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wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Th. i. 102, 27: Anglia viii. 327, 26. growth, thriving Mannum becymð rén ofer eorðan eów tó wæstme ( that you may thrive ), Homl.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Hine sylf ofer ealle men tellan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 37. with an object and prepositional phrase, to consider as (tó, for, on) Ne telle ic eów tó ðeówan non dico vos servos, Jn. Skt. 15, 15.

for-gifan

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

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Eów weorþeþ forgifen hwæt gé sprecaþ, Bl. H. 171, 29. to grant. to grant leave to do, permit, allow. without object expressed Forgeaf permitteret, i. licentiam daret, An. Ox. 2573.

friþ

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Th. i. 284, 13. friendly (instead of hostile) relations Wé cómon of fyrlenum lande, and wé gewilniað friðes and freóndrǽdene wið eów (pacem vobiscum facere capieníes), Jos. 9, 6.

ge-sécan

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(i) to go to a person for residence or intercourse Ic for láre intingan eów hér gesóhte, Hml. S. 23 b, 71. Þá gesóhtan hié hine and him þæt wundor sægdon. Bl. H. 199, 28. Hé ús wile on dómes dæg gesécean, 123, 33.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Hé on axan and on duste licge: gif ic eów óþres ðinges bysene onstelle ðonne ágylte ic, Blickl. Homl. 227, 15. Wes ðú gemyndig Marian þinga be mindful of Mary's conduct, 67, 33.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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I. 7 ; Sch. 20, 5. to see a person or place. to visit, have personal communication with a person Eft ic eów geseó (gesiúm ł gesié, L., gesióm, R.), Jn. 16, 22. Hí God geseóð (geseás, L.), Mt. 5, 8: Bl. H. 13, 27.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Gé ne ongitaþ hú micelne teónan gé dóþ Gode eówrum sceppende nec intelligitis quantam conditori vestro faciatis injuriam, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 31.

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mann

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Gé hláfordas, dóð gé eówrum monnum ( servis ) ðæt ilcce, Past. 201, 24. (2a) of a female slave :-- Se e where both free and unfree are included Manig strec man wyle werian his man swá hwæðer him þincð ꝥ hé hine ýð áwerian mæge swá for frigne swá for

ge-teón

(v.)
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Hwæþer nú gimma wlite eówre eágon tó him getió an gemmarum fulgor oculos trahit ?, Bt. 13; F. 40, 2. His hiéremenn geteón tó beteron subditos ad meliora pertrahere, Past. 81, 16.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Fyllaþ eówre fromcynne foldan sceátas, Cd. Th. 92, 26; Gen. 1534: 247, 25; Dan. 502. Drihten háteþ héhenglas béman bláwan ofer burga geseotu geond foldan sceátas, 302, 21; Sat. 603: Exon. Th. 445, 20; Dóm. 10. Faraþ geond ealle eorþan sceátas. Andr.

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hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Srt. 104, 21. figurative where the ruler or master is a thing Se wela and se anweald and þá woruldgesǽlþa sint eówre hláfordas and eówre wealdandas, Bt. 16, 2; F. 50, 36.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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For án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér oves tantum vestrae et armenta remaneant, Ex. 10, 24. Hé for án wénde ꝥ ǽlc hine gecneówe he had no other thought but that every one knew him, Hml. S. 23, 573. Him for án þúhte ꝥ . . . , 631.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Gif hé eów áxie hwæder gé willon ( quo vadis? ), Gen. 32, 17. Ðá hí tó scipan woldon, Chr. 1009 ; Erl. 142, 28. Ðá salde se here áþas ðæt hié of his ríce uuoldon, 878 ; Erl. 80, 17.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Ðæt gé eówer mód gemetgien on ðæm níþe ut in increpationis zelo se spiritus temperet, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 15. Ðǽr is friþ bútan æféstum, sib bútan níþe, Exon. Th. l01, 18; Cri. 1660.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Wundor mé ðincð eówer ðingrǽden, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 14. Mé þincþ wundor, Blickl. Homl. 179, 13: 175, 13. Ðá wæs wundor micel, ðæt se wínsele wiðhæfde, Beo. Th. 1546; B. 771: Cd. Th. 37, 26; Gen. 595.

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ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Vulg. 6, 27; hwylc eówer mæg sóþlíce geþencan ðæt he ge-eácnige áne elne to hys anlícnesse? Mt. Bos. 6, 27; Wycl. says cubite; Tynd. cubit. It is therefore presumed that the Grk. πῆχυς = Heb. HEBREW was s] = eighteen inches.

Linked entry: eln-gemet

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Nymaþ of eówrum sélustan wæstmum, Gen. 43, 11. good of its kind, of persons, possessing the excellences of a class, excellent, well-qualified, skilful, efficient Hé ðæs wǽpnes onláh sélran sweordfrecan, Beo. Th. 2940 ; B. 1468.

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ge-tellan

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Wé geségon eówic standan twelfe getealde [twelve in number), An. 885. (1 a) getellan wiþ to compare one amount with another :-- Gif þú getælest (-tel-, v. l.) ðá hwíle þisses andweardan lífes wið ðæs unge*-*endodan lífes hwíla, hwæt bið hit þonne ?

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Eów ǽfre ne bið þurh gife míne gódes onsién, Cri. 480. Ic geþolade gódes ealles, wonn módearfoða má, Hy. 4, 85. Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere mid góde elige servum tuum in bonum, Ps. Th. 118, 122.