strang
Strong ⬩ fortis, ⬩ acer, vehemens, ⬩ strenuus, ⬩ strong, powerful, mighty ⬩ strong, firm, resolute, hardy ⬩ hard, severe, fierce, stern ⬩ strong, able to resist force, firm ⬩ firm, valid, assured ⬩ strong in operation, effective, producing a great effect, potent ⬩ strong, earnest ⬩ hard, severe ⬩ fierce, violent
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Ða leáf syndon stranges swæcces, Lchdm. i. 310, 7. Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wine, 172, 12. Strangre stemne, Cd. Th. 33, 24; Gen. 525. Ða recceras ætiéwaþ strangne andan fortem zelum rectores exhibent, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 164, 11.
MÆGEN
MAIN ⬩ might ⬩ strength ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ vigour ⬩ efficacy ⬩ virtue ⬩ faculty ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ effort ⬩ a mighty work ⬩ miracle ⬩ a force ⬩ military force
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Hé self fór ðǽrtó mid eallum ðæm mægene ðe hé ðǽrtó gelǽdan mehte he himself marched thither with all the troops that he could lead there, Swt. 80, 24. Martyra mægen unlytel no small host of martyrs, Andr. Kmbl. 1752; An. 878: Beo. Th. 894; B. 445.
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lang
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Hí swá langne fyrst hafað leáf yfel tó dónne, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204,13. Hé lange hwíle on þǽm gebede wæs, Bl. H. 217, 28.
furþum
Take here ⬩ in Dict., and add: ⬩ even, ⬩ just
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Nǽnig forðum wæs þæt hé eft síðade hyhta leás, Gú. 895. to the object Feáwa . . . cúðen . . . furðum án ǽrendgewrit of Lædene on Englisc áreccean, Past. 3, 15.
HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Hé on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde he had to lead the life of a layman, Blickl. Homl. 213, 9. Heárra on háde higher in rank, L. Eth. 6, 52; Th. i. 328, 14. Þurh háligne hád gecýðed made known by clerks, Exon. 34 a; Th. 107, 27; Gú. 65.
Linked entries: acolitus diácon dúru-weard hádelíce -hád
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Kmbl. 47; Leás. 25. Tír healdeþ trýwa wel wið æðelingas, Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 22; Rún. 17. truth to a person, fidelity, fealty, loyalty. Cf. hold Ðæs getreówan freóndes, ðone mon lufaþ for treówum, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 35.
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ge-wyrcan
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Þí lǽs unholdan wunde gewyrcen, Cri. 763. ꝥ þá á Ende gewyrcan, Leás. 47. Ne mihton hí áwiht æt mé ǽfre gewyrcean, Ps. Th. 128, 1. the object a clause ꝥ hiá sé gewyrces suno Goddes esse facit filios Dei Jn. p. 3, 3.
gán
to go ⬩ walk ⬩ to move along, proceed ⬩ to take a specified course ⬩ to be guided ⬩ determined ⬩ to be habitually in a specified condition ⬩ to go ⬩ be pregnant ⬩ to pass, elapse ⬩ to happen, come to pass, take place ⬩ to pass, be current ⬩ to be accepted ⬩ to have a specified issue ⬩ turn out so and so ⬩ to move away, depart ⬩ to relinquish ⬩ to take one's way, proceed ⬩ go ⬩ move in a specified direction ⬩ go ⬩ and ⬩ to apply ⬩ betake oneself ⬩ to turn ⬩ betake oneself ⬩ go ⬩ to be carried, moved, impelled ⬩ to pass, be paid, be allotted ⬩ to be appropriated ⬩ to be one of the constituent elements ⬩ be amongst the conditions requisite ⬩ to amount, be equivalent ⬩ to attain, reach, extend ⬩ to come ⬩ to take precedence of. ⬩ to produce, came out with ⬩ to accompany, be with ⬩ to be uttered ⬩ to begin, start ⬩ to go to the closet, have an evacuation ⬩ to leave a permanent habitation ⬩ occupation ⬩ to proceed to the business of a court
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Hú man lyste út gán, and ne mæg, 164, 17. to leave a permanent habitation or occupation .vi. gear þeówige hé, þý siofoðan beó hé frióh. Mid swelce hrægle hé in eóde, mid swelce gá hé út, Ll.
niman
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Uton dón swá ús þearf is. . . þonne nime wé þæs leán, Ll. Th. i. 412, 3. Þis bebod ic nam (accepi) æt mínum fæder, Jn. 10, 18. Nime se ágenfrígea his fel and flǽsc, and þolie þæs óðres, Ll.
ge-limpan
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Him on fyrste gelomp . . . þæt hit wearð gearo, B. 76. of things, to be made, be produced Mænifealde leán gelumpon copiosa emolumenta prouenerunt, An. Ox. 2636 : Wrt.
wer
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Abraham geseah þrí weras standende him gehende, Gen. 18, 2. a married or a betrothed man, a man (as in man and wife), a husband, v. wer-leás Swá micel swá ðæs wífes wer ( maritus mulieris ) girnþ, Ex. 21, 22.
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wíc
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Sindon bitre burgtúnas, wíc wynna leás, 443, 18; Kl. 32. Sceldes fordas boec and ðeara wíca on byrg, Txts. 443, 10. Londbóc mínra wíca, 458, 8. Hé gewát hám faran, wíca neósan, Beo. Th. 251; B. 125: 2255; B. 1125.
wyn
delight ⬩ pleasure ⬩ delightfully ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ a delight ⬩ that which causes pleasure ⬩ the best of a class, ⬩ the pride of its kind. ⬩ the name of the w-rune
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Wíc wynna leás, 443, 18; Kl. 32. Hine yldo benam mægenes wynnum, Beo. Th. 3778; B, 1887. Hæleþbeóþ on wynnum the men are joyous, Exon. Th. 361, 20; Wal. 22 : 464, 19; Hö. 89. Hé sunbeorht gesetu séceþ on wynnum, 217, 11; Ph. 278.
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læssa
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Ic for lǽssan leán teohhade, B. 951. Sé þe lǽsse hæbbe, Ll. Th. i. 414, 19 note : Bl. H. 53, 16. Hweðer ðú máre wisse þonne ðú nú wást, þe lǽsse, Solil.
hyht
Hope ⬩ joyous expectation ⬩ joy
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Hyhta leáse helle sóhton hopeless they sought hell, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 18; Jul. 682. Hyhtum tó wuldre with hopes of glory, 116 b; Th. 448, 3; Dóm. 48
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in-geþanc
Thought ⬩ thinking ⬩ cogitation ⬩ intent ⬩ mind ⬩ heart ⬩ conscience
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ðider hit wile the mind of every man bends [leads ?] the body whither it will, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 235 ; Met. 26, 118. Gif hé his ingeþances anweald næfþ if he has not power over his mind, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 26.
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unnan
to grant a person (dat.) something ⬩ to give ⬩ allow ⬩ to wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. ) ⬩ to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.) ⬩ to like a person to have something ⬩ to like a condition of things ⬩ to be pleased
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Oft hit gesǽleþ ðæt his ǽhta weorþaþ on ðæsonwealde ðe hé ǽr on his lífe wyrrest úþe it often happens that his property gets into the power of the man that when alive he would have been least pleased should have it, Blickl. Homl. 195. 4.
ge-mengan
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Genim wín and fearres geallan, gemeng wiþ þý leáce. Lch. ii. 34. 5. Wín wið geallan gemenged (wið gallan gemænged, R., mið galla gemenceð, L.), Mt. 27, 34. Þeáh hit wið ealla sié gemenged weoruldgesceafta, Met. 20, 128.
ge-rád
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D. 172, 29; so that in the phrase on þá gerád þæt, it may perhaps be, at least sometimes, rather fem. sing. than neut. pl.
hogian
To employ the mind, ⬩ to think, ⬩ mind, ⬩ consider, ⬩ know, ⬩ understand, ⬩ care, ⬩ be solicitous or anxious, ⬩ to purpose, ⬩ strive, ⬩ intend, ⬩ be intent on, ⬩ resolve
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Hí hine lufedan leáse múþe ne ðæs on heortan hogedan áwiht dilexerunt eum in ore suo, et lingua sua mentiti sunt ei, 77, 35. Ðæt hí ðý læs ymb fleám hogodan minus posse fugam meditari, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 26.