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býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
býtlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [býtla a builder]
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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.

Linked entry: byggan

ge-cyndelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-cyndelíce, adv.

Naturallynatūrālĭter

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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

(v.)
Grammar
a-geolwian, [a, geolo yellow]

To become yellowto make to glitter as goldflavescere

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To become yellow, to make to glitter as gold; flavescere, Herb. 42, ? Lye

a-wlancian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wlancian, p. ode ; pp. od

To come in youthful strengthto exultto be proudexultare

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To come in youthful strength, to exult, to be proud; exultare,Leo 262

be-þurfan

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Lege to ðám sáre þe man beþurfe apply it to the wound for which it is needed. Lch. 322, 4.

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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L. 68, 16. to press into a small space, crowd to crowd a person give little space to Se Godes sunu wæs on his gesthúse genyrwed, þæt hé ús rúme wununge on heofonan ríce forgife, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

wǽr-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person

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Hér syndan wedlogan and wǽrlogan in this land are men false to their pledges and to their covenants, Wulfst. 165, 37. Wǽrlogan ( the cannibal Mermedonians ), Andr. Kmbl. 141; An. 71: 215; An. 108.

Linked entry: wér-loga

stán-cnoll

(n.)
Grammar
stán-cnoll, es; m.
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A rocky top (?), rock-summit Andlang þǽre róde oð hit cymð beneoðan stáncnolle, Cht. E. 248, 17

ge-hlystan

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Add: to listen to (gen. dat.) Ðá gecorenan menn giornfulle bióð his worda gehlystanne, Past. 381, 19. to obey Gehlystað obaudite, Bl. G

ge-fliéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fliéman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeto drive awayfugare

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To cause to flee, to drive away; fugare, Past. 61, 2; Hat. MS

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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Troynisce tuhten (toȝe, 2nd MS.) to þon Gricken, 810.] but mostly in a metaphorical sense, to draw the mind to something, to incite, exhort, provoke, solicit, prompt, urge, persuade, where the construction is uncertain Ic tyhte ortor, Ælfc.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan

gryndan

(v.)

to found.to come to the groundto descend

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Grammar gryndan, pp. ed. to found. [Ger. gründen.] Similar entries v. ge-gryndan. to come to the ground, to descend Gryndende descendens, Cot. 68, Lye

limpan

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Médu mid riahte ðém lande limpað, 439, 7. 438, 15. to pertain to, be concerned with, have relation to Rǽdincga þæs hálgan árwyrþnesse limpende lectiones ad ipsius sancti uenerationem periinenies, Angl. xiii. 430, 936..

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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Swá eác treówa gif hí beóþ on fullum mónan geheáwene hí beóþ heardran and langfǽrran getimbrunge so too trees, if they are cut down at the full moon, are harder and more lasting for building, Homl. Th. i. 102, 23

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

on-týnness

(n.)
Grammar
on-týnness, e; f.

an opening, aperturediscovery

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Cf. too, L. In. 18; Th. i. 114, 5, which is a section to the same effect as the present one: Be cirliscum þeófe gefongenum) æt þiéfþe. Se cierlisca mon se ðe oft betygen wǽre þiéfþe, and ðonne æt síðestan synnigne man gefó, L. In. 37; Th. i. 124, 20

Linked entry: týnness

for-spanan

(v.)

allureto lureto lureto lure

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Gl. 1079. to lure to destruction Hú fela hé forspanan mæge écan forwyrde, Wlfst. 85, 7. On ðone ilcan deáð hié wilniað eal moncynn forspananne and forlǽdanne, Past. 249, 20

cuman

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I 1. to come to a person Þá cam Putrael Boia, Cht. E. 274, 3. 1. add: to reach a point Oþ þæt wé þám gilde cuman, Ll. Th. i. 234, 27. Oð þæt gé cumon ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1. 3. add: Ll.

ge-flǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeput to flight

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To cause to flee, put to flight Ðú fiónd geflǽmdest thou didst put to flight the enemy, Hy. 8, 25; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 25

Exan múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Exan múþa, Eaxan múþa, Axa-múþa, an; m: Exan múþ, es; m.

The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon

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EXMOUTH, Devon Se here com to Exan múþan the army came to the mouth of the Ex. Chr. 1001; Th. 249, 36. To Exan múþe to Exmouth, Th. 249, col. 2, 36. To Axa-múþan to Exmouth, Chr. 1049; Th. 307, 37

Linked entry: Axa-múþa

þeówan

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to serve, v. Dict. to make a servant to, put at the service of, subjugate. Take here V. under þeówan to press, and add Ðone þriddan dæg hí þeówdon Marte him fultume. Ðone feórðan dæg hí sealdon him frófre þám foresǽdan Mercurie, Sal.