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dwelian

(v.)
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Sé ðe færð on sóðre lufe ne mæg hé dwelian; heó gewissað and gelǽt, Hml. Th. i. 52, 15. Dweliende exorbitans (a recto religionis tramite ), An. Ox. 3697: 4619. of inaccurate conception, to mistake, err Swíþe raþe þé bið cúþ ꝥ wit ne dwelgaþ, Bl.

witod

(adj.)
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witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Án þing ic eów secge tó gewisse, ðæt witod sceal geweorðan godspel gecýþed geond ealle worulde ǽr worulde ende, 89, 21.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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Seó sáwul is þæs líchoman hlǽfdige, and heó gewissað þá fíf andgitn swá swá of cynesætle ... Hyre gedafnað ꝥ heó swá swá hlǽfdige foresceáwige hwæt heó gehwylcum lime bebeóde tó dónne, Hml.

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Et (comede) and drinc and gewista, Lk. 12, 19. Ne gedyrstlǽcen hí þæt hý áhwǽr út of mynstre etan, þeáh hý hwá bidde, R. Ben. 79, 17. Et(a)n aepulari, An. Ox. 56, 81. to eat food, &c. Ic eotu flésc ferra manducabo carnes taurorum, Ps.

ge-dihtan

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Dǽdbóta sind gedihte on mislice wísan, ii. 282, 3. to order, manage, rule Þæt heáfod gewissað þám óðrum limum, swá swí þæt mód gediht ðá geðóhtas. Hml.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn, and him geðingien si quis veniat, ut pro se ad intercedendum nos apud potentem quempiam virum ducat, Past. 63, 2. to intercede for a person to or with another Se láreów bið unscyldig, gif hé þæt folc mid láre gewissað

ge-secgan

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H. 64, 23. the subject a pronoun referring to a clause Þæt is gesægd, ꝥ hé wǽre gewis his sylfes forðfóre, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 491, 19. where the verb is of incomplete predication Hé þone Hǽlend on þysne middangeard cumendne gesecgean wolde, Bl.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
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nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Nǽnig wera gewiste, 412, 13; Rä. 30, 13. Nǽnig manna is, Andr. Kmbl. 1088; An. 544 : Salm. Kmbl. 120; Sal. 59. Him nǽnig wæs ǽlǽrendra óðer betera, Elen. Kmbl. 1008; El. 505. Nǽnig heora þohte, Beo. Th. 1385; B. 691.

Linked entry: nán

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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ða ðurhtogenan (cf. geworhtan, 53; Swt. 413, 3) synna wépaþ qui peccata deplorant operum, 23; Swt. 176, 22. of continuous but uncompleted action, to carry on, continue : -- Hé swá six and twéntig daga ðæt færeld þurhteáh swilce hé tó sumum menn mid gewisse

sáwel

(n.)
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sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Sául, 282, 23: ii. 7, 75. the soul, the animal life Ic secge mínre sáwle: 'Eálá sáwel, ðú hæfst mycele gód . . . gerest ðé, et, drinc, and gewista.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Gewisse healdende gemǽru (limites), Hy. S. 35, 15. of time, a predetermined date, a term; terminus, (v. Angl. viii. 324, 45-325, 12) Þ hé gýme æfter .xii. Kl.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Þenc ǽfre embe God on eallum ðínum wegum, and hé sylf gewissað wel þíne fare in omnibus viis tuis cogita illum, et ipse diriget gressus tuos, Hml.

ge-myndig

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Godes gifu ús gewissað tó his willan, gif wé gemyndige beóð Crístes bebodum and ðǽra apostola láre, Hml.

tǽcan

(v.)
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tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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., swá swá ða geleáfullan rǽderas hit gesetton, and eác gewisse dægmǽl ús swá tǽcaþ, Lchdm. iii. 256, 22. to shew, indicate, signify Táhte significat, Jn. Skt. p. 8, 12: 21, 19: indicaret, Lk. Skt. p. 2, 14.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Ic wundrige hwí wíse men swá swíþe swuncen mid þǽre sprǽce, and swa litel gewis funden Bt. 41, 4; F. 250, 20. NÓ hí findan meahton æt þám æðelinge, þæt hé þone cynedóm ciósan wolde, B. 2373. Eádiglicre funden, Seel. 132.

(prep.)
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tó, prep. adv.
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Ic nát tó gewissan hwǽr hé wunaþ nú I don't know for certain where he lives now. Homl. Skt. i. 21, 31. (k) marking comparison, compared to, in comparison with, beside :-- Ðes is úre God, and nis nán óðer geteald to him, Homl.

Linked entry: -anne