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folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Þenden þæt folc (the Hebrews) hiera fæder wǽre healdan woldan, Dan. 10. Hí geridan West-Seaxna land . . . and mycel þæs folces ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, Chr. 878; P. 75, 27. Ealles folces weg the high-way, C. D. B. i. 586, 15.

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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Mid medmycele werede hé férde, 3, 24; S. 556, 20. with the idea of reciprocal action Hé wolde mid his freóndum sprǽce and geþæht habban, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 36. expressing the relation between animate and inanimate things, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst

Linked entry: mið

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Kmbl. p. 198, 26. denoting extension over, throughout, in, on Hé wolde ǽgðær ge ofer heofenum ge ofer eorþan ús his miltse gecýðon, Blickl. Homl. 39, 22 : Gen. 4, 11. denoting a higher degree, beyond, more than Ofer snáwe scínende, Ps.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

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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Ðá andswarede se cyning ðæt hé ǽgðer ge wolde ge scolde ðam geleáfán onfón rex suscipere se fidem et velle et debere respondebat, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 35. Hwider hyra gehwylc faran scolde, Blickl. Homl. 229, 5.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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woldon cuman tó sumere ðara stówa, 34, 7; Fox 144, 9. Anlíc ðara his þegna sumum, 37, 1; Fox 186, 12. Fýr cymþ sume ðissa hærfesta (cf. the phrase some or one of these days ), Wulfst. 205, 6. Manna cynnes sumne besyrwan, Beo.

Linked entry: ÁN

heáh

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woldon witon hú heáh hit wǽre tó þǽm hefone, Bt. 35, 4 ; F. 162, 22. Þæt fær gewyrc . . . þrittiges heáh elngemeta, Gen. 1308. Þæt hié nǽren x fóta heá bufan wætere, Ors. 5, 13 ; S. 246, 11.

Linked entry: dynt

lǽtan

(v.)
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., án lǽtan, to let alone, not to meddle with Gif hié þone wæstm án lǽtan wolden, Gen. 644. with verb in infin., beón lǽtan to let be, cease from Uton lǽtan bión þás sprǽce, Bt. 34, 7 ; F. 144, 18. with adverb. behindan, to leave behind (one), go away

gildan

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Þé wile gásta weard lissum gyldan, þæt þé wæs leófra his sibb . . . 2920. (1 b) of ungrateful return for a benefit Woldon hié þæt feorhleán fácne gyldan, Exod. 150. with idea of reprisal, to repay an injury, take vengeance for Hé nǽnigum yfel wiþ yfele

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Hwý ðú ǽfre woldest ðæt seó wyrd swá hwyrfan sceolde? Heó þreáþ ða unscildigan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 12 : Met. 4. 34 : Andr. Kmbl. 1226; An. 613 : 3121 ; An. 1563. Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽgne eorl, Beó. Th. 1149; B. 572 : Exon. Th. 165, 18; Gú. 1030.

Linked entry: weord

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Him wæs Godes egsa mára in gemyndum, þonne hé menniscum þrymme þegan wolde ( too much fear of God for him to wish for human glory ), Exon. Th. 112, 6; Gú. 139.

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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Th. 147, 12; Gen. 2438. with instrumental, marking end or purpose Hé com tó dí ðæt hé wolde synna forgifan, Homl. ii. 226, 9. Similar entries See se, V. Tó hwí why. Mt.

Linked entry: -anne

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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L. 9, 4. ꝥte wé é Hié woldon þæt hié on elþeódigum ǽt geworhton they meant to make a meal on the strangers An. 1075. Ic mæg mid handum fela wundra gewyrcean, Gen. 280. Mæht salde him dóm gewyrca (ꝥ hé móste déman, W. S.), Jn. L. R. 5, 27.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Hié woldon of ǽlcerre byrig him self anwald habban imperare singulae cupiunt, 3, 7; Swt. 112, 20. Hé ne mihte hine handum self mid hrægle wryón, Cd. Th. 95, 1; Gen. 1572. Ðonne wearp seó eorþe hit sóna sylf ( of its own accord ) of hire, Blickl.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

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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Ðæs ðe ðú nǽfre þínum willum álǽtan woldest, Bt. II, 2; Fox 34, 13. Ðæt ǽnegu þeód óþre hiere willum friþes bǽde, Ors. I. lo ; Swt. 48, 29. Gif hié hiera willum ús tó noldon si uoluntate sua nollent procedere Nar. 10, 23 : L.

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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Hé wénde ðæt hié wolden Hannibale on fultume beón, 4, 10; Swt. 196, 7. On feáwum stówum wíciaþ Finnas, on huntoþe on wintra, and on sumera on físcaþe, 1, 1; Swt. 17, 5. Sum man wæs betogen ðæt hé wǽre on stale, Homl.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

niman

(v.)
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Ðá cóm se here tó Hámtúne . . . and þǽr námon ábúton swá mycel swá hí woldon sylfe, 1010; P. 141, 4. Gif hrýðera hwelc sié þe hegas brece . . . nime sé hit þe on his æcere méte and ofsleá, Ll. Th. i. 128, 14.

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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Wǽron innan þám castele manige þe hine healdon woldan ongeán þone cyng, Chr. 1087; P. 224, 5.