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swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Anthony) swungan, ð æt hé ne mihte hine ástyrigean, Shrn. 52, 27. Wiþ ðon ðe mon sié mónaþseóc; nim mereswínes fel, wyrc tó swipan, swing mid ðone man, sóna biþ sél. Amen, Lchdm. ii. 334, 2. Gyf hit cild sý oððe cniht, swinge hine man (vapulet), L.

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Ðæt nǽre nǽnig manna ðæt mihte ðæra twégra tweón ( the doubt about the two, cf. 854; Sal. 426, given above) áspyrian, Salm. Kmbl. 870; Sal. 434. <b>I b.</b> </b> Hit is nán tweó, ðæt . . . 36, 3; Fox 178, 4.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
wundrian, p. ode.

to wonder atto regard with surpriseadmirationto make wonderfulmagnify

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Gif hwá wundrie, hú hit gewurðan mihte, Jud. 15, 19. with gen. and clause Hwá ne wundraþ ðæs, ðæt sume steorran gewítaþ under ða sǽ? Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 26.

Linked entry: wyndrian

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Cymen mé mildse ðíne veniant mihi miserationes tuae, Ps. Srt. 118, 77. in address Hé cwæð hire tó: 'Wel þú cóme; ac cum tó ús on éce reste, Shrn. 60, 19. to come to, to recover Hé læg bútan andgite.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Mé þinceþ ðæt ðú wǽre ðám ungelǽredum mannum heardra ðonne hit riht wǽre videtur mihi quia durior justo indoctis auditoribus fuisti, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 32.

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Heora eáþmetto ne mihton náuht forstandan ne húru heora ofermetta their humility could not avail aught, and certainly not their pride, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 104, 34

Linked entry: híru

ge-lettan

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Se cyng geáxode ꝥ his feónd gelætte wǽron, and ne mihten ná geforðian heora fare, Chr. 1085; P. 216, 7. <b>I a.</b> to hinder a person from a journey (gen.) :-- Ne gelette ús þæs síðes se feónd, Wlfst. 252, 16. <b>I b.

geat

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(b a) the enclosure a city :-- Mihton geseón Winceastre leódan here ꝥ hí be hyra gate tó sǽ eódon, Chr. 1006 ; P. 137, ii. Binnan þám gatum ( of Derby ), 921; P. 101, 30. Hí betýndon þǽre ceastre gatu, Bl. H. 241, 11.

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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Gif hí ðæs wealdan mihton, Wulfst. 185, 3. with dat. or inst. Seó weóld hyra ( two buckets ) síþe, Exon. Th. 435, 12; Rä. 53, 6. Segl síðe weóld, Cd. Th. 184, 10; Exod. 105. Ðǽr hé dý fyrste wealdan móste,Beo.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

æt

(prep.)
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Ðá ðe mé æt sǽton qui mihi adsederant, Bd. 5, 13 ; S. 633, 12. See e

hám

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hé ne mihte embe munuclíf þá smeágan . . . ac wolde beón embe his þincg . . . and gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, 121. <b>I a.</b> as a technical English term, a vill, manor (v. Se bohm Vill.

ge-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýðan, p. -cýðde, -cýdde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd.

to make knowntellrelateproclaimannounceinformnuntiareannuntiarereferreeffarimonereto declarerevealmanifestshewperformconfirmtestifyprovedeclararerevelareedoceremanifestaremonstrareperhiberetestariprobareto make celebratedrenownedfamednotum facereinclytum reddere

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R. 3, 11. to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confirm, testify, prove; declarare, revelare, edocere, manifestare, monstrare, perhibere, testari, probare Ðæt wille ic gecýðan, ðæt ða rícu of nánes mannes mihtum swá gecræftgade ne wurdon that

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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</b> direction by one in authority, of men Benedictus sǽde þæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte ( his rule as abbot ) geðwǽrlǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 7. Hý bedreáf onfón æfter heora abbodes dyhte ( dispositionem ), R. Ben. 47, 5.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Náht be ánan oððe twám ( by ones or twos ), ac swá þiclíce ꝥ hit nán mann áteallan ne mihte.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Adrugode se streám swá ðæt he mihte dryge ofergangan the stream dried up so that he might go over dry, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 14: Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 22; Rä. 41, 77. Tunge biþ drige the tongue is dry, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 8.

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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To happen, come to pass, befall, come together, agree, be agreeable; contingĕre, evĕnīre, convĕnīre, plăcēre Ne mihte hí betwih him geþwǽrian and geweorþan they might not accord and agree among themselves, Bd. 4, 4; S. 571, 2: Cd. 81; Th. 101, 32; Gen

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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Hé hine mid tintregum and mid swinglan oferswíþan ne mihte, Bd. 1. 7 ; S. 477, 43-478, 2. Hié hine swingaþ . . . and æfter ðære swinglan hié hine ofsleáþ. Blickl. Homl. 15, 11. Hé líchamlíce wrace mid swingelle þolige vindicte corporali subdatur, R.

Linked entry: swincgel

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Eálá wǽran ða ancras swá trume and swá þurhwuniende, ðonne mihte wé ðý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá ús on becóme haereant ancorae, precor; illis namque manentibus, utcumque se res habeant, enatabimus, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 10. to continue in a condition

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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.); qui cogitant mihi mala, Ps. Th. 39, 17. Ne dyde ic, ðæs ic ðé weán úðe ( because I wished you woe ), Cd. Th. 163, 3; Gen. 2692.

Linked entries: an ann

dǽlan

(v.)
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Hé smeáde hú hé mihte dǽlan ríce wið God, Hml. Th. i. 12, 1: 172, 1. of common action Nis þæt gemet mannes þæt hé wið áglǽcean eofoðo dǽle ( take part in conflict, fight with ), eorlscype efne, B. 2534.