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sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Hé worhte his weorc tó seofon nihtum, and sealde on ðone Sæternesdæg, Homl. Th: ii. 356, 6. Hí sealdon heora gymstánas, i. 62, 21. Ne eów ne ofþince ðæt gé mé sealdon ( vendidistis ) on ðis ríce, Gen. 45, 5. Syllaþ ( vendite ) ðæt gé ágon, Lk.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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ymbhweorfende, and þá niþemestan ic gebrenge æt þám héhstan, and þá héhstan æt þám niþemestan rotam volubili orbe versamus, infima summis, summa infimis mutare gaudemus, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 35. the plural used with the same sense as the singular: Þæt weorc

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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(α α) alone Þæt on hys heortan (hearta is, L. ) ásáwen is, Mt. 13, 19. without noun, his, hers, theirs Búton heó fram þám ceorle wille eft hám ongeán, and nǽfre eft heó his ne weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 416, 15. the pronoun as in . with noun.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Ge þanc ge þeáwas, word and weorc georne gerihtan, L. P. M. 3; Th. ii. 288, 16. Drihten, úre mód gebíg, þanc and þeáwas on ðín gewil, Hy. 7, 78. [Þu þi þanc (þoht, and MS.) al forhele, Laym. 4360. He put a swuc þonc in hire heorte, A.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

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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Tó manna heortan, ǽr Drihtnes weorc ðǽr wunian móte, Blickl. Homl. 19, 8: 111, 5. Ǽnigne dǽl secgas geségon on sele wunian, Beo. Th. 6248; B. 3128. Geweoton hí mearcland tredan, forlǽton moldern wunigean, open eorðscræfu, Andr. Kmbl. 1605; An. 803.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

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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His weorc sceolon beón ðæs weorðe, ðæt him óðre menn onhyrien, Past. ll, 1; Swt. 61, 17. Ic worda gespræc má ðonne ic sceolde, Andr. Kmbl. 1848; An. 926: Hy. 3, 43. Ðone máððum ðe ðú mid rihte rǽdan sceoldest, Beo. Th. 4119; B. 2056.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

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.

hand

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Eorðe wældreóre swealh of handum þínum, Gen. 1017. in expressions arising from considering actions as performed by the hand. where the hand is spoken of as the agent : — Sum mæg wrǽtlice weorc áhycgan . . . hond bið gelǽred, wís and gewealden, Crä. 45

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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Seó gelaðung ys weaxende þurh ácennedum cildum and waniende þurh forðfarenum, Lchdm. iii. 238, 2. marking manner, state Hé ðæt weorc ðæs godspelles má ðurh his fóta gange fremede ðonne on his horsa ráde ( more on foot than on horseback ), Bd. 4, 3; S

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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HÍ sculon his weorc sæcgean annuntient opera ejus, 106, 21, to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc., to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person (cf. Ger. Dank sagen) Ic ðara frætwa þanc wuldurcyninge wordum secge, Beo.

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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the king's oath are, - Ðis gewrit is gewriten, stæf be stæfe, be ðam gewrite ðe Dúnstán arcebisceop sealde úrum hláforde æt Cinges túne á on dæg ðá hine man hálgode to cinge, and forbeád him ǽlc wedd to syllanne bútan ðysan wedde, ðe he up on Cristes weofod

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Kmbl. 2507; El. 1255: 1324; El. 664. with dative, local Ða weorod ðe him ymb férdon and stódon, Blickl. Homl. 99, 25: Beo. Th. 5188; B. 2597. Ða hire midore ymbe þrǽgaþ, Met. 28, 23. Geseó ic him his englas ymbe hweorfan, Cd. Th. 42, 5; Gen. 669.

ge-weorþan

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Hé gesihð úre weorc ǽr hí gewordene sién, oððe furðum geþóht, Bt. 41, 4 ; L 145, 14. Gewoerden, Mt. L. 11. 21. Geuordeno (giwordne, R. ), Jn. L. 3, 21. Gewordene exerceri. An. Ox. 40.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Ðeáh þrǽla hwylc hláforde æthleápe, and hit æfter ðam geweorðe, ðæt wǽpngewrixl weorðe gemǽne þegene and þrǽle, gyf þrǽl ðæne þegen áfylle, licge ǽgylde; and gyf se þegen ðæne þrǽl, ðe hé ǽr áhte, áfylle, gylde þegengylde. Wulfst. 162, 5-l0.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Hiora in ánum weóll sefa, B. 2599. (1 a) where a place is defined by a characteristic :-- Méde on heofonum, sigorleán in swegles wuldre, Jud. 345: Dan. 404. (1 b) with proper names of countries, towns, &c. :-- In (on, v.l. ) Breotone, Bd. 2, 12

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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Be (in testamento veteri) (bi, v. l.) þám aldan þeódscype þá ýttran weorc wǽron behealden, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 84, 10. Seó wíse wæs unéþe be mínre seolfre nédþearfe, Nar. 9, 24. Swá hit biþ be ǽlcum þára þinga, Bt. 27, 4; F. 100, 17.

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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Gif þú wille on snide blód forlǽtan, 148, 10. to relax efforts to do something: Sé ðe for his slǽwðe forlǽtt his gódan weorc qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo, Past. 445, 17. not to detain Hié mon forlǽteþ tó mé, Bl. H. 71, 2.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Hé biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden, þonne hé on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, 449, 24; Dóm. 76. where the comparative with þanne may be rendered by the positive preceded by too and followed by for with an infinitive or by an infinitive Seó is

Linked entries: þænne þonne

(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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Hé worhte his weorc tó seofon nihtum, ii. 356, 5. Syððan tó twelf mónðum ne cymþ ðǽr nán óðer scúr, Lchdm. iii. 254, Similar entries See also ealdor, feorh. marking end of extent, to Hé frægn hú neáh ðære tíde wǽre . . .

Linked entry: -anne

munan

(v.)
Grammar
munan, (a pret. pres. verb); ic, hé man, ðú manst, wé munon; p. munde.

to rememberbe mindful ofto be careful ofto considerthink

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to remember, be mindful of, to be careful of Til mon tiles and tomes meares a good man thinks of, is careful of, a good and quiet horse, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 12; Gn. Ex. 142. [Cf. Icel. muna to remember] to consider, think Fédan hig swá swá hig sylfe

Linked entries: a-munan ge-munan