cépan

wv/t1b 1. to observe, notice; (1) w.a.; Zachéus cépte þæs Hǽlendes fær Zacheus observed the Lord's way; (2) with clause; 1a. to keep, observe a season; gé cépaþ dagas and mónþas ye keep days and months; 2. \cépan be to keep by; (1) to regulate by; híe cépaþ be þǽm mónþum hira fær and hira dǽda be dagum they regulate by the months their way and their deeds by days; (1a) with clause; ne sceal nán mann cépan be dagum on hwilcum dæge hé fare no man shall regulate by days on which day he may travel; (2) wv/i1b to regulate one's conduct by; wé ne sculon cépan ealles be swefnum we shall not regulate ourselves completely by voices; 3. to take heed, be careful; (1) w.g.; se gescéadwísa mann sceal cépan his mǽles the intelligent man shall be careful of his armor; (2) with (negative) clause; 4. to attend to, be concerned about, see after, (1) w.g.; wé cépaþ þǽre sáwle we are concerned about the soul; (2) with clause; hit cépþ hú hé mage…it attends to how he may be able to…; 5. to care about, desire to have; (1) w.g.; hé cépþ þǽra sceatta he desires to have the property; (2) w.a.; hé cépte woruldlice herunga he cares about worldly praise; 6. to be intent on an action, seek, desire to do; (1) w.g.; gif wé þæs cépaþ if we desire to do that; 7. to look out for (1) a person (gen); férde Martinus, and þæt folc his cépte Martin went, and the people looked out for him; (1a) with idea of hostility; þá cwelleras cépton þǽra crístenra gehwǽr the killers looked out for the Christians everywhere; (2) an object, to seek; (a) w.g.; hé bæd þæt héo faran móste, wolde swá cépan þǽra crístenra láre she bade that she would be able go, and she wanted to seek the teaching of the Christians; (b) with clause; þá hǽðenan cépton hú híe hine ácwealdon the heathens sought how they destroyed him; 8. to keep, hold prisoner; swá hwilcne swá ic cysse, cépaþ his sóna whomsoever I kiss, hold him immediately prisoner; 9. see cýpan; [original: to seize; seek after, desire; await; receive; keep, guard, observe, attend, watch, look out for, take heed; take; avail oneself of, betake oneself to, take to, bear; meditate; regulate by; addendum: to observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bear]