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þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Not till after that were children born to his son (Enoch) in that town. The eldest was Irad (v. Gen. 4, 17, 18), Cd.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Tó suna niman to adopt as a son, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 16. Wæpna niman to take up arms, 1, 10; Swt. 44. 32. Ware niman to take care. Hé ne nom náne ware húlíce hié wǽron, 5, 4; Swt. 224, 21. Weg niman to take, go one's way, Cd. Th. 80, 16; Gen. 1329.

Linked entry: bi-nom

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Gesweotula þurh searocræft ðín sylfes weorc, and sona forlǽt weall wið wealle, Exon. Th. 1, 17; Cri. 9. working, doing, performance Be rihtes weorce betweox Wealum and Englum concerning the doing of justice between Welsh and English L. O.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Sang secgan to sing a song, Cd. Th. 279, 10 ; Sat. 235. Naman sæcgean, Ps. Th. 141, 8. Ðonne wé gehýron Godes béc reccean and rǽdan, and godspell seccgean, Blickl. Homl. 111, 17. Hié forgytaþ ðæt hié hwéne ǽr gehýrdon reccean and secggan, 55, 28.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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ðæs heofenes sunu, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 7. in asseveration or oaths: Ic hæbbe tó gewítnisse heofen and eorðan testes invoco coelum et terram, Deut. 4, 26. a condition of peace or happiness Gif þú ðé ofsceamian wilt ðínes gedwolan, þonne onginne ic þé sóna

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

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.

gif

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Gif hit eówer ǽnig mæge gewendan, . . . sóna hié him þe láðran beóð, Gen. 427. where the clause on which the condition depends is dependent, and present Áhycgan, þæt wé on Adame, gif wé mægen, . . . andan gebétan, Gen. 398. past with pres. or fut. sense

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Hý þæs láreówes word ne gehyrwdon; sóna wǽron gearwe hæleð mid hláford, Cri. 461. a major-domo. Similar entries v. hláf-weard Gesette hine hláford húses his, Ps.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Hie ða lác hraðe þégon tó þance he said he would give his own son ... They that gift soon accepted thankfully, Andr. Kmbl. 2224; An. 1113.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Ðonne wearp seó eorþe hit sóna sylf ( of its own accord ) of hire, Blickl. Homl. 127, 2. Ðone sylf ne mæg man áspyrigean man left to himself cannot investigate it, Elen. Kmbl. 930; El. 466. B.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

hand

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312, 26. under. in subjection, under control or rule Under hand hǽðenum déman, Dan. 71. ymb. local, at hand, near, close by Hý ( birds ) him ymb hond flugon (cf. 888), Gú. 709. temporal, at once, straightway Jam jam embe hand, hrædlíce, somninga, sóna

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Th. 478, 11; Ruin. 39. (2 a) where the direction or end of throwing is marked :-- Streámas weorpaþ on stealchleoþa stáne and sonde, Exon. Th. 382, 5; Rä. 3, 6. <b>I a.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Séna hine gelóme; his þing biþ sóna sélre, Lchdm. ii. 344, 19: Exon. Th. 378, 1; Deór. 9. Tó hwan ðínre sáwle þing (sið, Exon. Th. 368, 11) siððan wurde, Soul Kmbl. 39; Seel. 20.

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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Sóna swá ðæt word becom tó Neróne, Blickl. Homl. 173, 35. Ða sprang ðæt word, ðæt hé on ðam holte dwelode, óð ðæt hine wulfas tótǽron, Homl.

ge-weorþan

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Add: absolute. to come to be Ðurh þá fonthálgunge þǽr gewyrð sóna Godes midwist, Wlfst. 36, 2. Stefn mín gehéreð and bið ł geuorðes (fiet) án plette, Jn. L. 10, 16. Sóðfæstnise ðerh ðone Hǽlend geuærð (is geworden, W. S. facta est), I. 17.]

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Hié sealdon hiera suna tó gíslum they gave their sons as hostages, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 4. Hí on wedde sealdon, hwæt hý hyre syllan woldon. Homl. As. 196, 24.

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.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Of ðam wíte gehǽled sonata a plaga, Mk. Skt. 5, 29. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe for nánum wíte, Prov. Kmbl. 49. Ne bið him hyra yrmðu án tó wíte, ac ðara óþerra eád tó sorgum, Exon. Th. 79, 20 ; Cri. 1293.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Beseó hé tó þǽre nǽddran, and hé leofað sóna swá hé besihð on hig.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Ic beó gearo sóna willan ðínes will consent to your wish Exon. Th. 245, 26; Jul. 50. Hé cwæþ ðæt ðæt ídel wǽre ðæt hí wilnedon, ac æt nýhstan mid ánmóde willan monigra hé wæs oferswíþed, Bd. 5, 6 ; S. 619, 3.