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under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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hét fýr under bétan, Homl. Th. i. 4, 393. Ðǽr ðæs Hǽlendes fótlástas syndon under, Shrn. 81, 29. where relative height is marked, below, beneath Hé funde wynleásne wudu, wæter under stód, Beo.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Búton eallum þisum yfelum se cyning hét gyldan þám here .xxi. þúsend punda, 1014; P. 145, 25. with acc. outside Hé áwearp ꝥ líc út búton þone weall, Gr. D. 198, 11. except, (nothing) but (cf. C.

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Hí hiene (Mucius ) secgan héton, hú fela ðæra manna wǽre ðe wið ðæm cyninge Tarcuime swíðost wiðsacen hæfde, Ors. 2, 3; Swt. 68, 24

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Ic ádrǽde, ðæt gé willan heora læs gýman, ðonne gé þearfa áhton, 297, 20. needful things, what is needful Ðá hét hé him heora ðearfe forgyfan eis necessaria ministrari jussit, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 29.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

gód

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Hét him ýðlidan gódne gegyrwan, B. 199. (1 a) of food or drink :-- Ánan esne gebyreð tó metsunge xii. pund gódes cornes, Ll. Th. i. 436, 26. xxx. ombra gódes uuelesces aloð, C. D. i. 293, 12. Ðó on gód ealu, Lch. ii. 318, 13.

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Ðá hét ic eald hrægl tóslítan and habban wið ðæm fýre and sceldan mid jussi ergo scissas vestes opponere ignibus, Nar. 23, 30. Hwilce gerihtæ hé áhte tó habbanne what dues he ought to have, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 28 : Cd. 15; Th. 18, 26; Gen. 279.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

ge-lǽstan

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Héton him secgan, ꝥ him leófre wǽre tó feohtanne þonne gafol tó gieldanne. Hié þæt gelǽstan swá, 1, 10; S. 44, 14. Sceótend þóhton Italia ealle gegongan; hí gelǽstan swá, Met. 1, 13. Eall þæt wæs gelǽsted, Bl.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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hét ðone tún ( uicum ) forbærnan, Bd. 5, 10; 8. 625, 2. Bedrifen on ánne tún in cujusdan villulae casam deportatus, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 292, 1. Túnas oppida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 70.

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gildan

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Se cyning hét gyldan þám here .xxi. þúsend punda, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 25. ' Huu micel áht ðú tó geldanne hláferde mínum ?' Hé cuoeð: ' Hundteántih ombras oeles ' Lk. L. 16, 5.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Valerianus hét teón Ypolitum geond ðornas and brémelas, Homl. Th. i. 432, 34: Blickl. Homl. 241, 21.

ge-healdan

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Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, and gehealdan hét hildegeatwe, B. 674. Selle hé his wǽpn and his ǽhta his freóndum tó gehealdanne, Ll. Th. i. 60, 8. Tó gehealdenne recondenda (defruta apothecis ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 78.

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Th. 5141; B. 2574. with a clause Petre ðæne ealdorscipe hé betǽhte, and hét, ðæt hé weólde be manna gewyrhtum, hwá ðǽrin móste and hwá ná ne móste, Wulfst. 176, 16.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

æt

(prep.)
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(cf. similar use in Gothic and Icelandic) :-- Æt þám gewordenan ǽfne, Nic. 10, 36. local where there is motion to an object Hié héton Ióhannes æt his mynstre gebrengan, Ors. 6, 10; S. 264, 21: Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 1.

hǽþen

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Ðone ufemyston héton þá hǽþenan Saturnus, Angl. vii. 14, 122. Wé nú hǽðenra þeównéd þoliað, Dan. 307. Hǽþenra allophilorum (the Philistines), An. Ox. 881 : 5018. Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenumsealde, Ps. Th. 105, 30. Hǽþnum, Bl. H. 171, 22.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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God ne hét ús gewelgian þá hæbbendan, Wlfst. 287, 24. with object, to hold as property, possess material or non-material objects Mín lond þe ic hæbbe and mé God láh, C. D. i. 310, 5. Wealh, gif hé hafæð (hæfð, v. l. ) fíf hýda, Ll. Th. i. 118, 10.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Gif wé fundne weorðen, Jul. 335. to recoversomething hidden away or lost: Swá hwá swá ungemyndig sié rihtwísnesse, gecerre hine tó his gemynde, ðonne fint hé ðǽr þá ryhtwísnesse gehýdde mid þæs líchoman hæfignesse, Bt. 35, i; F. 156, Hé hine hét sleán

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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hét wunian wyrtruman eorðan fæstne, Cd. Th. 248, 20; Dan. 516. Sceal lufu uncer wǽrfæst wunian, Exon. Th. 173, 19; Gú. 1163.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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hét gewyrcan þá burg and gesettan and gemannian, 923 ; P. 104, 7. to work on material, make a mark on, a hole in Nǽfre man þǽre moldan tó þæs feale ne nimeþ, ꝥ mon ǽfre þurh ꝥ mæge á þý máran dǽl on þǽm stóplum gewercean ( make a larger cavity in

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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Homl. 109, 16. to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with Hé hét ðæt werod healdan feste wið feóndum he bade that band stand fast against the foes, Byrht. Th. 134, 51; By. 102.

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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Hé wrát ða týn word, ðe Drihten him bebeád, Ex. 34, 28 : Deut. 10, 4. a message, an announcement Hé word ábeád: 'Eów hét secgan sigedrihten mín, ðæt hé eówer æþelu can, Beo.