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drífan

(v.)
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Gif hwá drífe stacan on ǽnigne man si quis acus in homine aliquo defixerit, Ll. Th. ii. 208, 26. to carry on vigorously, transact, prosecute, conduct, practise, exercise, do Mé is láð tó tǽlenne Godes freónd gyf hé Godes riht drífð, Hml. A. 13, 9.

ge-faran

(v.)
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S. 23, 19. to save by going Gif hé þissa ǽnig áleóge, náhwár hé eft his feorh gefare ( he shall not again save his life by going to any asylum ), Ll.

hwǽr

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Gesecge hé hwǽr ǽnig gewin swá gehwurfe, 6, 4; S. 260, 6. Hwár (huer, L., hwér, R.), Jn. 20, 15.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Cómon hí tó Eald-Seaxna mǽgþe gif wén wǽre ðæt hí ðǽr ǽnige ðurh heora láre Criste begitan mihte (si forte aliquos ibidem praedicando Christo adquirere possent) Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 13

Linked entry: wéna

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Hym álýfed ne byð ꝥ hé on ceápstówe ǽnige cýpinge begá (merca-turam ullam exercere), Ll. Th. ii. 174, 19. Godes lof begán, Bl. H. 43, 5.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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MSS.) betre betwux gefæstnod biþ ðe ne biþ forðæm swá swíðe swá hit dereþ ðætte ǽnig wana sié ðære sibbe betwux ðǽm goodum swá swíðe hit eác dereþ ðæt hió ne sié gewanod betwux ðǽm yfelum.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Hí habbaþ sum yfel hefigre and frécendlicre þonne ǽnig wíte sié, Bt. 38, 3; F. 200, 27. Þá hefegastan gravissimam (valetudinem), An. Ox. 4348. having the aspect of heaviness, thick mist, fog, cloud, &c.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

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

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig cristen mann . . . ne gewífie . . . on ðæs wífes nédmágan ðe hé sylf ǽr hæfde . . . hé ná má wífa ðonne án hæbbe, and dæt beó his beweddode wíf, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 21-28.

Linked entry: BRÝD

cépan

(v.)
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Þám þe ǽniges crístendómes cépað on heora lífe, Ælf. T. Grn. 14, 10. with clause Se deófol syrwð ymbe Godes gelaðunge, and cépð hú hé mage crístenra manna sáwla fordón, Hml. Th. i. 240, 1. to care about, desire to have. with gen.

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Ǽniges monnes wíg forbúgan oððe on weal fleón ( flee to the hill ) líce beorgan, Vald. 1, 15. Weallas him wiþre healdaþ, Exon. Th. 336, 24; Gn. Ex. 54. Ic sǽnæssas geseón mihte, windige weallas ( wind-beaten cliffs ), Beo. Th. 1148; B. 572: Cd.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Ǽr áwǽged sié worda ǽnig, Andr. Kmbl. 2877; An. 1441. Hé com be Honorius wordum ðes pápan, Chr. 634; Erl. 25, 28.

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 420, 12. (5 a) with a personal object to get at for hostile or friendly intercourse :-- Hé mehte ǽgþerne (here) gerǽcan, gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26. Bútan hé þone bisceop gerǽceau ( adire ) ne mæge, Ll.

ge-stíran

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Gif hwylcum bréþer for ǽnigum gylte byþ gecíd oþþe gestýred (corripitur), 131, 2

on-gitan

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Þý lǽs se Godes þeów ǽniges teónan óht ongeáte for þissere gemétingce nec quidquam Dei famulus ex conventione eadem injuriae sentiret, Gr. D. 35, 27.

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(h) add :-- Him is leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne, Past. 217, 16.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ne him wese ǽnig fultum, Ps. Th. 108, 12. Wesan him dagas deorce and feáwe, 108, 8. Ðæt ðám gengum gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde, Cd.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Ðæt mon ælles ðises freólses áre ǽfre for áne híde werian scolde; for ðam ðe Godes ár ǽfre freogre beón sceal ðonne ǽnig woruldár, v. 113, 33. to protect, guard from wrong or injury, of persons God, se ðás fyrd wereþ, Cd. Th. 195, 10; Exod. 274.

nama

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Ðonne bistú daelniomende alra ðeára góda ðe ǽnig monn for his noman gedóeð, Txts. 174, 12. Men þá wilniað heora sáwla sellan for Dryhtenes naman homines qui tradiderunt animas suas pro nomine Domini nostri, Ll. Th. i. 56, 21: 92, 11.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Ǽr ðám tíman næs ǽfre ǽnig mann swá mǽre, ꝥ hé on án ne sceolde tó helle swá hé forðfaren wæs, Wlfst. 16, 14. Ðá gesægdon Rómáne on án ( at once) Bryttum, Bd. 1. 12; Sch. 33, 15. On þreó genamod, C.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Hú mæg ǽnig man tó his hláforde óðrum þingian, gif hé his hláforde sylf hæfð ábolgen, L. I. P. 21; Th. ii. 332, 5. Earmum ðingian tó ðam rícan; Homl. Th. ii. 558, 2. Tó ðingienne þiódum sínum wið ðane Sceppend, Ps.