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þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Hwǽr hé ðara nægla swíðast wénan þorfte where he had most reason to expect that he should find the nails, Elen. Kmbl. 2206; El. 1104. Nó wé þus swíðe swencan þorftan, þǽr ðú freónda lárum hýran wolde, Exon. Th. 129, 19; Gú. 423.

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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Geopenigean uncúðe wyrd, hwǽr hé ðara nægla wénan þorfte, 2202 ; El. 1102. Hé ðé mæg onwreón wyrda gerýno he can disclose to thee the secrets of events (can tell thee of events which are a secret to most men), 1174; El. 589 : 1623 ; El. 813.

Linked entry: weord

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Hí námon tréowu, and slógon on óðerne ende ísene næglas, Ors. 4, l; Swt. 158, 2-5. Þurhscoten underneoðan óðer breóst, 3, 9; Swt. 134, 23. Wund þurh ðæt óðer cneów, 4, 6; Swt. 180, 6. Án strǽl hyne gewundode on hys óðer gewenge, Shrn. 97, 14.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Hwǽr hé ðara nægla swíðost on ðam wangstede wénan þorfte, Elen. Kmbl. 2206; El. 1104. Ðéh ðe hé wénende wǽre anwealdes Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 194, 22. with appositional clause Ðæs ne wéndon witan, ðæt hit manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte Beo. Th. 1560; B. 778.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Gif nægl of honda weorðe if a nail come off the hand, Lchdm. iii. 58, 7. Ðú mihtest ðé féran betwyx ðám tunglum, and ðonne weorþan on ðam rodore, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 11.

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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Gewitan him ðá Norþmen Went [gan] then the Northmen nægled-cnearrum — in their nailed barks — [dreórig daroða láf [the darts' sad leavings on dynges mere] on the noisy sea] ofer deóp wæter, over deep water, Dyflen sécean Dublin [Dyflen] eft Iraland.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Gedó ðæt hý nægen dón ðæt yfel ðæt hý þencaþ and sprecaþ decidant a cogitationibus suis, Ps. Th. 5, 11. Weras ðe ðæt on geþóhtum þenceaþ: Wutun..., 138, 17. Ealle ða geþóhtas ðe hí þóhtan omnes cogitationes eorum, 145, 3. <b>II a.

ge-dón

(v.)
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(c α) to put a thing to a use :-- To hwan hió þá næglas séiost gedón meahte, El. 1159. to apply money, expend Gif wé þá dagas fulfremedlíce for Gode lifgeaþ, þonne hæbbe wé úre daga þone teóþan dǽl for Gode gedón . . .

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Nim sticcan, sete on ðone nægl wið ða wearta . . . Heald wiþ wǽtan, Lchdm. ii. 150, 4-7. Grammar wiþ, giving the direction of movement by reference to a body at rest Se Hǽlend eode wið (juxta ) ða sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 18.