lá
Lo ⬩ Oh ⬩ Ah
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Ðæt lá mæg secgan se ðe sóð and riht fremeþ that indeed may he say who does truth and right, Beo. Th. 3404; B. 1700: 5720; B. 2864. Ðæt lá wæs fæger, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 18; Sat. 457. Uton lá geþencan let us then determine, 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644.
mótan
to be allowed ⬩ may ⬩ mote ⬩ to be inferred otherwise ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ must
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Ðǽr wé mótun sécan, 65 b; Th. 242, 8; Ph. 670. Mótan, 11 b; Th. 16, 1; Cri. 246. Móten, 13 a; Th. 23, 30; Cri. 376.
ge-sund
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., prosperous, happy Gesundne síð secgas áseten hæfdon, El. 997 : 1005. Hí gesittað him on gesundum þingum, Gn. Ex. 57. Gesundra dexterior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 22.
furþor
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Þú scealt furðor gen síðfæt secgan you shall go on and tell more of your journey, Jul. 317: 347: Ph. 236: Sat. 225. Heora fícbeámas furþor (printed furþon) ne mihton blǽda bringan, Ps.
hyldu
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Gen. 42, 15. ' Ic hálsige eów for þæs Cáseres helda ꝥ gé mé secgon hwæðer hé of forligere sig ácenned. ' Hig cwǽdon: ' Hyt nys ná on úre ǽ álýfed tó swerigenne, and swá ðéh swá wé þæs Cáseres helda habban móton and swá wéé Gecýþe seó gewitnysse ꝥ on Godes
leornian
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<b>I a</b>. to learn a book, read with the intention of gaining knowledge :-- Hú ne sǽde ic þé ǽr þæt þu hyt scealt sécan on þǽre béc þe wit þá ymbsprǽcon ? Leorna þá bóc, þonne findst þú hyt þǽr, Solil. H. 65, 8.
wæl
the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction
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Hí him mycel wæl on geslógan magnam eorum multitudinem sternens, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 30, Hié ðǽr ðæt mǽste wæl geslógon on hǽþnum herige ðe wé secgan hiérdon óþ ðisne andweardan dæg, Chr. 851;Erl. 68, 4.
ge-cýþan
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'Secgge ic (St. Michael) ...' Ðá ꝥ wæs þús gesprecen and gecýðed, Bl. H. 201, 10. Him Drihten ꝥ gecýþed hæfde, 225, 3: Dan. 113. to make an object known, tell its character Gecýþe ús þone weg. Bl. H. 233, 20.
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findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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Wace beóð ðá hirdas funden þe nellað þá heorda . . bewerian, Wlfst. 191, 7. with the idea of search or effort. to discover or obtain by searching For þí ne fint ǽlc mon ꝥ hé sécþ, for ðý hé hit on riht ne sécþ.
git
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Ic sóhte þíne ansýne, ic séce gyt symle (requiram), Ps. Th. 26, 9. <b>III a.</b> in negative sentences, (not) any longer, henceforth :-- Ne þearft þú þé ondrǽdan nú giet, Gen. 1038. <b>III b.
síd
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Th. 1, 9; Cri. 5. applied to a number of people who cover a wide space, v. síd-folc Sécan síde herge, Exon. Th. 33, 12; Cri. 524. Weorode, síde herge, Beo. Th. 4683; B. 2347. Síde worude (? worulde, MS.), Cd. Th. 118, 11 ; Gen. 1963.
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swéte
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Hí mihton eáþe secgan sóþspell, gif him ða leásunga nǽron swétran, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 16. Se swétesta láreów and se wynsumesta doctor suavissimus, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 3. Hwæt ðé sý her on worlde swétast and leófast gesewen ðínra ǽhta, Blickl.
wrecca
one driven from his own country ⬩ a wanderer in foreign lands ⬩ an exile ⬩ a stranger ⬩ pilgrim ⬩ a wretch ⬩ an evil person ⬩ a wretched person ⬩ a miserable, feeble creature ⬩ a wretched ⬩ unhappy ⬩ miserable ⬩ poor person
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Ic mé féran gewát folgað sécan, wiiieleás wræcca. Exon. Th. 442, 9 ; Kl. 10: 457, 27; Hy. 4, 90. Aldbryht wræccea (wrecca, v. l. ) gewát on Súþ-Seaxe, Chr. 722; Erl. 44, 28. Ðá hé wrecca wæs dum exularet, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 39.
déman
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Is árlic þæt wé ǽfæstra dǽde démen, secgen Dryhtne lof, Gú. 498: Sat. 299. Hié Dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon, reccan fore rincum, Ap. 10: An. 1196: 1405. Wé þæt hýrdon hæleð eahtian, déman dǽdhwate, þætte gelamp, Jul. 2. Déman, meldan, Rä. 29, 11
ge-rǽcan
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Th. ii. 420, 12. (5 a) with a personal object to get at for hostile or friendly intercourse :-- Hé mehte ǽgþerne (here) gerǽcan, gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26. Bútan hé þone bisceop gerǽceau ( adire ) ne mæge, Ll.
ge-restan
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Th. i. 74, 25, Chr. 100; P. 9, 13. to refresh by resting Gán wé sécan úre gesthús ꝥ we magon ús gerestan. Ap.
ge-writ
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. ¶ books dealing with a subject under notice :-- Þæs ðe gewritu secgað, Chr. 973; P. 118, 19.
hyht
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Ic þé háte þæt þú hellwarum hyht ne ábeóde, ah þú him secgan miht sorga mǽste, Sat. 695.
on-gitan
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Ongiete hé ðæt hé bið óðrum monnum gelíc aequalem se ceteris cernat, Past. 115, 4. (3a) add :-- Þá þe ic þé ongæt secgan quae te dixisse cognovi, Gr.
HÝRAN
to HEAR ⬩ hear of ⬩ to listen to ⬩ follow ⬩ serve ⬩ obey ⬩ be subject to ⬩ belong to
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Ic londbúend secgan hýrde I have heard the people of the country say, Beo. Th. 2697; B. 1346. Ne hýrde ic idese lǽdan mægen fægerre I have not heard of a queen leading a fairer force, Elen. Kmbl. 480; El. 240.