on
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Saga mé hwǽr is seó eorðe ðe nǽfre sunne on ne sceán, Sal. K. 198, 14. Nú hit eall ágán is on ðǽron oð ðíne hand, C. D. ii. 114, 6
wed
a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact
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Æt cynges spǽce lecge man .vi. healfmarc wedd, æt eorles .xii. óran wedd, L. Eth. iii. 12; Th. i. 296, 25-6. Heora ǽlc sylle .vi. healfmearc wedd, 3; Th. i. 294, 7. Wed undón to redeem a pledge, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 9. Wed pignora, Wrt.
ge-settan
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Srt. ) filiae eorum compositae, Ps. Th. 143, 15. to compose, write a book, narrative, poem, &c. Se saltere ys án bóc þe hé (David) gesette, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 27 : 10, 45.
se
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Sidroc eorl se alda and Sidroc eorl se gioncga, Chr. 871 ; Erl. 74, 22. Eádweard se langa, Byrht. Th. 139, 53 ; By. 273. marking an object as the representative of a class Ys seó æx tó ðæra treówa wyrtruman ásett, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 10.
ge-weald
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.), a bridle On gewealde ceacan heora gewríð in camo maxillas eorum constringe, Ps. Srt. 31, 12. Hé his sylfes willan geliðode in him sylfum þǽre blisse geweald sponte sibi laetitiae frena laxabat, Gr. D. 203, 26. covering, protection (?)
weallan
of water, &c. issuing from a source ⬩ to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow ⬩ of the source, to well with, ⬩ flow with, ⬩ with a noun ⬩ absolute ⬩ implying abundance ⬩ to swarm, exist in large numbers ⬩ of production in large numbers or great quantity, ⬩ to swarm with ⬩ flow with ⬩ of violent movement, ⬩ to boil, rage, heave ⬩ of movement in liquids caused by heat, ⬩ to boil (intrans.), ⬩ to be hot ⬩ used of a vessel in which a liquid boils ⬩ of other than liquids, ⬩ to be hot, burn, blaze, rage ⬩ figuratively, of persons, passions, emotions, ⬩ to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved ⬩ trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn
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Hit ongan rínan . . . and seó eorðe weóll ongeán ðam heofonlícan flóde it began to rain . . . and the earth sent forth its waters to meet the waters of heaven, Wulfst. 206, 21. Weóllon wælbenna, Cd.
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wíte
punishment ⬩ pain that is inflicted as punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ a means ⬩ implement ⬩ a fine. ⬩ torment ⬩ plague ⬩ disease ⬩ evil ⬩ pain
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Syndon hyra wíta scytelum cilda onlícost sagittae parvulorum factae sunt plagae eorum Ps. Th. 63, 7. Wraðu wannhálum wíta gehwylces, sæce and sorge, Elen. Kmbl. 2058; El. 1030. Hé monge gehǽlde hefigra wíta. Exon. Th. 155, 9 ; Gú. 857.
fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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Ásetton on gesyhðe sigebeámas þrý eorlas fore Elenan cneó, El. 848. figurative: Næs ðǽr nán man þe gryre and ege fore ne stóde no one who had not horror and terror before his eyes, Hml.
Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan
friþ
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Ne wénaþ gé þe ic cwóme frið ł sibb (pacem) tó sendanne on eorðe ; ne cwóm ic frið tó sendanne ac sweord, Mt. R. L. 10, 34. (l a) of friendly relations between peoples :-- Þá þá Engle and Dene tó friðe and tó freóndscipe fullíce féngon, Ll.
ge-þafian
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Hé his bénum geþafode qui precibus eius adnuens, Bd. 3, 7; Sch. 215, 19. þ á geþafode hé heora geþeahte adnuit consilio eorum, 4, 30; Sch. 534, 11. Hé his willan and his heofonlicum lustum geþafade (adnuit), 5, 19 ; Sch. 655, 17.
geond
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S. 23, 267: 355. the subject non-material Geond ealle eorþan gǽþ heora swég in omnem terram exiuit sonus eorum, Bl. H. 133, 34. Wordhleóðor ástág geond heáhræced, An. 709.
swá
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Hé gedreósan sceal, swá ðeós eorðe eall, Exon. Th. 124, 27 : Elen. Kmbl. 1761; El. 882. Hí mé ymbsealdon samod anlíce swá beón, Ps. Th. 117, 12. Héht onlíce, swá hé ðæt beácen geseah, tácen gewyrcan, Elen.
witan
to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew
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Wite ðé be ðissum, gif ðú eádmódne eorl geméte, ðam bið gæst gegæderad Godes ágen bearn, Exon. Th, 318, 4; Mód. 77. Grammar witan, with introductory ðæt Ic wát (novi), ðæt ðú eart wlitig, Gen. 12, 11. Ic wát (scio), ðæt ðú swá didest, 20, 6.
willa
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Hire se willa gelamp, ðæt heó on ǽnigne eorl gelýfde, Beo. Th. 1257 ; B. 626: 1653; B. 824.
folc
a people ⬩ a nation ⬩ an army ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ sect ⬩ lay-folk ⬩ the laity ⬩ the people ⬩ followers ⬩ the people ⬩ the common people ⬩ country-folk ⬩ folk ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ folks ⬩ a crowd ⬩ company ⬩ troop ⬩ people ⬩ folk
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Eorlum cúð, . . . rícum and heánum folcum gefrǽge, Ru. 89, 3: Men. 179: 218. a crowd, company, troop Cóm him tó micel folc manna. Hml. S. 31, 1012. Menigo cwóm, folc unlytel, El. 872. Forlétre ðæt folc (mengu, R.) dimissa turba, Mt. 15, 39.
ge-lífan
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Sceolon gelýfan eorlas hwæt mín æðelo sién, An. 734. ¶ with passive construction :-- Gif Agustinus is milde and eáðmódre heortan, þonne is hé gelýfed ꝥ hé Crístes geoc bere si Augustinus mitis est et humilis corde credibile est, quia iugum Christi portet
ge-métan
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Ridon .ii. eorlas úp. Þá gemétte hié Æþelwulf on Englafelda and him þǽr wiþ gefeaht. Chr. 871 ; P. 70, 12. Se here wolde faran on hergaþ . . . þá gemétton þá men hié of Hereforda, 918 ; P. 98, 17.
ge-þencan
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Ðonne hié geðencað ðá ryhtan lufe dum eorum cor in pacis internae cognitione suspenditur, 363, 12. Geðenc ðone brídel ðínre mettrymnesse swíðe geornlíce, 467, 2: Dan. 420. Þæt hé his sáwle síð geþence, Seel. 2.
on-fón
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</b> the subject a thing. to admit within itself Eorðe onféhð eallum sǽdum, Met. 29, 66. Líc onféng gǽst, Hö. 20. Him hel onféng, B. 852. Heal swége onféng, 1214.