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gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ne onsace ic náuht ꝥ þá gesǽlþa and seó eádignes sié þæt héhste gód þises andweardan lífes, Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 11-15: 34, 3; F. 138, 5. a good quality, virtue Críst ús ǽlces gódes bysene onstealde, Bl. H. 29, 7.

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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On ðissum lífe, 448, 12; Dóm. 53. On ðís andweardan lífe, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 25: 11; Fox 30, 23. On sumera sunne scíneþ, Cd. Th. 233, 15; Dan. 276. On geárdagum, 287, 16; Sat. 368. On fyrndagum, Exon. Th. 313, 17; Mód. 1.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Gyf hwá onbútan his heortan oþþe on his breóstum sár þolie, 206. 18: Gú. 1116 Nim his (a badger's) lifre . . . and þá heortan æt þínum burhgeatum behele, Lch. i. 328, 24. the heart as seat of life Mé is heorte and flǽsc hearde geteórad, Ps.

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Munuclíf dón to lead a monastic life, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 19. On wóh dón to pervert, Past. 2, 1; Cot. MS. To cyninge dón to make a king, Ors. 6, 4; Bos. 118, 25: Bt. Met. Fox 15, 26; Met. 15, 13. Wrace dón to take revenge, L. In. 9; Th. i. 108, 4

æt

(prep.)
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(l a) where the time is fixed by an occurrence or a condition :-- Æt orwénum lífe in extremitate vitae, Ll. Th. ii. 170, 18. Gif æt þirsa misdǽda hwelcere se hund losige, i. 78, 5.

fram

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H. 25, 5. indicating a state which is abandoned or changed for another Hé færð fram deáðe tó lífe.

ge-hwilc

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Se Hǽlend sǽde gelómlíce bigspel be gehwilcum ðingum. ii. 562, II. some, certain, many, as noun Ðá gehýrdon gehwilce on lífe hálige englas singan on his forðsíðe, Hml, Th. ii. 518, 8. as adjective, alone Cwǽdon gehwylce láreówas þæt . . . Hml.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Wén is ðæt hé wille bewitan his menn ge on lífe ge on deáðe, þonne se lytla fugel ne befylþ on grin bútan Godes willan, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 188, 197. <b>II a.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þisses lífes, Cd. Th. 68, 21; Gen. 1120. Þysses, Beo.Th. 397; B.197: Blickl. Homl. 31, 3. Þyses, 115, 5. Heofones þisses, Met. 24, 3. Þisse worulde saeculi istius, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 22: Blickl. Homl. 17, 17. Ðisse, 129, 9: Beo. Th. 1860; B. 928.

Linked entries: þás þis

ge-sellan

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(or gerund) :-- Drihten, tídlices lífes dǽm gisel sibb gifeáia Domine, temporalis vitae eos tribue pace gaudere, Rtl. 73, 26. Iúh gesald is tó uutanne vobis datum est nosse, Mt. L. 13, ii. <b>II b.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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.): Mé næs se hrædlíca ende mínes lífes swá miclum weorce, swá mé wæs ðæt ic læs mǽrðo gefremed hæfde, ðonne mín willa wǽre Nar. 32, 27.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

heáfod

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Ex. 68. as part essential to life, cf. heáfod-ǽ. — Ne sý nán óðer bót bútan ꝥ heáfod (cf. forgá þýfðe be his feóre, 210, 3), Ll. Th. i. 282, 2, 23. Sý hé þeóf, and þolige heáfdes, 276, 13. For þon ðín éþel (wyrd ?)

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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[Ðæt heó þurh ða mugen tó lífes wege becumen .. ðæt ða ðe ðǽr ingáþ mugen ðone leóme geseón, Shrn. 12, 10-13. Ne meahte hé æt his hige findan, Cd. 14; Th. 18, 1; Gen. 266: Beo. Th. 3322; B. 1659. Mehte, 2168; B. 1082.

Linked entry: mæg

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Mé ne þincþ náuht lytel gód þisses andweardan lífes gesǽlþa, ne eác náuht lytel yfel his ungesǽlþa in hac ipsa fortuna populari nonnihil boni malive inesse perpendo, Bt. 39, 2 ; F. 212, 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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Neorxna wang and lífes treó légene sweorde healdan, El. 758. Gif ðú énigne gódne heorde hæbbe þe wel cunne healdan þæt þæt ðú gestreóne and him befæste, Solil. H. 3, 13: 17.

gif

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(a α) where the condition depends upon what is implied in the principal clause :-- Þú gehǽtst. . . éce líf, gif wé sóð and ryht symle gelǽstað thy promise is that we shall have eternal life, if we ever do truth and right Hy. 7, 75. the principal clause

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Leán sellende eallum, 240, 34; Dan. 396. to give, endow with a capacity, life, sight, understanding, etc. Ðú sylest andgit eallum eorþbúendum, Ps. Th. 118, 130. Ðú man geworhtest and him sealdest word and gewitt and wæstma gecynd, Hy. 9, 56.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ne teáh Crist him ná tó on ðisum lífe land ne welan, Homl. Th. i. 160, 32: Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 236, 27. Hé æfter ðysum geþance teáh him elnunge tó be dǽle after this thought he in some measure took courage, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 524.

dón

(v.)
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</b> to do, practise, exercise, pass time, lead a life :-- Bútan þé ic dede þone hálgan dæg (I spent the day ) æt Drihtnes ácennisse, ac ic dó mid þé ðone hálgan dæg æt Drihtnes ætýwnesse, Shrn. 48, 8-10.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Hí woldon hine besyrewian æt his lífe and habban syþðan his ríce, 1002; P. 13S. 4.