libban
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Hwæt, þæt is sió méste ár deáðlicra manna þæt hié libban and sién hále, Bt. 10; F. 28, 24 — 27. Ic wát þæt nán swá gód man ne leofað swá hé is, Ors. 5, la ; S. 242, 33. Wé þe lybbað (lifgeað, Ps. Vos. lifgað, Ps. Srt. ) nos qui vivimus, Ps.
þanc
thought ⬩ kindly thought, ⬩ favour, ⬩ grace ⬩ agreeableness, ⬩ pleasure, ⬩ satisfaction ⬩ according to what is agreeable, agreeably, pleasantly ⬩ to the satisfaction of a person, ⬩ so as to please ⬩ pleasing, ⬩ agreeable, ⬩ grateful ⬩ thanks ⬩ by (one's) grace, favour ⬩ of (one's own) accord, ⬩ with (a person's) consent, ⬩ willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ at (one's) pleasure or will ⬩ in or of itself ⬩ for (one's) sake
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Ðonne sió sául hire unðonces gebǽdd wierð ðæt yfel tó forlǽtanne ðæt hió ǽr hire ágnes ðonces gedyde, Past. 36; Swt. 251, 14. [Hi wenden alle fra þe king, surge here þankes and sume here unþankes, Chr. 1140; Erl. 265, 12.
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Gif mon forstolenne man befó æt óðrum and síe sió hond óðcwolen sió hine sealde ðam men ðe hine mon ætbeféng if a stolen man be attached in another's possession, and the hand [person] be dead that sold him to the man in whose possession he is attached
Linked entries: irfe-hand hand-gemǽne hond
reccan
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Rece, wísworda gleáw, hwæt sió wiht síe, Exon. Th. 455, 19; Rä. 33, 13. Hér begann se deófol tó reccanne hálige gewritu and hé leáh mid ðære race here the devil began to expound holy writ, and he was false in his exposition, Homl. Th. i. 170, 4.
Linked entries: and-reccan be-reccan ge-reccan
under-fón
to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal
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Sió giémen ðæs underfangenan láreówdómes suscepta cura regiminis, 4; Swt. 37, 13. Ðá hié gewin hæfdon underfongen bella suscepta, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 192, 29. Ǽr hé hæbbe godcunde bóte underfangen, L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 248, 25.
Linked entry: under-niman
se
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Ðý sceal eác bión ofersuíðed sió unfæsðrǽdnes ðára geðóhta, ðý mon hine bewarige wið ðá leóhtmódnesse, Past. 308, 2-6. 5 with tó, marking extent Hé wearð gehýrsum tó þí ꝥ hé willes deáð þrowade factus obediens usque ad mortem, R. Ben. 26, 15
tó-dǽlan
To divide, ⬩ separate, ⬩ distribute ⬩ to divide a whole into parts, ⬩ to destroy unity, ⬩ make dissension in ⬩ to divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different parts ⬩ to divide one number by another ⬩ to divide one thing from another, ⬩ part, ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to destroy ⬩ to distribute, ⬩ give away parts of a whole, ⬩ to divide into shares ⬩ to share ⬩ to divide, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ separate, ⬩ make a difference between ⬩ to be different, ⬩ be distinguished from. ⬩ to separate with the mind ⬩ discern, ⬩ discriminate, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ to give forth, ⬩ utter
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Hí wǽron tódǽlende heora weoruldgód syndrigum mannum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 19. to divide into shares, to share Sió sunne and se móna habbaþ tódæled butwuht him ðone dæg and ða niht swíþe emne, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 5. to divide, distinguish, separate, make
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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The word is sometimes used in the plural with the force of the singular. truth to a promise or engagement, faith (as in good or bad faith, to keep faith with a person), troth: Treów, sió geond bilwitra breóst áríseþ, Exon. Th. 343, 21; Gn. Ex. 160.
Linked entries: treówa trinnu-byttae
þurh-teón
to carry through ⬩ get a proposal accepted, a request granted ⬩ to carry out a plan, orders, etc. ⬩ give effect to an intention ⬩ to carry through ⬩ carry on to a (successful) end ⬩ to accomplish ⬩ perform ⬩ to perpetrate ⬩ to carry on ⬩ continue ⬩ to bring to a successful issue ⬩ to achieve ⬩ bring about ⬩ bring to pass ⬩ to afford ⬩ to go through ⬩ undergo ⬩ to draw ⬩ drag
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Cweþan ðæt sió godcunde foretiohhung getiohhod hæfde ðæs ðe hió ne þurhtuge, 41, 3; Fox 248, 21. Hí nóhwæþere heora willnunge habban ne ðurhteón magan in neutro cupitum passunt obtinere propositum, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 3: Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 22.
ge-gaderian
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Gegaderade sió láf of Eást-Englum micelne here, Chr. 894; P. 88, 3. Hé eft gegaderode óþerne here him tó, Hml. S. 25, 483. Man fyrde ongeán hí gegaderode, Chr. 998; P. 131, 14. Man gegaderode þá scipu tó Ludenbyrig, 992; P. 127, 9.
hús
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Sió leó ábít hire ágenes húses hirde, Met. 13, 31. a building for storage, for the keeping of material; — Wæterscipes hús colimbus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 56. Similar entries v. æppel-, corn-, híg-hús. the place of abode of a religious fraternity ?
wendan
To turn ⬩ To cause to move ⬩ to change ⬩ alter ⬩ convert ⬩ to translate ⬩ interpret ⬩ to move one's self ⬩ take one's way ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ wend ⬩ To wend ⬩ go ⬩ proceed
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Hwí sió wyrd swá wó wendansceolde Met. 4, 40. Wendan of (to depart from) woruldryhte Exon. Th. 105, 24; Gú. 28. Ðæt his sciperes woldon wændon fram him Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 13. with reflexive dative : Cnut wende him út Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 5.
sendan
To send ⬩ cause to go ⬩ to send ⬩ despatch ⬩ to send ⬩ to send ⬩ to send ⬩ move to a place of rest ⬩ put ⬩ lay ⬩ to send a missile ⬩ cast lots ⬩ throw ⬩ hurl ⬩ to send ⬩ to send ⬩ to send forth ⬩ emit a sound ⬩ to send ⬩ to send for
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Sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter þurh hiora múþ, Blickl. Homl. 245, 20-24. Gúþfrecan gáras sendon in heardra gemang, Judth. Thw. 24, 35; Jud. 224. Hié sendon hlot him betweónum, Blickl. Homl. 229, 5. Send ðé nyþer of ðisse heánesse, 27, 12.
wilnian
of animate objects ⬩ to desire, ask for ⬩ with gen. or uncertain ⬩ with accusative ⬩ with infinitive ⬩ with geniudial infinitive ⬩ with genitive and gerundial infinitive ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute or uncertain ⬩ to desire to go ⬩ to tend to an end
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Swíðe lytlum siceraþ ðæt wæter on ðæt hlece scip, and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ylcan ðe sió hlúde ýð déð hoc agit sentina latenter excrescens, quod patenter procella saeviens, Past. 57; Swt. 437, 14.
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ge-trymman
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Ðæt sió hering getrymme ðæs wácmódan monnes mód wið ðá tǽlinge, Past. 213, 2. Ðætte ðæt lof hié getrymede quatenus eorum mentem laus solidaret, 22. Getrymian roborare, 385, 1.
scír
office ⬩ charge ⬩ business ⬩ administration ⬩ government ⬩ a district ⬩ province ⬩ diocese ⬩ parish ⬩ the people of a district ⬩ a tribe ⬩ a shire ⬩ The people of a shire ⬩ the community inhabiting a shire ⬩ the district in charge of an ecclesiastic ⬩ a diocese ⬩ parish
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Sió scír hátte Hálgoland ðe hé (Ohthere) on búde. Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 9. Hé áxode hú ðære þeóde nama wǽre ðe hí of cómon . . . Gyt ðá Gregorius befrán hú ðære scíre nama wǽre ðe ða cnapan of álǽdde wǽron, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 27-33.
Linked entries: scír-biscop scír-geréfa scír-mann scýr
geond
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Heó wǽðeð geond weallas, Rä. 35, 5. marking the locality to which sight is directed, (to look) through, over Sioh geond þás sídan gesceaft, Cri. 59.
ge-witnes
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Eal sió gesomnung ðǽre hálgan ciricean ðurh ondetnesse hielt ðá gewitnesse ðǽre sóðfæsðnesse Galaad acervus testimonii interpretatur. Cuncta congregatio ecclesiae per confessionem servit testimonio veritatis, Past. 367, 5-7.
tó-weard
future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing
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Tácn hú sió ádl tóweard sié, 256, 21. Hí gesáwon ðæt ðár tóweard wæs they saw what was about to happen, Lk. Skt. 22, 49. Eów ys wuldorblǽd tóweard glory is about to come to you, Judth. Thw. 23, 35; Jud. 157.
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swilc
where the word points to what has been already described ⬩ such ⬩ the like, the same ⬩ such . . . as ⬩ such as ⬩ so (as) much, so (as) many
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Swelce burg gewyrcan swelce sió wæs, 2, 4; Swt. 74, 8. Gif ic hæfde swilcne anweald, swylce God hæfþ, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 19. Se wolde habban swilcne hlísan swá Benedictus, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 18: Soul Kmbl. 278; Seel. 143.