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

He, she, it

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Hú mæg ic hit on ðrím dagum gefaran? ac má wén is ðæt ðú onsende ðínne engel, se hit mæg hrædlícor gefaran ... ic hit ne mæg hrædlíce gefaran how can I do it in three days? it is better to send thy angel who can do it more quickly ...

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Náhwár hé eft his feorh gefare ne geyrne, 24

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Gefare hé ꝥ ꝥ God rǽde (cf. wille, 24), Ll. Th. i. 344, 29. Add Hé wíslíce rǽdde for Gode and for worulde eall his þeóde, Chr. 959; P. 115, 6. add: trans, to have an idea, suppose with acc.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Wearð ðæt wæder swíðe strang, ðæt ða eorlas ne mihton ge*-*witan hwet Godwine eorl gefaren hæfde, Erl. 183, 3. Hé ðǽs wederes ábád, 1094; Erl. 229, 36: 1097; Erl. 234, 20. Hé wearð þurh weder gelet, Erl. 233, 34.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Hú mæg ic hit gefaran? ac má wén is ðæt ðú onsende ðínne engel how can I do the journey? but more likely thou mayst send thine angel Blickl. Homl. 231, 23. Nimðe wén wǽre ni forsan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 3.

Linked entry: wéna

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Wulfríc forð gefaren wæs; þá geceás hé Æðelsige munuc þǽr tó . . . folgode þá Stígande arc̃ƀ and wearð gehálgod tó aƀƀ Chr. 1061; P. 190, 4.

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Hæfdic þæs kyninges wíc and his fæstenu gesceáwod þe hé mid his fyrde in gefaren hæfde, 19, 13. a place that can be shut fast. a place of security, closet, strong room Fæstene gehæft (in arto carnis) clustello continetur, An. Ox. 5396.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Past. 367, 7- to be the figurative representative of, be the symbol of Se gefarena bróðor getácnað Críst. Hé . . . cuæð: ' Cýðað mínum bróðrum' frater defunctus ille est, qui . . . dixit: ' Dicite fratribus meis, ' Past. 43, 18.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Wel lá, mín Drihten, hwæt ic hér nú hreówlíce hæbbe gefaren 23, 575. Wel lá (cf. eálá, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 10), ðú éca sceppend ára monna cynne O! jam respice teras, Met. 4, 29. Wel lá, monna bearn 21, 1. Wel lá, men, wel Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 23.

Linked entry: BET

níwe

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Þá Scipia hæfde gefaren tó ðǽre níwan byrig Cartaina, 4, 10; S. 196, 33. of recent origin or growth, that has not yet existed long Níwes recentis (paradisi), An. Ox. 688. Ic tiohhie þæt hió þæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, Met. 13, 26.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Hit furðum cépemen ne gefaraþ, Bt. 18, 2; F. 62, 36. Ne án furðum ealra wǽre non est usque ad unum, Ps. Th. 52, 2, 4.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Ic wiste ꝥ þú út áfaren ware, ac ic nyste hú feor, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 33. by numerals Hé of þǽre ylcan stówe wæs uneáðe gefaren týn mílum feor (feorr, v. l.) a loco eodem vix decem millibus aberat, Gr. D. 120, 4.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Hig hæfdon sumne dǽl weges gefaren proces*-*serant paululum, Gen. 44, 4: aliquantulum itineris confecissent, Bd. 1. 23 ; S. 485, 30. Mé wæs Rachel deád be wege mortua est Rachel in itinere, Gen. 48, 7. Hé tó ðam cyng gewænde.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Voc. ii. 73, 43. marking exposure, suffering Hú se mánscaða under fǽrgripum gefaran wolde, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738. Under stormum, Exon. Th. 476, 21; Ruin. 11. Fela ðæs ðe hé ádreág under níðgysta nearwum clommum, 134, 21; Gú. 511.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Gif hwá gefare and nán bearn ne gestriéne, gif hé bróðor lǽfe, fó sé tó his wífe, Past. 43, 13. without a case: Hér Ǽdwine aƀƀ forðférde, and féng Wulfgár tó, Chr. 989; P. 125, 18. with reflex, dat.: Philippus þá cyningas bégen ofslóg and féng him tó

hwá

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I B i :-- Hé giémde hwæt hé hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlice hié wǽron, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 21. where the hwæt-clause is subject to the verb of the main clause Bið æt Gode ánum gelang eal hwæt wé gefaran scylon, Wlfst. 122, 9. with elliptical

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Bútan his man tilige hé biþ ymb þreó niht gefaren unless the patient be attended to, he will be dead in three days, Lchdm. ii. 46, 18. Hú mon scyle gebrocenes heáfdes tiligean, 2, 4. Tilian, 56, 14. Hira man sceal tilian mid wyrtdrencum, 82, 16.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Gehiéren ðá ðe ungefandod habbað ðára flǽsclicana scylda audiant peccatorum carnis ignari, 16. past forms making a pluperfect tense Hig hæfdon sumne dǽl weges gefaren processerant paululum, Gen. 44, 4. (2 a) where the participle has to be supplied from