HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Blis manigra háda cwicera cynna the joy of many kinds of living creatures, Menol. Fox 182; Men. 92 : Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 15; Gú. 23
Linked entries: acolitus diácon dúru-weard hádelíce -hád
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Cham ne wolde cýðan hyldo and treówa, Cd. Th. 96, 9; Gen. 1592. the truth of the stronger to the weaker, grace, favour, help. Cf. hold Treów wæs gecýþed, ðætte Gúðláce God leánode ellen mid arum, Exon. Th. 129, 11; Gú. 419.
Linked entries: treówa trinnu-byttae
niman
to take ⬩ receive ⬩ get ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere ⬩ to take ⬩ keep ⬩ hold ⬩ tenere ⬩ to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to contain ⬩ to take (with one) ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to take (to one) ⬩ give ⬩ to take forcibly ⬩ seize ⬩ take away ⬩ carry off ⬩ tollere ⬩ capessere ⬩ auferre ⬩ rapere
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Hí hí be handum nóman junctis manibus, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 31. to take, catch Hér beóþ oft numene missenlícra cynna weolcscylle, 1, 1; S. 473, 17. to contain Nó swá ðæt heó ( the coffin ) ðone líchoman neoman mihte, 4, 11; S. 580, 7. to take (with one
Linked entry: bi-nom
hál
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.), cynig Júdéana, 27, 29 : Mk. L. R. 15, 18 : Lk. L. R. 1, 28
Linked entry: tunge
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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In Caines cynne ðone cwealm gewræc éce Drihten the eternal Lord avenged that death among the race of Cain, 214; B. 107. Ne móste Efe ðá gyt wlítan in wuldre Eve might not as yet look on glory, Cd. 222 ; Th. 290, 2; Sat. 409.
Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern
sib
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Ðá com Swein eorl and bæd Beorn eorl, ðe wæs his eámes sunu, ðæt hé his geféra wǽre tó ðam cynge. Hé wende ðá for ðære sibbe mid him. Chr. 1050; Erl. 175, 18.
Linked entry: syb
weorpan
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.), to cast into prison, cast off, out, throw into a form, drive out Ic ne weorpe (wyrpe, wurpe, v. ll. ) út ðone ðe tó mé cymð, Jn. Skt. 6, 37. Gif ðú worpes úsig si eicis nos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 31. Ðú wurpe þeóde ejecisti gentes, Ps. Th. 79, 8.
wyn
delight ⬩ pleasure ⬩ delightfully ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ a delight ⬩ that which causes pleasure ⬩ the best of a class, ⬩ the pride of its kind. ⬩ the name of the w-rune
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Similar entries Cf. cyst Án engla þreát, heápa wyn (best of troops), Exon. Th. 460, 16; Hö. 18. Hleóþra wyn most excellent of melodies, 198, 18; Ph. 12. Gimma gladost, æþeltungla wyn, 218, 5; Ph. 290. Laguflóda wynn, 202, 16; Ph. 70.
Linked entry: mód-wén
hefig
ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness
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Gif ꝥ riht tó hefig sý, séce hé þá líhtinge tó þám cynge, Ll. Th. i. 266, 11. A. 'Mé þincað þá bebodu swíðe hefige.' G. 'Mé ne þincð nánwiht hefig ðes þe man lufad.' A. 'Ne þincð mé nán geswinc hefig, gif ic habbe ꝥ ðæt ic æfter swince,' Solil.
Linked entry: hefe-lic
þing
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Cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille declare to which (life or death) thou wilt assent as thy condition, Elen. Kmbl. 1212; El. 608. a thing, matter, subject of consideration or enquiry Ánes þinges ic ðé wolde ácsian, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 5: Blickl.
ge-býrian
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Ic eów cýðe hú eówer ǽlcon gebyreð, Gen. 49, 1. Oft hwǽm gebyreð ðæt hé hwæt mǽrlices gedéð, Past. 39, 6.
lǽran
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Wé rehton hwelc se hierde bión sceal; nú wé him willað cýðan hú hé lǽran sceal qualis esse debeat Pastor ostendimus, nunc qualiter doceat demonstremus 173, 15.
tó-weard
future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing
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Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 3. marking position, with the face towards a person, facing Geseoh ðæt hé sié tóweard ðonne ðú in gange, Lchdm. ii. 352, 19. used appositively, referring to future events, where the futurity is indefinite Ða hálgan ǽr Cristes cyme
Linked entry: tó-ward
swilc
where the word points to what has been already described ⬩ such ⬩ the like, the same ⬩ such . . . as ⬩ such as ⬩ so (as) much, so (as) many
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., 62. in correlative clauses, swilc . . . swilc such . . . as Swylc biþ wedera cyst, swylc wæs on ðam fýre, Cd. Th. 238, 6; Dan. 350. Swylc scolde eorl wesan, swylc Æschere wæs, Beo. Th. 2661; B. 1328.
weorþ
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Skt. 21, 36. with gen. and clause God is ðæs wyrðe, ðæt hine werþeóde and eal engla cynn hergen, Exon. Th. 281, 8; Jul. 643. with gen. and dat. infin. Þeáh hé his wyrðe ne sié tó álǽtanne, Cd.
healdan
to keep watch over ⬩ keep in charge ⬩ to keep ⬩ to watch over ⬩ keep ⬩ govern ⬩ rule ⬩ a king ⬩ to keep ⬩ guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ to defend ⬩ preserve ⬩ to hold ⬩ take ⬩ arrest ⬩ to have hold of ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold up ⬩ to maintain ⬩ support ⬩ uphold ⬩ manage ⬩ to hold ⬩ bear ⬩ conduct ⬩ to behave ⬩ to handle ⬩ treat ⬩ deal with ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to have possession ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ an office ⬩ a position ⬩ to hold ⬩ to remain in ⬩ to retain ⬩ detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep oneself ⬩ remain ⬩ to hold ⬩ keep together ⬩ continue ⬩ to maintain ⬩ keep ⬩ to perform ⬩ keep watch ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep unbroken ⬩ inviolate ⬩ to keep ⬩ to constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ stop ⬩ to restrain oneself ⬩ refrain ⬩ to entertain ⬩ to keep in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ regard ⬩ to hold as ⬩ to hold ⬩ to proceed ⬩ move on ⬩ to continue ⬩ go on with ⬩ to go on
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Wǽron innan þám castele manige þe hine healdon woldan ongeán þone cyng, Chr. 1087; P. 224, 5.
hwilc
which ⬩ who ⬩ any one ⬩ any ⬩ some
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[in dependent clauses] Gif ic cweðe nescio qualis est rex nát ic hwile se cyngc is, ðon is se qualis infinitivum. Gif ic cweðe tu scis bene qualis est ðú wást wel hwilc hé is, ðon biþ hit relativum, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 59-61.
þingian
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to ask for (for with acc.) a person that some favour may be granted (clause) Ðæt hé sceolde for hí ðingian ( supplicatu obtineret ) ðæt hí ne ðorftan féran, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 36. to intercede, plead before a person Þinga for ðeódne ǽr ðam seó þráh cyme
weorod
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Stódon twá heofenlíce werod ætforan ðære cytan dura, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 10. Weredu examina, Germ. 396, 180. Lytle worado pauci, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 23. Weoroda heáp, Andr. Kmbl. 1739; An. 872: Exon. Th. 66, 11; Cri. 1070.
Linked entries: eóred weored weorod-líst weorud werud
wiþ-sacan
To deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ to say no ⬩ to refuse permission ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ decline ⬩ to deny ⬩ reject ⬩ refuse assent ⬩ to renounce ⬩ reject ⬩ give up ⬩ refuse ⬩ withhold ⬩ not to give ⬩ to declare hostility
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Begann se cyngc gyrnan his sweostor him tó wífe . . . heó sylf wiðsóc, Chr. 1067; Erl. 204, 17. Wiðsóc refragabatur (oblatam matrimonii sortem, Ald. 49), Hpt. Gl. 490, 65: exhorruit, 504, 10.