mis-rǽcan
to reach or touch wrongly ⬩ to 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
To draw ⬩ to attract ⬩ trăhĕre ⬩ attrahere
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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
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to make like or to be like, to imitate. Cf. ge-líc; Tó 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
To turn to ⬩ to give up ⬩ deliver ⬩ betray ⬩ vertere ⬩ transferre 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
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
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
To make to swim ⬩ natare 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
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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
To give suck to ⬩ to 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
Grendel
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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
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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
The possibility to bring anything to pass ⬩ possibilitas
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The possibility to bring anything to pass; possibilitas
æ-ciorfan
to cut to pieces
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to cut to pieces, Ps. Spl. 128, 4
a-wrǽstan
To wrest from ⬩ to extort ⬩ extorquere
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To wrest from, to extort; extorquere, Cot. 78
deorcian
To darken, to grow dark ⬩ obscurāre, obscūre facĕre
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To darken, to grow dark; obscurāre, obscūre facĕre
Linked entry: a-deorcian
ge-swyrfan
to file off ⬩ to polish ⬩ elimare,
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to file off, to polish; elimare, Cot. 71
mis-þeón
To succeed badly ⬩ to fail to improve ⬩ to degenerate
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To succeed badly, to fail to improve, to degenerate Ic misþeó degenero, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 29. Misþíhþ degenerat, ii. 138, 36. Misthágch degeneraverat, 106, 30. Misþáh, 25, 36: Exon. 95 a; Th. 354. 39; Reim. 58
mis-tyhtan
to incite or persuade to what is wrong ⬩ dissuade
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to incite or persuade to what is wrong, dissuade Hig ðæt folc mistihton murmurare fecerant multitudinem, Num. 14, 36. Hé cwæþ tó ðám mágum ðe ða martyras mistihton ( urged them to renounce Christianity ), Homl. Skt. 5, 69
a-fliéman
To cause to flee ⬩ to banish
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To cause to flee, to banish Síe he afliémed let him be [as one] banished, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 17
a-wurþan
To cease to be ⬩ become insipid or worthless ⬩ evanescere
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To cease to be, become insipid or worthless; evanescere Ðæt ge awurþaþ [wurþaþ MS.] that ye perish [cease to be ], Deut. 4, 26