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winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Ic sende iúh gehrioppa ðætte gié ne wunnon ego misi uos metere quod uos non laborastis Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 4, 38. to labour under, suffer, undergo Ic ðæt geþolade ... læg on heardum stáne ... ic ðæt earfeþe wonn, Exon. Th. 87, 21; Cri. 1428.

Linked entry: on-winnende

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Ða witan gerehton ðæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian be swá miclan feó the 'witan' decided that she should clear her father in respect to so much money; sapientes decreverunt quod ego patrem meum purgare deberem, videlicet sacramento xxx librarum

(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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S. 23 b, 778. the pronoun representing a personal pronoun or noun Cwyst þú eom ic hyt (ah ic hit eam, R. ) numquid ego sum?. Mt. 26, 22. Ah hit sié ic numquid ego ? Mk. R. 14, 19. Gif þú hyt eart (ꝥ siǽ, R.) si tu es, Mt. 14, 28.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Th. 317; B. 157. where c. and d. are combined Wéne ic mé wraðe tó ðé ego in te sperabo, Ps. Th. 55, 3.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Swá biþ geóguðe ðeáw, ðǽr ðæs ealdres egsa ne stýreþ, 127, 25; Gú. 391. Gif bisceopas forgýmaþ, þæt hí synna ne stýraþ ne unriht forbeódaþ if bishops neglect to restrain from sins and to forbid wrong, Wulfst. 176, 29.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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. : solfa, Rush.) hit eom ipse ego sum, Lk. Skt. 24, 39. Heó sylf hié þeówen nernde, Blickl. Homl. 13, 13. Ðæt hé sylfa cwæð, 13, 26: 95, 5. Beó hé sylfa syxta, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 5, MS. G. Sý hé scyldig his sylfes, L.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

lǽtan

(v.)
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Him wǽre micel ðearf ðæt hié léten Godes ege hié geeáðmédan, 321, 12. where the infinitive is without subject and where now a passive construction may replace the earlier active Lǽt þé fullian let yourself be baptized, Hml. S. 5, 204.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Him wæs Godes egsa mára in gemyndum, þonne hé menniscum þrymme þegan wolde ( too much fear of God for him to wish for human glory ), Exon. Th. 112, 6; Gú. 139.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

ge-limpan

(v.)
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., to happen to a person, to come upon, befall. the subject a noun Mycel egsa gelimpeþ eallum gesceaftum, Bl. H. 91, 18. Mé gelomp yrmðu, Hy. 4, 83. Mé gelamp sorg, Jul. 442. Hú mycel yfel þé gelamp, Bl. H. 31, 13. Him wirse gelamp, Sat. 24, 175.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Ic lét míne wylne tó ðé ego dedi ancillam meam in sinum tuum, Gen. 16, 5. Se arcebiscop lét hit eall tó heora ǽgene rǽde the archbishop left it all to their own discretion, Chart. Th. 341, 11.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

ge-dón

(v.)
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., 11, 1 ; F. 32, 21. with infin. alone, its subject being omitted Ic ofsleá and lifgan gedóm ego occidam et vivere faciam, Ps. Srt. ii. 196, ll. intrans. to act Agathocles gedyde untreówlíce wið hiene, Ors. 4, 5; S. 170, 9.

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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In Scandinavian story there is Hákon's sword 'kvernbítr,' which king Athelstan gave him, and Egill has his sword that he called 'Naðr.'

Linked entry: swyrd

ge-witnes

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Ic hér on sóðre gewitnesse stande . . . swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah and mínum eárum oferhýrde ꝥ ꝥ ic him mid sæcge, 180, 28: 276, 33. Nán óðer þingc on gewitnysse ne cýþe bútan ꝥ án ꝥ hé geseah oþþe gehýrde, 274, 17.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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In. 72; Th. i. 148, 8. after Ic sende rén nú ymb seofon niht ofer eorðan adhuc et post dies septem ego pluam super terram, Gen. 7, 4. On ðisse tíde nú ymbe twelf mónð tempore isto in anno altero, 17, 21. Næs hit lengra fyrst ac ymb áne niht, Beo.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Genim ( erue ) égo ðín and worp from ðé, Mt. L. 5, 29. Genioma ðá ehera vellere spicas, 12, 13. Genimænde accipiens, Mt. R. 25, 3. Genimmende, Mt. L. 26, 27. <b>I a.

geond

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Hé lócade geond þæt láðe scræf mid égum, Sat. 727. marking the locality of action or condition. in or on a place, throughout Wé weorðiað wíde geond eorðan heáhengles tíd, Men. 176. Geond woruld innan, Cri. 469.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Hió him tó litelne ege tó witan they feel too little awe of him, Wulfst, 220, 27. Ðú ðæs þonc ne wisses thou knewest (feltest) no gratitude for it, Exon. Th. 85, 5; Cri. 1386: 90, 15; Cri. 1474.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Th. 3419; B. 1707. to become, be an object of Ic eom worden mannum tó leahtrunge and tó forsewennesse ego sum opprobrium hominum, Ps.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Sóna swá hé wiste ꝥ hé wið þá twégen heras sceolde, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 15. a particular kind of armed force, e. g. infantry, cavalry Pharon hæfde syx hund wígwægna, and fela þæs óðres heres wæs exercitum curribus equitibus instructum egit, Ors. 1. 7;

heáfod

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Þá þe him Godes egsa hleonað ofer heáfdum, Gú. 44. with another noun Hé tóbærst mid wundum from ðám heáfde oð ðá fét, Shrn. 132, 9. with a verb. heáfod brecan to destroy, crush an enemy Heáfod hé gebreceð hæleða meniges, Ps.