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ge-híran

(v.)
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On mor-genne gehiérdun þæt þæs cyninges þegnas . . . þæt se cyning ofslægen wæs. Chr. 755 ; P. 48, (v. III. 4.) with a relative clause Þæt óðre gehýron be mé þæt, þæt ic wilnige, swá swá hý ǽr gehýrdon þæt, þæt ic nolde, Ps. Th. 50, 9. intrans.

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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Grendel móras heóld, B. 103. Þá þe heóldon hygeþancum hæleða rǽdas, El. 156. Ꝥ Ælfgifu sǽte on Winceastre mid þæs cynges húscarlum, and heóldan ealle West-Seaxan him tó handa, Chr. 1036; P. 161, 4.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Past. 453, 13. in a moral sense, to be seemly Nán gebeórscipe ne gebyrað æt líce, ac hálige gebedu þǽr gebyriað swýþor, Hml, S. 21, 316. Sé þe ꝥ nelle, ꝥ his háde gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 306, 22

weorþ

(adj.)
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weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Hé ðæm bátwearde swurde gesealde, ðæt hé syðþan wæs máþme ðý weorþra (he was the more thought of (or v. IV.?) for having such a treasure), Beo. Th. 3809; B. 1903. <b>III a.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Grammar MID, with dat. or inst. case of the demonstrative, denoting that the two actions expressed by the verbs in the connected clauses are in close association, being either simultaneous, or the one following upon, and being regarded, more or less,

Linked entry: mið

geond

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Mid gymstánum gefrætewod geond eall adorned all over with jewels, 36, 140. within an area Þǽr sint swíðe micle meras geond þá móras there are very large lakes among the moors, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 5. Gind þæt lond tó*-*brǽd, 4, 8; S. 188, 12.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Skt. i. 21, 44, 47. to the (earth's) surface from a point beneath it Seó burh, ðǽr sunne up on morgen gáð, Salm. Kmbl. p. 186, 4. Óð ðæt seó sunne eft becume ðǽr heó ǽr up stáh, Lchdm. iii. 236, 5.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Bige ús rumlícor tó dæg be hláfe . . . and bring ús bet be hláf in your purchase for us to-day be more liberal with bread, and be a better provider for us in the matter of bread, Hml. S. 23, 467. Ðá gebróðra næfdon búton fíf hláfas.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Nis ðǽr láð geníðla ine wóþ ne wrac weútáen nán, yldu ne yrmðu . . . ne sár wracu non huc exangues morbi, non aigra senectus . . . ludus acerbns abest, 201, 2-11; Ph. 50-54.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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</b> of moral or spiritual change, as a theological term, to convert :-- Se gecyrreda sceaða, Hml. Th. ii. 124, 32. Búton gé beón gecyrrede (-cerred, L.) and gewordene swá swá lytlingas, Mt. 18, 3. <b>VI b.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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morgen on ðisse ylcan tíde ic sende micelne hagol, Ex. 9, 18. Ðæt sylþ his wæstmas tó rihtre tíde, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Hé on gerisene tíd mid hwǽte seów, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 34. On eallum tídum secggan wé him þanc, Blickl. Homl. 103, 25. <b>I a.

Linked entry: týd

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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On .xii. mónðum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men .vii. hund hláfa and .xx. hláfa, búton morge[n]metum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 192, 18) on ðám yflum dagum, Chart. Th. 621, 9.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Hit wæs gedón máre þonne for hundtióntigum gǽrum it was done more than a hundred years ago, H. R. 11, 20. nú for: Þone mann þe wæs gegripen nú for feówertýne geárum hominem ante annos quatuordecim raptum, Hml. Th. ii. 332, 18: i. 104, 3: Ælfc. Gr.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Ðá hé þis leóð ásungen hæfde, þá forlét hé þone sang he sang no more, Bt. 24, 1; F. 80, 4. Gé forléton (-leortun, L.) þá þing þe synt hefegran þǽre ǽ . . . þás þing hyt gebyrede ꝥ gé dydon, and þá óðre ne forlétun (omittere), Mt. 23, 23.

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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Hé ðæt word ácwæð, ðæt ðæt micle morð menn ne þorfton þolian, Cd. Th. 40, 14; Gen. 639. Hé ðæt word ácwæð: 'Ic ðé mæg secgan . . .' Exon. Th. 20, 12; Cri. 316: Andr. Kmbl. 2722; An. 1363 (and often).

hálig

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Cóm morgen . . . hálig of heolstre, An. 243. Cóm wuldres tácen hálig of heofenum swylce hádre sægl, 89: 1020. Hálig God oferbrǽdde hálgan nette ( the pillar of cloud) hát*-*wendne lyft, Exod. 74. Hálge gimmas, sunne and mona, Cri. 692.

licgan

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Eall ꝥ his ( the earth ) fennas and móras genumen habbað, and eall ꝥ on eallum ðeódum wéstes ligeþ, Bt. 18, l ; F. 62, 15.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Bútan ǽr God ende worulde wyrcan wille, Seel. 13. of persons, death: Þurh hwelces monnes hond mín ende wǽre getiód cujus mortem percussoris manu cauendam habeam, Nar. 31, 18. Oþ þæt ende becwóm, swylt æfter synnum, B. 1254.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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&para; with comparatives :-- Ðá clypodon hig ðæs ðe má (so much the more ), Mt. Kmbl. 20, 31: Mk. Skt. 10, 26. Sió wund biþ ðæs ðe wierse and ðý máre, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 18: 18; Swt. 131, 16.

ge-sellan

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Tó deáðe gesyllan morti tradere, Ps. Th. 117, 18 : Mt. L. 10, 21. with dat. and prep.