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mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgas ⬩ a family ⬩ stock ⬩ race ⬩ as a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied ⬩ descendants of a common ancestor living at the same time ⬩ a generation ⬩ a tribe ⬩ subdivision of a people ⬩ a people ⬩ nation ⬩ province ⬩ country

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Hé férde geond ealle Angelcynnes mǽgþe perlustrans universa, 4. 2; S. 566, I. Him twá mǽgþe (duas provincias ) forgeaf, 4, 13; S. 582, 10. Ða mǽgþe ðe mon háteþ Gallia Belgica, 1, 1; S. 473, 12. On Palestina ðære mǽgþe, Shrn. 100, 26.

þurh

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

Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in

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Ðá férde hé þurh (ðerh, Lind.) hyra mydlen, Lk. Skt. 4, 30. Wé þuruh fýr faraþ and þuruh flóda þrym transivimus per ignem et aquam, Ps. Th. 65, 11. Hé wæs on breóstum wund þurh ða hringlocan, Byrht. Th. 136, 2; By. 145.

Linked entries: þerh þorch þorh þuruh

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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.) :-- Hé gewát féran út sum-dǽl óðres weorces (sum weorc, v. l.) tó wyrcanne ad exercendum opus aliquod discessit, Gr. D. 63, 28.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Decius férde intó Constantinopolim, ... and of ðǽre hé fór into Cartagine, and ðánon intó Efese.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Side ⬩ part ⬩ side ⬩ hand ⬩ beside ⬩ dispute ⬩ behalf ⬩ account ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ direction

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Hæleðum be healfe féran, B. 2262. Him be healfe sittan (standan, eardian), An. 1065: By. 152: Rä. 85, 20. of the position occupied by two opponents Twégen gewin drugon . . . hý hine trymedon on twá healfa, Gú. 104: El. 955.

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Seó gelaþung férde of ðære byrig tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. Hí cómon tó ánre wíc processerunt vicum unum (Acts 12, 10), ii. 382, 13. Tǽme hé tó wíc tó cyngæs sele... gekýþe hé... ðæt hé ðæt feoh in wíc gebohte, L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 6-10.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport ⬩ to bring, cause ⬩ to bear, support ⬩ to bear, carry, ⬩ to have ⬩ bear ⬩ wear ⬩ to have ⬩ to be under the influence of ⬩ have ⬩ bear ⬩ to bear, submit to ⬩ to weigh, ⬩ to put something in a balance ⬩ to be equal to ⬩ To move

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Ne wæs álýfed, ðæt hé móste wǽpen wegan (arma ferre) Bd. 2, 13 ; S. 517, 7. On fyrd wegan fealwe linde, Cd. Th. 123, 13; Gen. 2044. Ís sceal brycgian wæter helm wegan (water must wear a helm of ice), Exon. Th. 338, 5 ; Gen. Ex. 74.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild

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Ealra wuda wildeór omnes ferae silvarum, Ps. Th. Spl. Surt. 49, 11. Ealle treówa wuda omnia ligna sylvarum, Ps. Spl. Surt. 95, 12. On wudum in sylvis, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 23. Betwyx ðám twám wudan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 218, 25.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Þ hé férde fram heora gemǽrum (-mérum, R.), Mt. 8, 34: Mk. 5, 17 ; 7, 31. Of þám Chanaéiscum gemǽrum, Mt. 15, 22: Hml. Th. ii. no, 8. In gemǽrum in fines, Mt. L. 15, 39. Garganus seó dún stent on Campania landes gemǽron (gemǽro, Bl.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Ðá gehýrde hé sumne ðara bróþra sprecan, ðæt hé wolde féran, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 5. with the words that are spoken :-- Hí sáre sprecaþ 'Hwá gesyhþ úsic?' dixerunt, Quis videbit eos? Ps. Th. 63, 4. with a gen. Míne fýnd sprǽcon mé yfeles, Ps.

Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Hé férde tó Bethania and lǽrde,hí þár (þǽr, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 17. Gé gegearwiaþ ús þára (ðér, Lind. Rush.) illic parate nobis, Mk. Skt. 14, 15. Ic næs þára ( ibi ), Jn. Skt. 11, 15, 31.

Linked entry: þár

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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P. addit. 29; Th. ii. 236, 32. to ask for (for with acc.) a person that some favour may be granted (clause) Ðæt hé sceolde for hí ðingian ( supplicatu obtineret ) ðæt hí ne ðorftan féran, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 36. to intercede, plead before a person Þinga

ge-standan

(v.)
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L. 2, 9. non-material, to have place Æfter þǽre menigeo mínra sára þe mé ǽr on ferðe fæste gestódan secundum multitudinem dolorum meorum in corde meo, Ps.

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
    • :
  • 475
    • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly used ⬩ space to be traversed, a journey ⬩ manner, mode, method, plan ⬩ way, ⬩ way,

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Sum sacerd férde on ðam ylcan wege (woege, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 10, 31. Gif feorrancumen man oþþe fræmde búton wege gange, L. Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 23. Gif ðú wyrfst on wege rihtum up tó ðam earde, Met. 24, 44.

Linked entries: wí=weg eorþ-weg wæg wei lá wei wig weogas

ge-sécan

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Hé férde mid swá mycclan here swá nǽfre ǽr þis land ne gesóhte, Chr. 1085; P. 215, 37. Þæt wǽron þá ǽrestan scipu Deniscra monna þe Angelcynnes lond gesóhton, 787 ; P. 54, 7. Nis ꝥ nǽnig mán ꝥ þurfe þone deópan grund þæs hátan léges gesécean, Bl.

ge-setnes

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Hé férde tó gesetednysse and láre þæs gástlican lífes ad institutionem spiritalis vitae pergeret, Gr. D. 150, 22. a purpose Gisetnise proposito, Rtl. 103, 30. Gisetnisse propositum, 104, 4

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque

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for his ríce ne cymþ to cræftum, ac for his cræftum he cymþ to ríce no man by his authority comes to virtues, but by his virtues he comes to authority 16, 1; Fox 50, 21, 23, 24. a CRAFT, any kind of ship; navis qualiscunque Gif massere geþeah ðæt he férde

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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Nymaþ twá swá micel feós pecuniam duplicem ferte, Gen. 43, 12. Selle man him twá swylc swylce man æt him nime, Lchdm. i. 400, 17. Seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd, Wulfst. 146, 10.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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I. 3. a time (cf. colloquial go, and Dan. gang), with ordinals Eft óðre síþe hé férde iterum secundo abiit, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 42 : Gen. 27, 36. Ðæt deófol hine genam þriddan síþe, Blickl.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

lǽtan

(v.)
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to show oneself so and so :-- Heó efenwyrðe hí lét on eallum þingum þám bisceope condignam se in omnibus episcopo praebuit Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 384, 4. trans, with object and complement. the object a noun, or pronoun, to regard as Ic for náht lǽte floci fero

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