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hám

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On þám écan háme, Solil. H. l. 18. Trumlicne hám, beorhte burhweallas, Sat. 294: 362. Hé wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan ( visit their dwelling (hell )), 436.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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hire líchama mid hreófnisse fornumen ecce jam medium carnis ejus devoratum est lepra, Num. 12, 12. Ic gean healfes ðæs landes, C. D. iv. 300, 6, 28. Be healfre þǽre bóte, Ll. Th. i. 70, 1. Genim healfe þá sealfe, Lch. ii. 78, 16.

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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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Hió mé hiora landes sumne dǽl in éce ærfeweardnesse tó forleortan, Cht. Th. 130, 10.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Wearð ecgum sweorda blondenfexa on bíd wrecen, Beo. Th. 5917; B. 2962. Mé þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþoncpíl. Exon. Th. 403, 21; Rä. 22, 11. Sume wurdon wrecen of lande.

fram

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Þæt hé ús generige from þon écan cwealme, Bl. H. 25, 28: 31, 23: El. 296. Úre heortan geclǽnsian from óþrum geþóhtum, Bl. H. 21, 4: Ps. C. 38: El. 1309. Þæt gé mé of þyssum earfeðum úp forlǽten, heánne from hungres geníðlan, 701.

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Efne hú glædlic bið and gód swylce ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum, Ps. Th. 132, 1: Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 3.

ge-mynd

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Forlét hé his fét þǽr on þá eorþan besincan mannum tó écre gemynde. Bl. H. 127, 22. Wegan máððum tó gemyndum, B. 3016. Dryhtne in gemyndum, Gú. 186. Gé frætwæþ gemynde sóðfestra ornatis monumenta justorum, Mt.

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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ꝥ hió scyle winnan wiþ hire Scippendes willan, gif hió hire gecynd healdan wile nihil est, quod naturam servans, Deo contraire conetur, Bt. 35, 4; F. 160, 23: 34, 12; F. 152, 20: 36, 6; F. 182, 22. to keep for use when needed, keep in store: Hé him éce

ge-healdan

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Ne geeódon úre foregengan ná ðás eorðan mid sweorda ecgum, ne hý mid þý ne geheóldon non in gladio suo possidebunt terram, Ps. Th. 43, 4.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Hér gǽð se swefnigend ecce somniator venit 37, 19. Gá þé hér tó mé huc ad me ingredere Gr. D. 25, 20. Gáð tó ús, By. 93. Gá hé hider tó mé, Past. 383, 1. Lǽtan hí hér beforan ús forð gán, Hml.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Saga écne þonc, ðæt ic his módor gewearþ, Exon. Th. 13, 28; Cri. 209. Wé sculon simle secgan Gode ðoncas for eów, Past. 32; Swt. 213, 10. ¶ Þances, genitive, used alone or in combination with noun or pronoun, and having adverbial force (cf. O. L.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

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.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Gelimplíc wæs ðæt ða ætgædere wǽron on écre stówe, Blickl. Homl. 133, 24. Ðæt hié ongieton mín mægen on ðé wesan, 241, 15. Ðara cynna monige hé wiste on Germanie wesan, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 14.

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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Éces lífes word (wordo, Lind.) uerba uitae aeterne, Jn. Skt. 6, 68. Wordu, Scint. 94, 8. Hié þrý cwǽdon þurh gemǽne word, Cd. Th. 238, 30; Dan. 362 : 149, 14; Gen. 2474.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Hé nát hwæðer hé wurðe is intó ðam écan ríce, Homl. Th. i. 532, 25. fit, meet, becoming, proper Wé sculon simle secgan Gode ðoncas for eów, bróður, suá suá hit wel wierðe (wyrðe, Cott. MSS.) is ( ita ut dignum est ), Past. 32; Swt. 213, 10.

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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Gǽstas hweorfaþ on écne eard, Exon. Th. 64, 31; Cri. 1046. On ðæt micle morþ men forweorpan. Cd. Th. 43, 15; Gen. 691. Sum man becom on ða sceaþan. Lk. Skt. 10, 30, 36. On ealle þeóda among all nations, 24, 47.

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