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wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Mec (a horn) folcwigan wicge wegaþ, Exon. Th. 395, 27 ; Rä. 15, 14. On ðæm hrægle, ðe hé on his breóstum wæg, Past. 13 ; Swt. 77, 15. Wæs feówer geár, ðæt hé worold*-*wǽpno wæg. Blickl. Homl. 213, 4.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Wrít ðam horse on ðam heáfde foran Cristes mǽl, and on leoþa gehwylcum ðe ðú ætfeolan mæge. Lchdm. ii. 290, 23. Wrít him Cristes mǽl on ǽlcum lime, 346, 6.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

ge-dréfan

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Wurdon hiora wíf gedréfed horam uxores viduitate permotae, Ors. l, 10; S. 44, 30. Ðás þing geseónde hé wearð gedréfed, Chr. 1087 ; P. 223, 16. Ðá hí gesáwon þæt hí wurdon þá gedréfede (-droefed, L., -drýfed, R.), Mt. 14, 26: Bl.

sittan

(v.)
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sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Gang tó ciricean and site ðǽr and stille wuna and geseoh ðæt ðú fit ðanon ne gonge ǽr seó ádl from ðé gewiten sý ingredere ecclesiam & ibi reside, quietus manens; vide ne exeas inde, nec de loco movearis, donec hora recessionis febris transierit

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

gifan

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Nán man ne sylle nán hors ofer sǽ, bútan hé hit gifan wille, Ll. Th. i. 208, 19. Geafendum mið ðingum oblatis muneribus Mt. p. 14, to grant, confer an honour, a privilege, office, favour, &c.

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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.), Hornl. Skt. i. 16, 367. Philippus him dyde heora wíg unweorð Philip made light of their fighting power, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 3. Bisceopun gebyreþ, ðæt hí ǽghwylc gefleard heom unwyrð lǽtan, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 28.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Wrít þám horse on þám heúfde foran Crístes mǽl Lch. ii. 290, 24. with acc.: Hé wearp his tungan on ðæt neb foran lingnam in os tyranni abjecit, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 25.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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On ðam wyrt-túne wæs niwe byrgen in horto erat novum monumentum, Jn. Bos. 19, 41: 19, 42. Com to ðære byrgene venit ad monumentum, Jn. Bos. 20, 1: 20, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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'Nú þú lungre geong hord sceáwian'. . .þá ic gefrægn hine dryhtne hýran, B. 2754. to obey an order: Héred pareat (praecepto). Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 48. Ealla gesceafta hýrað (heórsumiaþ. Bt. 4; F. 8, 8) þ ínre hǽse, Met. 4, 26.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Byð his horn wended on wuldur cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria, Ps. Th. 111, 8. Wyrd bið wended hearde the course of fate is hard to turn, Salm. Kmbl. 871; Sal. 435. to turn round or over.

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus Ne mágon ðam breahtme býman ne hornas, ne hearpan hlyn, ne organan swég, ne ǽnig ðara dreáma ðe Dryhten gescóp gumum to gliwe in ðas geómran woruld trumpets nor horns

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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MS.) ðæt hí ðíne beón sceoldan nihil horum, quae in tuis computas bonis, tuum esse bonum monstratur, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 29.

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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Ðæt hit ungedafenlíc sig, ðæt se dǽdbéta hine ná on ða wísan ðissa woroldlícra þinga ne underþeóde quod indecorum sit, poenitentem in re mundanorum horum negotiorum se non cohibere, L. Ecg. P. i. 7; Th. ii. 174, 25.

dæg

(n.)
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Mauricius and Valentines onféngon ríce, and rícsodon .vii. winter; and on hiera dagum Hengest and Horsa gesóhton Bretene, 449; P. 12, 5. On þrióra consula dæge cóm Hasterbal, Ors. S. 4, 10.

irnan

(v.)
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Ðá wildan hors scealden iornan on hearde wegas and him ðá limo tóbrecan, Shrn. 72, l. Se hrefn mid áþenedun fiðerum ongann yrnan hoppetende ymbútan þone hláf coruus expansis alis circa panem coepit discurrere, Gr. D. 118, 24. Iornende currens, Mt.

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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Hié horn galan ongeáton, Beo. Th. 5880; B. 2944. to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) Ðonne ne ongitest ðú ǽnig sár, Lchdm. i. 368, 26. Donne ne ongyt hé ná mycel tó geswynce ðæs síðes, 102, 6. Ongæt gumena aldor hwæt him Waldend wræc wíteswingum, Cd.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, 4835; B. 2422

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Þæt þé gecýðe cyning ælmihtig hord under hrúsan, El. 1091. ¶ used intrans. to appear. Cf. æt-íwan :-- Andrea, arís, and gecýð (St.

Linked entry: cýþan

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Eorles swá þǽrtó gebyrige, ꝥ syndon eahta hors ..., 414, 5. to be appropriate, suitable, convenient. in physical sense Ðætte hé ǽghwelcum men finde ðone lǽcedóm ðe him tó gebyrge ut congrua singulorum vulneribus medicamina opponat.

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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Sé þe hors nabbe wyrce þám hláforde þe him fore ríde, Ll. Th. i. 232, 21. with verbs expressing or implying payment, requital. Similar entries v. for; A.