lǽtan
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Hí ne lǽt God on áne healfe þæs heofones bión, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 8. Ic wundrige for hwý God lǽte ǽnig yfel beón, oððe gif hé hit geþafian wile . . . 36, 1; F. 172, 5. Ðæt hé his feax léte weaxan, Past. 139, 25. trans.
wendan
To turn ⬩ To cause to move ⬩ to change ⬩ alter ⬩ convert ⬩ to translate ⬩ interpret ⬩ to move one's self ⬩ take one's way ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ wend ⬩ To wend ⬩ go ⬩ proceed
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Hé (a cup) in healle wæs wylted and wended wloncra folmum Exon. Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19. to turn from one condition to another, to change, alter, convert Hé wendeþ stán on wídne mere convertit solidam petram in stagnum aquae Ps. Th. 113, 8.
þanan
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Gesæt him be healfe . . . þanon básnode hwæt him gúðweorca gifeðe wearð, Andr. Kmbl. 2131; An. 1067. Hié ealle on yppan wunedon, þonen bídende ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Blickl. Homl. 133, 26.
Linked entries: þanan-forþ þanon þonan þonon
ge-tæl
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Ox. 3036. þæ nǽfre ǽr . xi. kl.. þison getele, lóc hwǽr hit þonne tó gegá, healde hit mon þǽr mid rihte, Lch. iii. 226, 10.
on-fón
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Heal swége onféng, 1214. Brimwylm onféng hilderince, 1494. to have placed on its surface, have brought in contact with Hleór bolster onféng, B. 688, Bord ord onféng, By. 110. Bord oft onféng ýða swengas, El. 238.
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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Lind.) . . . ic ðé sylle swá hwæt swá ðú mé bitst, þeáh ðú wylle healf mín ríce, Mk. Skt. 6, 22, 23.
nama
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S. 14, 76. in adjuration by reference to the Deity or to saints Ic bebiáde Eádwealde an Godes naman and an ealra his háligra ðet hé ðis wel healde, C. D. i. 297, 3. Ic bebióde on Godes naman (noman, v. l. ) ðæt . . ., Past. 9, 2.
wed
a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact
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Ðæt ǽghwelc mon his áð and his wed wærlíce healde, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 1-3: L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 372, 1 : Wulfst. 113, 1. Hí wið ðone cyning hí getreówsoden, and binnan litlan fæce hit eall álugon, ge wed ge áðas, Chr. 947 ; Th. 118, 14: L.
scír
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Héde se ðe scíre healde, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 33. <b>III a.</b> The people of a shire, the community inhabiting a shire :-- Nán scír nolde óðre gelǽstan æt nýxtan at last no shire would help another. Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 11.
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sweord
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Ex. 126; and 'máðm in healle, goldhilted sweord' is mentioned, 437, 27; Rä. 56, 14. See, too, the passages quoted under seolfor-hilt, -hilted. In the dragon's hoard are 'dýre swyrd,' Beo.
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ge-weald
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E. 236, 5. (4 a) a dominion :-- ꝥ eall crísten folc mínra gewealda sóðe sibbe healde, Ll.
friþ
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Þæt man frið and freóndscipe rihtlíce healde, Ll.
ge-sécan
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Hié ne dorston þæt land náwer gesécan on þá healfe they durst not land anywhere on that side, Chr. 918 ; P. 98, 26. to get by seeking. Cf. I. 2 Libras tuoege téno libras gesóhte mna tua decent mnas adquisivit, Lk. L. R. 19, 16. Cf.
twégen
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Ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 22. Twá turtlan (tuoe (twoege, Rush.) turturas, Lind.) par turturum, Lk. Skt. 2, 24. Hé gelǽrde twuá mǽgþa, Shrn. 131, 26. Wé habbaþ twá (tuá, Hatt. MS.) bebodu, Past. 7; Swt. 48, 13.
fela
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Add: as substantive Similar entries (v. also III.). alone. singular Fela ofslagen wearð on ǽgðere healfe multis populis deletis, Ors. 4, 7; S. 182, 34. Ðǽm fealo (feolo, R.) gesald wæs cui multum datum est, Lk. L. 12, 48.
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MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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Migtigra wíte wealdeþ ðonne hé him wið mǽge one too mighty for him to withstand is the disposer of punishment, Cd. 200; Th. 249, 1; Dan. 523. to be strong, be in good health (so Icel. mega vel, &c.) 'Hú mæg he?
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of
Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about
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Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne, Beo. Th. 5610; B. 2809. Ðone cynelícan naman of Róme byrig ádydon, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 9. Ne þincþ mé náuht óðres of ( nothing different from ) ðínum spellum, 36, 4; Fox 178, 24.
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þe
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Ðæt dysig is anlíccost þe sum cild sié full hál geboren ... such folly is most like, that (just as if) a child were born quite healthy..., Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 21.
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folc
a people ⬩ a nation ⬩ an army ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ sect ⬩ lay-folk ⬩ the laity ⬩ the people ⬩ followers ⬩ the people ⬩ the common people ⬩ country-folk ⬩ folk ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ folks ⬩ a crowd ⬩ company ⬩ troop ⬩ people ⬩ folk
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Hé þá folc gelǽdde þǽr hié tógædere gecweden hæfde, and gesette twá folc diégeliíce on twá healfa his, and þridde beæftan him; and bebeád þǽm twám folcum . . . ꝥ hié on Reguluses fird . . . on fóre, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 30-176, 3.
tíd
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Steorran hié ætiéwdon ful neáh healfe tíd ofer undern, Chr. 540; Erl. 16, 4. Áne tíd dæges, 879; Erl. 80, 30. Hú ne synt twelf tída ðæs dæges? Jn. Skt. 11, 9. Feówer and twentig tída. . . ðæt is án dæg and án niht, Lchdm. iii. 254, 13: 260, 13-15.
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