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fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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D. 167, 10. to set to work at, deal with a subject Nú hæbbe wé áwriten þǽre Asian súþdǽl; nú wille wé fón tó hire norðdǽle, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 5. to take what is given, receive, accept what is offered Hé féng tó Karles dohter (him Carl his dohtor geaf

ge-þencan

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Hié sculon geðencean hú gelíce hié beóð óðrum monnum on hira gecynde debent aequalitatem pensare conditionis, 109, 1. Gemunan and geþencan hú ..., Bl. H. 55, 12.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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hire sáule sealde Sarcte Michahele, 147, 13. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, Beo. Th. 1349; B. 672. Hié sealdon ánum unwísum þegne Miercna ríce tó haldanne, and hé him gíslas salde, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 26-28.

líf

(adv.)
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On hira lifes tíd, 766 : El. 1209. Oft getímað yfelum teala for lífe often it goes well With the wicked while he lives, Hml. Th. i. 332, 15. On lífe . . . æfter his dæge during his lifetime . . . after his death, Ll. Th. i. 298, 9.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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On ðæs engles wordum wæs gehýred ðæt þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn, Blickl. Homl. 5, 22. On ðæm upstige ðære róde eall úre líf Drihten getremede, 9, 35. Hí wurdon on fleáme generede, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 33.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Ic cýþe ðæt ic nelle sócne habban tó mínum híréde ðone ðe mannes blód geóte ǽr hé hæbbe godcunde bóte underfangen . . .

Linked entry: fird-sócn

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 þé hálsige for þám híréde . . . þæt ic úp heonon mæge, Sae. 423. Ic þé geháte for þám hálgan þe heofena is ágendfreá, Gen. 2140. marking substitution. Cf. A. III, 4 Ic beó þín þeówa for hine, Gen. 44, 33: Gen. 2930.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Ða hét Moises sleán án geteld bútan hira wícstówe, Ex. 33, 7: Homl. Th. ii. 242, 8. Ða stówa ðe gé eówre geteld on sleán sceoldon, Deut. i. 33. <b>VIc.</b> to cast into chains (cf. O.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Gedón hí ðæt hira synna ne ðyrfen ( need not, because of the divine ordinance ) bión gesewene æt ðæm nearwan dóme, Past. 53; Swt. 413, 16. with the idea of compulsion, or where the inevitability of a consequence is expressed; in some cases the word might

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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And ic wille ðæt bisceop and ða geréfan hit beódan eallum ðám ðe him híran sculon, ðæt hit tó ðam rihtan ándagan gelǽst sý ... Gif wé ða teóðunga Gode gelǽstan nellaþ, hé ús benimeþ ðara nigon dǽla ðonne wé læst wénaþ, L.

Linked entry: tegðung

lǽtan

(v.)
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Heó hire mód ongan lǽtan æfter þám lárum Gen. 592. Swá mycele furðor swá hé on háde is lǽten, R. Ben. 112, 2. followed by an infinitive. to permit, allow, suffer. where the infinitive has a subject, and is intrans.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Heó wolde þurh his mynegungum hire mód getrymman, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 10: 448, 27. Ðurh ðínum drýcræftum, 414, 4. Þurh ðam eárplættum, 248, 25. Þurh twám gewritum, Wulfst. 230, 3. Ðerh múðe háligwara, Lk. Skt.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Be ðám ymene þe wé be hire geworhton, Bd. 4, 19 ; Sch. 439, 15. Þá ǽ þe heora aldoras ǽr geworhton, Ll. Th. i. 26, 6.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þe þis sint hira naman quorum ista sunt nomina, 1, 5. Ne synt ná þis wódes mannes word haec uerba non sent daemonium habentis, Jn. Skt. 10, 21. Sint þis ða gód and ðæt edleán ðe ðú gehéte?

Linked entries: þás þis

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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And. 36, 26. marking readiness for a coming event, against, ready for Híg lédon forþ hira lác ongeán ðætte losep in eode they made ready their presents against Joseph came, Gen. 43, 25.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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hire freán sittan to sit by her lord. Beo. Th. 1287; B. 641. Symle hí sǽton ætsomne tó gereorde. Homl. Th. ii. 506, 22. Gesittan tó symble, Cd. Th. 259, 33; Dan. 701: Judth. Thw. 21, 12; Jud. 15.

Linked entry: -anne

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Ðám godum ðe hira fæderas ne wurðodon (coluerunt), 32, 17. Weorþedon, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 162, 26. Wurðedon, Cd. Th. 227, 5; Dan. 182. Hiora cyningas hí weorþodon for godas, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 16: Met. 26, 45: Wulfst. 98, 24.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

ge-weorþan

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Wlfst. 8, 8. where a result is brought about, tó become, prove a source of, be Geweorðe heó tó woruldscame hire sylfre, Ll. Th. i. 406, 7.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Sprecan áne feáwa worda, Nic. 5, 40. with much the same force as sum, marking an individual member of a group, one (of) Heó eóde mid ánre hire ðig*-*nenne, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 18. From his ánan men ofsceoten, Chr. 1100; P. 235, 16.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Is ꝥ endeleás wundor, ðám gelícost þe on sumes cyninges híréde sién gyldenu fatu forsewen and treówenu mon weorþige, Bt. 36, 1; F. 172, 18: Wlfst. 3, 14. Bið ꝥ gelícost þon þe hig æteówen þone staðol hyra geleáfan, Ll. Th. ii. 426, 1. without dat.