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ge-acsian

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

To find out by askingdiscoverlearnhearresciscĕrediscĕreagnoscĕreaudīre

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To find out by asking, discover, learn, hear; resciscĕre, discĕre, agnoscĕre, audīre Ic wolde geacsigan and gewitan hwæt be ðé ðón sceolde I would find out and know what should be done about thee, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 30. Gyf se déma ðis geacsaþ si hoc

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, p. -brǽdde; pp. -brǽded, -brǽdd, -brǽd [ge-, brǽdan to roast]

To roastbroiltorrēreassāre

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To roast, broil; torrēre, assāre Eton ealle ðæt flǽsc on fýre gebrǽdd ĕdent carnes assas igni, Ex. 12, 8. Ne ne eton gé of ðam nán þing hreówes, ne mid wælere gesoden, ac sig hit eall on fýre gebrǽdd non comĕdētis ex eo crūdum quid, nec coctum ăqua,

ge-dreccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreccan, p. -drehte; pp. -dreht, -dreaht

To vexafflicttormentoppressvexareaffligeretribulareopprimere

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To vex, afflict, torment, oppress; vexare, affligere, tribulare, opprimere He hæfþ on slǽpe ðýn wýf gedreht he hath vexed thy wife in her sleep, Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 15. Beornas, gretaþ hýgegeómre hreówum gedreahte men sad in mind with griefs afflicted

Linked entries: ge-drecte ge-dreht

ge-edcucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edcucian, -cwician; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To requickenreviverevīviscĕre

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To requicken, revive; revīviscĕre Ic geedcucige revīvisco, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 9. Ðes mín sunu wæs deád, and he geedcucode hic fīlius meus mortuus ĕrat, et revixit, Lk. Bos. 15, 24, 32 : Homl. Th. ii. 26, 27 : 28, 5. His cealdan limu geedcucodon his

Linked entry: ge-eþcucigan

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To finisheffectbring to passaccomplishcommiteffĭcĕreperfĭcĕrepatrārecommittĕre

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To finish, effect, bring to pass, accomplish, commit; effĭcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, committĕre Se gefremode fét [MS. fót] míne swá swá heortes qui perfēcit pĕdes meos tanquam cervōrum, Ps. Spl. 17, 35. Ðe he gefremode quod patrārat, Gen. 2, 2 : Jos.

ge-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ríman, to -rímenne; p. de; pp. ed [ríman to number]

To number, reckonnumĕrāre

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To number, reckon; numĕrāre He ána mǽge ealle geríman he alone can number all, Cd. 163; Th. 205, 22; Exod. 439: Exon. 121 b; Th. 466, 4; Hö. 116. Ðonne mæg he eác swilce geríman ðínne ofspring sēmen quŏque tuum numĕrāre pŏtest, Gen. 13, 16: Ps. Th. 104

ge-miclian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miclian, -myclian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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To enlarge, magnify, extol, glorify Se Mǽða ríce swíðe gemiclade who greatly enlarged the kingdom of the Medes, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 28: Ps. Th. 147, 3. Se ðe reorda gehwæs ryne gemiclaþ he who enlargeth the course of every speech, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4,

Linked entry: micelian

ge-mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mynegian, p. ode; pp. od
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To call to mind, remember, mention, admonish He eall ða he in gehérnesse geleornian mihte mid hine gemynegode ipse cuncta quæ audiendo discere poterat rememorando secum, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 6. We gemynegodon commemoravimus, 1, 11; S. 480, 18. Ne gemynega

Linked entry: mynegian

ealneg

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Hé nǽfre ne besyhð tó ðǽre úplican áre, ac ealneg (ealne weg, v. l. ) fundað tó ðisum eorðlicum, Past. 66, 15: 395, 29. Gé ymb þæt án gefeoht alneg ceoriað, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 7. Ealneg (-ig, Bos. 88, 2), 4, 7; S. 182, 16: 5, 1; S. 214, 4. Hit God wræc

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN ; genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progenies Ðæt hie ne móton ǽgnian mid yrmþum Israhéla

ælan

(v.)
Grammar
ælan, p. de; pp. ed; v. a.

To kindleset on fireburnbakeaccendereurerecomburerecoquere

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To kindle, set on fire, burn, bake; accendere, urere, comburere, coquere Ne ælaþ hyra leóhtfæt neque accendunt lucernam, Mt. Bos. 5, 15. Úton wircean us tigelan and ælan híg on fýre faciamus lateres et coquamus eos igni, Gen. 11, 3. Fýr æleþ uncyste

Linked entry: alet

a-fón

(v.)
Grammar
a-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen

To receivetaketake uphold upsupportseizelay hold ofsuscipereassumerecorripereoccuparetradere

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To receive, take, take up, hold up, support, seize, lay hold of; suscipere, assumere, corripere, occupare, tradere We aféngon mildheortnysse ðíne on midle temple suscepimus misericordiam tuam in media templi, Ps. Spl. 47, 8: 118,116. Afonde suscipiens

a-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sendan, ic -sende, ðú -sendest, -sendst, -senst, he -sent, -sendeþ, pl. -sendaþ; p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send forthsend outsendemitteremittere

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To send forth, send out, send; emittere, mittere Asend gást ðínne and biþ gescapen emitte spiritum tuum et creabuntur, Ps. Spl. 103, 31. Ðonne ðú of líce aldor asendest when thou sendest forth life from thy body, Cd. 134; Th. 168, 29; Gen. 2790. Drihten

Linked entry: a-sændan

BELGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BELGAN, ic belge, ðu bilgst, bilhst, he bilgþ, bilhþ, bylgþ, pl. belgaþ; p. ic, he bealg, bealh, ðú bulge pl. bulgon; pp. bolgen.

To cause oneself to swell with angerto make oneself angryirritate oneselfenrage oneselfira se tumefacerese irritarese exasperareTo swell with angerto be angryto be enragedira tumereindignariirasci

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Grammar BELGAN, v. reflex. acc. To cause oneself to swell with anger, to make oneself angry, irritate oneself, enrage oneself; ira se tumefacere, se irritare, se exasperare Nelle ðú on écnesse ðé áwa belgan non in æternum indignaberis Ps. Th. 102, 9.

clǽnsung

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung, e; f.

A CLEANSING, purifying, chastening, expiation, chastityemundatio, purificatio, castigatio, expiatio, castitas

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A CLEANSING, purifying, chastening, expiation, chastity; emundatio, purificatio, castigatio, expiatio, castitas Ðú towurpe hine fram clǽnsunge destruxisti eum ab emundatione, Ps. Lamb. 88, 45: Mk. Bos. 1, 44. Wæs Rómána gewuna ðæt hí clǽnsunge þweáles

dihtere

(n.)
Grammar
dihtere, dihtnere,es; m.

An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, stewardauctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor

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An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward; auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor Ic wríte swá me ða dihteras sǽdon ðe his líf geornost cúðon I write as the informants who knew his life most accurately told me, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 4, 23

Linked entry: dihtnere

eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáðe, sup. eáðost. -ust; adv.

Easily, readily, soon, perhapsfacĭlĭtor

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Easily, readily, soon, perhaps; facĭlĭtor Ða burh mihton eáðe begitan they might easily have taken the city. Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 10: Beo. Th. 961; B. 478. Ic eáðe forbær rúme regulas I readily preferred the lax rules, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459

felgan

(v.)
Grammar
felgan, ic felge, ðú filgst, filhst, he filgþ, filhþ, pl. felgaþ; p. fealg, fealh, pl. fulgon; pp. folgen

To stick tobetake oneself togo or come under, below or beneath anythingto go intoenter a placeto undergoinhærēresŭbīreināreintrāre

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To stick to, betake oneself to, go or come under, below or beneath anything, to go into, enter a place, to undergo; inhærēre, sŭbīre, ināre, intrāre Óþ he on fleáme fealh until he betook himself to flight, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 42. Hý ymb ða geatu feohtende

Linked entry: ge-felgan

fyrmþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrmþ, frymþ, e; f.

A receiving to foodharbouringan entertainmentreceptio ad victumsusceptioA cleansingwashingablūtiobaptismaβάπτισμα

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[feormian to feed, support, entertain] A receiving to food, harbouring, an entertainment; receptio ad victum, susceptio Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men; ðæt is . . . and flýmena fyrmþe these are the rights which the king possesses

Linked entries: feormþ frymþ firmþ

gástlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gástlíc, gǽstlíc; adj.

Ghostlyspiritualspīrĭtālis

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Ghostly, spiritual; spīrĭtālis Gástlíc hreám a cry of spirits, ghostly cry, Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 5. Leoðolíc and gástlíc the bodily and the ghostly, Andr. Kmbl. 3254; An. 1630. Gé gástlícne god-dreám forségon ye despised spiritual joy divine, Exon. 41

Linked entry: gǽstlíc