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ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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ꝥ hé geearnode, ꝥ hé eft gehwurfe his fæder gife and freóndscipe, Gr. D. 238, 13. of action, to turn to a person Gehweorfen ;mé þá þe hyldu dé áhtan convertantur ad me qui piment te Ps.

æt-hreppian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hreppian,
  • Ettm.
æt-hræppian,
  • Som
  • ;
p. ode; pp. od

To rap atto knockdash aboutimpingere

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To rap at, to knock, dash about; impingere

efen-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To be equal, like, to imitate imĭtāri

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To be equal, like, to imitate; imĭtāri, Lye

emnian

(v.)

to equal, to make alike

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to equal, to make alike, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-bilegan

(v.)

to make angryto be angry

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to make angry, to be angry.Som. Ben. Lye

for-sécan

to attack

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to seek with hostile intent, to attack, Add:

copp

(n.)
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a top, summit Coppe helmes cono (.i. summitate, Hpt. Gl. 443, 22) (sublimi) uerticis, An. Ox. 1563. Coppe cono, 32, 6

GEÁTAN

(v.)
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GEÁTAN, gǽtan, gétan; p. de te; pp. ed

To grantconfirmassent toconcēdĕreconfirmāreassentīri

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To grant, confirm, assent to; concēdĕre, confirmāre, assentīri Ic geáte ðé I grant to thee, Chr. 656; Th. 53, 38 : 675; Th. 59, 33. Ic Ædgár geáte and gife to dæi I Edgar grant and give to-day, 963; Th. 220, 33.

Linked entries: gǽtan geótton gétan

eft-gecígan

(v.)
Grammar
eft-gecígan, eft-gecígean

To recall, call back re-vocāre

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To recall, call back; re-vocāre Sende he ðone biscop hí to sóþfæstnysse geleáfan eft-gecígean he sent the bishop to call them again to the belief of the truth, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 10

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, p. ode.
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to make like or to be like, to imitate. Cf. ge-líc; gelícanne ad imitandum, Rtl. 22, 36. Haedno forebeádend gelícad gentiles prohibens imitandos, Mk. p. 4, 15. to liken, compare. Cf. ge-líc; Geefned bið ł gelíced bið assimilabitur, Mt.

be-cyrran

(v.)
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be-cyrran, p. -cyrde; pp. -cyrred, -cyred, -cyrd; v. trans.

To turn toto give updeliverbetrayverteretransferre ad

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To turn to, to give up, deliver, betray; vertere, transferre ad Ælfmær hí becyrde Ælfmær betrayed it, Chr. 1011 ; Th. 266, 23

Linked entry: be-cerran

dæru

(n.)
Grammar
dæru, e; f.

Harm damnum

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Harm; damnum His bróðer to ðære and to lættinge to the harm and hindrance of his brother, Chr. 1101; Erl. 237, 18

ge-unlustian

(v.)

to loathe

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to loathe Se líchoma geunlustaþ ða geógoþlustas to fremmenne the body loathes to do the pleasures of youth, Blickl. Homl. 59, 8

Linked entry: un-lustian

be-swemman

(v.)
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be-swemman, p. -swemde; pp. -swemmed, -swemd

To make to swimnatare facere

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To make to swim; natare facere Ðeáh hí beswemde weorþon though they be made to swim, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 28

Linked entry: swemman

and-cweþan

(v.)
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This form seems to be given as an alternative to wiðercweðan, as a gloss to frustrari, contra dicere, Hpt. Gl. 491, 32. (?)

ge-sýcan

(v.)
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ge-sýcan, -sícan; p. -sýhte

To give suck toto suckle

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To give suck to, to suckle Ða breóst ðe swylce gesíhton the breasts that gave such suck, Homl. Th. i. 84, 16

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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Ger. tugen, touc,   tohte, O. H. Ger. tugan, touc, tugun, 3rd pers. pl. tohta, Goth. dugan, dáug, dugum, daúhta.]

Linked entry: dugunde

Grendel

(n.)
Grammar
Grendel, gen. Grendles
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[Grendel] reste genam þrítig þegna: gewát to hám mid ðære wælfylle [Grendel] took thirty thanes in their rest: departed to his home with the slaughtered corpses, 249-250; B. 122-125. Grendles módor Grendle's mother, Beo.

ge-libban

(v.)
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ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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K. 16. to get by living, to live to do Hé cyng beón sceolde, gif hé hit gelifode he should have been king, if he had lived to do it, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 11. Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 11

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian

a-cumendlícness

(n.)
Grammar
a-cumendlícness, e; f.

The possibility to bring anything to passpossibilitas

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The possibility to bring anything to pass; possibilitas