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on-fón

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Abraham . . . onféng freóndscipe be freán hǽse, Gen. 2736. Ne onfóh þú nǽfre médsceattum nec accipies munera, Ll. Th. i. 54, 17. Þé lyst nú lióþa. Onfóh hiora nú video te carminis exspectare dulcedinem.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Mon hǽt Corrinthisce fatu ealle þe þǽr of geworhte wǽron, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 216, 4. to form from material, prepare from ingredients Weolocas of þám bið geweorht (-worhgt, v. l.) se weolocreáda tælhg cocleae, quibus tinctura coccinei coloris conficitur Bd

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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On Gode standeþ mín hǽle, Ps. Th. 61, 7. Stande hit on his ágenan gewealde, Chart. Th. 329, 35. Se ðe unriht gestreón on his handa stóde, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 5. Wulfgeat wæs se forma man and Wulfmǽr is ðe óðer ðe hit nú on handa stant, Cod.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Hǽte hym man bæþswá hraþe swá hys wíse gódige. Lchdm. iii. 122, 8.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ger. sollen, and the use of should in the following passage :-- There was something said about ane Campbell, that suld hae been concerned in the robbery, and that he suld hae had a warrant frae the Duke of Argyle, Rob Roy 1, 219] :-- Be ðære frécnan coþe

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Th. 62, 8. marking exposure, suffering Se eów in hæft bedráf, under nearowe clom, Exon. Th. 138, 2; Gú. 570. in various other senses Ne þurfon gé wénan ðæt gé ðæt orceápe sellon, ðæt gé under Drihtises borh syllaþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 13.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Þes dæg hæfð ǽlcere wucan frymþe and ende, Bl. H. 133, 6. Gewinnes ende gereccan, Gú. 106. Ðisses eorðweges ende gescrífan, Ps. Th. 118, 87. Oþ ende in finem, 102, 9: 111, 8.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Kmbl. 22, 3-4. with abstract nouns where modern English would not use the article Sió hǽlu ðone mon gedéþ lustbǽrne, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 9. Gif se weorðscipe and se anweald gód wǽre, 16, 3; Fox 54, 8.

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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Nú giet tó dæge mon hǽtt ðæt lond 'Mánfeld' campus nunc 'Sceleratus' vocatur, 108, 19. Nú get æt þysne andweardan dæg, Bl. H. 125, 16. Hé þá giet lytel landríce hæfde, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 14.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Ðæm synfullan náuht ne helpaþ his gódan geðóhtas, for ðæm ðe hé hæfð gearone willan tó ðæm weorce Past. 54; Swt. 423, 27 : 11; Swt. 73, 4.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Wæs geworden ðætte seó ylce eorþe mihte tó hǽle factum est ut ipsa terra gratiæ salutaris haberet effectum, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 34: Exon. 21 b; Th. 57, 21; Cri. 922: 100 a; Th. 374, 17; Seel. 127: 82 b; Th. 311, 30; Seef. 100.

Linked entry: mæg

ge-mynd

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Ðæt góde mód ðe sió hǽlo áweg ádriéfð ðæt gemynd ðǽre medtrymnesse (infirmitatis memoria ] geedniéwað, Past. 255, 17 : 463, 16. Onbryrded mid gemynde his synna conpunctus memoria peccatorum suorum, Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 319, 17.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Se man þe . . . tó þon stíð bið ꝥ hé áðas sylð ꝥ hé tó nánre sybbe fón nelle æt þám ðe wið hine ágylt hæfð . . .

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Wé winnaþ for hǽlo úre ðeóde pro salute gentis nostrae bella suscepimus Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 24. Se líchama and seó sáwl winnaþ him betweónan, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 8. Wildu diór ða winnaþ betwuh, Met. 27, 20.

Linked entry: on-winnende

findan

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

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Ðín ðeów hæfð nú funden his wí sdóm, Past. 273, 15, to succeed in obtaining something needed or desired, procure Syle mé ðínne wineard, and ic þé óðerne finde, Hml. S. 18, 174.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Hæfð hé ðæt gewrixle geset ðe nú wunian sceal, Met. 11, 56. On sáre his líchoma sceal hér wunian, Blickl. Homl. 61, 1: Exon. Th. 7, 19; Cri. 103. Eallum rihtgelýfdum mannum wunigendum for his noman, Blickl.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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., is required, against, from: Wið stede and for gebinde heortes hǽr beóð góde. Lch. i. 338, 3. Gistas míne ic wille gemund-byrdan for eów, Gen. 2473. Hé bróhte him stánas, bæd him for hungre (for protection against hunger) hláfas wyrcan, Sae. 673.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Hiora seolfra hǽlo, Nar. 30, 18. Heó hié selfe áweredon . . . him leófre wæs ðæt hié hié seolfe fornéðdon, Ors. 5, 3; Swt. 220, 23-26. Eáþmódgiaþ eów sylfe. Blickl. Homl. 99, 3.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæg be his hláfordes hǽse, sié hé frioh. To the same effect is L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 18: Gif hláford his þeówan freólsdæge nýde tó weorce, þolige ðæs þeówan, and beó hé syþþan folcfrig.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Ðurh Æþelrédes hǽse ( jubente Ædilredo ) Wilfriþ hine tó biscope gehálgode, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 29: Andr. Kmbl. 3038; An. 1522. Ic þurh his willan ásend wæs Dei voluntate missus sum, Gen. 45, 8: Exon. Th. 194, 3; Az. 133.