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a-hefst

raisest up ⬩ exaltest

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raisest up, exaltest, Ps. Spl. 9, 14

a-wecþ

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecþ, 3rd pers. pres. of a-weccan.

awakes ⬩ raises up

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awakes, raises up, Jn. Bos. 5, 21;

a-þindung

(n.)
Grammar
a-þindung, e ; f.

A swelling or puffing up ⬩ tumor

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A swelling or puffing up; tumor,Som

for-gnóg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gnóg, pl. -gnógon

gnawed up

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gnawed up, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 1;

for-swolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swolgen, pp. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured. Ps. Lamb. 106, 27;

á-styrigend

(n.)
Grammar
á-styrigend, es; m.

One stirring up; ⬩ ventilator

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One stirring up; ventilator. Germ. 393, 78

Linked entry: styrigend

a-wylþ

shall bubble up ⬩ ebulliet

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shall bubble up; ebulliet, Ex. 8, 3

for-swulgon

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulgon, p. pl. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured, Ps. Spl. 34, 28;

fryt

(v.)
Grammar
fryt, 3rd sing. pres. of fretan.

eats up ⬩ devours ⬩ consumes

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eats up, devours, consumes, Deut. 32, 22;

ge-pilod

(adj.; part.)

heaped or piled up

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heaped or piled up, Ex. 16, 14

for-clýsan

(v.)
Grammar
for-clýsan, he -clýseþ, -clýst; p. de; pp. ed [clýsan to close, shut]

To close ⬩ shut up ⬩ occlūdĕre

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To close or shut up; occlūdĕre Ðis sceal to ðám eárum [MS. ðan earen] ðe wind oððe wæter forclýst this shall [do] for the ears which wind or water closes up, Lchdm. iii. 92, 24

Linked entry: clýsan

a-hæbban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hæbban, p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hæfen

To heave up ⬩ raise ⬩ exalt

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To heave up, raise, exalt Hió biþ up ahæfen ofer hí selfe she is exalted above herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 437; Met. 20, 219: 25, 37; Met. 25, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10

wearg-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-treów, es; n.

The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross

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[Nu raise þai up þe rode; setis up þe warhtreo, O. E. Homl. i. 283, 9. Doð up and waritreo, þer on heo scullen winden (hongy, 2nd MS.), 5714. Me ledde him uorte hongen o waritreo, A. R. 122, 8. Let heom don adun of þe waritreo, Misc. 51, 491

Linked entries: treów wearg-ród

wló

(adv.)
Grammar
wló, ; adv. (?)

Readily ⬩ easily

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Readily, easily Hé áwrécen wælpílum wló ne meahte oroð up geteón (cf. sóna ne meahte oroð up geteón, 163, 20 ; Gú. 997), ellensprǽce hleóþor áhebban, Exon. Th. 171, 16; Gú. 1127. Similar entries v. next word

Linked entry: ge-wló

be-hípian

(v.)
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to heap up Behýpedan ingesserunt, An. Ox. 3322

Linked entry: -hípian

a-spryngan

(v.)

to spring up ⬩ arise

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to spring up, arise, Ps. Spl. 71, 7

a-wráþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wráþ, p. of a-wríðan.

bound up

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bound up,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36;

for-sweolgan

(v.)

to swallow up ⬩ devour

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to swallow up, devour, Ps. Th. 123, 2

ge-wyrtrumian

(v.)

to root up ⬩ eradicate ⬩ eradicare

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to root up, eradicate; eradicare, Rtl. 65, 25

weard

(adv.)
Grammar
weard, adv.
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Add: v. niþer-, ofdún(e)-, tógædere-, úp-weard

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