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be-scencan

(v.)

to give to drink

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to give to drink

fýst-gebeát

Hitting with the fist, fisticuffs

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Substitute: Hitting with the fist, fisticuffs ' gemótum and gecidum and iersunga and fýstgebeáte gé fæstað' . . . ðæt fýstgebeát belimpð ierre 'in judicia et rixas jejunatis, et percutitis pugnis,' . . . pugnus pertinet ad iram, Past. 314

styntan

(v.)
Grammar
styntan, p. te
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To make or to become dull; hence to stint:?-Styntid hebetat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 36

Linked entries: stintan stunt

earfoþ-cirre

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-cirre, adj.
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Hard to turn, difficult to convert Hé wæs swíðe earfaðcierre Godes geleáfan, Shrn. 100, 17

Linked entry: tór-cirre

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Þincþ him lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum it seems to him too long [to the time] when he shall be taken from the troubles of this life, Homl. Th. i. 140, 9.

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

súpan

(v.)
Grammar
súpan, p. seáp, pl. supon; pp. sopen.
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[To frete ar ful tyme were and þanne to sitten and soupen, Piers P. 2, 96. Soupe the lene broth, P. S. 324, 239. Soop up absorbuit, Wick. Apoc. 12, 16; sopen, pp., Ps. 123, 4. Me þoȝte Kaym tok Abelles blod and sop it op, Anglia i. 314, 473.

Linked entries: sype sypian sopa

flían

(v.)
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to put to flight

ge-bylgan

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

To cause to swellto make angry

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To cause to swell, to make angry Leóhtlíce gebylged leviter indignata, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 24

Linked entry: ge-bylged

á-réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
á-réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent Ic áréceleásode and læt wæs míne cyrcan sécenne, Angl. xi. 102, 68

ge-treówian

(v.)
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., and add: to trust Ué getríuadon confidemus, Rtl. 7, 7. with dat., to trust to Wé nytan nánum óðrum þingum getreówiganne, Ll.

on-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
on-beornan, -brinnan; pp. -burnen.

to set fire to, to kindleto inflame

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to set fire to, to kindle Abraham ádfýr onbran, Cd. Th. 203, 4; Exod. 398. to inflame Se innoþ wyrþ onburnen, Lchdm. ii. 278, 9. Wǽte onburnenu, 218, 14

Linked entry: on-brinnan

a-bannan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bannan, p. -beónn, pl. -beónnon ; pp. -bannen.

to commandordersummonmandarejubereto publishproclaimto order outcall forthcall togethercongregateassembleedicereavocarecitare

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to command, order, summon; mandare, jubere Abannan to beadwe to summon to battle, Elen.

eáster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster-líc, eástor-líc; adj.

Easter, paschalpaschālis

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Easter, paschal; paschālis Hý fóron to Hierusalem to ðam eásterlícan freólse they went to Jerusalem to the paschal feast. Lk. Bos. 2, 42: Homl. Th. ii. 32, 15: 284, I

a-firhtan

(v.)

to affrightexterrere

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to affright; exterrere Hí flugon afirhte to muntum they fled affrighted to the mountains, Gen. 14, 10

fyran

(v.)
Grammar
fyran, p. fyrde

To goīre

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To go; īre Ine fyrde to Sce. Petres Ine went to St. Peter's, Text Rof. 61, 15

firenlust-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
firenlust-georn, adj.

Luxuriousvoluptuouslascivious

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Luxurious, voluptuous, lascivious Ne sýn wée gífre ne firenlustgeorne ne ǽfestige. Wlfst. 253, 5

ge-fundian

(v.)
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to direct one's course to a place Se[ó] stów þǽr þú gefundest, Nar. 48, 6

Linked entry: fundian

ge-temprian

(v.)
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Add: to temper, prepare material On þá onlícnesse geworht þe senop bið getemprod inwísan, Lch. ii. 184, 22. fig. to prepare, adapt Ge gódum ge yfelum getempera heortan þíne et ad bona et ad mala tempera cor tuum, 172, 15

æt-fiolan

(v.)

to stick tocontinueadhærere

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to stick to, continue; adhærere

fligan

(v.)
Grammar
fligan, p. de; pp. ed

To put to flightfŭgāre

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To put to flight; fŭgāre