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sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Sitte gé sigewíf, sígaþ tó eorþan ( in a charm for bees ), Lchdm. i. 384, 24. Ðú gestaþoladest eorþan swíðe wundorlíce . . . nánwuht eorþlíces hí ne healt, ðæt hió ne síge, and nis hire éðre tó feallanne ofdúne ðonne up, Bt. 33, 4 ; Fox 130, 37.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

irnan

(v.)
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Sit. 57, 8. (l a) of f Drinc swíðne drenc sé þe wille úp yrnan and ofdúne, Lch. ii. 116, 24. where liquid is discharged from a receptacle, to flow with a liquid Hié þrowiað ormǽtne þurst, and oft út yrnað gemengde útgange, Lch. ii. 230, 20.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian ne sceall hé hit nó settan up on ðone héhstan cnol ( must not take the top of a hill as a site for his house ) . . . and eft se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian, ne sette hé hit on sondbeorhas. Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 7-11.

Linked entry: on-settan

friþ

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Cf. friþ-Ieás Sé þe útlages weorc gewyrce, wealde se cyningc þæs friðes ( qui opus utlagii fecerit, ejus revocatio sit in misericordia regis, Lat. version), Ll. Th. i. 382, 19

hwilc

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(a α) :-- Gefréd hé hwelc sió hǽl tó habbanne wæs salus, quanti sit muneris, sentitur Past. 249, 7. as substantive, which Hí smeádon hwylc (huá ł huelc, L. quis ) hyra yldost wǽre, Mk. 9. 34. with indefinite force. as adjective, some, any, with noun

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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Th. 118, 162. denoting the object over which power is exercised Ðæt mód ðe ofer ðæm flǽsce sitt and his wealdan sceolde mens carni praesidens, Past. 36, 7; Swt. 257, 3. Ofer deóflum wealdeþ, Cd.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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.; Th. i. 196, 23. where the subject of thought is governed by a preposition, to think about, of, on a subject Ic ymb síþ spræce and on lagu þence, Exon. Th. 458, 9; Hy. 4, 97.

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Ic wíddor meahte síþas ásettan, Exon. Th. 391, 25; Rä. 10, 10: 485, 6; Rä. 71, 9. Ða ðe wræclástas wídost lecgaþ, 309, 15; Seef. 57. <b>IVa.</b> of degree, far :-- Þeáh gé eów eác gewyrce wídor sæce, Exon. Th. 120, 14; Gú. 271.

heáfod

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Icel. fœra einum höfuð sitt to surrender oneself to an enemy, and see Grmm. R. A. pp. 146-7, 327-8 Ealle þá men þe heó nam heora heáfod for hyra mete on þám yflum dagum, Cht. Th. 621, 9

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Sume síþe, Exon. Th. 20, 16; Cri. 318. Sumera ðinga eáðelícor in some respects easier, Homl. Th. i. 236, 11. [Goth. sums: O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. sum: Icel. sumr.]

Linked entry: ÁN

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Hwylc wracu him forhogiende æfter fyligde quae illos spernentes ultio secuta sit, Bd. 2, 2 S. 502, 4.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Ðǽr se bónda sæt uncwyd and unbecrafod, sitte ðæt wíf and ða cild on ðam ylcan unbesacen, 73 ; Th. i. 44, 23. IIIa. a. a woman who has been married and lost her husband (by death or divorce) :-- Láf vel forlǽten wíf derelicta, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 46.

Linked entry: BRÝD

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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Hé þá giet þriddan síþe wæs wilniende . . ., Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 7: 3, 9; S. 126, 9. Þá git him wǽges weard wið þingode, An. 632. Þá gyt, 1197: Gen. 1476: 1510.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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: Gif nýten sig mannes ende besmiten si bestia a viro sit polluta, Ll. Th. ii. 144, 10. part, proportion (v. N. E.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

gearo

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Gedóþ ꝥ eów sý mete gearo on mínum húse inferte omnem decimam in horreum, et sit cibus in domo mea (Malachi 3, 10), Bl. H. 39, 28: An. 1537. Gearo sceal gúðbord ready to hand shall the shield be, Gn. Ex. 203.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Hié móston stondan on frióum anwalde they might be in a condition of freedom, 52; Swt. 405, 28. of constitution Ic ongite ðæt sió sóþe gesǽlþ stent on gódra monna geearnunga and sió unsǽlþ stent on yfelra monna geearnungum video quae sit vel felicitas

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

ge-mǽne

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Gif hé bið gemǽnes hádes man ( si sit clericus), feste .v. geár, subdiácon .vi. geér . . . bisceop .xii. Ll. Th. ii. 192, 7. Mid gemǽnes hádes mannum cum clericis, 196, 20. Wéfman gehádod gemǽnes hádes mulier ordinata clericali ordine, 186, 31.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Swá is ðisse sprǽce ðe ðu mé æfter ácsast ad rem me omnium quaesitu maximam vocas, cui vix exhausti quidquam satis sit; talis namque materia est, ut una dubitatione succissa innumerabiles aliae succrescant, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 14-26. a sentence, decision

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Ðú ðe sitst ofer engla ðrymm ( qui sedes super cherubim, Is. 37, 16) (or(?) ðrymm = host ), Homl. Th. i. 568, 15. Mec (a hurricane) þrymma sumne one of glorious things, Exon. Th. 383, 2; Rä. 4, 4

Linked entry: þrym

forþ

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. ¶ and swá forþ and so on :-- Ðá cwæð se Hǽlend, 'Dóð þæt þæt folc sitte,' and swá forð on swá wé eów ǽr rehton, Hml. Th. i. 184, 16. forth, as in henceforth Á fordh (forthe, forht) in dies crudesceret, Txts. 70, 529. Á forð, Wrt.