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sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Kmbl. 274; An. 137. (10 a) denoting the certainty of a result under proper conditions :-- Ðú him fæste hel sóðan sprǽce, swá ðú mínum scealt feore gebeorgan you are then certain to save my life, Cd. Th. 110, 113; Gen. 1837.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Feówer þing synt ealra þinga behéfost ðam árwyrðan men, ðam ðé þencþ tó ðam écan lífe, 247, 12. Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þóhte ðonne tó sǽláde his thoughts were turned rather to vengeance than to voyage, Beo. Th. 2282; B. 1139.

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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Adam wæs wunigende on ðisum lífe mid geswince, Homl. Th. i. 20; 6. Grammar wunian, with dat. (inst.) Hé wunaþ unlustum, Salm. Kmbl. 538; Sal. 268. Heó helltregum wunodon, Cd. Th. 5, 19; Gn. 74. Eádig weorþan, wunian wyndagum, Exon.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The fortune of war might put life and liberty at the disposal of another, as in the case of the Northumbrian, Imma, who, falling into the hands of a hostile Mercian, was by him sold to a Frisian, Bd. 4, 22.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Dém þú hí tó deáðe, swá tó lífe lǽt, swá þé leófre sý, Jul. 88. Gif se hláford mildheort bið, ꝥ hé þá gýmeleáste tó forgyfenesse lǽte, Ll. Thi. 270, 19. Hét se cásere lǽtan león and beran tó þám cynegum, Hml. S. 24, 29.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Hogodon georne hwá ǽrost mihte on fǽgean men feorh gewinnan strove eagerly who might first obtain the life of a 'fey' man, Byrht. Th. 135, 26; By. 124. Men ne cunnon secgan hwá ðæm hlæste onféng, Beo. Th. 104; B. 52: Andr. Kmbl. 761; An. 381.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Habban leán þæs þe wé on lífe geworhtan, 370, 21. Ðaacute; scylda ðe hié wið hiene geworhton, Past. 343, 18. Gif hé mánweorc gewyrce. Ll. Th. i. 400, 14 : 404, 16 : 312, 8: 204, 8: 80, 20: 230, 10. ꝥte ic geuyrco uoerca his operari opera eius Jn.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Wé synt álýsde lífes wyrðe nos liberati sumus, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Gedó úsic ðæs wyrðe make us partakers (of glory ), Exon.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Genimaþ (cf. gelǽdan hét lífes brytta, An. 823) Andreas and his discipuli and ásettað hié beforan Mermedonia ceastre, 235, 14. Ne is geléfed ðé ꝥ ðú genioma (ginime, R., bere, W. S.) beer ðín, Jn. L. 5, 10. Ꝥte ginóme (bǽre, W. S.) róde his, Mk. R.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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(l b) where seeing implies life :-- Hí sunnan ne geseóð syððan ǽfre, Ps. Th. 57, 7. (l c) irregular constructions :-- Hé geseah swá swá scínende sunne he saw what looked like sunshine, it seemed to him as if the sun were shining. Hml. S. 23 b, 741.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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D. 679, it is said — Æðeldryþ on treówene þruh wæs bebyriged Ætheldrith was buried in a wooden coffin, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 2l; or in the Latin of Bede — Ædilthryd ligneo in locello sepulta, S. 163, 15. the belief in a future life is shewn by the care with

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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Ðína ágna treówa and seó godcunde lufu and se tóhopa, ða þreó ðé ne lǽtaþ geortréwan be ðam écan lífe, Bt. 10; Fox 32, 8. with proper names Se Iohannes the same John (A. V.), Mt Kmbl. 3, 4.

(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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I. 6. where the object is abstract Ða ðe ealle gewítendlíce ðing tó ðæra apostola efenlǽcunge (and so imitate the apostles) forseóð for intingan ðæs écan lífes, Homl. Th. i. 398, 23.

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án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Þá áne men habbaþ Críst on heora heortan, þe geteóde beóþ tó þon écean lífe, Bl. H. 75, 35. with adverbial or conjunctional use Þæt án dumtaxat, tantummodo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 241, 7. Næs hit ná ꝥ án ꝥ þú wǽre . . . , ac eác . . . , Bt. 5, 3; F. 14, 6.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Ðæt is nú hraðost tó secganne, ðæt ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne ða hwíle ðe ic lifede, 17 ; Fox 60, 14. Sægd is, ðæt . . . , Blickl. Homl. 61, 16.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Swaðer uncer leng wǽre (cf. swaðer uncer leng lifede, 38), 485, 29. Swilce hé áwár wǽre, ǽr ðan ðe hé geboren wǽre, ac . . . him betere wǽre, ðæt hé nǽfre nǽre, ðonne hé yfele wǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19. Ne mæg ic hér leng wesan, Beo.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Oft getíman yfelum teala for lífe, Hml. Th. i. 332, 15. figurative. marking cause, as the result of, as the effect of, owing to the action of, from, through, where a condition is brought about Ic eom wérig for þám langan wege, Gr.

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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H. 219, 1. to leave of, give up. to abandon a habit, pursuit, course of life, with acc. Forlǽtaþ hí þá sibbe þe hí nú healdaþ, Bt. 21; F. 74, 33, 35. Ðá þú ðíne fæstrǽdnesse forléte, 5, 1; F. 8, 30.

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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III. 4 ylle líf wið (pro) lífe, tóð wið téð, hand wið handa, fót wið fét . . . lǽl wið lǽle, Ex. 21, 23-25. Gif hwá forstele óðres sceáp . . . selle feówer sceáp wið ánum. Gif hé næbbe hwæt hé selle, sié hé self beboht wið ðam fió, L.