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be-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
be-spanan, bi-spanan; p. -spón, -speón; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure, entice, incite, urge, induceallicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere

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To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce bring on any one; allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere He deriende leóda bespeón to ðysan earde he allured pernicious people to this land, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18. Gif he ǽnigne man on synne bespeón

Linked entries: be-speón bi-spanan

ge-bendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bendan, -bændan; p. -bende; pp. -bended, -bend.

to bendflectĕretendĕreto bindfettervincīre

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to bend; flectĕre, tendĕre He hornbogan hearde gebendaþ confrēgit cornua arcuum, Ps. Th. 75, 3. He gebende his bogan he bent his bow, Homl. Th. i. 502, 15. Of gebendum bogan from a bended bow, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 28, 2. to bind, fetter; vincīre Swá gebend

Linked entry: ge-bændan

stánig

(adj.)
Grammar
stánig, stǽnig; adj.
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Stony, rocky Of ðan hǽðenan byrgelse on ðone stánigan beorh; of ðan stánigan beorge óð ða heáfda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 454, 2-4. On ðone stánigan weg, vi. 186, 19. On stǽnig lond in petrosa ... on ða stánige lond supra petrosa, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 5,

Linked entry: stǽnig

heáfod-lic

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Add: marking position, placed at the top Heáfodlic, ufeweard swer epistilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 29. Heáfudlicum capitellis, 21, 19. marking degree, rank, chief, principal. of places, offices, &c. Ðæs heáfodlican hearges capitolii, Wrt. Voc. ii

ge-swiðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swiðrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To weakendestroyimminueredebilitareconficere

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To weaken, destroy; imminuere, debilitare, conficere Mægen wæs geswiðrod the might was destroyed, Elen. Kmbl. 1393; El. 698: 1833; El. 918: 2526; El. 1264: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 18; Jud. 266. Ne mót innan geondscínan sunne for ðǽm sweartum mistum ǽr ðæm

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distancemensura, spatium, intervallumthat by which anything is measured, a measuremensura, modius, satummeasure, capacity, ability, power, etcmensura, facultas, potestas, vismeasure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, mannermensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratioa rule, order, lawnorma, regula, lexa poetical measure, metremetrum

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a measure, space, distance; mensura, spatium, intervallum Gefylle gé ðæt gemet eówra fædera vos implete mensuram patrum vestrorum, Mt. Bos. 23, 32. On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ qua mensura mensi fueritis, Mt. Bos. 7, 2: Mk. Bos. 4, 24: Lk. Bos. 6,

a-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bredan, he -brit = -brideþ, -bret = -bredeþ; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden; v. a.

To move quicklyremovedrawwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretrahere

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To move quickly, remove, draw, withdraw; vibrare, destringere, eximere, retrahere Abræd hys swurd, exemit gladium suum, Mt. Bos. 26, 51. Gif God abrit if God remove, Bt. 39, 3; Fox216, 5. Of móde abrit ðæt micle dysig he removes from his mind that great

Linked entries: a-bræd abret a-broden

æt-gædere

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-gædere, adv. [æt, gædrian = gadrian to gather]

Togetherunasimul

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Together; una, simul Twá beóþ ætgædere grmdende. Lk. Bos. 17, 35; tweye [wym-men] schulen be gryndinge to gidere, Wyc. His mǽgþe biþ ætgædere his kindred is together. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 320; Met. 20, 160. Gáras stódon samod ætgædere the javelins stood

a-gyldan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gyldan, ðú -gyltst, he -gylt; p. -geald, pl. -guldon; pp. -golden

To payrenderrepayrequite

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To pay, render, repay, requite Ic agylde reddo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 8; Som. 33, 5. Ðæt ic mín gehát agylde ut reddam vota mea, Ps. Th. 60, 6. Ðú agyldest ánra gehwylcum wyð weorc heora tu reddes unicuique juxta opera sua, Ps. Spl. 61, 11. Drihtne ðú agyltst

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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To shoot forth, shoot, shoot out, fall; jaculari, cum impetu erumpere Hie ne mehton from him nǽnne flán asceótan they could not shoot an arrow from them, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 132, 8. Ne ascýtt Sennacherib flán into ðære byrig Hierusalem Sennacherib shall

Linked entry: a-scuton

be-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fealdan, bi-fealdan ; p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden, -falden

To foldinfoldclaspinvolvesurroundinwrapcoveroverwhelmimplicareinvolvereamplecticircumdare

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To fold, infold, clasp, involve, surround, inwrap, cover, overwhelm; implicare, involvere, amplecti, circumdare Ðú miht on ánre hand eáðe befealdan ealne middaneard thou canst easily infold in one hand all the midearth, Hy. 7, 119; Hy. Grn. ii. 289,

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Cwén-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Cwén-sǽ, gen. s; m.

The White Sea hyperboreus oceanus

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The White Sea ; hyperboreus oceanus Fram ðære eá Danais, west óþ Rín ða eá . . . and eft súþ óþ Donua ða eá. . . and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwénsǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, Germania from the river Don, westward to

furþ-an

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-an, furþ-on, furþ-um; adv. [furþ = forþ forth, furþan, furþon, furþum, forþum, dat.]

Alsotooevenindeedfurtherat firstetiamquĭdemprīmo

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Also, too, even, indeed, further, at first; etiam, quĭdem, prīmo Ic secge eów sóþlíce, ðæt furþon Salomon on eallum hys wuldre næs oferwrigen swá swá án of ðyson dico autem vobis, quoniam nec Salomon in omni gloria sua coopertus est sicut unum ex istis

Linked entry: furþum

ge-dwyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwyld, es; n.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Error, heresy; error, hærĕsis Ðæt æftere gedwyld novissĭmus error, Mt. Bos. 27, 64. Ic wille him dón edleán heora gedwyldes I will give them a reward for their error, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 37. Forwearþ ðes gedwola mid his gedwylde this heretic perished with

ge-eácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eácnian, ic -eácnige, ðú -eácnigast, he -eácnaþ, pl. -eácniaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To increaseconceivebecome pregnantaugēriconcipĕreaugēre

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To increase, conceive, become pregnant; augēri, concipĕre, augēre Ic hine bletsige and geeácnige benedīcam ei et augēbo eum, Gen. 17, 20. Efnenú geeácnode unrihtwísnesse ecce partŭri injustĭtia, Ps. Lamb. 7, 15. Hí geeácnodon unrihtwísnysse augēbant

Linked entry: ge-écnian

ge-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweostor, -sweostra, -sweostro, -swustra, -swystra

sisters;sorores;

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sisters; sorores; used as the pl. of sweostor His twá dóhtor, swáse gesweostor his two daughters, own sisters, Exon. 112 b; Th. 431, 29; Rä. 47, 3. Ðǽr wǽron twá cwéna ða wǽran gesweostoa there were two queens who were sisters, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 36

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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to FEED, nourish, support, sustain, bring up, educate; pascĕre, cĭbāre, nutrīre, engtrīre, sustentāre, edŭcāre Mægen mon sceal mid mete fédan a man must feed strength with meat, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 22; Gn. Ex. 115. Wá eácniendum and fédendum on ðám

Linked entry: féding

a-dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwæscan, p. ede, te; pp. ed, t; v. a. [a, dwæscan to quench]

To quenchput outstaunchappeaseextinguere

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To quench, put out, staunch, appease; extinguere Smeócende flex he ne adwæscþ linum fumigans non extinguet, Mt. Bos. 12, 20. Ðæt fýr adwæsced wæs flammæ extinctæ sunt, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 29. Adwæscton extinguerent, 4, 8; S. 575, 41. Adwæsctum ðínum feóndum

Linked entry: on-dwæscan

æg-hwanan

(adv.)
Grammar
æg-hwanan, -hwanon, -hwonon, -hwanone, -hwonene; adv.

Everywhereevery wayon all sidesundique

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Everywhere, every way, on all sides; undique Ǽghwanan mid wæterum ymbseald undique aquis circumdata. Bd. 4,19; S. 588, 28. Hí ǽghwanon to him cómon conveniebant ad eum undique, Mk. Bos. 1, 45. Ǽghwonan ymb-boren mid brondum on every side surrounded with

ǽrend-raca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-raca, ǽrend-wreca, an; m. [ǽrend an errand; raca, wreca from reccan to tell, wrecan to utter]

A messengerambassadoran apostleangelnuntiusapostolusangelus

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A messenger, ambassador, an apostle, angel; nuntius, apostolus, angelus Se ǽrendraca nys mǽrra ðonne se ðe hine sende non est apostolus major eo qui misit eum, Jn. Bos. 13,16. Sende he ǽrendracan misit legatarios, Bd. 5, 21; S. 64a, 34. Gabriél Godes

Linked entries: ǽrend-wreca -raca