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habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Ðá hét ic eald hrægl tóslítan and habban wið ðæm fýre and sceldan mid jussi ergo scissas vestes opponere ignibus, Nar. 23, 30. Hwilce gerihtæ hé áhte tó habbanne what dues he ought to have, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 28 : Cd. 15; Th. 18, 26; Gen. 279.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Icel. slá kaupi) :-- Hig slógon heora wedd ǽgðer tó óðrum, Gen. 21, 27. to strike, drive so as to cause impact Hé slóh fýr on feóndas he drove the fire on to the foes, Cd. Th. 237, 28; Dan. 344. <b>VIa.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Fýr cymþ sume ðissa hærfesta (cf. the phrase some or one of these days ), Wulfst. 205, 6. Manna cynnes sumne besyrwan, Beo.

Linked entry: ÁN

ge-hwilc

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. :-- Þǽr habbað heó on ǽfyn . . . ealra feónda gehwilc, fýr edneówe. Gen. 314. Alra tácna gehwylc, El. 645. Ymb ealra landa gehwylc, Gn. C. 46. (d 2) with gen. governed by noun in gen. pl. :-- Þegna gehwylc þínra leóda, B. 1673.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Hé hét fýr under bétan, Homl. Th. i. 4, 393. Ðǽr ðæs Hǽlendes fótlástas syndon under, Shrn. 81, 29. where relative height is marked, below, beneath Hé funde wynleásne wudu, wæter under stód, Beo.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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H. 111, 13. to belong to a thing, be requisite for proper performance Gif hé teám gecenne, and sý on óðre scíre séþe hé tó týmð, hæbbe hé swá langne fyrst swá þǽrtó gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 288, 19: 308, 11.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

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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Nafa ðú nánes þearfan wedd ( pignus ) mid ðé nihtlangne fyrst, Deut. 24, 12. Gif ðú wed nime æt ðínum nǽhstan si pignus a proximo tuo acceperis, Ex. 22, 26. Genime mon .vi. sciłł. weorð wed, L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 13.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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On ðære fyrde wǽron feówertig þúsenda and seofon þúsenda swýðe gewǽpnode, and cómon ðá mid þrymme tó Iudéiscum cynne, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 334. Hié wið Drihtne dǽlan meahton wíc werodes þrymme by the might of their band, Cd. Th. 2, 31; Gen. 27.

Linked entry: þrym

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Fýres god U[u]lcanus, 95, 6. on image which is worshipped, idol Eówer godas synd ágotene oððe ágrafene, Hml. S. 4, 136. Þíne godas syndon gyldene and sylfrene . . . manna handgeweorc, 14, 20. ' Geoftra ðíne lác úrum gudum . . . .'

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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Th. 102, 9; Gen. 1697. with the idea of access or passage Ðá gesette God æet ðam infære engla hyrdrædene and fýren swurd tó gehealdenne ðone weg tó ðam lífes treówe, Gen. 3, 24 Ic mé weg ryhtne gerýme, Exon. Th. 479, 24; Rä. 63, 3.

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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Thw. p. 161, 19. fón tógædere. to attack one another, join battle Sóna swá hí tðgædere féngon, þá beáh seó Englisce fyrd, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 22. Hí tógædere heardlíce féngon, 1016; P. 152, 2.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Næs hit lengra fyrst ac ymb áne niht, Beo. Th. 270; B. 135. Ymb twá niht, Cd. Th. 181, 18; Exod. 63. Ymb fyrst wucan bútan ánre niht, Menol. Fox 172; Men. 87. Ymb fíftig nihta æfter ðære gecýþdan ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 133, 13.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Heafde se cyng hí fore begán mid ealre fyrde, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 19. marking substitution, Similar entries v. for; B. 1 Dyde ic mé tó gomene ganetes hleóðor and huilpan swég fore hleahtor wera, Seef. 21

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Forgef ł léf meh fara permitte me ire, 8, 21. to grant leave to have Ne wæs se fyrst micel þe hí Gúðláce forgiefan þóhtan, Gú. 298. to grant a request, cause to be done. with clause Forgif úrum módum ꝥ hí móton tó þé cuman, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 27.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Th. 378, 3 ; Deór. 10. the fact referred to by the pronoun etæt Fýren wolc[en] ástáh of heofonum, and hit ymbsealde ealle ða ceastre. Mid ðý ðæt ( the circumstance just related) ongeat Andreas, Blickl. Homl. 245, 32.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Eorðe and wæter wuniaþ on fýre, Met. 20, 148. Beorh wunode on wonge, Beo. Th. 4476; B. 2242. Se monlíca stille wunode, ðǽr hié begeat wíte, Cd. Th. 155, 3; Gen. 2567. Egesa on hreóstum wunode, 173, 24; Gen. 2866. Treów on ðé wunade, Exon.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Þeáh fýr wið ealla sié gemenged weoruldgesceafta, þeáh waldan ne mót ðæt hit ǽnige fordó (cf. ðeáh ne mæg náue ðara gesceafta ofercuman, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 17), Met. 20, 129

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Ðonne hwá on ða leásunga beféhþ, ðonne ne mæg hé of, Past. 35; Swt. 239, 17. denoting direction Stód se leóma him of swylce fýren þecelle, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 29. denoting origin or source Ðære þeóde ðe hé of com, 5, 19; S. 639, 37.

Linked entry: ob

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Uton wé ðæs dæges fyrhto on úre mód settan, Blickl. Homl. 125, 6. to set, fix, appoint a limit, time, place (cf. set day, time in A. V.) In ðam frumstóle ðe him freá sette. Exon. Th. 349, 25; Sch. 51.

Linked entry: on-settan

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr on síþfæte, bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síþ gefremest, ac se wulf sorgiaþ ymbe his síþ, Lchdm. i. 360, 22. Gegán sorhfulne síþ, Beo. Th. 2560 ; B. 1278. Síþ ásettan, Elen. Kmbl. 1990 ; El. 997.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst