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weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Tácnu wurðaþ on eów erunt in te signa, Deut. 28, 46. Hwæt wearð eów? Andr. Kmbl. 2685; An. 1345. Ðæt ðé sceates ðearf ne wurde, Cd. Th. 32, 16; Gen. 504. Unc sceal weorðan swá unc wyrd geteóð, Beo.

ge-healdan

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Ꝥ symble mid eów gehealden sý þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon, 278, 2.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Th. 83, 40. a small quantity of, some, though not much Nú gýt ys lytel (lyttil, L. lyttel, R. ) leóht on eów athuc modicum lumen in uobis est, Jn. 12, 35. .II. lytle bollan fulle mid lytle hunige gemengde, Lch. ii. 214, 11.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Ofost is sélest tó gecýðanne hwanan eówre cyme syndon, B. 257. Hwæt eów sélest ðynce tó gecýðanne, gif þeós cwén úsic frigneð, El. 533. to confess Ǽghwilc crísten man ... gewunige gelómlíce tó scrifte, and unforwandodlíce his synna gecýþe, Ll.

Linked entry: cýþan

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þǽs, 5, 30. (1 a) where objects are contrasted, this as opposed to that, one as contrasted with others :-- Ðonne hí eów éhtaþ on þysse (ðissær, Lind.) byrig, fleóþ on óðre, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 23.

Linked entries: þás þis

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Eów manaþ eówer láreów þæt gé healdan eów selfe ǽnlíce, Coll. M. 35, 37. Gif hé hine heólde swá swá hé sceolde, Ll. Th. i. 192, 15.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Z. 223, 17 and often. where what is future is indicated :-- Gé dóm ágon . . . swá eów getácnod hafað Dryhten þurh mine hand, Jud. 197.

húru

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Ic wylle cýðan eów eallum and þám húru þe hit ǽr nystan, Wlfst. 153, 7 : B. 3120. Wolde his mæg húru álynnan of láðscipe, Gen. 2047 : Bl. H. 225, 8. Húru secgan hét Simon Petre (cf. Go, tell his disciples and Peter, Mk. 16, 7), Sat. 523.

ongeagn

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Ic eów sweord ongeán oðberan þence, Gú. 273 : El. 43. Geopena ongeán mé lífes geat, Hml. Th. i. 76, 3 : Rä. 76, 3.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Ic eów bidde ðæt ánra manna gehwylc sceáwige hine sylfne on his heortan, Blickl. Homl. 57, 33: 107, 13. Moyses sende and hét sceáwian Azer misit Moyses, qui explorarent Jazer, Num. 21, 32.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Suíðe wel Dryhten ðreáde Iudéas Past. 21; Swt. 151, 19. marking kindness or goodness Gyf gé wel dóð ðam ðe eów wel dóð Lk. Skt. 6, 33. Tó Gode ðe mé wel dyde ad Dominum qui benefecit mihi Ps. Th. 56, 2.

Linked entry: BET

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Eów sylfum tó rǽde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 2. Rǽd áredian to determine what is advisable, L. Eth. vi. 40; Th. i. 324, 28. Ða ðe heora sylfra rǽd forlǽtaþ those who forsake their own advantage, Blickl. Homl. 103, 16.

Linked entry: rád

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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</b> of degree, far :-- Þeáh gé eów eác gewyrce wídor sæce, Exon. Th. 120, 14; Gú. 271. Hé hét tósomne sínra leóda ða wiccungdóm wídost bǽron, Cd.

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Sié se hláford ofslegen oþþe forgolden, i. 50, 1. to pay to get immunity from, buy off Eów betere is þæt gé þisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon, By. 32. with idea of recompense, retribution, to repay, pay out, requite a person (dat.). absolute Hé forgylt

ge-sittan

(v.)
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Gesittað (possidete) ríce ꝥte eów geiarwad wæs, Mt. R. 25, 34. (la) of conquered territory :-- Hié gesittað land Cananéa, Exod. 442. Hé búde on Eást-Englum, and ꝥ lond ǽrest gesæt, Chr. 890; P. 82, II.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Sweriað þæt gé dón wið mé swilce mildheortnisse swá ic macode wið eów jurate ut quomodo ego misericordiam feci vobiscum, ita et vos faciatis cum domo patris mei, Jos. 2, 12. to conclude a bargain, contract Mid þám mannan, þe ǽr ꝥ loc makeden, Chr. 1094

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Nis eów forboden ðætte ǽhta habban, gif gé ða on riht strénaþ, 53, 28.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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S. 8; Th. i. 274, 23. out, away from land Hweðer gé eówer hundas and eówer net út on ða sǽ lǽdon?, Bt. 323; Fox 118, 14: Met. 19, 19. Hié út óðreówon, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 7. Út feor on Weudelsǽ, Met. 26, 30. Wit on gársecg út aldrum néðdon, Beo.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Hwæþer gé eówer hundas and eówer net út on sǽ lǽdon ðonne gé huntian willaþ?, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 14. Tíd is ꝥ þú fére and þá æ-acute;rendu lǽde, Gú. 1271. Ne miht ðú náht lǽdan of þysum lífe mid þé, Hml. S. 9, 47.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Genam hine æt eowde úte be sceápum tulit eum de gregibus ovium, Ps. Th. 77, 69. sometimes be is separated from its case: Be dæges leóhte at the light of day or at daylight, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 17; Rä. 28, 17.