a-wlǽtan
To defile ⬩ foedare
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To defile; foedare,Hymn: Mod. Confit. 1
forþ-cýðan
To declare ⬩ pronounce ⬩ pronuntiāre ⬩ declārāre
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To declare, pronounce; pronuntiāre, declārāre, Hymn. Lye
ge-wissend
A director ⬩ ruler ⬩ præceptor ⬩ rector
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A director, ruler; præceptor, rector, Hymn. Lye
ymen-sang
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A hymn, Greg. Dial. 2, 3, 4
medume
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Se God hæfð ealle creftas on hym gesunde and ful medeme, Solil. H. 52, 14
hwópan
To threaten
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Ðonne hý him yrre hweópan frécne fýres wylme, Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 22; Gú. 161. Ðǽr ǽnig ne mæg lǽþþum hwópan there cannot any threaten injuries, 64 a; Th. 236, 31; Ph. 582
georn-ful
Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligent ⬩ sollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens
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He wiste ðæt hý woldon georn-fulran beón ðære wrace, ðonne óðre men he knew that they would be more eager for revenge than others, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 3
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ge-yrsian
to anger ⬩ make angry ⬩ to be angry
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to anger, make angry Hý geyrsedon irritaverunt, Ps. Lamb. 105, 7. Irtacus ðá wearþ swíðe geyrsod Irtacus then became very angry, Homl.
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ge-sceádwíslíce
Rationally, prudently, sagaciously, discreetly, distinctly ⬩ rationabiliter
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Hý him ðá gescádwíslíce andwyrdon they answered him discreetly, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20. Ic wille gescádwíslícor gesecgan apertissime expedire curabo, 2, 1; Bos. 38, 29
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þwínan
To get less ⬩ dwindle ⬩ be reduced
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To get less, dwindle, be reduced (of a swelling) Beþe ða fét and smyre, ðonne þwínaþ (-eþ, MS.) hý sóna ( the swelling goes down ), Lchdm. i. 84, 25. Ðonne þwínaþ ða áswollena sina, ii. 282, 8.
bréman
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Hy. S. 48, 9. Bletsien þec fiscas and fuglas, ealle þá þe onhrérað hreó wǽgas brémen Dryhten, Az. 142 : 116. Brémed celebratur, honoratur. Hpt. Gl. 470, 67. Add:
ge-líþan
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Hý tó lande geliden hæfdon. Jul. 677. to go, pass away Synt lífwynne geliden, El. 1269. v. ge-lyðen in Dict
ge-sméþian
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Clincig gesméþiende síþfæt asperum planes iter, Hy. S. 104, 35. Wóhnyssa beóð gerihte and scearpnyssa gesméðode. Hml. Th. i. 360, 34
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ge-wésan
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Add: to steep, soak: — Genim þás ylcan wyrte, and gecnúwa hý mid smeruwe, and gewæsc (-wés, v. l. ) mid ecede, Lch. i. 104, 2: 204, 19. Genim þás wyrte and rosan wós on wíne gewésed, 214, l.
scearfian
To scrape,
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To scrape, cut into shreds Genim ða ylcan wyrte, scearfa hý ðonne, and gníd swýðe smale tó duste, Lchdm. i. 70, 14: 80, 16: 344, 13 note. Scearfa smæle, ii. 322, 25. Scearfaþ succidite . . . gescearfa ðú succides, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 7, 9.
á-dwellan
to lead astray, seduce ⬩ to retard, impede, obstruct, hinder ⬩ torpere ⬩ to delay
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Hý deófol ádwealde, Wlfst, 11, 8. Ðá beóð ádwealde and þurh deófol beswicene, 5, 7. to retard, impede, obstruct, hinder Ðæt hé his láre ðurh drýcræft ádwellan sceolde, Hml. Th. ii. 412, 26
á-þracian
to fear ⬩ abhor ⬩ to frighten
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Binne ná áþracude (abhorruit), Hy. S. 51, 7. Áþracigende horrens, 142, 32. to frighten Wítu áþraciað þá þe méda ná ingelaþiað poene terreant quos premia non invitant, Scint. 115, 5
be-cípan
to sell
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to sell Swá hwæt swá hý heora geswinces becýpaþ, R. Ben. 136, 18. Þú becéptest ł þú sealdest vendidisti, Ps. L. 43, 13. Becýp (vende) eall þæt þú áhst, Mt. 19, 21: Scint. 59, 1. Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle . . .
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a-heáwan
To hew or cut out or off ⬩ hew down ⬩ prepare by cutting ⬩ mate smooth ⬩ plane ⬩ excidere ⬩ resecare ⬩ succidere ⬩ levigare
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To hew or cut out or off, hew down, prepare by cutting, mate smooth, plane; excidere, resecare, succidere, levigare On hys niwan byrgene, ða he aheów on stáne in monumento suo novo, quod exciderat in petra. Mt. Bos. 27, 60.
LEÁF
A LEAF
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A LEAF of a tree, of a book, a shoot Leáf hys ne fylþ folium ejus non defluet, Ps. Spl.; his leáf and his blǽda ne fealwiaþ ne ne seariaþ folium ejus non decidet, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Leáf antes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 16. Leáf folia, Mt.