihtguman diórost lǽtað, Met. 8, 11.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Ic in líchoman and in mínum gǽste Gode campode, 615. of measure, within Ne geweorðe ꝥ crísten man gewífige in .vi. manna sibfæce, Ll. Th. i. 318, 13. expressing object, aim, purpose, &c.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðam wæs Crist nama, Andr. Kmbl. 2646; An. 1324. Ne him wese ǽnig fultum, Ps. Th. 108, 12. Wesan him dagas deorce and feáwe, 108, 8. Ðæt ðám gengum gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde, Cd.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Eal cristen folc is þurh geleáfan geleáful worden, Wulfst. 279, 30. Ða dysegan sint wordene blinde, Met. 19, 29. with prepositional phrase Heó wearð mid cilde, Homl. Th. i. 24, 26.

hwá

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Ic wát ge hwæt þú eart ge for hwon þú gnornast scio qui es, et quare maeres, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 156, 14. þám deófle wæs micel twínung hwæt Críst wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 168, 10. Hé hine hét secgan hwæt his geféran wǽron, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 23.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Wé habbað nú miccle máran endebyrdnysse þǽre Crístes béc gesǽd þonne ðis dægðerlice godspel behæfð we have mentioned many more circumstances than are contained in the gospel for the day, Hml.

hǽþen

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Hé wæs crísten lǽce and hé eardode in hǽþenra midlene, Shrn. 125, 7. On hǽðenra gildum libban paganis erroribus implicari, Bd. 2, l; Sch. 109, 21. (1 a) of the Scandinavian invaders of England. v. <b>A. II.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Skt. ii. 30, 131. hwæðer, þeáh ... þe whether ... or Hwæþer hé wacode ðe slépte, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 39, Hwæðer ðæs landes folc cristen wǽre ðe hǽðen, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 23.

Linked entry: þý

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ðæs cynedómes Crist God weorðne munde, Ps. C. 155. Ða ðe ic ðǽr tó gelaðode nǽron his wyrðe, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11. Ða láreówas beóþ dómes wyrþe, Blickl. Homl. 47, 23: Met. 10, 56. Hwæþerne woldest ðú déman wítes wyrþran?

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Eall ðæt ofer biþ tó láfe is tó syllanne, swá swá Crist lǽrde: 'Quod superest date eleemosynam:' ðæt ofer sí and tó láfe sellaþ ælmessan, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 26-30.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

(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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Hí folgodon Cristes láre tó ðære níwan ǽ (according to the new law), Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 23. Ðú ða unstillan gesceafta tó ðínum willan ástyrast, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 9. Tó hwylcum gemete after what manner, Blickl.

Linked entry: -anne

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Petrus and óðre Cristes þegnas, 145, 27. Ða de wóhhǽmed begangaþ mid óðerra ceorla wífum, 61, 14. Sceattas ge on lande, ge on óðrum þingum, 51, 7. Hé gesett hys wíngerd myd óðrum tilion, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 41. Hé him tó genym?

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Hé sceal Cristes ábilgðe wrecan swíþe georne, 2 ; Th. i. 340, 15 : L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 10. Wé úrne teónan wrecan, and ðone þeóf lecgean, L. Ath. v. 8, 3 Th. i. 236, 18. Se ðe úre ealra teónan wrǽce, v. 7; Th. i. 234, 21.

hálig

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I</b> Þurh Crístes sige ealle hálige wǽron gefreólsode, þá þe him þeówiaþ on hálignesse, Bl. H. 31, 33. Eardungstów Godes his hálgan ( sancti eius ) synt, An. Ox. 40, 38. On gesyhðe þára háligra ante conspectum sanctorum, Ps. Th. 51, 8.

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Þisses fugles gecynd fela gelíces bi Crístes þegnum beácnað, hú hí beorhtne gefeán healdað, Ph. 389. Wyrd ne cúðe freóndrǽdenne, hú heó from hogde, Jul. 34. Hú magon wé swá dýgle áhicgan on sefan þínne, hú þé swefnede, Dan. 131.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Hwæt þincþ eów be Criste hwæs sunu ys hé quid vobis videtur de Christo? cujus est filius? 22, 42. Hunta ic eom. Hwæs? venator sum. Cujus? Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 7. Hwæs wénaþ se ðe nyle gemunan what does he expect that will not remember?

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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Crist is Godes Sunu swá ðæt ( in such sort that ) se Fæder hine gestrýnde of him sylfum, 258, 26. Swá beclýsed ðæt nǽnig óþer hý onlúceþ, Exon. Th. 20, 26; Cri. 323. Wearþ ðæt geat belocen swá ðæt ða stánas feóllon tógædere, H. R. 103, 7.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

gód

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Symle Crístes lof in Gúðláces gódum móde weóx, 365. Cnihtas ǽfæste . . . góde in godsǽde, Dan. 90. Hé bið þám gódum glædmód on gesihðe . . .

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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Þás world forlǽtan and Críst geseón, Bl. H. 225, 20. to cease to attack or to defend, to abandon Hí forléton (-lǽttan) ðone weal and heora byrig, and flugan áweg, Bd. 1, 12; Sch. 35, 4.

niman

(v.)
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Gif ðú arð Críst, cuæð ús éuunge, Jn. L.