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forþ-gestapan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gestapan, p. -gestóp, pl. -gestópon; pp. -gestapen

To step forthprogrĕdi

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To step forth; progrĕdi He to forþgestóp dracan heáfde neáh he had stept forth near to the dragon's head, Beo. Th. 4568; B. 2289

ge-lédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lédan, p. -lédde; pp. -léded, -lédd

To leaddŭcĕre

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To lead; dŭcĕre Ðe ic hebbe to helle hám gelédde which I have led home to hell, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 11; Sat. 88

Linked entry: ge-lédd

ge-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lútan, p. -leát

To bow

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To bow Se bisceop eádmódlíce to ðam Godes were geleát the bishop humbly bowed to the man of God, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 17

Linked entries: ofer-nón ge-loten

clynan

(v.)
Grammar
clynan, l. clynnan, clynian; p. ede.
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To sound, resound; El. 51. trans. To cause to sound, knock at a door Clyniga ðæt dor pulsare ostium, Lk. R. 15, 25

á-beran

(v.)
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to do without Hym wæs láð forlǽtenne þone Hǽlend, and hý uneáðe mihton his neáweste (wanan?, ond áberan = to endure) áberan. Nap. 4. (?)

ge-néhwian

(v.)
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Add: to approach, draw near geneólécde ł gehnéhwade (adpropinquavit) ríc heofna, Mt. L. 10, 7. to consent. Cf. ge-neálǽcan; VII Ðes ne efne-genéhuade (-ginéhwadæ, R. ) dédum hiora hic non consenserat actibus eorum, Lk. 23, 51

ge-tengan

(v.)
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To hurry Hé mid fleáme wuda getengde, Hml. Th. i. 384, 8. reflex. To press, apply oneself to; incumbere Ongan Dryhtnes ǽ georne cýðan, and hine sylfne getengde in Godes þeówdóm, æscróf unsláw, El. 200

hweorfan

(v.)
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events, to proceed Gif seó wyrd swá hweorfan mót on yfelra manna gewill, Bt. 4; F. 8, 18. to turn. of persons, to direct the mind to or from a person or subject Búton se mon hweorfe góde, Bt. 31, 2 ; F. 112, 28.

ge-feccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feccan, -feccean ; p. -feahte, -fehte; pp. -feaht, -feht

To fetchbring toaddūcĕre

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He him hét to wífe gefeccean Cleopatran he commanded [them] to bring Cleopatra to him for a wife, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 44 : Blickl. Homl. 187, 15

Linked entry: ge-fetian

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Take here <b>ge-hwyrfan</b> in Dict. and add trans. to cause to go, to transfer from one place to another Hé hine áscéd of ðǽm worldríce and hine gehwirfde (-hwyrfde, v. l. ) ungesceádwísum neátum, Past. 38, 23.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

ge-edstaðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaðelian, p. ode; pp. od

To restoreinstauraresuscitare

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To restore; instaurare, suscitare ÐDa hǽr beóþ ealle geedstaðelode the hairs shall be all restored, Homl. Th. ii. 542, 35 : i. 62, 11, 12. Se cyng férde and ða burh geædstaðelede the king went and restored the town, Chr. 1092; Erl. 228, 15 : Th.

Linked entry: ge-edstaðolian

gold-blóma

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Ger., as well as Goth. and Icel., have forms meaning 'bloom' corresponding to A. S. blóma, and the actual compound, golth-blómo = amellus occurs in O. L. Ger. (Gall. 117).

sár-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sár-cwide, es; m.

injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter wordsa lament

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a speech that is intended to give pain, injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words Ne gedafenaþ ðé ðæt ðú andsware mid oferhygdum séce sárcwide it befits thee not to seek an answer with arrogance and bitter words, Andr.

lengan

(v.)
Grammar
lengan, p. de

To pertainbelong

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To pertain, belong Ðonne heó byþ ii and xx niht eald ðæt ðú gesihst hit lenceþ góde and gefeán when the moon is twenty-two nights old, what thou seest belongs to good and to joy, Lchdm. iii. 160, 9

fleswian

(v.)
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For 'To mutter, whisper' substitute:

þreágung

Grammar
þreágung, II. add: cf. þreágan; <b>I a.</b>
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III. add: — Gif ðám yflum cymþ réþu wyrd, þonne cymþ hé edleáne his yfla, oððe þréunge and láre ꝥ hé eft swá ne dó aspera fortuna puniendi corrigendive improbos causa deferíur, Bt. 40, l; F. 236, 8

ge-fleón

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Add: [ to flee.] to fly Ne mæg úre sáwul gefleón heofonan ríce, búton heó hæbbe fiðera þǽre sóðan lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 26

hlytman

(v.)

to allot

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to allot (?) Wé sculon tilian þæt wé þám écan gefeán becuman móton. þæt bið ǽlc man his yldrum hlytmeð(-ed?), Verc. Först. 167

ongeán-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
ongeán-cyme, es; m.

A return

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A return Útfæreld his fram fæder, ongeáncyme (regressus) his fæder, and utrene helle, ongeáncyme (recursus ) setle Godes, Hymn. Surt. 44, 17, 23

smillan

(v.)
Grammar
smillan, p. de

to cause to crack as a whip, To crack as a whip to crack to cause to crack

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to cause to crack as a whip, etc. intrans. To crack as a whip Under smyllendum gyrdum weóp crepantibus flevit sub ferulis, Germ. 388, 7

Linked entry: smyllende