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up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point

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Wolde ðæt se hálga wer wurde up gedón, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 136, 138, 140: Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 24. Nime hé upp his mǽg let him take his kinsman up from the grave, L. Eth. iii. 7; Th. i. 296, 10. Ða ancras upp teón, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 40.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEAD ⬩ conduct ⬩ take ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce

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Hé his ða menniscan gecynd on heofenas lǽdon wolde he would take his human nature into heaven, Blickl. Homl. 127, 24. Hé hét his líchoman up ádón and lǽdon tó Wintonceastre translatus in Ventam civitatem, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 24: Blickl. Homl. 193, 10.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

wíte

(n.)

punishment ⬩ pain that is inflicted as punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ a means ⬩ implement ⬩ a fine. ⬩ torment ⬩ plague ⬩ disease ⬩ evil ⬩ pain

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Freá wolde on wǽrlogan wíte settan. Cd. Th. 76, 33; Gen. 1265. Geseah hé engles hand wrítan Sennara wíte, 261, 17 ; Dan. 727. Ðé sind wítu weotud be gewyrhtum. Andr. Kmbl. 2730; An. 1367 : Exon. Th. 258, 13; Jul. 264.

for-gifan

to give ⬩ bestow ⬩ grant ⬩ dispense ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give up ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver up ⬩ commit ⬩ practice ⬩ to give back ⬩ restore ⬩ to marry ⬩ to grant ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ to grant ⬩ to give ⬩ cause ⬩ to forgive

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Ꝥ hé wǽre his feores scyldig, buton se cyng him his feorh forgifan wolde, Ll. Th. i. 230, 7. to give a woman in marriage, to marry a woman to some one Æþelstán his sweostor him forgeaf, Chr. 925; P. 105, 20: B. 2997.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque

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Wolde ic ánes to ðé cræftes neósan I would inquire of one art from thee Andr. Kmbl. 968; An. 484. He byþ forlǽten fram ðam cræfte ipse dimittetur ab arte Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 35.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex

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Ná ðú be gewyrhtum úrum woldest us dón thou wouldst not do to us according to our sins [secundum peccata nostra], Ps. Th. 102, 10. beside, out of; e, ex Ic ðé lǽde be ðam [bi, ðæm MS.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief

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Æþelwald and Alhmund his sunu hit woldon habban on his lǽne and hína Ethelwald and his son Alhmund would hold it [certain land] of him [the bishop] and of the convent in fee, Chart. Th. 140, 32.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

flesh ⬩ animals ⬩ human beings

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Th. 62, l: 72, 21. the sensual appetites Ðú woldest brúcan ungemetlicre wrǽnnesse; ac dé willaþ ðonne forseón Godes þeówas, for þám þe þín wérige flǽsc hafaþ þín anweald, nalæs þú his.

hlísa

fame ⬩ reputation ⬩ repute ⬩ glory ⬩ reputation ⬩ report ⬩ fame ⬩ approbation ⬩ applause

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Wilnigaþ monige men anwealdes ðe hié woldon habban gódne hlísan, þeáh hí his unwyrþe sién, Bt. 18, I; F. 60, 26. used of the Deity, glory: Nǽfre hlísan áh Meotud þan máran þonne hé wið monna bearn wyrceð weldǽdum no more glorious attribute has the Maker

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threat ⬩ chastisement ⬩ correction ⬩ punishment ⬩ an infliction that has been deserved ⬩ justifiable severity ⬩ an infliction (where no idea of correction is implied) ⬩ evil ⬩ ill ⬩ pang ⬩ plague ⬩ calamity ⬩ affliction

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Ne hí Agustinus lárum ne his bénum ne his ðreám ( increpationibus ) geþafigean woldan, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 14. Ðreá þeódum eáwan ad faciendas increpationes in populis, Ps.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit

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Hí woldon mé swíþe bitere þincan, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 19. Swá hit þincan mæg, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 326, 36. Grammar þyncan, where the subject is not expressed, as in methinks Swá me ðincþ, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 21: 36, 3; Fox 176, 30.

Linked entries: ge-þyncan þincan

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to be ⬩ be made ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ befall ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ plăcēre

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Hý gewearþ, ðæt hý woldan to Rómánum friþes wilnian they agreed that they would seek peace from the Romans, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 17: 5, 10; Bos. 108, 29: 6, 30; Bos. 126, 24: Gen. 20, 13.

gearo

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Þet hit him georo wǽre swá hwilce dæge swá hí hit habban woldon, Chr. 874; P. 73, 26. On Gode standeð mín geara hǽle, Ps. Th. 61, 7. Hí eódon heom tó heora garwan feorme, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 24.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Swelce wræccan woldon underfón ðone weorðscipe and eác ða byrðenne infirmus quisque, ut honoris (plebium ducatus) onus percipiat, anhelat Past. 7 ; Swt. 51, 23.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Eálá ðæt wolde God ðæt ússa tída wǽren swelce, Met. 8, 40. Hé wæs him feor manegum tídum ( for a long time, A. V.), Lk. Skt. 20, 9. Ǽr eallum tídum ácenned, Blickl. Homl. 31, 24. Ða ðe on mé gelýfaþ eallum tídum on écnesse, 231, 4.

Linked entry: týd

gíman

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Nis tó wénanne þætte wolde God hiora gásta mid him gýman, Ps. Th. 77, 10. Biwoedded desponsata (in margin: Tó gémanne nalles tó habbanne fore wíf), Mt. L. 1, 18. (a α) to have charge as ruler, to rule. v. gímend ; <b>I a.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ne mé ǽnig mid góde ongitan wolde noa erat qui agnosceret me, Ps. Th. 141, 4. Hé mé góde dohte, mé beág forgeaf, Víd. 89. Góde gewircean, feohgiftum, B. 20. Míne geornnesse mid góde þú gefyldest, Bl. H. 89, 5. Þæt icgód æt him begitan móte, Ps.

on-fón

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Ne wolde þám leódþeáwum Loth onfón, Gen. 1938.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally

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Heó wolde út þanon feore beorgan, Beo. Th. 2589; B. 1292. where motion (lit. or fig.) is caused, with verbs of bearing, casting, driving, releasing, etc. Geóte man ðone wǽtan út liquor effundatur, L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 7.

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart

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Ic eom swíðe gefiónde ðætte gé woldon ǽnige wuht eów selfum wítan (wiétan, Halt. MS.), ǽr ic hit eów wite. Hit is gód ðæt gé hit nú wiétun (wíton, Hatt. MS.), Past. 31 ; Swt. 206, 19.

Linked entry: ge-wítan