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ge-þafian

(v.)
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Leáses monnes dómas ne geþafa þú, Ll. Th. i. 54, 4. Sé þe ofer ꝥ láde geþafie oþþe sé þe hý sylle, Ll. Th. i. 298, 7. Ðæt byð se mǽsta wurðscipe, ðæt mon cunne riht gecnáwan, and hit ðonne wylle geþafian, Prov. K. 9.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Ealle óþre gesceafta áswindaþ for cyle gif hit ( fire ) eallunga from gewíte, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 35. to pass from possession or control; gewítan fram to leave, desert Þonne þá woruldsǽlþa him fram gewítaþ, Bt. 8; F. 26, 10: Bl. H. 21, 12.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Hét him recene tó ríce þeóden his sunu gangan, Gen. 865. special use with preps, or adverbs, út gangan. to go to the closet, have an evacuation Hwilum hié wel gelyst út gangan, and him þá byrþenne fram áweorpan, Lch. ii. 230, 23. to leave a permanent

ge-lǽstan

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(cf. 2 b) Þæt hine on ylde gewunigen wilgesíðas, leóde gelǽsten, B. 24. the subject a thing. in a local sense, to be present with, not to leave Symle him gelǽste þæt swearte tácn on dæg and þæt fýrene on niht numquam defuit columns nubis per diem nec

habban

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habban, A.
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Sǽdere gebyreð ꝥ hé hæbbe ǽlces cynnes ǽnne leáp fulne, 438, 9, 18, 22. Ǽlc friðmanna frið hæbbe, 286, 5. Swælc monn se ðæt mín lond hebbe whoever gets my land, C. D. i. 311, I. Ꝥ wé é Bið hire rǽd ꝥ frýnd þá forword habban, 256, 2.

þanc

(n.)
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þanc, es; m.
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Hé him dǽda leán gieldeþ, ðám ðe his giefe willaþ þicgan tó þonce, Exon. Th. 109, 26; Gú. 96. Hié on þanc curon æðelinges ést they accepted Lot's kindness with thanks, Cd. Th. 147, 20; Gen. 2442.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Ðýlæs ðe eów on hand becume seó leáse gesetnys lest the false account come into your hands, Homl. Th. i. 436, 30. Him ealle on hand eodan ða hǽðnan leóde then all the heathen people submitted to them, Blickl. Homl. 203, 23: Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 13.

witan

(v.)
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witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Wát ic ðæt nú ðá, ðæt hé bið alles leás écan dreámes, Cd. Th. 275, 34; Sat, 181: Andr. Kmbl. 866; An, 433. Ðú wást míne geheówunga, ðæt ic eom dust, Blickl. Homl. 89, 15. Ðæt ðú wást, ðæt ic wæs deád, 183, 13.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

ge-lífan

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Búton tweón hí geliéfen ðára leána, 407, 29. Ðætte hié ðý fæsðlícor gelífden ðára écena ðinga ut ad aeternorum fidem certius roboretur, 389, 36. Hí noldon æt fruman gelýfan his ǽristes of deáðe, ðá ðá hit him gecýdd wæs, Hml. Th. i. 300, 25: Bl.

ge-þencan

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Sió syn ðe longe ǽr geðóht bið exquisita per studium peccata, Past. 435, 28. to perceive after consideration, learn Gé magon eáþe geþencan, gif gé hit georne ymbe smeágan willaþ and æfter styrian, ꝥ nánre wuhte líchoma ne beoð téderra þonne þæs monnes

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Heó hæfð on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa fægerra pricena, Lch. i. 188, 13. a rank, grade, degree, body of persons of the same status Ǽlc endebyrdnes on mynstre sceal beón gefadod be heora gecyrrednesse, R.

hǽþen

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Þá hǽðnan heora þá leásan godas him laþodan on fultum, Bl. H. 201, 30. Sé þe Godes bebod ofer*-*hogaþ, hé biþ on hǽþenra onlícnesse, 49, 13. Hé wæs crísten lǽce and hé eardode in hǽþenra midlene, Shrn. 125, 7.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Ꝥ ne þeówe ne freó ne móton in þone here faran bútan leáfe, ne heora nán þe má tó ús, 156, l.

healdan

(v.)
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healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Wé sceolan eall úre líf on eáðmódnesse healdan we should lead all our life in humility, Blickl. Homl. 13, 1. Heó hit heóld ǽr tó fæste wið hine she had before dealt too hardly with him, Chr. 1043; Erl. 168, 10.

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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Ic nolde ꝥ unc beswice ǽnegu leás anlícnes for sóþa gesǽlþa (any false appearance taken for true happiness), Bt. 34, I; F. 134, 8. Hí hine for deádne léton, Hml. Th. i. 392, 4. Hiǽ áworden wéron suelce for deádo facti sunt velut mortui. Mt.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðonne gé fæston, nellon gé wesan (wosa, Lind.) swylce leáse líceteras, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 16. (v. <b>III c.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Sleá man ðone leásan wítegan propheta Hie interficietur, Deut. 13, 5. Ðás folc sleán mid cwealmþreá, Cd. Th. 151, 10; Gen. 2506. Se eorl wolde sleán eaferan sínne, 203, 30; Exod. 411. On deáþ sleán (cf.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

ge-mǽne

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Dele last passage, and add: that is held in joint possession Se wuda gemǽne þe intó loceres leáge hýrð oð ðæs cinges inwuda, and hér is se wuda ðe intó túneweorde hýrð, C. D. B. iii. 189, I.

ge-híran

(v.)
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L. 16, 13. to learn by hearing, hear of, be informed of, be told, the object a noun Ic nǽfre ne geseah ne gehýrde nǽnne wísne mon þe má wolde bión earm ðonne welig, Bt. 39, 2 ; F. 212, 16. Ǽlc man . . . þára þe þá gebodu gehýrde, L!.

þanne

(adv.)
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þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Gif hwá cwyð ðæt hé lufige God, and his beboda ne hylt, hé biþ leás ðonne, 314, 31. Gif ðú wilt ðæt ðis feoh becume tó ðínre sáwle ðearfe, tódǽl hit ðonne ðearfum, 484, 32.

Linked entries: þænne þonne