LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
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Ic ðé wolde leófum lofsang cweþan, Ps. Th. 118, 164. Álédon leófne þeóden on bearm scipes, Beo. Th. 68; B. 34. Hláford leófne, 6276; B. 3142. Leófe ðíne dilecti tui, Ps. Th. 59, 4. Míne bróðru leófon my dear brethren, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 43.
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þá
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Hwá mæg áuht óþres cweþan bútan ðú wǽre se gesǽligesta, ðá ðú mé wǽre ǽr leóf þonne cúþ, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 26. <b>III a.
mótan
to be allowed ⬩ may ⬩ mote ⬩ to be inferred otherwise ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ must
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Nú cweþaþ oft preóstas ðæt Petrus hæfde wíf: fulsóþ hý secgaþ, forðam ðe hé swá móste ðá, L. Ælfc. C. 6; Th. ii. 344, 23. to be inferred otherwise Ic him yfle ne mót I may not be harmful to him, Exon. 127 b; Th. 491, 5; Rä. 80, 9.
willan
To will, wish ⬩ to will, exercise the faculty of willing ⬩ to will, purpose, think, mean, intend ⬩ to tend ⬩ to will, ordain, order, command ⬩ to will, wish, want, desire ⬩ to will, be willing to do something ⬩ to allow, permit, grant, consent to ⬩ to be disposed, to have such and such a will ⬩ to will, profess, claim ⬩ will, shall, to be about to
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Gif ðú ǽfre cymst tó ðære stówe, ðonne wilt ðú cweþan ( dices ), Bt. 36, 2 ; Fox 174, 22 : Met. 24, 48. Se ðe wyle sprecan loquuturus Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 247, 15, 11 : 248, 6.
hwæþer
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II. 1 b α :-- Hwæðer (quid, cf. hwæt, Mt. 9, 5) is éðre tó secgenne, 'þé synd ðíne synna forgyfene', hwæðer þe (an) cweþan, 'arís, nim ðín bed and gá'?. Mk. 2, 9: Lk. 5, 23. <b>I b.
þanan
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Ðonon him gelamp ðæt sume men gewuniaþ cweþan magis in officina sua residere, quam ad psallendum in ecclesia concurrere consuerat.
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þurh-teón
to carry through ⬩ get a proposal accepted, a request granted ⬩ to carry out a plan, orders, etc. ⬩ give effect to an intention ⬩ to carry through ⬩ carry on to a (successful) end ⬩ to accomplish ⬩ perform ⬩ to perpetrate ⬩ to carry on ⬩ continue ⬩ to bring to a successful issue ⬩ to achieve ⬩ bring about ⬩ bring to pass ⬩ to afford ⬩ to go through ⬩ undergo ⬩ to draw ⬩ drag
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Cweþan ðæt sió godcunde foretiohhung getiohhod hæfde ðæs ðe hió ne þurhtuge, 41, 3; Fox 248, 21. Hí nóhwæþere heora willnunge habban ne ðurhteón magan in neutro cupitum passunt obtinere propositum, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 3: Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 22.
tácn
A token, sign ⬩ a sign, significant form ⬩ an ensign ⬩ a token, a credential ⬩ a sign, monument ⬩ a sign of the Zodiac ⬩ a sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.) ⬩ a sign to attract attention, a signal ⬩ a sign of anything future, a prognostic ⬩ a sign, an action that conveys a meaning ⬩ a sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state ⬩ </b> as a medical term, a symptom ⬩ a sign, symbol, emblem ⬩ a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence ⬩ a supernatural sign, miracle, prodigy ⬩ a signal event, remarkable circumstance
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Gif sié ða ceácan áswollen and sió þrotu and ðú ða tácn geseó, 46, 22. a sign, symbol, emblem Hwæt wille wé cweþan be ðam andweardan welan, ðe oft cymþ tó ðǽm gódum, hwæt hé elles sié bútan tácn ðæs tóweardan welan, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 12.
hwilc
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Hwelc gesceádwís mon mihte cweþan þæt. . . ? quis putet . . . ?, Bt. 28 ; F. 100, 30. On hwylcre mihte wyrcsð þú þás þing? in qua potestate haec facts? Mt. 21, 23. Hwelce twá synd wiþerweardran betwuh him þonne gód and yfel ?, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 6.
wiht
a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive
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Hwæt wilt ðú cweþan, gif hwá wuht nylle wiþwinnan, ac mid fullan willan forlǽt ǽlc gód and fulgǽþ ðam yfele, Bt. 36, 6 ; Fox 182, 6. Hié noldon beón ábisgode náne wuht on eorðlícum ðingum rebus exterioribus nullatenus occupentur Past. 18; Swt. 137, 1
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hwá
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Hú ne wást þú hwæt (ꝥ, v. l. ) wé cweþaþ. Bt. 34, 5 ; F. 138, 34, Uton spyrian hwæt þá geforan, þá þe God tufedon, and hwæt þá gefóran, þá þe God græmedon, Wlfst. 130, 11-13.
gifu
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Cf. gifan ; <b>III b</b> Hwæt wille wé cweþan be þínum twám sunum, þá sint ealdormenn and gebeahteras ; on þám is swiotol sió gifu and ealla þá duguða heora fæder and heora eldran fæder, swá swá geonge men magon gelícoste beón ealdum monnun
wundor
a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration
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a wonder, a circumstance or act that excites astonishment Ðæt is wundor tó cweþanne mirum dictu, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 10: Beo. Th. 3453; B. 1724. Wundor mé ðincð eówer ðingrǽden, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 14. Mé þincþ wundor, Blickl. Homl. 179, 13: 175, 13.
word
a word ⬩ a single part of speech ⬩ words ⬩ a written word ⬩ a word ⬩ a group of words ⬩ a saying ⬩ sentence ⬩ words ⬩ a saying ⬩ maxim ⬩ a tale ⬩ story ⬩ a report ⬩ tidings ⬩ fame ⬩ name ⬩ (good) word, ⬩ (good) report ⬩ a command ⬩ an order ⬩ ordinance ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ word ⬩ solemn statement ⬩ promise ⬩ oath ⬩ an (expressed) intention ⬩ opinion ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ words ⬩ language ⬩ style ⬩ word ⬩ word of God
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Kmbl. 3023 ; An. 1514. a saying, maxim Hí cweþaþ ðæt tó worde, ðæt se bið on geþance wærast and wísast, se ðe óðerne can raðost ásmeágan; cweþaþ eác tó worde ða ðe syndan stunte, ðæt mycel forhæfednes lytel behealde, ac ðæt mete wǽre mannum gescapen,
twégen
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Be ðám neáhstan twám is æfter tó cweþanne, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 12. Him twám duobus ex eis, Mk. Skt. 16, 12. Ðá gebletsode Metod monna cynnes ða forman twá, fæder and móder, Cd. Th. 12, 31; Gen. 194.
þanne
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Monige men syndon ðe cweþaþ ðæt hié on God gelýfon, and þonne hweþere ( and yet after saying so ) nellaþ áblinnan from heora unrihtum gestreónum, Blickl.
gód
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Cweþaþ cræftige men ꝥ him ꝥ tó góde cume, Lch. i. 88, 19. tó góde (ge)dón to act so as to bring about a good result, to do good Hé ne mihte nán ðing tó góde gedón bona facere non poterat, Hml. Th. i. 534, 7.
ge-híran
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.), El. 957. with a clause Hwæþer ꝥ áuht sié ꝥ wé oft gehióraþ ꝥ men cweþaþ be sumum þingum ꝥ hit scyle weás gebyrian whether there is anything in what we often hear men say of some things, that a thing happens by chance Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 14.
weorþ
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Hwelc gesceádwís mon mihte cweþan ðæt hé á þý weorþra wǽre, þeáh hé hine weorþode quis illos putet beatos, quos miseri tribuunt honores? Bt. 28; Fox 100, 31. Eard wæs ðý weorþra ðe wit on stódan, hyrstum ðý hýrra, Exon. Th. 495, 20; Rä. 85, 6.
ofer
with dat. generally with the idea of rest; ⬩ above, over ⬩ denoting contact with anything, upon, on ⬩ denoting extension over, throughout, in, on ⬩ denoting a higher degree, beyond, more than ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion, over ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ with the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expected ⬩ marking time, after, beyond ⬩ denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an object ⬩ denoting motion which is diffused over a surface ⬩ denoting extension through a space, throughout, among ⬩ denoting motion from below, over, above ⬩ denoting motion from above, upon, on ⬩ denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effect ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ above, more than ⬩ supra, super ⬩ beyond, besides ⬩ ultra ⬩ denoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, against ⬩ with words implying rest ⬩ (cf. to talk over) ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5) ⬩ without ⬩ with words expressing time, ⬩ after ⬩ through, during
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Wé nú gehýrdon ðis hálige godspel beforan ús rǽdan, and ðéh wé hit sceolan eft ofer cweþan ðæt wé ðé geornor witon ðæt hit ús tó bysene belimpeþ éces lífes, we must say it over again Blickl. Homl. 15, 31.
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