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faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Fóron tósomne wráðe wælherigas, Gen. 1982. to go, depart from this life Ic fearu (vadam) tó gete helle, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 184, 24. Hyra waldend fór of líchoman, Cri. 1186. Gást fearende and nó eft cerrende spiritus uadens et non rediens, Ps.

Linked entry: farnian

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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On the case being brought into court (which was to be held in cynges sele, L. H. E. 7; Th. i. 30, 18: 16; Th. i. 34, 7, or kyninges burh: Ǽlc teám beó on ðæs kyninges byrig; L.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Hió þǽr helpe findað, godcunde gife, El. 1032. Ic fultum fand venit auxilium mihi, Ps. Th. 120, Wǽre hié þǽr fundon, Exod. 387. Hí æt þám bisceope bóte fundon, El. 1217.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Mé ne lyst mid glase geworhtra wága non requiro comptos vitro parietes Bt. 5, l ; F. 10, 16. to make, (i) the subject a person, to form an object out of material Hé gewyrceð helm oððe hupseax, Crä. 63. Gewyrcean wígbord, B. 2337.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Heó ( the fallen angels ) God sette on ða sweartan helle, Cd. Th. 20, 20; Gen. 312. Hé sette his ða swíðran hand (cf. mid ða swíðran hand, 514, 21) him on ðæt heáfod, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 515, 19.

Linked entry: on-settan

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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On helle beóþ þeófas and gítseras ðe on mannum heora ǽhta on wóh nimaþ, Blickl. Homl. 61, 21. Hér syndan rýperas and reáferas and woruldstrúderas and ðeófas and þeódscaðan, Wulfst. 165, 36. Þeófum grassatoribus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 35.

Linked entry: þeáf

hand

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(For examples see Dict.). tó. within reach, so that a thing may be held or touched Seó culufre bróhte elebeámes twig án tó handa ( columba venit portans ramum olivae ), Gen. 1473.

lǽtan

(v.)
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:-- Him ne bið lǽten gold ne seolfor neither gold nor silver is held precious by them Verc. Först. 106, 15. the object a clause, to consider that Swá ic lǽte on mínum geþance ꝥ mé tó nánre byrig swá rihte ne gebyrige swá tó þissere byrig, Hml.

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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S. 33, 270. marking length of a period, for, in the course of' Ic ne árás of þysum bedde ána nú for nigon geárum I have not risen from this bed without help for the last nine years, Hml. S. 21, 345.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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Him ðá gegiredon Geáta leóde ád unwáclícne, helm-behongen, hilde bordum, and beorhtum byrnum the people of the Goths then raised for him a mighty funeral pile, hung with helmets, shields, and bright breast-plates, 6265-6271; B. 3137-3140.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Heó gehýrde þone helle sceaðan oferswíðedne (-ende, MS.), El. 957. with a clause Hwæþer ꝥ áuht sié ꝥ wé oft gehióraþ ꝥ men cweþaþ be sumum þingum ꝥ hit scyle weás gebyrian whether there is anything in what we often hear men say of some things, that a

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Frs. on tha helda slein) :-- Hió sceolde ða men weorpan an wildedeóra líc and siððan sleán on ða raccentan and on copsas. Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32. to move by a stroke, to strike off a limb, etc. Hí slógon him of ðæt heáfod, Th. An. 122, 23.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

ge-hwilc

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(aa) as antecedent Ðás leásan spell lǽraþ gehwelcne man þára þe wilnaþ helle þióstra tó fliónne, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 16. Wið gehwylce yfelu þe on þám innoðe dereð, Lch. i. 280, 18. with quasi-fying words Gehwilc óðer tilð, Angl. ix. 259, 12.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Helle gatu me mágon ongén ða portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversum eam, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18. Magan tó to serve a purpose, be good for, have an effect, be the cause of : -- Ne mæg tó náhte ad nihilum valet, 5, 13.

Linked entry: mæg

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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., An. 1437. of a formal statement, to declare Gecýþe seó gewitnysse ꝥ on Godes helde, ꝥ heó him on sóðre gewitnysse sý, Ll. Th. i. 388, 22. Gif mon þæs ofslægenan weres bidde, hé mót gecýðan ꝥ hé hine for þeóf ofslóge, ... Gif hé hit dierneð, Ll.

Linked entry: cýþan

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þás þyllíce mé tugon tó helle, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 290. Mon ðissa twéga hwæðer ondrǽtt suíður ðonne óðer, Past. 27; Swt. 189, 9. Menn þisra seofona héddon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 137. where the noun is qualified by an adjective Þes ealda man, Blickl.

Linked entries: þás þis

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Ne forlǽt þú míne sáule mid hell*-*warum, Bl. H. 87, 32. Hé nolde þone cwealmcuman cwicne forlǽtan, B. 792. Búton méde forlǽten (-an, MS.) left unrewarded, Hml.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðæt wǽron men fyrdhwate, þonne rond and hand helm ealgodon, Andr. Kmbl. 18; An. 9. Symle ic gehýrde, þonne heofones gim west onhylde, Exon. Th. 174, 30; Gú. 1185: 122, 11; Gú. 304: Cd. Th. 33, 21; Gen. 523.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Him þúhte ðæt ðanon wǽre tó helle duru hund þúsenda míla, Cd. Th. 310, 7; Sat. 722. denoting presence, stay of longer or shorter duration, to be, stand, have place, dwell On ðære gesihðe wesaþ ealle geleáffulle, Blickl. Homl. 13, 28.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Ðú ðone mángengan mé helan woldest, swýðor ðonne mínum þegnum secgean, Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 477, 20. Hwylcumhwego wordum secgan be ðære árwyrþ*-*nesse ðisse hálgan tíde. Blickl. Homl. 115, 29. Secggean, 211, 12.