burg-weg
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a road to a burg (v. burg, Ia) Andlang burhslædes on burhwege, C.D. vi. 137, 20. a road in a town (v. burg, II), a street Hí námon ungeríme sceattas, and ealle ðá tówurpon geond þás rúman burhwegas, Hml. S. 23, 289
ge-hédan
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For 'to hide, conceal' substitute to keep, store up (cf. hédd-ern). For 'to acquire, . . . seize' substitute to take charge or possession of, to take, have. In Met. 27, 15 gehende is to be read rather than gehéde. v. ge-hendan. Dele
ofer-tæl
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That estimates too highly (?), superstitious Warna symle ofertæle andgyt caue semper superstitiosam intelligentiam, Scint. 218, 10
ǽr
ERE ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ earlier ⬩ formerly ⬩ already ⬩ some time ago ⬩ lately ⬩ just now ⬩ till ⬩ until ⬩ antea ⬩ prius ⬩ mane ⬩ mature ⬩ dudum
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Tó ǽr too soon, Exon. 45a; Th. 152, 30; Gú. 816. Hwonne ǽr how soon? when? quando? Ps. Th. 40, 5. Ǽrost first, Gen. 19, 33.
a-sweorfan
To rub off ⬩ to file off ⬩ polish ⬩ expolire
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To rub off, to file off, polish; expolire To asworfenum óran, to gesworfenum óran sub expolita, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19
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ge-sweorfan
To file or rub off to polish off; ⬩ expolire
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To file or rub off to polish off; expolire To ásworfenum óran, to gesworfenum óran sub expolita, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19
Linked entries: ge-sworfen ge-swyrfan
betrian
To be better, to excel, to make better, to grow better ⬩ meliorari, emendare
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To be better, to excel, to make better, to grow better; meliorari, emendare Ic betrige melioror, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 13
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be-limpan
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Ǽlc man, hwæt his háde tó belumpe, folgade, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 31. to concern, be the concern of a person Hwæt belympð tó þé hwylcere mǽgðe ic sý, Hml. S. 19, 56. to pertain to, relate to, have to do with Þá þing þe Gode belimpað, Ex. 4, 16.
ge-temian
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Add: to tame. v. tam Ylpas getemode and to wíge gewenode, Hml. S. 25, 558. [as causative to a verb corresponding to O. H. Ger. ge-zeman; p. -zam convenire decere] to cause to be fitting, to allow (?)
oþ-feorrian
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to remove to a distance, take away Ic þence þis feoh tó findanne næs tó oþfeorrganne, Lch. i. 384, 4. Cf. æt-feorrian
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ge-stígan
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He (Noah) under bord gestáh, Gen. 1369. in a moral sense, to rise to higher things Him is micle iéðre to gestiéganne (-stig-, v. /. ) on (tone ryhtan wisdóm, Past. 203, 17. to descend. of motion on earen Óðer before mec gestigei (descendit). Jn.
ge-hríran
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To cause to fall to the ground (v. ge-hreósan; ), to overthrow, demolish a building Gehriéred diruta (sacella) Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 59
lang-sum
Long ⬩ prolix ⬩ long-enduring ⬩ long-suffering
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Him and his gebeddan tó langsumum gemynde as a lasting memorial for him and his consort, Chart. Th. 605, 12. His sáwle tó gescyldnesse on langsuman sýðe as a protection to his soul on its long journey, Chr. 959; Er1. 121, 7.
god-bearn
a divine child ⬩ the Son of God ⬩ divinus filius ⬩ Dei Filius ⬩ a god-child ⬩ a god-son ⬩ filius lustricus ⬩ ex sacro fonte baptismi jam primum susceptus
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Kmbl. 1279; An. 640. a god-child, a god-son; filius lustricus, ex sacro fonte baptismi jam primum susceptus Godbearn to fela man forspilde god-children, too many of them have been destroyed, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 94
býtlian
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To build; ædificare Hí ongunnon býtlian heora burh they began to build their town, Cd. 90; Th. 112, 33; Gen. 1880: 99; Th. 131, 15; Gen. 2176. He ne býtlaþ of ðam grúndwealle he builds not from that foundation, Homl. Th. i. 368, 25.
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síþlíce
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Næs Petrus gewunod tó nánre wǽpnunge ac ðǽr wǽron twá swurd síþ*-*líce gebrohte Peter was not accustomed to arms, but two swords had lately (?) been brought there, 248, 4
be-wrítan
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it escape thee . . . score round it with iron, and so must you dig round it as not to touch it with the iron, Lch. i. 244, 17-23.
ge-cyndelíce
Naturally ⬩ natūrālĭter
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Naturally; natūrālĭter Ealle gesceafta gecyndelíce fundiaþ to cumanne to góde all creatures naturally desire to come to good, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 15
a-geolwian
To become yellow ⬩ to make to glitter as gold ⬩ flavescere
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To become yellow, to make to glitter as gold; flavescere, Herb. 42, ? Lye
a-wlancian
To come in youthful strength ⬩ to exult ⬩ to be proud ⬩ exultare
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To come in youthful strength, to exult, to be proud; exultare,Leo 262