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rǽran

(v.)
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rǽran, p. de
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Ne cúðon firena fremman ... elles ne ongunnon rǽran on roderum nymþe riht and sóð, Cd. Th. 2, 18; Gen. 21. Geflitu rǽran, Elen. Kmbl. 884; El. 443.

Linked entry: hebban

ge-þanc

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Gif hié synna fremmað þeáwum and geþancum. Gen. 2413 : El. 312. Ic þæt ne forhycge heortan geþoncum, Ph. 552 : Gú. 1227. þá módhwatan on geþancum, Dan. 358. Hí mid geþoncum (thoughtfully, wisely) þeóden heredon, Az. 68.

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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fremmað fæstlíce Freán éce word, Sch. 50. Þæt gé fæstlícor gelýfdon, Wlfst. 231, 32. expressing permanence, persistence. Similar entries Cf. fæste; II a Þǽr hié fæstlíce eard genámon they settled there, Gen. 1653.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Hié wel meahton libban on ðam lande, gif hié wolden láre Godes fremman, Cd. Th. 49, 3 ; Gen. 786. marking fitness of circumstance, well, properly Hý mihton wel habban wíf on ðam dagum L. Ælfc.

Linked entry: BET

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Þrym, m. sceal mid wlenco pomp shall be with pride Exon. 89 b ; þriste, m. mid cénum the confident with the bold Th. 337, 9 sceolon bú recene beadwe fremman both shall quickly promote war Gn. Ex. 62 : Elen. Kmbl. 1225 El. 614.

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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To hold out, exercise endurance, endure, not to give in: of things, to last, continue to be serviceable Ic tó aldre sceal sæcce fremmau, þenden ðis sweord þolaþ, Beo. Th. 4992; B. 2499.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Him sylfum sélle þynceþ leahtras tó fremman, 266, 33 ; Jul. 407. Ne mæg ðec séllan rǽd mon gelǽran, 119, 4 ; Gú. 249. Wé ðé mágon sélre ge*-*lǽran, Andr. Kmbl. 2706 ; An. 1355. Ðá forléton wé ða frécnan wegas and ðǽm sélran wé férdon, Nar. 17, 13.

Linked entry: sélost

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 136, 37. to serve as a link between Seó miht geswutelað hwæt þes dǽl ( the conjunction ) mæge fremman, for ðan ðe hé hwílon geþeót óðre dǽlas and hwílon tóscǽt, Ælfc. Gr.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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, to succeed in doing Þæct hé gewyrce, ǽr hé on weg scyle, fremman on foldan wið feónda níð, Scef. 74

lǽtan

(v.)
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Beódan Abrahame of eorðscræfe ǽrist fremman, lǽtan landreste, An. 782. to allow or cause the escape of a confined fluid, to discharge a missile Þú þurh lyft lǽtest mildne morgenrén, Az. 82 : 135. Hé hygegár léteð, Mód. 34.

gif

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Ic wille fundigan, gif hié synna fremmað Gen. 2412

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Fremmaþ gé leóda þearfe, Beo. Th. 5594; B. 2801. Ic wát ðæt ðú sécst míne ðearfe I know that you seek my good, Shrn. 182, 32.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

(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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Him sélle þynceþ leahtras tó fremman, 266, 34; Jul. 408. Ne bisorgaþ hé synne tó fremman, 95, 13; Cri. 1556. Ðá ongan hé tó cweðan coepit dicere, Mk. Skt. 13, 5. Hé onsende worn ðæs werudes west tó féran, Cd. Th. 220, 25; Dan. 76.

Linked entry: -anne

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Hospcwide fremman wið Godes bearne, Elen. Kmbl. 1048; El. 525: Andr. Kmbl. 1120; An. 560. Wæs yrre fæder wið dehter, Exon. Th. 251, 7 ; Jul. 141. Gód sceal wyð yfele, Menol. Fox 561 ; Gn. C. 50. Hé him ðǽr wiþ gefeaht, Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 8.