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plættan

(v.)
Grammar
plættan, p. te
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To give a sounding blow, to smack Hí plætton hyne mid hyra handum dabunt ei alapas, Jn. Skt. 19, 3

Linked entry: ge-eárplættan

bi-helmian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-helmian, p. ade; pp. ad

To cover over, to cover, shroudcooperire

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To cover over, to cover, shroud; cooperire Heolstre bihelmad shrouded with darkness, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 2; Jul. 241

Linked entry: be-helman

blindan

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is not found, but the Gothic ga-blindyan to blind, exists; so also A. Sax. blendan to blind, q. v

ymb-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden
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To bind about Sié ymbunden ł ymbsald coern tó suiro his circumdaretur mola collo ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 42

be-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swǽtan, p. te

To sweatto toildesudare

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To sweat; fig. to toil; desudare Sé þe on gyrnendlicum wurðscypum mid onstandendum beswæt (desudat) ge-swince, Scint. 111, 14

for-delfan

(v.)

to dig up

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to destroy by digging (?), to dig up On ðone díc ðǽr esne ðone weg fordealf, C. D. ii. 28, 33

Linked entry: delfan

ge-cnáwness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwness, e; f. An acknowledgement, v. ge-cnáwan; II. 2
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Nú dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe tó gecnáwnisse þám canonicon ánne penig tó Eástron ǽlce geáre, Cht. Th. 609, 7

Linked entry: -cnáwness

weax-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
weax-gescot, es; n.

A contribution of wax,

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A contribution of wax, due to a church Swá hwæt swá witan tó ðearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, Wulfst. 171, 1

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Dele passage Ph. 454, and add: intrans. To call, cry out, exclaim Gicégde (geceigede, L.) stefne micler exclamauit uoce magna, Lk. R. 1, 42. Geceigdon, ðus cueðende clamauerunt, dicentes, Mt. L. 8, 29. Fore fyrhtnise geceigdon, 14, 26. <b>I a.&

á-rísan

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Add: to arise, to stand up from sitting or lying 'Andrea, árís' . . . Andreas þá árás on þæs folces gesihþe, Bl. H. 241, 15. Wearð se deáda man cwic and teolode tó árísenne, 219, 19. to rise after sleeping Hé wel ǽr árás . . . Se apostol cwæð tó him

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signifysibi velle, significareto communicate, announce, pronounce, uttercommunicare, pronuntiareto MOAN, to groaningemiscere, plangereto considercolloqui, considerareto make common, contaminate, defile, violatecommunicare, coinquinare, violarecommunicare alicuito make knowndicere, monstrare, judicare

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to MEAN, to signify; sibi velle, significare Hwæt gemǽnaþ ðás lamb quid sibi volunt agnæ istæ? Gen. 21, 29. Ic wéne ðæt ðú nyte hwæt ðis gemǽne I expect that thou wilt not know what this means, Btwk. Scrd. 18, 26. Hwæt gemǽnaþ ða ðreó útfaru? Ðæt getácnaþ

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

týnan

(v.)
Grammar
týnan, p. de
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To teen, tine (v. Halliw. Dict.), close. to fence, enclose Me mæig on sumera týnan, Anglia ix. 261, 11. Gif ceotlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne oþþe óðer gedálland tó týnanne, and hæbben sume getýned hiora dǽl, sume næbben, L. In. 42; Th. i. 128, 6. to close

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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in Dict., and add: to happen. where the subject is a noun (or pronoun) Gif him forðsíð gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 236, 35: 434, 27. Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt

wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water,give drink to living creaturesto water plantsto irrigate

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To water, supply with water, to water animals, give drink to living creatures Hé wæterode hig adaquavit eos, Ps. Spl. 77, 18. Hé wæterode hire heorde adaquavit gregem, Gen. 29, 10. Hí heora orf wæterodon refectis gregibus, 29, 3. Orf wæterian, Ex. 2,

Linked entry: wætrian

ǽmetgian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽmetgian, ǽmettigian, ǽmtig(i)an.

to emptyto be at leisure.to devote one's self to, take time for

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Add: to empty Ic ǽmtige (émtigie, ǽmptig(i)e, v. ll.) vacuo, Ælfc. Gr. 137, 4. fig. Similar entries v. ǽmettig, II His sprǽc wæs ǽmetegod vacua ðǽre mycelnyssé his gódan mægnes, Gr. D. 151, 1. to be at leisure. Similar entries v. ǽmettig, III Ne on

for-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽded; or p. -reord, -réd; pp. -ræden,

to give counsel againstto condemnplot againstdeprive by treachery, wrongcondemnāreinsĭdias părāre

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v. a. to give counsel against, to condemn, plot against, deprive by treachery, wrong; condemnāre, insĭdias părāre We beódaþ ðæt man Cristene men for ealles tó lytlum to deáþe ne forrǽde we command that Christian men be not for altogether too little condemned

á-ginnan

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Add: to begin to do (infin, or gerund) Marcus áginþ wrítan ꝥ godspell, Chr. 47 ; P. 7, 31. Ágann Landfranc atýwian, 1070; P. 206, 12. Ágan se cyng tó smtágenne, 1006; P. 137, 19. to attempt Gif man beforan æðelinge gefeoht áginneð, Ll. Th. i. 332,

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, ge-stihtan.
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Add: to decide, determine Gestihtigan decernere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 70. Ne cwaeft he hit ná gestihtiende ac þýwende (aoa jíecernendo, s'ed minando), Gr. D. 151, 7. to dispose, arrange, to arrange people He gestihte his werod swá him gewunelic wæs, Hml

a-beofian

(v.)

To be moved or shakento tremblemovericontremere

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To be moved or shaken, to tremble; moveri, contremere Ealle abeofedan eorþan staðelas movebuntur omnia fundamenta terrae, Ps. Th. 81, 5

a-nescian

(v.)
Grammar
a-nescian, -hnescian; p. ode; pp. od

To make neshto weakenemollire

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To make nesh, to weaken; emollire He sceolde ða ánrédnesse anescian poterat constantiam ejus emollire, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 44