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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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Beó ðú hálig wið ða hálgan, and hwyrf ðé wið ða forhwyrfdan, Ps. Th. 17, 25. Men mihton tócnáwan his mihte wið God, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 114.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gehát him þurh hálig word God self gecýðde, Gen. 1797. ¶ with complement :-- Þú eart cynebearn gecýðed cwycum and deádum. Hy. 7, 117: El. 816. with clause: Ic Æðelstáne cyning eallum mínum geréfum ... gecýðe ... ꝥ ic wille ..., Ll. Th. i. 196, 35.

Linked entry: cýþan

(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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Wód hé tó ðæs ðe hé wínreced wisse thither he made his way, where he knew the hall was, Beo. Th. 1433; B. 714: 3939; B. 1967: 4811; B. 2410.

Linked entry: -anne

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Wes ðú hál mid ðás willgedryht, Andr. Krnbl. 1828; An. 916. with the idea of joint action or companionship, in conjunction with, in company with, along with, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst.

Linked entry: mið

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Hé sóna wearð hál geworden, Blickl. Homl. 223, 26: Cd. Th. 223, 23; Dan. 124. Denum wearð willa gelumpen, Beo. Th. 1851; B. 823; 2473; B. 1234. Ðá weard áfeallen ðæs folces ealdor, Byrht. Th. 137, 46; By. 202. Ðá wearð se líchama tóslopen, Homl.

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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Hine eft ðǽm mannum hálne and gesundne ágeaf ðám ðe hine ǽr deádne léton gave him back safe and sound to the men who before had left him dead, Blickl. Homl. 219, 22. Lǽt ðíne lác beforan ðam altare relinque munus tuum ad altare, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 24.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Ðú ðæt gehéte þurh ðín hálig word, Andr. Kmbl. 2836, An. 1420. promise, oath. Similar entries v. word-fæst, -loga Man freóndscipe gefæstnode mid worde and mid wædde, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 14. Geþence hé word and wedd ðe hé Gode betǽhte, L.

hwá

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Hwæt wæs seó Salamones ræste elles búton se hálga innoð?, Bl. H. 11, 19. with gen. what manner of Ac hwæt wile ðæt nú beón weorca ðæt ús on óðerre stówe forbiét ðæt wé hit beforan mannum dón, on ððerre lǽrd búton ðæt wé hit helen ?

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Hálig treów ðe wyrþe (wurðe, v. l. ) wǽre tó berenne ealles middaneardes wurþ, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 119. Ne am ic wyrðe tó unbindanue ðuongas sceóea his non sum dignus soluere corrigiam calciamentorum eius, Lk. Skt. Lind.

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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Se Hálga Gást is willa and sóð lufu ðæs Fæder and ðæs Suna; sóðlíce willa and lufu getácniaþ án ðing, Homl. Th. i. 282, 2-4: 228, 24. In árfæst-nesse willan in devotione pietatis Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 592, 25. Gé earme men willum onféngun, on mildum sefan.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Ðás wísan hé ealle on him hæbbende wæs, 23 b, 32. to declare, maintain, express the conditions of a case Ðǽs [s]préce nǽnig mon on nǽnge óðre halfe oncærrende sié nymne suǽ þis gewrit hafað (except as this writing lays down the conditions), Txts. 442

(n.)
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a thole ꝥ wæs . viii. marc æt há (hamelan, v. l. see hamele in Dict. ), Chr. 1040; P. 160, 3

ha ha

(int.)
Grammar
ha ha, interj.

Ha ha!

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Ha ha! Ha ha and he he getácniaþ hlehter on léden and on Englisc ha ha and he he denote laughter in Latin and in English, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 17

há-sæta

(n.)
Grammar
há-sæta, an; m.

A rowera thole-sitter, an oarsman, opposed to the captain or helmsman

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A rower And gerǽdde man ðá ðæt ða scipu gewendan eft ongeán tó Lundene and sceolde man setton óðre eorlas and óðre hásǽton tó ðám scipum it was decided that the ships should go back again to London, and other commanders and other rowers were to be appointed