circe-wíca
A church-dwelling, sacristy ⬩ sacrarium
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A church-dwelling, sacristy; sacrarium To ðe circewícan to the sacristy, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 13
be-helman
To cover over ⬩ to cover ⬩ cooperire
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To cover over, to cover; cooperire Heolstre behelmed covered with darkness Salm. Kmbl. 209; Sal. 104
Linked entry: bi-helmian
éd-módian
To be humble, to obey ⬩ obēdīre
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To be humble, to obey; obēdīre Hi édmódigaþ him obēdiunt ei. Mk. Lind. War. 1. 27
wiþerweardian
To oppose ⬩ be adverse to
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To oppose, be adverse to Ða ðe wiþerweardiaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. 34, 22
Linked entry: wiþerwirdan
wiþerwirdan
To oppose ⬩ be adverse to
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To oppose, be adverse to Ealle ða ðé wiþerwyrdaþ omnes qui tibi aduersantur, Scint. 165, 4
wrang
Wrong
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Wrong Unrihtdérnan, ðe wendaþ wrang tó rihte and riht tó wrange, Wulfst. 203, 26: 298, 20
Linked entry: wrong
dúnig
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Down, mountain Tó dúnian mere to the mere on the downs (?), C. D. v. 245, 22
ge-frettan
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To devour Tó flégendum ðá ðe gefrettað ðá ad volatilia quae comedunt messes, Rtl. 147, 9
slápol
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Ne scealt þú nǽfre beón ne tó slápol ne tó sláw, Angl. xii. 516, 33. Add
smeortan
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Add:(?) : to burn Tó smorcenne (smeortenne? Cf. O. H. Ger. smerzan cremare) arsuros, An. Ox. 1431
ge-lǽððe
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Tó Indeum aldre gelǽððe Bartholameus, Ap. 43. In the second edition of Grein's Bibliothek the reading of the MS. is taken to be gelædde. Perhaps genéðde should be substituted; the phrase aldre genéðde occurs in ll. 17, 50, and the construction with tó
ge-liþewácian
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to render gentle, soften a person Hié wǽron tó sybbe geliðewácede and gefeohtan ne meahton they were brought to the gentleness of peace and could not fight, Nap. 15, 28. to mitigate, soften the rigour of misery, pain, & c. Geliðewáca þisne unlíðan
Linked entry: leoþuwácian
ge-rówan
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to row, sail Hrówundum t mið ðý gehrówun nauigantibus, Lk. L. 8, 23. to reach by rowing (sailing, & c. ), sail to a place Dona gehréwun enauigauerunt, Lk. L. 8, 26. to traverse in a vessel, row along a boundary Ða ic sylf stundum gerád, stundum
Linked entry: rówan
ge-wrixlung
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Changing from one thing to another. v. gewrixl; Þrý mónðas wyrcað þryfeald[e?] gewrixlunge þǽra feówer tíman . . . ꝥ ǽlc heora hæfð þrý mónðas three changes of season, spring to summer, summer to autumn, autumn to winter, occur at intervals of three
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webbian
To weave, contrive
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To weave, contrive Hé wróht webbade, Andr. Kmbl. 1343; An. 672. Gé inwitþancum wróht webbedon, Elen. Kmbl. 617; El. 309. Ne beó inwit tó leóf, ne wróhtas tó webgenne, ne searo to rénigenne, Blickl. Homl. 109, 29. [Webbon̄ or webbe clothe of lynnyne linifico
níd-nǽman
To take by force ⬩ to force a woman ⬩ to ravish
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To take by force, to force a woman, to ravish Gif hwá nunnan gewemme oððe wydewan nýdnǽme, L. Eth. vi. 39; Th. i. 324, 25 : L. C. S. 53; Th. i. 406, 2, 3
ge-wísian
To direct ⬩ teach ⬩ shew
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To direct, teach, shew Bǽdon ðæt him gewísade waldend se góda hú hie libban sceolden prayed the good Ruler to direct them how they were to live, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 27; Gen. 850
cirran
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Add: trans. To turn, cause to move Cerrende heáfda hiora moventes capita sua, Mt. L. 27, 39. Cærrende (cerr-, R.), Mk. L. 15, 29. Styrendum ł cerrendum mobilibus, Mt. p. 8, 7. intrans. of change in direction of motion, to turn Cirdon hié úp in on
for-fón
to take away ⬩ to seize ⬩ to anticipate
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For 'I. to be deprived of . . . MS. H.]' substitute: to take away, take as forfeit Gif hine (a man who has sought asylum in a monastery) on þám fierste geyflige . . . léte mid ryhte þeódscipe . . . and þám híwum hundtwelftig sciłł. ciricfriðes tó bóte
ge-hyhtan
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Add: to hope, intrans. to hope, trust in Wé gehyhtað on þé. Ps. Th. 32, 18. Gehihtaþ ł hopiaþ, Ps. L. 32, 22. On þone gé gehyhtað (gihyhtas, R.), Jn. 5, 45. Þá þe on þé gehihtað, Hml. S. 30, 236 : Gr. D. 70, 19, Þá þe gehihtiaþ on his mildheortnysse