ge-þwǽrian
to cause to agree ⬩ to make accordant ⬩ mild ⬩ to be or become in accord ⬩ to agree ⬩ consent ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ consentire ⬩ concordare ⬩ congruere ⬩ convenire
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Gif twegen of eów geþwǽriaþ be ǽlcum þinge si duo ex vobis consenserint de omni re, Mt. Bos. 18, 19. Ðes ne geþwǽrode hyra geþeahte hic non consenserat consilio eorum, Lk. Bos. 23, 51. Hí geþwǽredon sibi concordant, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 16.
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wolcen
A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin
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Wolgceno, Rtl. 81, 24. Wolcna nimborum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 57. Wolcna strengu. Exon. Th. 390, 4; Rä. 8, 5. For ðæra wolcna ðicnysse, Lchdm. iii. 232, 16. Wolcna scúr, Cd. Th. 238, 5 ; Dan. 350.
findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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Ic eom wíde funden, Ra. 28, l. Gif mid him cwicum sié funden ꝥ hé ǽr stæl. Ll. Th. i. 50, 22. with a complement to the object Hý æt hám findað witode him wiste, Ra. 44, 8. Hé dryhten sínne driórigne fand ealdres æt ende, B. 2789.
EÁC
EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and ⬩ etiam, quoque, et ⬩ Nevertheless, however ⬩ nihilōmĭnus ⬩ So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ⬩ parimŏdo, tamquam ⬩ Quin et ⬩ So also, even so, likewise
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Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 23 ; Rä. 1, 12. eác swilce, swylce eác So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ; parimŏdo, tamquam Ða apostoli gesetton eác swilce lárspell to ðám leódscipum ðe to geleáfan bugon the apostles moreover gave instructions
mearc
a limit ⬩ bound ⬩ term ⬩ a limit ⬩ boundary ⬩ a boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estate ⬩ a boundary ⬩ confine of a district ⬩ border ⬩ the territory within the boundaries ⬩ fines
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R. A. 918), L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 13.
plegan
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Th. 429, 10; Rä. 43, 2. <b>II d.</b> to play (for something), strive after :-- Ðis is se ilca ðe ðú longe for his deáþe plegodest this is the same for whose death thou hast long played, Blickl.
wíd
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Th. 399, 20; Rä. 19, 3. Hí gesetton Sennar wídne and sídne, Cd. Th. 99, 33 ; Gen. 1655. Setl wíde stódan, 6, 12; Gen. 87. Of ðissum wéstum wídum mórum, Ps. Th. 74, 6. Hæfde wederwolcen wídum fæðmum eorðan and uprodor gedǽled, Cd.
déman
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Déman, meldan, Rä. 29, 11
ge-rǽcan
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R.
heord
keeping ⬩ custody ⬩ care ⬩ guard
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., R. grex) lǽsgende, Mk. 5, II. Heord swýna (sunor bergana. L.) grex porcorum. Lk. 8, 32: suner berga, L. (swína, R.), Mt. 8, 32. Ðonne se inswán his heorde tó mæstene drífe, Ll.
hyht
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Gér byð gumena hyht, þonne God lǽteð hrúsan syllan beorhte bléda beornum, Rún. 12. Weoruda Scyppend hafa þé tó hyhte, Fä. 63.
þeóstru
Darkness (lit. and metaph.); ⬩ dimness of sight (lit. or metaph.) ⬩ tenebrae
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Th. 432, 10; Rä. 48, 4. Mid þýstro, Cd. Th. 148, 1; Gen. 2450. Wið eágena þýstru and genipe, Lchdm. i. 366, 13. On þeóstre, Exon. Th. 87, 11; Cri. 1423: 94, 27; Cri. 1546. Þeóf ðe on þýstre færeþ, on sweartre niht, 54, 22; Cri. 872.
stycce
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Hig curfon ðone ram eall tó sticceon (in frusta), Lev. 8, 20. Tó sticcon, 1, 6: Ex. 29, 17. Tó sticcum, Jud. 14, 6. Ðæt mon ðone disc tóbrǽce tó styccum, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 21. Hé feallende tóbærst on feówer sticca.
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ge-rídan
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Se king . . . swór ꝥ hit nǽfre næs ná his rǽd ná his dǽd ꝥ man sceolde Sandwíc dón fit of ipes cyrð, 57, 9-17
sceótan
to shoot ⬩ cast a missile ⬩ to shoot ⬩ to shoot an object ⬩ hit an object with a missile ⬩ wherethe weapon is the subject ⬩ to shoot ⬩ make an object move rapidly ⬩ push ⬩ to give a person help in escaping ⬩ to shoot ⬩ move rapidly ⬩ dart ⬩ run ⬩ plunge ⬩ rush, ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of speech ⬩ to run ⬩ to refer a case to a person or court ⬩ to advance money ⬩ contribute ⬩ pay ⬩ to shoot
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Th. 420, 1; Rä. 39, 4. of speech Hé ðæs geanwyrde wes ætforan eallum ðám mannum ðe ðǽr gegaderode wǽron, ðeáh him ðæt word of scute his unnþances though the remark burst from him involuntarily, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 6. to run (of a road, etc.)
streng
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a string, cord, rope Ráp vel strenc funiculus, modicus funus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 67. Strengas vel bendas lora136, 77. Hé worhte swipan of strengon ( de funiculis), Jn. Skt. 2, 15. a string of a musical instrument Streng fidis. Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 54.
þe
any ⬩ the ⬩ that ⬩ than ⬩ whether ... or ⬩ whether ... or
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Kmbl. 340, 30; Rún. 8. Tó middes eów stód þe gé ne cunnon, Jn. Skt. 1, 26. Hér syndon þe ðíne deórlingas beón sceoldon, Homl.
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witan
to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew
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Wisse, 436, 15;Rä. 55, 1: 324, 28; Víd. 101. Ðǽr ðú wite elenan standan, Lchdm. ii, 346, 10. Grammar witan, with acc. and complementary word or phrase For ðære byldo ðe ic tó him wát, Blickl. Homl. 179, 21.
in
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In swá hwylce tíd swá gé tó mé hweorfað, Reb. 5. on Eánfléd wæs gefulwad in þone hálgan ǽfen Pentecosten, Chr. 626; P. 24, 8. during In þá slíðnan tíd, Mod. 52: Gú. 1058.
un-strang
Not strong ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble
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Ðeáh hwá anweald hæbbe, gif óþer hæfþ máran, beþearf se unstrengra åæs strengran fultumes si quid est, quod in ulla re imbecillioris valentiae sit, in hoc praesidio necesse est egeat alieno, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 18.