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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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Ne þreodode hé fore þrymme þeódcyninges ǽniges, Ap. 18. marking obstacle, Similar entries v. for; A. III. 12 Ic ne mæg fore mínum wonǽhtum willan ádreógan, Hy. 4, 103.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Nǽnig bihelan mæg on þám heardan dæge wom unbéted, 1311. of persons, harsh, severe in dealing with any one : Symble hé þá steóre dyde bútan mildheortnesse, and hit má dyde on wælgrimnesse wyllan þonne mid ǽnigre mildheortlicre forgifnesse . . . hé wæs

lǽtan

(v.)
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Ic wundrige for hwý God lǽte ǽnig yfel beón, oððe gif hé hit geþafian wile . . . 36, 1; F. 172, 5. Ðæt hé his feax léte weaxan, Past. 139, 25. trans. Ne lǽte gé eów ǽlcre láre wind áweccgan, Past. 306, 8.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Ðǽm ðe ǽnigre wuhte máre habbaþ ... swá hé máre hæfþ swá hé má monna óleccan sceal, 26, 2; Fox 92, 29-33: 26, 3; Fox 94, 16. Ic sceal erian fulne æcer oððe máre ... Hwæt máre dést ðú? Gewyslíce máre ic dó, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 23-35.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Gif wé ǽnige bóte gebídan sculan (scylen, MS. B. ) if improvement in our condition is certainly to take place. Wulfst. 157, 2. (11) denoting probability :-- Neron cwæð to Paule : 'Forhwon ne sprecst ðu, Paulus ?

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Ne æt hám ne on síþe ne on ǽnigre stówe neither at home, nor when travelling, nor in any place, L. I. P. 9 ; Th. ii. 314, 33 : Exon. Th. 339, 34 ; Gn. Ex. 104. Se ðe of síþe cwom feorran geféred, Salm. Kmbl. 356 ; Sal. 177. <b>Ia.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

æt

(prep.)
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Æt ǽnigre neóde, Wlfst. 171, 11. Lofsang æt ðám wundrum singan, Hml. S. 21, 246. (1 b) with absolute dat.

on-fón

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Hé náh mid rihte ǽniges mannes æt fulluhte tó onfónne ne æt bisceopes handa, Wlfst. 39, 17. <b>IV c.

ge-weorþan

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Him gewearð ánes, gif ǽnig leódscipe wæs ungewylde þám Cásere, þonne send hé him tó swá fela eóroda, Jud.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Fram twentig wintrum and ofer ðæt a vigesimo anno et supra, 1, 3. beyond, besides; ultra Ofer ðæt ultro gé ne lǽtaþ hine ǽnig þing dón, Mk. Skt. 7, 12. Ne ofer ðæt ultra sweltan ne mágon, Lk. Skt. 20, 36.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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D. 28, 8. þæt hé andsware ǽnige ne cunne findan on ferhð, Met. 22, 52; Cri. 184. to come to the knowledge of a fact, learn He fand þurh lársmiðas hwǽr áhangen wæs rodora waldend, El. 202. to ascertain by calculation Swá hit úðwitan fundan, Men. 166.

fram

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where action is originated, while the originator is fixed there :-- Fram hám gefrægn Higeláces þegen Grendles dǽda, B. 194. (12) indicating a person as a source from which comes or is obtained something :-- Onfóþ hí from Gode máran méde þonne hí from ǽnigum

licgan

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Ne meahton wé gelǽran leófne þeóden rǽd ǽnigne, þæt hé ne grétte goldweard þone, léte hyne licgean, B. 3082. Licgende heó gespæc deór latitantem alloquitur bestiam, An. Ox. 4898. to dwell, sojourn, lodge temporarily Hé líþ him on londe, Gn.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Hit betere wǽre ðæt heora seht tógædere wurde ðonne hý ǽnige sace hym betweónan heóldan it would be better for them to come to an agreement than to maintain a suit between them, Chart. Th. 377, 4: Blickl.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Ne mágon úre woruldfrýnd ús ðonne ǽnigum góde our friends will avail us nothing then, Wulfst. 151, 12. Helle gatu me mágon ongén ða portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversum eam, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18.

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sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden if they should attempt to come into the open country, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 11. Gewitan him Norþmen Difelin sécan, 937; Erl. 115, 4. Ðonne sculon hié ðás helle sécan, Cd. Th. 26, 14; Gen. 406: 136, 30; Gen. 2266.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hwá ǽnigra godcundra gerihta forwyrne... and gif hé wigie and man gewundie, beó his weres scyldig, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 9. Gif hwá cristendóm wyrde oþþe hǽðendóm weorðige, wordes oþþe weorces, gylde swá wer swá wíte swá lahslitte, L. E.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Bt. 14, 2 ; F. 42, 28. to make known the position of an object, enable to find, shew Sæge ús hwæðer ðú hér wite ǽnigne ælþeódigne þe hátte Placidas . . . gif ðú hine ús gecýþest, wé þé willað syllan méde. Hml. S. 30, 253.

Linked entry: cýþan

gildan

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Gif ic gesealde land ( land which ought to have gone in the male line ) ǽnigre wífhanda, þonne forgyldan míne mǽgas . . . For ðon ic cweþe ꝥ hí hit gyldan . . . Cht. Th. 491, 21-29.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Ǽnigne dǽl ðara ðínra gesǽlþa, 11, l; Fox 32, 26. by a numeral Ðæt þridde gebed, Homl. i. 264, 16. Hyt eall áléd biþ on ðære ánre míle, Ors. l, l; Swt. 20, 32. Ðá áxode se cásere ðone ænne preóst, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 14.