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þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Sec ðínne þeów, Drihten, Blickl. Homl. 87, 31. Ðone unnyttan þeówan, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 30: Homl. Th. i. 64, 17: ii. 578, 26. Wit syndon Cristes þeówas, Blickl. Homl. 187, 32: Wulfst. 157, 19.

ge-reccan

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Cf. secgan on Gif hit man him on gerecce mid sóðe, Ll. Th. i. 222, 4.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þis leóht wé habbaþ wið nýtenu gemǽne, ac ðæt leóht wé sceolan sécan, ðæt wé mótan habban mid englum gemǽne, Blickl. Homl. 21, 13. Ánra gehwylc hæfþ syndrige gife of Gode, sume þás gife, sume óðre gife, Homl.

Linked entries: þás þis

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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Th. 6052 ; B. 3030. what happens to a person, fate, fortune, lot, condition Ic wille secgan ðæt ǽlc wyrd (omnis fortuna ) bió gód, sam hió monnum gód þince, sam hió him yfel þince....

Linked entry: weord

ge-sellan

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Him wæs leán geseald setl on swegle, Gú. 756. to cause to have. to cause to receive a benefit, injury Þǽr is sigorspéd geseald, þám þe séceð tó him, An. 911: 646. to produce in a person or thing a state, feeling, &c.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Ic ðé secge his willa. Salm. Kmbl. p. 204, 44. Ic hí lifian hét æfter hiora willum ibunt in voluntatibus suis Ps. Th. 80, 12. v. hyht-, im-, weorold-willa; wil[l]

gif

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Gif ic sóð sprǽce, þonne sceal heó sweltan, Cri. 190. with both clauses in subjunctive, with conditional clause in past subjunctive with present or future sense Swá þæt hé mehte ǽgþerre gerǽcau, gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Ǽnigne dǽl secgas geségon on sele wunian, Beo. Th. 6248; B. 3128. Geweoton hí mearcland tredan, forlǽton moldern wunigean, open eorðscræfu, Andr. Kmbl. 1605; An. 803.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Worulde secla . Wülck. Gl. 255, 21. Wé sind ða ðe worulda geendunga on becómon in quos fines saeculorum devenerunt (1 Cor. 10, 11), Homl. Th. ii. 372, 10.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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MSS. ) ðæt hié ne sculen leásunga secgan laudandi sunt simplices, quod studeant numquam falsa dicere, Past. 35; Swt. 237, 8. Ðín esne teolode ðæt hé ðíne sóðe word beeode servus tuus exercebatur in tuis justificationibus, Ps. Th. 118, 23.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

hand

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Hnág ic ( the cross ) þám secgum tó handa, Kr. 59. Him tó honda fleág fugla cyn (cf. hé him ( birds and beasts ) andlyfene sealde of his ágenre handa, Guth.

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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Ðonne se mon nó his ágenne gielp mid ne sécþ, Past. 59; Swt. 451, 15. Gif hé nóht geseón ne mǽge mid, L. Alf. pol. 47; Th. i. 94, 6. Hé hæfde mildheortnysse ða þearfan mid tó fréfrigenne, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 13.

Linked entry: mið

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Mé seredon ymb secgas monige, 296, 6; Sat. 498: Ps. Th. 54, 18. marking the object in relation to which circumstances are stated Ic ðé cýðe hú hit wæs ymb ðæt lond æt Funtial, Chart. Th. 169, 16. Sceolde unc yfele gewurðan ymb ðæt heofonríce, Cd.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Gif ðú witan wille hwæt gedón wæs, 177, 1, Grammar witan, with gif Ðú wást gif hit is swá wé secgan hýrdon, Beo. Th. 550; B. 272. Grammar witan, with the construction of (2) and of (5).

Linked entries: weotan wietan

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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For sóþ secgan, Gn. C. 64. Þis andwerde líf hé nemde for weg, Ll. Th. ii. 432, 23. marking the function discharged, acknowledged character Eall þeódscipe hine heafde for fullne cyning, Chr. 1013; P. 144, 6. Habban for fæder, Hml. S. 5, 15.

niman

(v.)
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Gif hé secgge ꝥ hit here náme, 52, 2. Hé hét hiene niman and ðǽron bescúfan. Ors. 1. 12; S. 54, 31. Nimon, Chr. 1015; P. 146, 3. Mé tó nymenne comprehendere me, Mt. 26, 55. Fato stronges tó niomanne (niommanne, L.) uasa fortis diripere, Mk.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Hwæt wille wé furðor secgan hú se cásere his fyrdinge geendode, þonne hé forférde on ende, ii. 28, 118. although Ðú gelýfdest on mé, þonne ðú mé ne gesáwe credidisti in me, cum ipse me non uideris, Homl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Hé hí feáwa dagas mid him hæfde eos aliquot diebus secum retinuit, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 601, 9. Hé hæfde (detinuit) þone ǽrendracan hwylcnehugu fyrst in þám mynstre, Gr. D. 39, 23. Hé hæfde ǽnne lícðrowere belocen on ánum clyfan, Hml. S. 3, 480.

-ærn

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, adj. termination def. se -ærna, m; -ærne, f. n.

ald

(adj.)
Grammar
ald, se alda

old

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old Alde méce with an ancient sword, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 5; Exod. 494: Elen. Grm. 252: Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 11. Se alda út of helle the old one out of hell, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 6; Sat. 34

Linked entry: wyrd