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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.

hnígan

to bendto bend

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ðám æðelan hnigan him sanctas, Sat. 240. Hí feóllan on foldan, and fótum hnigon, 533. to sink to a lower position, Rä. 4, 63: Sat. 375 (in Dict.)

ǽðmian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽðmian, p. ode; pp. od [ǽðm vapour]

To raise vapourboilto be heatedto be greatly movedexæstuare

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To raise vapour, boil, to be heated, to be greatly moved; exæstuare, Scint. 30

bi-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
bi-fleón, part. -fleónde

To escape, to pass by or undersubterfugere

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To escape, to pass by or under, to go away privately; subterfugere,Cot. 192

Linked entry: be-fleón

Lid-wiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Lid-wiccas, Lid-wícingas; pl.
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The word seems to contain the British name for Armorica, Llydaw. v. notes to the passages from the Cod. Exon. and from the Chron. 918

burg-scír

Grammar
burg-scír, (burh-).
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Substitute: A township, town or city with the district belonging to it, and add Þǽre burhscíre Hipponensis (pontifex ), An. Ox. 5400. Hé hine gesette bisceope þǽre burhscíre ( Alexandria ), Hml. S. 15, 24.

æfstigian

(v.)
Grammar
æfstigian, æfestigian; p. ode.

to envy, be envious of to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards

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D. 99, 7. with prep. to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards Ðes iunga man ne æfestigað on nánum ðingum ðe hé hór gesihð, Ap. Th. 14, 25. Se áwyrgda gást æfestgaþ on ðá ðe hé gesyhþ Gode higian, Bl. H. 29, 21.

ofer-wyrcan

(v.)

to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay

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to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay Hé hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten and siððan hit áwriten wæs hé hit oferworhte mid weaxe qui omnia civibus suis per tabellas scriptas, et post cera superlitas, enunciabat

CLIMBAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLIMBAN, ic climbe, ðú climst, he climþ, climbaþ; clamb, clumbon; clumben; v. a.

To CLIMBscandere, ascendere

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To CLIMB; scandere, ascendere Clumbon [MS. Clumben] upp to ðe stépel climbed up to the steeple, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 9. Clumbon [MS. Clumben] upp to ðe hálge róde climbed up to the holy cross, Erl. 209, 6

Linked entry: climan

hangian

(v.)
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Hangode, Met. 20, 266. to have the top bending beyond the lower part, to lean over: — Ofer þǽm mere hongiað bearwas, wudu wæter oferhelmað, B. 1363. to hang on, cling to, be unwilling to abandon Hangaþ úre mód ealne weg on þǽm þe wé æfter spyriaþ, Bt

ge-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scúfan, p. <b>ge-sceáf;</b> pp. <b>ge-scofen, ge-scyfen.</b>
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to cause movement, with idea of violence, to eject, expel Gescyfen diúbol ejecto daemone, Mt. p. 16, 4. to cause action, to impel, drive Ðá ðe unmedome bióð ðǽre láre, and ðeáh for hiora hrædwilnesse beóð gescofene quos a praedicatione imperfectio

Linked entry: scúfan

ge-rihtreccan

(v.)

to direct

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to direct Ðé to gerihtrecenne ðæt ðú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan god to direct thee to see God with thy mind's eye, Shrn. 177, 25

Linked entry: -rihtreccan

ofer-fyllan

(v.)

to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess

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to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess Ofer*-*fylled crapulatus Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 56. Hý beóþ oferfyllede óthorn; spíweþan, R. Ben. 136, 25

Linked entry: fyllan

ge-tellan

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Man getealde him (Oswold) ꝥ nigonðe geár (ui idem annus Osualdi regno adsignaretur, Bd. 3, 1), Chr. 633; P. 27, 6. to assign a person or thing, to a duty, position, &amp;c. to depute, delegate; cf. to be told off for a duty Getealde delegavit, Wrt

ceósan

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Ic wylle þæt man ágyfe þám híwum hyra freóls swylce hand ceósenne swylce him leófast sý, 492, 17. ceósan to choose as, elect to an office Man ceás Arnwi munec aƀƀ., Chr. 1041; P. 163, 16. Ðá cusen þá munecas abbot Brand, 1066; P. 199, 1

freólsian

(v.)
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Add: to free. to deliver from bondage Drihten mancyn freólsode, Bl. H. 83, 24. to enfranchise land. v. ge-edfreólsian. to celebrate a festival Ðone fíftan dæg hí freólsodon lóue wurðmynte, ðám mǽrostan gode, Sal. K. p. 124, 134

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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Þis synd gástlices cræftes tól and gebytla, R. Ben. 19, 3.