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lǽran

(v.)
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lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Cyningas and ríce men sendon heora dóhtor ðider [France] tó lǽranne filias suas erudiendas mittebant; 3, 8; S. 531, 18. Ðæt willsume weorc ðám þeódum godspell tó lǽranne desideratum evangelizandi gentibus opus, 5, 11; S. 625, 33.

gifan

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Th. i. 420, 22. to give in marriage Geaf Æþelwulf cyning his dohtor Burgréde, Chr. 853 ; P. 66, 2. Þá þá heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte . . . in þám hí man gifan wolde dum constitutis jam nuptiis . . . fugisset Gr.

hér

here . . . there

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Hér syndon inne dóhtor míne, 2464. neáh Ic wát heáhburg hér áne neáh, Gen. 2517. of Hé sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. on-gemang. Similar entries v. hér-ongemong in Dict. tó Hér tó bið understanden se Hálga Gást, Hml.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Þám tó hám forgeaf hé ángan dohtor, 374. Se fæder þóhte hwám hé his dohter mihte heálícost forgifan, Ap. Th. 1, 13. Ꝥ nán man má wífa næbbe búton .i., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 14.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Twégra gebróðra bearn oððe twégea gesweostra sunu and dohtor, Bd. 1, 27; M. 70, 4-5. Ðissa twéga yfela áuþer, Bt. 6; Fox 16, 2. Ys ðeós wyrt twégea (twégra, MSS. B. O.) cynna, Lchdm. i. 204, 9.

Linked entries: tuu twá

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Mín dohtor is on ýtemestum síþe ( in extremis ), Mk. Skt. 5, 23. coming, arrival Hió rícsode on ðæm íglonde ðe Aulixes com tó líþan ; cúð wæs sóna æðelinges síþ, Met. 26, 62 : Andr. Kmbl. 88 ; An. 44.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

hám

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Þǽm tó hám forgeaf Hréðel ángan dohtor, B. 374. not on earth Hé on norðdǽle hám and heáhsetl heofena ríces ágan wolde, Gen. 33 : Sat. 276. Þára écena háma, Solil. H. 2, 15.

hád

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Past. 133, 13. in respect to natural relations Heó (Eve) bæd meotod miltse þurh Marian hád (as Mary was her daughter and Christ's mother): Þú fram mínre dohtor, Drihten, onwóce.

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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Nú hit is for eahta and þrýttíðan geáran ꝥ mín dohtor mé losode, Hml.

fram

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Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, náþer ne innan from him selfum, ne útane from óþrum folcum nulla unquam tempora vel foris prospera vel domi quieta duxerunt, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 14. (15) denoting derivation, source Þú fram mínre dohtor onwóce, Sat

ge-sellan

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I. to dedicate to God, consecrate Hé his blǽd Gode ealne gesealde, Gú. 74u Gehét se cining Pauline ꝥ hé wolde his dohtor gesyllan Gode (cf. filiam suam Christo consecrandam Paulino adsignauit Bd. 2, 9), Chr. 626 ; P. 25, II. to give in exchange. to sell

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Æðelwulf his dóhtor hæfde him tó cuéne Ethelwulf had his daughter for his queen, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 5. Heó hyt for Crystes andwlytan ǽfre hæfde she ever considered it as Christ's countenance, St. And. 38, 4.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

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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D. 167, 10. to set to work at, deal with a subject Nú hæbbe wé áwriten þǽre Asian súþdǽl; nú wille wé fón tó hire norðdǽle, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 5. to take what is given, receive, accept what is offered Hé féng tó Karles dohter (him Carl his dohtor geaf

habban

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habban, A.
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Æþelwulf his dohtor hæfde him tó cuéne, Chr. 885 ; P. 78, 27. Þá hæfdon hí him tó wífum, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 64, 30. Hine grame hæfdon tó hæfte, Ps. Th. 104, 15. Hæbbe hé him twégen ceorlas tó gewitnesse, Ll. Th. i. 34, 4.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Æþelrédes dohtor Myrcna hláfordes, Chr. 919; P. 105, 31. Æþréd aldorman and Æthelflæd Myrcna hláfordas, C.D. ii. 151, 1. Hé hit geearnode hit æt Mercna hláfordum, 111, 29. See Chr. P. ii. 118

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Him synna brytta þurh slǽp ( in sleep ) oncwæð, 159, 28; Gen. 2641. marking accompanying circumstances of an action, in, with Ðú scealt þurh wóp and heáf on woruld cennan, þurh sár micel, sunu and dohtor, Cd. Th. 57, 4-7; Gen. 923-4.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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. :-- Hí ðǽr swá longe ðóhton tó beónne, Ors. 1, 14; Swt. 56, 22. Se ðe ða áre þænce tó þeófigenne oððe on óððre wís on tó áwendenne qui quid illinc abstulerit sive in alium usum converterit, Chart. Th. 177, 13.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Th. i. 24, 5. (2 a) with verbs expressing birth or creation :-- Þú fram mínre dohtor onwóce in middangeard. Sat. 440: B. 60. Bearn in woruld cennan, Vy. 2: Cri. 452: 640: El. 336. God sáwle in wuldor áweceð. Ph. 567.

niman

(v.)
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Hér nóm (nam, v. l. ) Beorhtríc Offan dohtor Eádburge, Chr. 787 ; P. 54, 3. Gif preóst cwenan forlǽte and óðre nime, Ll.

(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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Mín dohtor . . . sete þíne hand ofer hí (hiá,L., hiá, R.) ꝥ heó (hiá, L.) hál sý and lybbe (hiá hlifige L., hió lifge, R.), Mk. 5, 23. where the person is a female, but the noun is (i) masculine Hé geworhte þæt ribb tó wífmen and gelǽdde hig tó Adame