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án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Ná ꝥ án his fínd ac eác swilce his frínd, Ap. Th. 7, 12. Andbidiað ánum ( only ) fíf dagas, Hml. A. 108, 186. Þám þe Gode áne þeówodon to those that did nothing but serve God, 118, 54.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Þá giet þá Alexander hám cóm, þá giet wæs on him se mǽsta þurst monnes blódes Alexander apud Babyloniam adhuc sanguinem sitiens, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 11. Þá gyt þe ic wæs gehefaldod dum adhuc ordirer, Cant. Ez. 12.

ge-reccan

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Hé sceal beforan ðǽm ðearlwísan Déman mid gereclicre race gereccean ðæt hé ðæt ilce self dyde þe hé óðre men lǽrde apud districtum judicem cogitur tanta in opere exsolvere, quanta eum constat aliis voce praecepisse, Past. 192, 15.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Gl. 408, 54: Ap. Th. 10, 5. Ðú dwollíce leofast swylce ðé tó gamenes thou livest foolishly as if it were sport for you, Homl.

Linked entry: -anne

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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D. 146, 36-147, 3. by (in to have a child by a woman):-- Be ðǽre hé hæfde áne doher, Ap.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Se déma lét ða módor tó ðam suna on synderlícre clýsingce the judge allowed the mother to come to the son in a chamber apart, Homl. Skt. 4, 342.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

ge-dón

(v.)
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</b> to make, conclude a treaty of peace :-- Hé gedyde þone yfelan friþ on Numantium infamia de foedere apud Numantiam pacto, Ors. 5, 3; S. 220, 19. gedón tó to make, cause to become, cause to take the character of. of persons Þá óðre þeóde hé

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Giscroepo uossa aptas fieri 117, 14: &para; used impersonally :-- Ðá wæs on ofne windig and wynsum, Cd. Th. 237, 31 ; Dan. 346. Settan mé ðǽr mé unswǽsost wæs posuerunt me in abominationem sibi Ps. Th. 87, 8. Ðǽr him leófost wæs, Byrht.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs genime ðec mið doema ł gelǽdæ ðec tó dóme ne forte trahat te apud judicem, Lk. L. R. 12, 58. <b>IX b.</b> to take an object that does not move itself, bear, carry, bring :-- Fífo ídlo ne genómun oele mið him, Mt. L. R. 25, 3.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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S. 17, 158. the object a thing, a noun or pronoun Nim ꝥ ic þé tó sillenne habbe, Ap. Th. 12, 2. Hé hæfðe þriddan dǽl his firde beæftan him. Ors. I. 12 ; S. 52, 32. Theodosius hæfde þone wind mid him, 6, 36; S. 294, 26.

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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Is mildheortnisse miht on(apud) Drihtne, 129, 7. ¶ Like Icelandic á it occurs in names of places :-- On his mynstre ðe is cweden on Hripum, Bd. 5, 18; S. 636, 45. with verbs of motion Se ðe on heofenum cuman ne mót, Homl.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

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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Kmbl. 73 ; Ap. 37. Nó hé hine wið monna miltse gedǽlde, Exon. Th. 122, 7; Gú. 302: 146, 18; Gú. 711. Swá nó man scyle his gástes lufan wið Gode dǽlan, Cd. Th. 217, 12; Dan. 21.

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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an OAK ; quercus, robur Ðeós ác hæc quercus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 46. Sume ác astáh got up into an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 31. acc. Ác an oaken ship. Runic pm. 25; Kmbl. 344, 21. Geongre áce of a young oak, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 9. Of ðære ác [

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

ÁD

(n.)
Grammar
ÁD, aad, es; m.

A funeral pilepileheaproguscongeries

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A funeral pile, pile, heap; rogus, congeries Ðá on-bærnde he ðone ád then kindled he the pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 25. Ád stód onæled the pile was [stood] kindled, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 35; Gen. 2922. Hét ád onælan he commanded to kindle the funeral pile,

Linked entry: aad

Æ

Grammar
Æ, The short or unaccented Anglo-Saxon æ has a sound like ai in main and f
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airy, as appears from these cognate words Wæl wail, brædan to braid, nægel a nail, dæg, spær, læt, snæce, mæst, æsp, bær, etc. The short or unaccented æ stands only before a single consonant; as Stæf, hwæl, dæg: a single consonant followed by e in nouns

Ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Ǽ, indecl. f.

Lawstatutecustomritemarriagelexstatutumceremoniæritusmatrimonium

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Law, statute, custom, rite, marriage; lex, statutum, ceremoniæ, ritus, matrimonium God him sette ǽ ðæt ys open lagu God gave them a statute that is a plain law, Ælfc. T. 10, 20. Ǽ Drihtnes the law of the Lord, Ps. Spl. 18, 8: Mt. Bos. 26, 28. God is

Linked entries: ǽ-fyllende á

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

Lifevita

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Life; vita Ðæt hí ne meahtan acwellan cnyhta ǽ that they might not destroy the young men's lives, Exon. 55a; Th. 195, 32; Az. 164

áb

Similar entry: ó-web

ád

(n.)
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Add: [m. and] n. A fire for burning the living or the dead Aad rogus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 52. Ád, 85, 29. Ðæt ád wæs forburnen, Hml. S. 4, 336. Hine ( the Phenix ) ád þeceð, Ph. 365. Bán, ádes láfe, 272. Ádes rogi, An. Ox. 3519. 'Eówer hrá bryttað lácende

ác

Similar entry: scip-ác