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gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Eóde Daniel swefen reccan sínum freán, Dan. 158. Eóde folccwén tó hire freán sittan, B. 640: 918. Ðenden hiǽ eódun bycgan, Mt. R. 25, 10. Þonne mon wile slápan gán, Lch. ii. 228, 5.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Th. i. 6, 16. ꝥ ne þeówe ne freó ne móton in (on, v.l. ) þone here faran bútan leáfe, ne heora nán þe má tó ús, 156, 1. In þæt seld gangan, Dan. 151. Scúr sceal in þás woruld cuman, Gn. C. 41.

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Se wæs his mǽg and his freónd and hæfde his sweoster tó wífe qui erat cognatus et amicus ejus, habens sororem ipsius conjugem, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 6 : Blickl. Homl. 113, 22. Him cýþdon ðæt hiera mǽgas him mid wǽron . .

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Heó lǽrde hine and manede, ðæt ðæt ne gedafenade, ðæt hé sceolde his freónd on gold bebycgean, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 37.

efne

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Mín se leófesta láreów, and efne tó mínre méder . . . se leófesta freónd my dearest teacher, and indeed, next to my mother, my dearest friend, Nar. 1, 11: Bl. H. 217, 18.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Mín fulla freónd my full friend, Th. Diplm. A.D. 972; 524, 35. Se fulla móna the full moon, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 29. Hwá is ðæt ne wundrige fulles mónan who is there that wonders not at the full moon? Bt. Met. Fox 28, 81; Met. 28, 41.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

ge-þencan

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Gehýran and geþencean hwæt hé dyde, and mid hwý hé ús freó gedyde, 83, 31. to think of something, where it is implied that effect will be given to the thought, to determine, resolve, intend, purpose, mean Geþóhte deliberaret (quamvis auctor integritatis

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Fæder and móder freó þú mid heortan, Fä. 9. Hé gebǽrð suá geðyldelíce suelce hé hit hæbbe mid ealre heortan forlǽten, Past. 225, 18. Gelýfst ðú mid ealre heortan ?, Hml. Th. i. 420, 35 Ne herede heó hine nó mid wordum ánum, ac mid ealre heortan, Bl.

on-fón

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Abraham . . . onféng freóndscipe be freán hǽse, Gen. 2736. Ne onfóh þú nǽfre médsceattum nec accipies munera, Ll. Th. i. 54, 17. Þé lyst nú lióþa. Onfóh hiora nú video te carminis exspectare dulcedinem.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Syllan feoh wið freóde, Byrht. Th. 132, 58; By. 39. to give into the keeping of, hand over, deliver, commit, entrust Gif ðú mé sylst underwedd, Gen. 38, 17. Ic befæste ðé ðæt eówde ðæt ðú mé sealdest, Blickl. Homl. 191, 27.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

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

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Freá wíf áweahte, and ða wraðe scalde leófum rince, Cd. Th. 11. 12; Gen. 174. Ðæt ædele wíf ( Eve ), 294, 19; Sat. 473. Ðǽr wǽron manega wíf (wífo, Lind., mulieres ), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 55 : Lk. Skt. 8, 2 : 24, 22.

Linked entry: BRÝD

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Nǽnig óðerne freóþ, Frag. Kmbl. 69; Leás. 36 : Exon. Th. 491, 29; Rä. 81, 6. Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, Met. 12, 15. Se ðe nǽngum scód, Exon. Th. 90, 1; Cri. 1467. Nǽnige neminem, Hpt. Gl. 457, 57. Ðǽr hé nǽnige forlét bendum fæstne, Andr.

Linked entry: nán

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Se wæs in ðam fíre for Freán meahtum he was in the fire by the Lord's power, Exon. 54a; Th. 189, 26; Az. 65.

gímen

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Cf. gíman; 2 a Gif hé hwǽr ǽnigne freónd métan meahte þe his gýmenne dyde and his wunde lácnian wolde sicubi amicos, qui sui curam agerent, posset inuenire Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 455, 13. care of a pastor, ruler, cure of souls, charge, management, rule, administration

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Hý (Seraphim) mid hyra fiþrum Freán ælmihtiges onsýne wearð (weardiað? v. Isaiah 6, 2), Exon. Th. 25, 5; Cri. 396. [Se heáhengel geong weardode (l. geondweardode presented) ðære eádigan Marian sáwle beforan, Drihtne, Blickl. Homl. 157, 9.] with gen.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Ic wille ðat se freóls stonde intó ðat minstre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 219, 19

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Ne mæg ná wandian se ðe wrecan þenceþ freán, 139, 22; By. 258.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Alle míne þegnes and míne holde freónd on Hertfordesire all my thanes and faithful friends in Hertfordshire, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 217, 5. Frýnd synd hie míne georne holde on hyra hygesceaftum ic mæg hyra hearra wesan, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 8; Gen. 288.

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest leódum tó freme mildne morgenrén for the benefit of men thou dost let the gentle morning rain fall through the air, Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 30; Az. 81. Fugel under lyft ofer lagu lócaþ georne, 57 a; Th. 204, 22; Ph. 101.

Linked entries: lift loft

dæg

(n.)
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Beorhtric ) dagum cuómon ǽrest .iii. scipu, Chr. 787; P. 54, 4. time during which something exists Hé geseah þá ceastre and cwæð: 'Eálá, gif þú wistest on þysum þínum dæge,' Lk. 19, 42. v. ár, bæd-, bebod-, bén-, ceáp-, cípe-, clǽn*-*sung-, eáster-, eáster-freóls