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ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Seó gecynd hit onscunað þæt hié magon weorþan tógædere gemenged, Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 13. Ic eom nú máre ymbe ꝥ gecynd ( de naturali intentione) þonne ymbe þone willan ... þú miht witan be manegum þingum ꝥ ꝥ gecynd is swíþe micel. ...

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Cf. 2 Gé hit ne magon nú giet (git, v. l., nunc ) áberan, Past. 237, 13. Ic cóm . . . and nú git ic ná mínne múþ ne ontýnde, and hé cóm and slóh cymbalan, Gr. D. 62, 21.

gildan

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(l a) with dat. of person paid Ryhtlícor wé magon cweðan ðæt wé him gielden scylde ðonne wé him mildheortnesse dón, Past. 335, 19. (l b) used absolutely Ne hæfde hona gulde, Mt. L. 18, 25. Huona guldon, Lk.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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Mag. Walter, tom. ii. p. 107.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Heóld mága yrfe, 1218. Heóld leódgeard, 1224 (cf. Enoch . . . hyrde wæs heáfodmága, 1200). a king Crístes gespelian crístendóm and cynedóm healdað and wealdað, Ll. Th. i. 350, 4. Ic (Beowulf) heóld þás leóde fíftig wiiitra, B. 2732.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Frs. tó thanke : Icel. til þakka eins, i þökk við einn to one's liking : Ger. zu Danke Hié nánwuht gódes ne magon Gode bringan tó ðances nullum boni operis Deo sacrificium immolant, Past. 46; Swt. 349, 8.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Hié wyrnan þóhton Moyses mágum leófes síðes, 180, 27; Exod. 51. Hié wǽron wið ðæs fýres weard tó ðon ðæt hié hit ácwencean þóhton ad extinguendum ignem concurrerunt, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 17: 1, 10; Swt. 44, 32.

niman

(v.)
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Búton þá mágas hine út niman (release, redeem) willan be his were, 228, 27

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Eall ðis mágon him sylfe geseón, Exon. Th. 69, 6; Cri. 1116. denoting voluntary or independent action (not inflected?). Cf. Goth.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
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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Th. ii 56, 21-5. to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit Hie leng ne mágon healdan heofonríce they may not longer occupy the heavenly kingdom, Cd. 35; Th. 45, 25; Gen. 732: 26; Th. 33, 34; Gen. 530.

hwá

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Hweþer hí magen ábiddan eall swá hwæt swá heó biddað, and begytan eall ꝥ hi gewilniað si omnia quae volunt possunt, et cuncta impetrant quae desiderant obtinere, 166, 21.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ne ofer ðæt ultra sweltan ne mágon, Lk. Skt. 20, 36. Ne lǽteþ hé ús nó costian ofer gemet, Blickl. Homl. 13, 9. Ðú sprycst ofer mǽþe úre ultra etatem nostram, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 11.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

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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Hwæt gódes mágan wé secgan on ða flǽsclícan unþeáwas, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 24. Higeteónan spræc on fǽmnan, Cd. Th. 136, 22; Gen. 2262. Ne sceal nán mann secgan on hine sylfne ðæs ðe hé wyrcende næs, Homl.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Wel on swá hátum, ii. 50, 15. with comparatives, the, singly Oft wé mágon beón suá (swǽ, Cott.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Þæt wé ús behýdan magon in þissum neowlan genipe, Sat. 102. Þeóf sceal gangan in þýstrum wederum, Gn.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Homl. 101, 35, Hwyder magon gyt gangan from mínum willan? 187, 25. Him eal worold wendeþ on willan, Beo. Th. 3482 ; B. 1739. Ðás fíf andgitu gewisseþ seó sáwul tó hire wyllan, Homl. Skt. i. I. 201. Willan nulum Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 26: 61, 5.

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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For hwí dréfe gé eówru mód . . . oððe for hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde . . . oððe hwí ne magon ge gebídan deáþes?, Bt. 39, l; F. 210, 24-27. Similar entries v. hwá, sé. with gen. ?

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Se wæs mid his dǽdum snelra þonne hé mægenes hæfde he was too quick in his actions to have enough strength for them; celeritate magis quam virtute fretus, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 27. where the adjective is in the positive, and the comparative required by

Linked entries: þænne þonne

(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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Wit ðus barn ne magon wesan tó wuhte (at any price, on any account), Cd.

Linked entry: -anne

má-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
má-cræftig, adj.

Very (?) skilledpowerful

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Very (?) skilled or powerful Hwanon cómen gé ceólum líðan mácræftige menn, Andr. Kmbl. 513; An. 257. Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte, mácræftigran, 943; An. 472