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ceorfan

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Wright's OE grammar
§66; §85; §91; §311; §500;
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to cut, cut off, &c
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  • Cearf

    cederet,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 5.
  • Cearf hine abscide eum, Mt. L. 18, 3: 5, 30:

    amputa ilium,

      Mk. L. 9, 44.
  • Man ceorfe him þá handa of,

      Ll. Th. i. 394, 10.
  • Hét ic ceorfan ðá bearwas

    jubeo cedi nemus,

      Nar. 12, 18.
  • Gyf þé syxes genyóðige, þonne sníð þú mid þínum fingre ofer þone óþerne swylce þú cyrfan wille

    if you want a knife make a stroke with one finger on another as if you meant to cut it off,

      Tech. ii. 123, 4.
  • Ne sceamode þé tó ceorfanne ꝥ ꝥ ðú sylf suce,

      Hml. S. 7, 125. ꝥ corfene breóst, 145.
  • Ceorfende

    infindens,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 23.
to slay
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  • Fióndas míno cearfas (ceorfas, R.)

    inimicos meos interficite,

      Lk. L. 19, 27.
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v. ge-ceorfan.
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