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ge-wítan

(v.)
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Ealle óþre gesceafta áswindaþ for cyle gif hit ( fire ) eallunga from gewíte, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 35. to pass from possession or control; gewítan fram to leave, desert Þonne þá woruldsǽlþa him fram gewítaþ, Bt. 8; F. 26, 10: Bl. H. 21, 12.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Hét him recene tó ríce þeóden his sunu gangan, Gen. 865. special use with preps, or adverbs, út gangan. to go to the closet, have an evacuation Hwilum hié wel gelyst út gangan, and him þá byrþenne fram áweorpan, Lch. ii. 230, 23. to leave a permanent

ge-lǽstan

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(cf. 2 b) Þæt hine on ylde gewunigen wilgesíðas, leóde gelǽsten, B. 24. the subject a thing. in a local sense, to be present with, not to leave Symle him gelǽste þæt swearte tácn on dæg and þæt fýrene on niht numquam defuit columns nubis per diem nec

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Sió leáse gesǽlþ tíhþ þá þe hiere tó geþeódaþ, Bt. 20; F. 72, 7. Geðeódde sum hǽðen wer him ( St. Martin ) tó, Hml. Th. ii. 504, 22. Þá unscæðþigan geðeóddon ( adheserunt ) mé, Ps. L. 24, 21. to be a helper, protector, &c.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Sǽdere gebyreð ꝥ hé hæbbe ǽlces cynnes ǽnne leáp fulne, 438, 9, 18, 22. Ǽlc friðmanna frið hæbbe, 286, 5. Swælc monn se ðæt mín lond hebbe whoever gets my land, C. D. i. 311, I. Ꝥ wé é Bið hire rǽd ꝥ frýnd þá forword habban, 256, 2.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Hé him dǽda leán gieldeþ, ðám ðe his giefe willaþ þicgan tó þonce, Exon. Th. 109, 26; Gú. 96. Hié on þanc curon æðelinges ést they accepted Lot's kindness with thanks, Cd. Th. 147, 20; Gen. 2442.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Kmbl. 49; Leás. 26. Ðara sacerda ealdras þóhton ðæt hig woldon Lazarum ofsleán cogitaverunt principes sacerdotum, ut Lazarum interficerent, Jn. Skt. 12, 10: Blickl. Homl. 69, 26: 77, 8. Weras þeahtedon and þóhton, Elen. Kmbl. 1094; El. 549.

ge-lífan

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Búton tweón hí geliéfen ðára leána, 407, 29. Ðætte hié ðý fæsðlícor gelífden ðára écena ðinga ut ad aeternorum fidem certius roboretur, 389, 36. Hí noldon æt fruman gelýfan his ǽristes of deáðe, ðá ðá hit him gecýdd wæs, Hml. Th. i. 300, 25: Bl.

ge-þencan

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Sió syn ðe longe ǽr geðóht bið exquisita per studium peccata, Past. 435, 28. to perceive after consideration, learn Gé magon eáþe geþencan, gif gé hit georne ymbe smeágan willaþ and æfter styrian, ꝥ nánre wuhte líchoma ne beoð téderra þonne þæs monnes

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Heó hæfð on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa fægerra pricena, Lch. i. 188, 13. a rank, grade, degree, body of persons of the same status Ǽlc endebyrdnes on mynstre sceal beón gefadod be heora gecyrrednesse, R.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Ꝥ ne þeówe ne freó ne móton in þone here faran bútan leáfe, ne heora nán þe má tó ús, 156, l.

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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Wé sceolan eall úre líf on eáðmódnesse healdan we should lead all our life in humility, Blickl. Homl. 13, 1. Heó hit heóld ǽr tó fæste wið hine she had before dealt too hardly with him, Chr. 1043; Erl. 168, 10.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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II. 2 Gemeng wiþ ðý leáce, Lchdm. ii. 34, 5.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Barbarismus bið on ánum worde, and solocismus bið sum leás word on ðam ferse, 50; Zup. 294, 4-10. Ðæs wordes andgit is swá mon cweþe þingere oþþe fréfrend, Blickl. Homl. 135, 33. Seó ceaster ealde worde is nemned Wiltaburh, Bd. 5, 11 ; S. 626, 26.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Eálá, þæt ic eam ealles leás écan dreámes, Cd. Th. 275, 7; Sat. 168. where the construction is elliptical Þrý dagas tó láfe syndon þæt hié þé willaþ acwellan three days remain before the day comes on which they mean to kill you, Blickl.

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Hú hé ðisse worulde wynna þorfte læsast brúcan how he should be least under the necessity of enjoying the delights of this world, Exon.Th. 122, 20; Gú. 308.

ge-mǽne

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Dele last passage, and add: that is held in joint possession Se wuda gemǽne þe intó loceres leáge hýrð oð ðæs cinges inwuda, and hér is se wuda ðe intó túneweorde hýrð, C. D. B. iii. 189, I.

ge-híran

(v.)
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L. 16, 13. to learn by hearing, hear of, be informed of, be told, the object a noun Ic nǽfre ne geseah ne gehýrde nǽnne wísne mon þe má wolde bión earm ðonne welig, Bt. 39, 2 ; F. 212, 16. Ǽlc man . . . þára þe þá gebodu gehýrde, L!.

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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Hé him ðæs leán forgeald tó ðæs ðe hé in ræste geseah Grendel lícgan he gave him reward for that so, or to such a degree, that he saw Grendel lie dead, Beo.

(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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leát tó ðæs cáseres eáre, Homl. Th. i. 376, 28. Tó ða riðe, ðon andlang ríðe, eft on sǽ. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 12, 21. Ða ðe hweorfan sceoldan tó ðis enge lond. Exon. Th. 3, 6; Cri. 32.

Linked entry: -anne