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sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Leóht sellan, Bt: 6; Fox 14, 23. where the object is immaterial, to give an answer, a pledge, a promise, etc. Ic eów treówa míne selle, Cd. Th. 92, 29; Gen. 1536. Ic ðé wǽre míne selle, 132, 35; Gen. 2203.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Se heofen mót brengon leóhte dagas and eft ꝥ leóht mid þeóstrum behelian, Bt. 7, 3 ; F. 20, 20. Wé wendað úre neb tó eástdǽle þǽr seó heofen áríst, Hml. Th. i. 262, ii. 6.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðæt wǽron álýsede leófe ðíne ut liberentur dilecti tui 59, 4. Se magorinc sceal wesan Ismahél háten, Cd. Th. 138, 3; Gen. 2286.

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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Ic (Beowulf) heóld þás leóde fíftig wiiitra, B. 2732. Offa wísdóme heóld éðel sínne, 1959.

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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Ðǽr wæs on Leo (at the synod), Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 12. Ealles ðæs ðe ðǽr ðenne on biþ, Chart. Th. 534, 5. Swá swá Drihten cwæþ on ǽr, Jos. 11. 23: Gen. 6, 6. Hé cýðde his forþsíþ on ǽr he foretold his death, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 23.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

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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III 18 Gistas míne ic for God wille gemundbyrdan, gif ic mót, Gen. 2472. marking comparison: Heora beorhtnes ne beóð nán beorhtnes for hire compared with hers; cf. hiora birhtu ne bið áuht tó gesettanne wið þǽre sunnan leóht, Met. 6, 7, Bt. 9; F. 26

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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H. 53, 25. to hold as something at one's disposal or service, under one's control, v. heofon-hæbbend Þis leóht ( this world) wé habbaþ wið nýtenu gemǽne, Bl. H. 21, 13. Hámtúnscíre hé hæfde oþ hé ofslóg þone aldormon, Chr. 755; P. 46, 21.

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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Se hlǽw sceal tó gemyndum mínum leódum heáh hlifian on Hronesnæsse, Beo. Th. 5600; B. 2804. Wé cwǽdon ǽr, ðæt se sceolde lytel sáwan, se ðe him ðone wind ondréde, Past. 39 ; Swt. 285, 23. Wéndun gé ðæt gé Scyppende sceoldan gelíce wesan, Exon.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

fille

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Fil[le] cespillum. An. Ox. 56, 38. Fille and finul, Lch. iii. 36, 30. Genim reáde filian, 40, 17. Add