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toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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Æilsig bohte ánne wífmann and hire sunu mid healfe punde, and sealde Æilsige portgeréfa and Maccosse hundredesmann .iiii. penegas tó tolle, 627, 14.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Hé geworhte þá burga on ǽgþere healfe eás, 918; P. 100, 5. Hé casteles gewrohte, 1086; P. 220, 23.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Grammar wiþ, redemption, for Beád Darius healf his ríce wiþ ðǽm wífmonnum, Ors. 3, 9 ; Swt. 126, 7.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Genim wínes and eles swilc healf take some wine and of oil half as much, 180, 11. Medmicel pipores and óþer swilc cymenes a moderate amount of pepper and an equal quantity of cummin, 256, 5: 134, 26.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Hé áge healf ðæt wíte, L. Wih. ii; Th. i. 40, 3. Gylde swá wer swá wíte, L. E. G. 2 ; Th. i. 168, 2. Gif hwá æfter ðam wíte crafige, L. C. S. 70 ; Th. i. 412, 24. Beó se cyng ǽlces ðæra wíta wyrðe ðe ða men gewyrcen ðe bócland hæbben, L. Eth. i.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Sié hit (gylt) healf forgifen, Ll. Th. i. 64, 22. Anweald synna tó forgifanne (-gef-, L.) potestas dimittendi peccata, Mt. 9, 6.

hwilc

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38, 3; F. 200, 10. where the noun is not expressed 'Heald þá beboda.' (Ðá cwæð he: 'Hwylce (hnelca, L. hwælc. R. '?) 'servo mandata' Dicit: 'Quae?, ' Mt. 19, 18. as predicate Hwylc bið hé þbonne búton swylce stán ?, Bl. H. 21, 26.

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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On bá healfa on both sides Beo. Th. 2614; B. 1305 : Ps. Th. 59, 5. Sceolde bú witan ylda ǽghwilc yfles and gódes each of men must know both of evil and good Cd. 24; Th. 31, 3; Gen. 479.

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Ic hycge ðæt ic sóðne dóm symble healde statui custodire judicia justitiæ tuæ, 106: 146. Hió hogde georne ðæt hire mægþhád clǽne geheólde she earnestly determined to keep her maidenhood pure, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 18; Jul. 29.

ceáp

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Heó bohte Gladu wyð healfe punde tó cépe and tó tolle, Cht. E. 254, 8: Cht. Th. 633, 5. God mid deórwyrðum ceápe us gebohte, Wlfst. 144, 1.

ge-myndig

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Wealhþeów cynna gemyndig grétte guman on healle, B. 613: 2171. Hé árás elnes gemyndig, Gú. 1268 : Jul. 601. mindful of a command, counsel, &c.,obedient to, acting in accordance with, with gen.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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hit wearð tó nánþing, Chr. 870; P. 71, 11. to cause to move, put Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum . . . and man ne mihte swá ðeáh macian hí healfe úp (not half of them could be put up on the walls) Hml.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Tó sittanne on míne swíðran healfe, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 23. Sittende, Lk. Skt. 22, 69. Uppan assan folan sittende, Jn. Skt. 12, 15. Sittendum wífe under geléd, Lchdm. i. 266, 6. <b>Ia.</b> with reflexive dative :-- Ðaa Sǽton him æt wíne, Cd.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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In the later English, however, the word seems used mostly in the sense of sky, welkin Fir weax up to þam wolcne, and se wolcne undide on fower healfe and faht þær togeanes.

ge-tellan

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Heó wearð heálic gyden geteald, Wlfst. 106, 14. adj. Hé is geteald árwurðost ealra þǽra goda, Wlfst. 106, 20: Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. Hé bið scyldig geteald poenae reus addicitur, Past. 459, 27.

ge-met

(adj.)
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IV. a system or standard of measuring :-- Gange án gemet and án gewihte swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, Ll. Th. i. 270, 1. V. a rule, pattern :-- Gemetum normulis (cf. normulis, i. regulis bysnum, An.

se

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Hió mid þǽm healfan dǽle (one half) beforan þǽm cyninge farende wæs, . . and se healfa dǽl ( one half) wæs Ciruse æfterfylgende, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 25-30.

lǽtan

(v.)
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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

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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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

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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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.