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sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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to cut, make an incision in anything Snáð ðæt ís ðara háligra líchoman Shrn. 62, 1. Mec snáð seaxes ecg Exon. Th. 408, 2; Rä. 27, 6. to cut as a surgeon does, to lance or to amputate Mon sníð ða bearneácnan wíf secuerunt praegnantes Past. 48, 2; Swt

for-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sceppan, -sceóppan; p. -sceóp, pl. -sceópon; pp. -scepen

To transformtransformāre

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To transform; transformāre Heó alle forsceóp Drihten to deóflum the Lord transformed them all to devils, Cd. 16; Th. 20, 14; Gen. 308. Scinnan forscepene [their] beauty transformed, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 12; Sat. 72

Linked entry: for-sceóppan

giccan

(v.)

to itchprurire

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to itch: prurire Wið giccendre wombe for an itching stomach ; [Cockayne prefers to translate the verb to hiccup, v. his Glossary] Lchdm. iii. 50, 13. Wið óðrum giccendum blece for other itching blotch, 70, 27

Linked entries: gicce gice-ness

ge-mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To speak, harangue

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To speak, harangue Adam gemǽlde and to Euan spræc Adam spoke and to Eve said, Cd. 37; Th. 49, 10; Gen. 790. Offa gemǽlde Offa spoke, Byrht. Th. 138, 34; By. 230 : 53; By. 244

sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, sýcan; p. te
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To cause to suck, to suckle, give suck Ðú sýcst hálgum breóste lactas sacrato ubere, Hymn. Surt. 75, 43. Ða breóst ðe ne síctun (sýctun, MS. A.) ubera quae non lactauenmt, Lk. Skt. 23, 29

Linked entry: sýcan

ciric-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
ciric-georn, adj.
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Diligent in attending church Beó circgeorn, and þé þǽr georne tó Gode bide and tó allum his hálgum, Wlfst. 290, 8. Beó ciricgeornn tó Godes cyrecan, Angl. xii. 518, 26. v. cyric-georn in Dict

Linked entry: georn

efnan

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Substitute: To even. to level, bring to a level with Ic ( mead) eom weorpere (q. v. in Dict.), efne tó eorðan (lay flat on the ground ) ealdne ceorl; sóna þæt onfindeð, sé þe mec féhð ongeán, þæt hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, Rä. 28, 8. [v. N. E. D.

hálian

(v.)
Grammar
hálian, p. ode

To become hale, whole, to heal, to get wellsanescere

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To become hale, whole, to heal, to get well Lege tó ðam sáre hyt sceal berstan and hálian lay to the sore; it shall burst and heal, Herb. 148, 2; Lchdm. i. 272, 21. Hé ðá ongan trumian and háligan ubi sanescere cæpit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 10. Ðonne hálaþ

hádian

(v.)
Grammar
hádian, p. ode; pp. od

To ordain

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To ordain Tó ðan ðet hé hine hádian sceolde in order that he might ordain him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 20. Léton hig hádian tó bisceopum they got themselves ordained bishops, 1053, Erl. 188, 14. Ealdorlícnys ðæt hé bisceopas hádian móste ordinandi episcopos

Linked entry: ge-hádian

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Add: trans. To turn. to give a certain direction to Hé áwende eów fram Drihtne, Deut. 13, 5. Hé áwende hine sylfne tó Gode, Chr. 1067;P. 201, 34. Hú se deófol tó mislicum synnum heora mód áwende, Hml. S, 10, 222. Uton áwendan úrne willan tó Gode, 28,

Linked entry: on-wendan

ge-fædrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fædrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To FATHERto adoptto ascribe to any one as a son or daughteradoptarepatri filium vel filiam ascribere

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To FATHER, to adopt or to ascribe to any one as a son or daughter; adoptare, patri filium vel filiam ascribere Ða þrý gebróþra nǽron ná Philippuse gemédred, ac wǽron gefædred the three were not brothers of Philip by their mother [mothered], but they

ge-drífan

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Substitute: To drive, to force a living creature to move Gif ic in Belzebub fordrífo dióules, suno iúera in huǽm hiá gedrífes (eiciunt) 1, Mt. L. 12, 27. Hé gedrifen wæs (agebalur) from diówlæ on woesternum, Lk. L. 8, 29. Suna ríces biðon gedrifen (eicientur

andettan

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Add: andet(t)ian Heó andette fatebatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 48. to confess what one has done wrong Hé andette and cwæð, 'Sóðlíce ic syngode,' Jos. 7, 20. to confess, admit the truth of a charge, unfavourable statement, &c. Ic andette þæt hig

on-secgan

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add: absolute, to offer a sacrifice, sacrifice Þé þes déma hafað wítu gegearwad, gif þú onsecgan nelt, Jul. 251. (1 a) to sacrifice to a divinity, &c. :-- Ic onsæge ł ic offrige þé sacrificabo tibi, Ps. L. 53, 8. Hí ðám deóflum onsægdon and heora

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindleto burn, consume by burningto heat, inflameto kindle desire for anything, to incite

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to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindle literal Hié hié mid flexe bewundon and onbærndon hit they wrapped them round with flax, and set fire to it, Ors. 4, l; Swt. 158, 6. Ðá héton ða déman micel fýr onbærnan, Shrn. 53, 15: Exon. Th. 277, 11; Jul

a-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wisnian, p. ade; pp. ad

To be dryto become drywizenarescere

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To be dry, to become dry, wizen; arescere Awisnade vel oferdrugade aruit, Lk. Lind. War. 8, 6

Bylges leg

(n.)
Grammar
Bylges leg, es; n. [Flor. Bililesleaga: Sim. Dun. Byligesleage: Hovd. Biligesleage]
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BISLEY, in Gloucestershire Hí cómon to Bylges lege they came to Bisley, Chr. 1055; Erl. 190, 15

efen-þrówian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-þrówian, p.ode ; pp. od

To suffer together, to compassionate, commiseratecompăti, commĭsĕrāri

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To suffer together, to compassionate, commiserate; compăti, commĭsĕrāri, Past. 16, 1; Hat. MS. 20 a, 25, 26

bi-hófian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hófian, p. ode; pp. od

To have need of, to need, requireegere, indigere

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To have need of, to need, require; egere, indigere,Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 33; Gú. 332

þyrrian

(v.)
Grammar
þyrrian, (-an?)

to make or to become dry

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to make or to become dry Corfen, sworfen, cyrred, þyrred, Exon. Th. 410, 25; Rä. 29, 4

Linked entry: þyrran