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ge-strýnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strýnan, -streónan, -strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed [gestreón gain]

To gaingetobtainacquirebegetprocreatelucrāriacquīrĕregignĕreprocreāre

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To gain, get, obtain, acquire, beget, procreate; lucrāri, acquīrĕre, gignĕre, procreāre Ðæs ðe ic móste mínum leóde swylc gestrýnan because I have been able to acquire such for my people, Beo. Th. 5589; B. 2798: L.

Linked entry: ge-strínan

be-hyldan

(v.)

to put off to flayskinexcoriare

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to put off to flay, skin; excoriare He hét hý behyldan he ordered to flay it Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 45

corte

(n.)
Grammar
corte, an; f.
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Andlanges ðǽr eá ðáre wíc; fram ðǽre wíc ðǽre cortan; and swá andlanges Súðsexan, C. D. vi. 217, 7. ?

treów-lic

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Add: safe, to be trusted Treówlicre hit is be staðe [swim]manne ðonne út on sǽ seglanne, Prov. K. 64

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:

strenge

(adj.)
Grammar
strenge, adj.
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Severe, hard (v. strang, II. 5) Hé his torn gewræc on gesacum swíðe strengum stiépe, Cd. Th. 4, 27 ; Gen. 60

Linked entry: un-strenge

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.)
Grammar
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

mis-rǽcan

(v.)

to reach or touch wronglyto apply abusive language to a person

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to reach or touch wrongly, metaph. to apply abusive language to a person Ðæt man biddendne þearfan misrǽce to abuse a needy person who begs (is one of the lighter offences), Homl. Th. ii. 590, 25

ge-tión

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tión, ic -tió, pl. -tióþ; impert. -tió, pl. -tióþ; subj. pres. -tió, pl. -tión

To drawto attracttrăhĕreattrahere

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To draw, to attract; trăhĕre, attrahere Hwæðer nú gimma wlite eówre eágan to him getió does now the beauty of gems attract your eyes to them? Bt. 13; Fox 40, 2: 38, 1; Fox 196, 15

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.)
Grammar
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