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prep w.d. of, from, out of, off; 1. with the idea of motion, (α) as the opposite of in, into; hé ástáh of þǽm wætere he climbed out of the water; (β) as the opposite of on; Moises éode niðer of þǽm munte tó þǽm folce Moses went down from the mountain to the people; 2. with the idea of direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds; of þǽm léoma stód from it stretched a ray; Dryhten lócaþ of heofenum the Lord looks from heaven; 3. with the idea of origin or source; þá menn of Lundenbyrg the men of London; of Séaxum cómon Éast-Séaxan and Súþ-Séaxan and West-Séaxan from Saxony came the East, South, and West Saxons; 3a. denoting cause, reason; hé in iermðum wunode þe of his lufan he dwelled in misery, which is from love of him; 4. denoting the agent from whom an action proceeds, by; Æðelstán wæs gecoren tó cyninge of Miercum Aethelstan was chosen as king by the Mercians; 5. denoting the instrument; Hé of 5 hláfum and of twám fiscum fíf þúsend manna gefylde he filled five thousand men with 5 loaves and 2 fish; 6. denoting material or substance, derived from, made of, belonging to; gyld of golde an idol of gold; 7. denoting removal, separation, or privation; Ne þyncþ mé náwiht óðres of þínum spellum it seems to me nothing different from thy stories; w.i.; of þýs andweardan lífe from this present life; náwiht óðres \of nothing different from; 8. as regards, about, concerning; Fela spella him sægdon þá Beormas ǽgðer ge of hira ágnum lande ge of þǽm landum þe ymb híe útan wǽron Many stories the Bormes told them either about their own lands or about the lands which they were from outside; 9. partitive; Ic nime of þínum gáste I take of your spirit; héo genam of þæs tréowes wæstme she took from the tree's fruit; 10. marking time; of þǽm dæge from that day; of sunnan úpgange from sunrise; 11. adverbially, off, away, absent (a) denoting separation, removal, privation; ic þé þíne téþ of ábéate I knock out your teeth for you; búton hé him wille fǽhðe of ácéapian unless he will buy off the feud from himself; (b) denoting motion; man sceolde mid sáre on þás woruld cuman, and mid sáre of gewítan one must come into this world with pain, and go from with pain; (c) denoting direction; þǽre þéode þe hé of cóm the people from which he came; (d) denoting origin or source; on þǽre béc þe wé þás of álesan in that book which we choose those from; settan \of to displace, depose