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bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hé ongan þá cnyhtas tó áxienne, for hwig ꝥ folc þone Hǽlend swá yfele hæfde. Hig andswaredon: 'Búton hig habbaþ andan tó hym,Nic. 4, 18. ' Hwæt hæfð hé gedón ꝥ hé sweltan scyle ? Hig sǽdon: 'Búton forr III. without dependent verb (cf. Bl.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ðǽm monnum ðe him mægen and cræft wiexþ eác hwílum eákiaþ æfter ðæm mægenum ða costunga crescente virtute plerumque bella tentationis augentur, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 163, 8. Se wæs moncynnes mægenes strengest he was mightiest among men, Beo.

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ge-met

(adj.)
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On manegum gemetum geneósað God manna sáwla ; hwíltídum mid láre, hwílon mid wundrum, Hml. Th. i. 410, 26. Oþrum gemetum. Bl. H. 209, 13. Wundorlicum gemetum mirum in modum, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 4

DÓN

(v.)
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DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Hwí dést ðú wið me swá why doest thou with me so? Gen. 12, 18: Jn. Bos. 6, 30. Se ðe hit déþ, se biþ mycel he who does it shall be great, Mt. Bos. 5, 19: 13, 23: 18, 35: Boutr. Scrd. 19, 41: Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 44: Salm. Kmbl. 364; Sal. 181: Ps.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Gif wé gód underféngon of Godes handa, hwí ne sceole wé eác yfel underfón ?, Hml. Th. ii. 452, 31. goodness, virtue, excellence Gif hit gewurþ þæt se anweald becume tó gódum men, hwæt biþ ðǽr lícwyrþe búton his gód, nas ðæs anwealdes?

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Ic fæste binde swearte wealas, hwilum séllan men, Exon. Th. 393, 23 ; Rä. 13, 4. Omerus se góda sceop ðe mid Crécum sélest wæs . . . Firgilius wæs mid Lǽdenwarum sélest, Bt. 41, 1 ; Fox 244, 4-6. Cwéna sélost, Drihtnes módor, Menol.

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be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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S. 24, 152. marking quarter in which something is sought:-- Hwílum man ceás wíslíce men folce tó hyrdum . . . syððan hit man sóhte be þám þe nearwlícast cúðan swician, Ll.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
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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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Ða hwíle ðe hié tó nánre óðerre note ne mǽgen. Past. pref. ; Swt. 7, 12. Oft mon forlǽt ðone ege and ða fæsðrǽdnesse ðe hé mid ryhte on him innan habban scolde, 4, I ; Swt. 37, 17. Ða twelfe ðe mid him wǽron, Mk. Skt. 4, 10.

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Ne hafu ic in heáfde hwíte loccas I have not white hairs on my head, Exon. 111 b ; Th. 427, 28; Rä. 41, 98. Ábídan sceolan in sinnihte they shall abide in eternal night, 31 b; Th. 99, 29; Cri. 1632.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

gildan

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Ðá hwíle ðe hié peningas hæbben mid tó gieldanne, Past. 327, 18. with the idea of recompense, retribution, to give reward, give as retribution Sé þé eft gyldeð þá þú him ǽr forgeáfe, and ús eallum gesealdest qui retribuet tibi retributionem tuam quam

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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For hwí dréfe gé eówru mód . . . oððe for hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde . . . oððe hwí ne magon ge gebídan deáþes?, Bt. 39, l; F. 210, 24-27. Similar entries v. hwá, sé. with gen. ?

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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hwí forléte (-leorte, L., -létes, R. dereliquisti) mé, Mt. 27, 46. Forleortes, Mk. L. 15, 34. Forleorte, Ps. Srt. 21, 2. Hé forlét his man, Chr. 1090; P. 225, 32. Godríc þone gódan (Byrhtnoth) forlét, By. 187.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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On hwilce healfe, Gen. 1918. Him mon sceolde an má healfa on feohtan þonne on áne, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 27. Hí on healfa gehwone þringað, Ph. 336.

gód

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Hé góde hwíle þone here gefliémde, Chr. 837; P. 62, 32. qualifying a definite statement of quantity Drince gódne bollan fulne, Lch. ii. 108, 6. Dó ǽlcre góde hand fulle, 106, 15

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Philippuses yfel mehte þéh þá giet gemetlic þyncan . . . þéh ic nú his dǽda sume hwíle gesugian, Ors. 3, 7; S. 120, 15. Ic sóhte þíne ansýne, ic séce gyt symle (requiram), Ps. Th. 26, 9. <b>III a.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Nán fullere ne mæg swá hwíte gedón, Mk. Skt. 9, 3. For hwon sǽdest ðú swá gémeleáslíce and swá wlætlíce ða ðing, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 9. Ðá ðú swá lustlíce gehérdest míne láre, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 23 : 35, 3; Fox 158, 7.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Hwí forcwið hé . . . búton hé cueðan wielle (wille, Cott. MSS.), ðæt hé ne lufige ðone Hláford, Past. 5 ; Swt. 43, 7. Hwæþre him Alwalda wille wyrpe gefremman, Beo. Th. 2633; B. 1314. Ðæt ðú for sunu wolde hererinc habban, 2355; B. 1175.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Ða hwíle ðe hí wǽpna wealdan móston, Byrht. Th. 134, 13; By. 83: 139, 50; By. 272. Wǽpnes wealdan, 136, 48; By. 168. Gif hé his wordcwida wealdan meahte, Exon. Th. 171, 26; Gú. 1132. with dat. or inst.

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gif

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Hú wolde þé nú lícian, gif hwilc cyning wǽre . . . ?, 41, 1; F. 244, 24 : 27. conditional clause in pluperf. subj. with past sense Gif þú wǽre hér, nǽre mín bróðor deád si fuisses hic, frater meus non fuisset mortuus Jn. 11, 21 : 32.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Gif hit oftur gewyrð, nyte wé hú þæt faran mæg if a man marries oftener than four times, we do not know what will happen, Wlfst. 305, 6. of procedure, to go according to a rule Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, Ll.

Linked entry: farnian