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healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Hú nytt rehton wé nú and rímdon ða cǽga búton wé eác feáwum wordum ætiéwen hwæt hie healden of what use were it to describe and enumerate the keys, unless in a few words we shew what they lock up, Past. 23; Swt. 178, 12.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Wé witan ful georne, hwǽr seó yrmþ gewearð, ðæt fæder gesealde bearn wið weorðe, and bearn his módor, and bróðor óþerne fremdum tó gewealde, Wulfst. 161, 6.

lǽtan

(v.)
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hwǽm wé gelíc létan welle ríce Godes ? cui adsimilabimus regnum Dei ? Mk. R.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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(See also se, V, swá.) introducing clauses expressing cause, reason Hwæt þence gé betwux eów, þæt (forðon, Lind. : forþon þæt, Rush.) gé hláfas nabbaþ why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Mt. Kmbl. 16, 8.

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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beteran ðonne scealt ðú ðé lǽtan ánes wyrsan if thou wilt make thyself the superior of many, thou must allow thyself to be the inferior of one, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 14. to let [alone], let go, give up, dismiss, leave, forsake, let [blood] Ne recce ic hwæt

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Hwæt wille wé secgan be ðám ðegnum ( familiaribus; cf. folgerum, l. 10), Bt. 29, 1-2; Fox 104, 12-15.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Max míne on eá ic wyrpe and spyrtan, and swá hwæt swá hig gehæftaþ ic genime, 13. Mé þú mid wuldres welan genáme cum gloria sumsisti me, Ps. Th. 72, 19. Þá aldursácerdas genóman (geniomende, L.) ðá scillingas, Mt. R. 27, 6.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Gif þisses hwæt gelimpe in Lenctenfæsten, 88, 12. Þám bið Dryhten scyld in síða gehwane, Ph. 464. of a limit of time, before or at the expiration of, within the space of Þæt þus his unrím in wintra worn wurðan sceolde, Dan. 325.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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. :-- Tó syllenne swá hwæt swá (suǽ huæt quodcumque, Lind.) heó hyne bǽde, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 7. Swá hwylc swá (suá huá, Lind. : swá hwá swá, Rush.) sylþ ánne drinc, 10, 41. Fram swá hwylcere untrymnesse swá hé on wæs, Jn. Skt. 5, 4.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Hwæt hí gódes forléton ðæs ðe hi dón meahton, 403, 28. Hwý wénst þú ꝥ hí forlǽtan ðá cræftas and folgian ðám unþeáwum, Bt. 36, 6; F. 180, 28. Þú scealt druncen fleón and þá oferfylle ealle forlǽtan, Dóm.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Hwæt hié wyrcean and healdan scoldon, Past. 103, 3. Uton healdan wedd and ꝥ frið, Ll. Th. i. 238, 24.

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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Hwæt gódes mágan wé secgan on ða flǽsclícan unþeáwas, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 24. Higeteónan spræc on fǽmnan, Cd. Th. 136, 22; Gen. 2262. Ne sceal nán mann secgan on hine sylfne ðæs ðe hé wyrcende næs, Homl.

Linked entries: an un-reordian