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ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Bútan þám ánum þe of hyra endebyrdnysse útor áscofene synd, oðþe innor genumene, ǽlc óþer healde his endebyrdnesse, R. Ben. 115, 5-11. Ne stande hé on his stede and endebyrdnesse, ac stande hé ealra ýtemest, 68, 10.

gíman

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Sé ðe ne giémð hwæðer hé ðá sibbe healde qui servare pacem non curat Past. 345, 12. Hié ne giémað tó hwon óðerra monna wíse weorðe non aliorum lucra cogitant 41, 24.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Hé beseah tó þǽre swýðran healfe . . . and hí tódrifon þone ende, ac him æfter eóde ꝥ óðer gefylce, Hml. S. 25, 669. quarters in a building Heó is genyrwed on þone ende þe þá gesceádwísan wuniað, Hml.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

heáfod

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Genim gárleáces þreó heáfdu, Lch. ii. 234, 20. the top of a building Þæt þú heáfod sié healle mǽrre and gesomnige síde weallas fæste gefóge, Cri. 4.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Hérdes þú ǽfre þætte ǽnig mon on sondbeorgas settan meahte fæste healle?, Met. 7, 9. Wé hírdon (hiérdon, v. l.) ðætte . . . Past. 381, 8. Hýrdon, Gú. 79. Hýrde wé þæt . . . Ap. 70. Hérde gé for ðon ácueden is, Mt. L. 5, 33. with acc. and infin.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Wénan ðære wyrde, ðæt heó hire taman healde, Met. 13, 24 : 26, 114 : Ps. Th. 119, 5. Hé wyrde bídeþ, hwonne God wille ðisse worlde ende gewyricean, Blickl. Homl. 109, 32. On ðæm dæge gewíteþ heofon and eorþe....

Linked entry: weord

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Hí námon hit ðá on twá healfe Temese tó scipan weard they took their way on both sides the Thames towards the ships, 1009; Erl. 143, 11. Hú mæg ic hit on ðrím dagum gefaran?

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ðá hié gewin drugon, and on healfa gehwone heáwan þohton, sáwle sécan, Beo. Th. 1606; B. 801. Sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, 4835; B. 2422

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Behealde hé on feówer healfe his hú widgille ðæs heofones hwealfa biþ, 19; F. 68, 22. Þá gigantas woldon tóbrecan ðone heofon under him (Jove), 35, 4; F. 162, 12.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Gif hwá ámánsodne oþþe útlahne hæbbe (habeat) and healde, Ll. Th. i. 410, 15-18. Harold þóhte þone kinge þár tó hæbbenne for huntnoðes þingon, Chr. 1065; P. 190, 28.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ic mé be healfe mínum hláforde licgan þence I mean to lie by the side of my lord, Byrht. Th. 141, 9; By. 319. Nó ic eów sweord ongeán óðberan þence ... ac ic mínum Criste cwéman þence, Exon. Th. 120, 18-26; Gú. 274-277.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Sette Ephraim on his swíðran hand ðæt wæs on Israhéles wynstran hand and Manasses on his winstran hand ðæt wæs on Israhéles swíðran healfe he placed Ephraim on his right hand, that was on Israel's left hand, and Manasseh on his left hand, that was on

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Gif hé healt weorð, 65; Th. i. 18, 14. Ðé weorð on ðínum breóstum rúm, Cd. Th. 33, 13; Gen. 519. Gif ða cearwylmas cólran wurðaþ, Beo. Th. 570; B. 282. Ða deáde ne weorðaþ (v. l. wurðaþ) qui non gustabunt mortem, Lk. Skt. 9, 27.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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His freónda forspǽc forstent him eal ðæt sylfe, swylce hit sylf spǽce, Wulfst. 38, 17. alone Ic mé on múþe mægene hæbbe, and ic sódfæst word on sylfan healde, Ps. Th. 118, 43. On selfe wísan in the same fashion, Lchdm. ii. 72, 17

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Hé cwæþ tó him lǽtaþ ðæt nett on ða swíðran healfe ðæs réwettes ... hig léton dixit eis mittite in dexteram nauigii rete ... miserunt, Jn. Skt. 21, 6.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Ðæt ðú Dryhtnes word healde, and ðæs cininges bebod begange, Elen. Kmbl. 2334; El. 1168. Þurh his word at his command, Cd. Th. 10, 17; Gen. 158: 7, 24; Gen.&nbsp;111 : 82, 15; Gen. 1362. Ǽr áwǽged sié worda ǽnig, Andr. Kmbl. 2877; An. 1441.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Ðæt is gedafenlíc, ðæt ðú Dryhtnes word healde, Elen. Kmbl. 2334; El. 1168. Mid ðæm cræfte ðe ðá scondlícost wæs; þæt wæs, þæt hié from heora wícstówum under ðære eorþan dulfon, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 90, 29. Nis þæt feor heonon, þæt se mere standeþ, Beo.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Ymb healfa gehwone, Exon. Th. 4, 31; Cri. 61. Sár eft gewód ymb ðæs beornes breóst, Andr. Kmbl. 2495; An. 1249. marking an object round which anything moves Faraþ ymbe ða burh circuite urbem, Jos. 6, 3, 12: Beo. Th. 6319; B. 3170.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Hé hine be healse genam, B. 1872. <b>II a.</b> to hold with the mind :-- Genim nú fæste ꝥ ꝥ ic spreke fixum tene quod loquor, Gr. D. 172, 30. <b>II b.</b> fig. to retain Ðára synna gé nimað genumeno ( retenta ) sint, Jn.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Hé gesette twá folc diégellíce on twá healfa his, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 32. Þá foreweardas wǽron feor ðǽm fæstenne gesette, 4, 10; S. 200, 12. to place, settle permanently Se bisceop þǽr gesette góde sangeras, Bl. H. 207, 31.