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tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Gif sié ða ceácan áswollen and sió þrotu and ðú ða tácn geseó, 46, 22. a sign, symbol, emblem Hwæt wille wé cweþan be ðam andweardan welan, ðe oft cymþ tó ðǽm gódum, hwæt hé elles sié bútan tácn ðæs tóweardan welan, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 12.

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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Sió hæfde wæstum wundorlícran, Exon. Th. 413, 13; Rä. 32, 5. Ðé is ungelíc wlite and wæstmas, siððan ðú mínum wordum getrúwodest, Cd. Th. 38, 27; Gen. 613. Wé gesáwon of ðam entcynne Enachis bearna micelra wæstma ( procerae staturae ), Num. 13, 34.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Ne weorþeþ sió mǽgburg gemicledu eaforan mínum, Exon. Th. 401, 31; Rä. 21, 20. Hé him ábolgen wurðeþ, Cd. Th. 28, 4; Gen. 430. Hú wurþ hé elles gelǽred how else shall he get taught? Bd. pref.; S. 471, 18.

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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Wæs sió fǽmne mid hyre fæder willan biweddad, Exon. Th. 244, 24; Jul. 32 : Met. 24, 54 : Andr. Kmbl. 2802 ; An. 1403. Eallra gesceafta ágnum willan (-um, Cott. MS.) God rícsaþ ofer hí, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 12.

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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Be ðám sceabbe sió hreófe getácnað ðæt wóhhǽmed, 71, 4. by way of, in the form of:-- Gif hé secge ꝥ hé hæbbe hire freóndscipe, ꝥ ys be (amatorie,) lufe Ll.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Wæs sió bysen of him ( the example that had its origin with them ) ofer ealle world, Ors. 1, 5; Swt. 34. 31. Hié woldon of ǽlcerre byrig him self anwald habban ( imperare singulae cupiunt ) ...

Linked entry: ob

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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A thief [the secrecy implied by the word is marked in the following passage from the Laws dealing with injury done to a wood: Fýr biþ þeóf ... sió æsc biþ melda, nalles þeóf, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 19-23. Cf.

Linked entry: þeáf

ge-métan

(v.)
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Þǽr sió ród geméted wæs, EI. 1013. Ic sóhte hine and ne wes gemóted stów his, Ps. Srt. 36, 36. (l a) with obj. and infin. :-- Hé ðone fearr gehwǽr sóhte, and æt néxtan hine gemétte standan uppon ðám cnolle, Hml.

ge-þencan

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Sió syn ðe longe ǽr geðóht bið exquisita per studium peccata, Past. 435, 28. to perceive after consideration, learn Gé magon eáþe geþencan, gif gé hit georne ymbe smeágan willaþ and æfter styrian, ꝥ nánre wuhte líchoma ne beoð téderra þonne þæs monnes

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Gecærred tó geleáfa Crístes, Mk. p. 1, 6. to direct to an end, turn on an object to be considered Oft sió hǽlo ðæs líchoman on unðeáwas wearð gecierred (-cirred, v.l.) plerumque accepta salus carnis per vitia expenditur, Past. 251, 10.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

gifu

(n.)
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Cf. gifan ; <b>III b</b> Hwæt wille wé cweþan be þínum twám sunum, þá sint ealdormenn and gebeahteras ; on þám is swiotol sió gifu and ealla þá duguða heora fæder and heora eldran fæder, swá swá geonge men magon gelícoste beón ealdum monnun

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Sió wyrd dǽlþ eallum gesceaftum stówa and tída, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 33. (1 a) time, condition of things :-- On ðam endenýhstan dagum ðissere worulde beóþ frécenlíce tída, Wulfst. 81, 12. where the period is a definite one Ðá (after the first act of creation

Linked entry: týd

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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genere et quidam in meliori ordine deteriores sunt, et quidam in deteriori ordine meliores, Past. 411, 32-34. of things Ðæs ðe seó endebyrdnes and ðæt gecynd forwiernð ðǽm iacinte, se wlite his beorhtnesse hit eft geíceð, and eft ðeáh ðe ðæt gecynd and sió

hád

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Onwent sió geearnung ðone hád and dá geðyncja, Past. 411, 25. Se engel hafað yldran hád, Cri.1669: Reim. 15. <b>V a.</b> in an ecclesiastical sense :--- Gif hwá gehádodne man bende . . . béte . . . be hádes mǽðe, i. 400, 23 : 404, 16.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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God simle biþ full gód, and ꝥ his good and sió his gesǽlþ him náhwonan útane ne cóm, 34, 7; F. 144, 20. prosperous condition, well-being, good estate. as a condition actually existing Unryhtlicu iersung is ðæt mon iersige on óðerne for his góde ( on

on-fón

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Bebiét sió ǽ ðæt se sácerd scyle onfón ðone suíðran bógh æt ðǽre offrunge, Past. 81, 19. to receive a material or non-material object as possession or for use, enjoyment, &amp;c. get 'Ðú onféngc ðín gód eal hér on worulde.'

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ða ðonne ðe sió godcundde stefn þreáde and cuæð ðæt hié scolden leásunga wítgian. quos divinus sermo falsa videre redarguit, Past. 15, 2; Swt. 91, 8. Hyra þeáw wæs ðæt hí ða untruman in lǽdan sceoldan, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 28.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Mid mínum bróðer steffane ðe fiola góddra ðǽda siond be him áwritene with my brother Stephen about whom many good deeds are written, H. R. 13, 12: Ps. Th. 145, 4.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

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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Sió Circe wæs háten for herigum (cf. þǽre nama wæs Kirke, Bt. 38, I; F. 194, 19), Met. 26, 57. Hí woldon lícian for manna eágum, Past. 449, 10.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ða wísan ábeád weoroda ealdor : 'Nú sió geworden gefeá,' Exon. Th. 14, 34; Cri. 229.

Linked entry: wís-fæst