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an-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
an-búgan, p. -beáh, -beág, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen; v. intrans.

To bend or bow one's self insubmit to any onese inflecterese submittere alicui

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To bend or bow one's self in, submit to any one; se inflectere, se submittere alicui To ðon ðæt hí him anbugon that they might submit to him, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 25

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óþ-stillan

(v.)
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to put a slop to, to stop Ðonne biþ hit (hæmorrhage) sóna óþstilled. Lchdm. i. 82, 5. Cf. æt-stillan

á-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sprengan, p. de

To cause to spring awaysend flying

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To cause to spring away,send flying Þá spearn hors and ásprencde hine ofer bord, Hml. S. 8, 213

Linked entry: sprengan

ge-sceádan

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D. ii. 86, 26. to arrange Gesceáden gisomnung distincta congeries, Mt. p. 4, 3. to scatter, shed Genim þás wyrte dúste gecnucude, gesceád (-scád, v.l. ) ðám sáre, Lch, i. 290, 12. non-material objects, to distinguish Ðú ðe dæg gisceádas (discernis

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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To freán hond gerǽcan to present to the lord's hand, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 10; Gn. Ex. 92. Siððan ic ðurh hylles hróf gerǽce when I reach through the hill's summit, 104 b; Th. 397, 30; Rä. 16, 27.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

fiðerian

(v.)
Grammar
fiðerian, fiðerigan, fiðrian

to give wings toprovide with wings

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to give wings to, provide with wings

for-grówan

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To grow to excess, Reim. 46. Substitute:

windan

Grammar
windan, <b>. II</b> 4.
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add: to give a spiral form to

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Æfter ðam ðe Iosue ðæt mankyn ( the Israelites ) gebrohte ðam behátenan earde. Jud. pref. 3. Hé ða burg gewann and eall ðæt moncynn ácwealde he took the town and slew all the inhabitants, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 112, 16.

for-gíman

to neglectto neglectto disregard

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Oferhogie hé oððe forgýme ðá ðing begánne and bewitanne ðe scepene belimpað, Angl. ix. 260, 3. to disregard evil Forgéman praetergredi (iniqua ), Kent. Gl. 685

ge-leáfsum

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Þá hálwendan men and þá geleáfsuman þá þe úrum Drihtne cóman þá hé heofonum ástígan wolde, Bl.

ge-neán

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Substitute: To get near, (i) to approach Swipu ne geneálǽcþ ł ne geneáhaþ (appropinquabit) þínum getelde. Ps. L. 90, lo. to be attached to, fixed to.

ge-myntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myntan, p. -mynte; pp. -mynted, -mynt

To determine, resolvestătuĕre, decernĕre

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He was told that they were meant for a shoemaker, 354, 35. Hæfdon hie gemynted to ðam they had resolved thereon, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 10; Exod. 197.

Linked entry: myntan

æfter-hýrigean

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-hýrigean, p. de; pp. ed

To follow another's exampleto imitateresembleimitari

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To follow another's example, to imitate, resemble; imitari He wilnode æfterhýrigean he wished to imitate, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 44

forþ-gecýgan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gecýgan, p. de; pp. ed

To call forthprovŏcāre

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To call forth; provŏcāre He hi to gefeohte forþgecýgde he called them forth to battle, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 20

ræscan

(v.)
Grammar
ræscan, p. te
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To move quickly (cf. rash), to quiver (of light), to glitter Fér ræscendum leóhte ignis vibrante lumine, Hymn. Sort. 94, 1

un-áwemmedness

(n.)
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un-áwemmedness, e; f.

Incorruption

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Incorruption Crist gewát of deáðe lífe, and of brosnunga unáwemmednysse, and of wíte wuldre, Anglia viii. 330, 10

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Voc. ii. 107, 75. without the idea of hurting, to whip a top, cream, etc. beat up Mid gelǽredre handa hé swang ðone top, Ap. Th. 13, 13. Genim mærcsápan and hinde meolc, mæng tósomme and swinge, Lchdm. iii. 4, 2. Swyng, 14, 32.

in-hírness

(n.)
Grammar
in-hírness, e ; f.
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A belonging to any one Ðe Æðelréd cyning geúðe God elmihtigum and his hálgan apostolan Petre and Paule on éce inhýrnesse which king Ethelred granted to Almighty God and to his holy apostles Peter and. Paul to belong to them for ever, Cod. Dipl.

ge-folgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-folgian, p. ode
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To reach, attain Ðonne hé him ǽr tíde tióððæt hí ne magon ne ne cunnon, ðonne is him ondrædanne ðæt him weorðe lore ðæt hié ryhtre tíde gefolgian meahton ne cum arripiunt intempestive quod non valent, perdant quod implere quandoque tempestive