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ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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Th. ii. 314, 16. to fill a place with occupants, to occupy, garrison a fortress Wyrðe is seó stów ꝥ hí man gelógige mid clǽnum Godes þeówum, Hml. S. 32, 256. Godes ríce bið gelógod mid engla weredum and geðungenum mannum, Hml. Th. i. 344, II.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Ðá wyrmas scluncon wundorlíce, wǽron him þá breóst úp gewende ... and á swá hié hit gefóran ( all the while they were executing this movement ) mid þǽm scillum ðá eorðan sliton, Nar. 14, 10.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Th. 252, 33; Dan. 588. to intercede for a person (dat. or for with dat. or acc.) to or with another (tó, mid, wið ) Ðá spæc ic him fore and þingade him tó Ælfréde tinge, Ðá lýfde hé ðæt hé móste beón ryhtes wyrðe for mínre forspǽce, Chart.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Bewyl þrimme ( strongly, thoroughly ) ðæt ealo on ðære wyrte, Lchdm. ii. 276, 14. Hé þrymmum ( mightily, with power ) cwehte mægenwudu mundum, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235.

Linked entry: þrym

forþ

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God swá forð geherian swá hé wyrðe is, Btwk. 194, 15. Hæfð hé his sceoppendes onlícnesse swá forþ swá swá ǽnegu gesceaft fyrmest mæg hiere sceppendes onlícnesse habban, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 27. ꝥ Swá ful and swá forð swá hé hit mé tó handa lét, C.

ge-weald

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For hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde ꝥ hió nán geweald náh, 39, 1; F. 210, 26. Hit gesǽleþ ... hwílum þurh wífes geweald, hwílum þurh weres, Bl. H. 195, 5. power to do. v. wealdan; Ic hæbbe geweald micel tó gyrwanne gódlecran stól, Gen. 280.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Sý hé þæs þeówweorces wyrðe þe þǽrtó gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 164, 13: 330, 27: 342, 8.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Sceal sóð forð gán wyrd, Gen. 2354. of coinage, &c. to pass, be current Gá án mynet ofer ealue þæs cynges anweald, Ll.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Ic (Cnut) cýðe, ðæt ic hæbbe geunnen him (archbishop Æthelnoth), ðæt hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe ofer his ágene menn and ofer swá feala þegna swá ic him tólǽtan hæbbe, 233, 6. <b>VI b.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Sé þe hors nabbe wyrce þám hláforde þe him fore ríde, Ll. Th. i. 232, 21. with verbs expressing or implying payment, requital. Similar entries v. for; A.

ge-hátan

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Abrahame wæs geháten Cristes cyme, Ors. 6, 1; S. 252, 30. with clause Hé gehét þæt hý ealdrihta ǽlces mósten wyrðe gewunigon, Met. 1, 35.

ge-bétan

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Gebéte hé hit mid godcundre bóte, 328, 2. ' Sýn hý þæs wyrðe þe on þám canone cwæð . . . búton hý gebétan,' 244, 14. Nymðe heó hit hér mid þingonge bóte gebéte, C. D. i. 114, 27. Á swá mon bið mihtigra . . . swá sceal hé deóppor synna gebétan, Ll.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Hér is nédran swég, wyrmas gewunade adders have their home here Sat. 103. of things Yrre ne scealt þú tó lange on þínre heortan gewunian (perhaps lǽtan should be supplied) thou shall not loo long give place to anger in thine heart Angl. xii. 516, 25.

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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L. 5, 42. to go on business Wyrce hé þám hláforde þe him fore ríde oþþe gange, Ll. Th. i. 232, 21. gangende pedestrian, foot as opposed to mounted Ðá gangendan mænigeo pedestres Mt. 14, 13.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Kmbl. 1, 20. where the subject of thought is in genitive Hé ðencþ ðæs tíman hwonne hé hit wyrs geleánian mæge deteriora, si occasio praebeatur, quaerat, Past. 33; Swt. 227, 23. Ðenc ðara worda mínra gebeda intende voci orationis meae, Ps. Th. 5, 1.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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T. 768.] where there is uncontrolled or independent action, at (one's) pleasure or will Ðú wéndest ðæt seó wyrd ðás woruld wende heore ágenes þonces búton Godes geþeahte and his þafunge thou didst suppose that fate turned this world at her own pleasure

Linked entries: þancung þonc

witan

(v.)
Grammar
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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Se wyrsa ne wát on his mǽgwinum máran áre, Salm. Kmbl. 717; Sal. 358. Hió him tó litelne ege tó witan they feel too little awe of him, Wulfst, 220, 27. Ðú ðæs þonc ne wisses thou knewest (feltest) no gratitude for it, Exon.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Ic dó oððe wyrce făcio, 33; Som. 37, 47. Ic dó gyt faxo, 33; Som. 37, 43. Ic dó ðæt gyt beóþ manna fisceras făciam vos fiĕri piscatōres homĭnum, Mt. Bos. 4, 19. Ðú dést faxis, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 44.

gíman

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Ðæt hié giémen . . . ðætte of ðǽm góde ne weorðe wyrse yfel ákenned ut sollicite aspiciant, ne . . . 313, 18. Ðæt hié geornlíce giémen ðæt hié eft ðá synne ne gefremmen ut sollicite custodire studeant, ne . . . 327, 13.

hád

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Wǽran heáfodstedas and heálice hádas (i. e. cyning, arcebiscop, æðeling, leódbiscop, ealdorman, 11, 10, 11, 14) micelre mǽðe wyrðe. Ll. Th. i. 330, 6. Þá hálgan hádas þe Godes folc lǽran scylan, 244, 9. De reverentia sacerdotibus praestanda.