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.
Linked entry: byggan
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
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
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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
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
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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 tó gehlystanne, Past. 381, 19. to obey Gehlystað obaudite, Bl. G
ge-fliéman
To cause to flee ⬩ to drive away ⬩ fugare
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To cause to flee, to drive away; fugare, Past. 61, 2; Hat. MS
tyhtan
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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.
gryndan
to found. ⬩ to come to the ground ⬩ to 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 tó ðém lande limpað, 439, 7. 438, 15. to pertain to, be concerned with, have relation to Rǽdincga tó þæs hálgan árwyrþnesse limpende lectiones ad ipsius sancti uenerationem periinenies, Angl. xiii. 430, 936..
lang-fǽre
Lasting ⬩ enduring ⬩ old
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Swá eác treówa gif hí beóþ on fullum mónan geheáwene hí beóþ heardran and langfǽrran tó 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
an opening, aperture ⬩ discovery
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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
allure ⬩ to lure ⬩ to lure ⬩ to lure
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Gl. 1079. to lure to destruction Hú fela hé forspanan mæge tó écan forwyrde, Wlfst. 85, 7. On ðone ilcan deáð hié wilniað eal moncynn tó forspananne and tó forlǽdanne, Past. 249, 20
cuman
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I 1. to come to a person Þá cam Putrael tó Boia, Cht. E. 274, 3. 1. add: to reach a point Oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, Ll. Th. i. 234, 27. Oð þæt gé cumon tó ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1. 3. add: Ll.
ge-flǽman
To cause to flee ⬩ put 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
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
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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 tó fultume. Ðone feórðan dæg hí sealdon him tó frófre þám foresǽdan Mercurie, Sal.