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geond

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Geond hæleða bearn, Men. 121. Sécan geond Israéla earme láfe, Dan. 80. of time, during, through, for Geond fíf mónþas, Hml. S. 21, 145. Geond nigon geúra fec, 157: 3, 469. Géond ealra worulda woruld, Sat. 224.

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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H. 95, 24. beautiful appearance, beauty: Gréne stondað gehroden ... beorhtast bearwa. Nó gebrocen weorðeð holt on híwe, Ph. 81. colour Apricitas, color hió, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 51. Híw apricitas, 7, 10.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Hring útan ymb bearh, ðæt heó ðone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte, Beo. Th. 3011; B. 1503. Hygeþ ymbe se ðe wile, Met. 19, 1. Þencð ymb se ðe wile, 20, 27. Déð ymbe moncynnes fruma, swá him gemet þinceþ, 29, 41.

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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Ðá hét lífes brytta englas síne fæðmum ferigean leófne then the giver of life commanded his angels to bear the dear one in their arms, Andr.

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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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Th. 75, 4. reflex. to hold, bear or conduct oneself, to behave: Wǽre þú tódæg beswuncgen? Ic næs, for þám wærlice ic mé heóld (tenui), Coll. M 34, 9. Loth þǽre monwísan fleáh, and hine fægre heóld, Gen. 1941.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Eall his bearna mægen omnes virtutes ejus, 20. Seó sýfernes and óðre mægnu sobrietas et alie virtutes, Prud. 54a: 64a. Ðá sóðan welan ðæt sind hálige mægnu the true riches, they are holy virtues, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 310.

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ge-met

(adj.)
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(good, short) measure :-- Gód gemet (mensuram) hig syllað on eówerne bearm ; þám sylfan gemete þe gé metað eów byð gemeten, Lk. 6, 38. III. a measure, an instrument for measuring :-- False gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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S. 74; Th. i. 416, 6. with the idea of oppression (cf. colloquial to sit on a person, Icel. sitja á sér to restrain one's self), to sit or bear heavy on, weigh, press, rest Ne mé wiht an siteþ egesan áwiht ǽniges mannes nou timebo quid faciat mihi homo

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Strongrum helpum validioribus auxiliis, Rtl. 61, 11. strong, earnest Ðá sealdon hí him strange manunge, Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 481, 13. of that which is hard to bear, hard, severe Godes bebod, þéh hit strong wǽre, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 2.

of

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

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Mé of brýde bearn ne wócon, Cd. Th. 131, 30; Gen. 2184 : Exon. Th. 433, 26; Rä. 51, 2. Him stent ege of ðé timebunt te, Deut. 28, 10. Wendan on Englisc, hwílum word be worde, hwílum andgit of andgite, Past. Swt. 7, 20.

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ge-lífan

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Se deófles man gealp þæt hé Godes bearn wǽre, and þæt folc him tó swýðe þæs gelýfde, Wlfst. 99, 18. to believe on a person, give credence to the claims made by or for a person Sc̃s Adrian geseah hú ánrǽde þá crístenan men wǽron; þá gelýfde hé Críste,

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Forgielde þone wífman fullan gielde and ꝥ bearn healfan gelde, 68, 2, Be healfum wurðe, 208, 24. Gebycgan mid halfe weorðe, C. D. ii. 120, 28. Healfne bannuc buccellam semiplenam, An. Ox. 2402. Healfne leód, Ll. Th. i. 8, 7: 22, 4, 6.

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ge-habban

(v.)
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To have at (wiþ), to attack Drihten hig gehyrde, þæt hig gehæfdon (-hæfton, Thw.) wið hine, þæt hig feóllon on þám gefeohte ætforan Israhéla bearnum Domini sententia fuerat, ut indurarentur corda eorum et pugnarent contra Israel et caderent, Jos. 11,

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Hréðel ( the grandfather of Beowulf) sibbe gemunde, næs ic (Beowulf ) him láðra beorn ðonne his bearna hwylc, Beo. Th. 4854; B. 2431.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Nis ná gód ðæt man nime bearna hláf and hundum weorpe (worpe, v. l. ), Mk. Skt. 7, 37. Ðá hét he hine wurpan deórum, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 245. by prepositions or adverbs Ic wyrpe max míne on eá, and angil ic wyrpe . . . Ic wyrpe ða unclǽnan út. Coll.

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here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Wearð Godes ágen bearn áhangen for herigum, El. 180: Met. 26, 57. Ðá gesæh ðe Hǽlend hergas menigo videns Jesus turbas multas, Mt.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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On gemynd niman to bear in remembrance, Elen. Kmbl. 2464; El. 1233. On hæft niman to take captive, Exon. Th. 16, 29; Cri. 260. Sibbe niman wið to make terms with.

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fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing is so pleasing, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 11; Ph. 125. Hió dumb wunaþ, hwæðre hyre is on fóte fæger hleóðor it continues dumb, yet there is in its foot a sweet voice, 108 b; Th. 414, 9; Rä. 32, 17.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Lytel þáhte ic leóda bearnum, læg on heardum stáne, Cri. 1425. Swá hwylc swá sylð ánne drinc ánum þyssa lytylra manna, Mt. 10, 42. Ánum of ðisum bróðrum mínum lytlum, Mt. L. 25, 40.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Him on bearme læg mádma mænigo, Beo. Th. So; B. 40. On him byrne scan, 815; B. 405. Se on foldan læg, Byrht. Th. 138, 29; By. 227. Hé on meare rád, 138, 53; By. 239. And metaphorically :-- On eów scyld siteþ, Exon.

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