clǽnsian
To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneself ⬩ mundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare
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To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneself; mundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare Gif man eard wille clǽnsian if a man wishes to cleanse the land, L. Eth. ix. 40; Th. i. 348, 25: L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 7. Sió wamb biþ to clǽnsianne the stomach is
Linked entries: be-clǽnsian clǽnsnian clǽsnian clénsian
for-swígian
To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire ⬩ To be silent ⬩ retĭcēre
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v. trans. To pass over in silence, keep silent, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Betwih ðás þing nis to forswigianne, hwylc heofonlíc wundor and mægen ætýwed wæs, ðá his bán gefunden and geméted wǽron inter quæ nequaquam sĭlentio prætereundum reor, quid virtūtis
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brosnian
To corrupt, decay, rot, perish ⬩ corrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire
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To corrupt, decay, rot, perish; corrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire Ðære fǽmnan líchoma brosnian ne mihte the body of the maiden could not corrupt; feminæ caro corrumpi non potuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 36. Him hyge brosnaþ his mind corrupts, Exon. 81
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ge-þreátian
To urge ⬩ oppress ⬩ threaten ⬩ rebuke ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ afflict ⬩ torment ⬩ urgēre ⬩ cōgĕre ⬩ afflīgĕre ⬩ trībŭlēre
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To urge, oppress, threaten, rebuke, compel, restrain, afflict, torment; urgēre, cōgĕre, afflīgĕre, trībŭlēre Ne meaht ðú mec geþreátian ðé to gesingan thou canst not compel me to be thy wife, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 33; Jul. 54. On yrre ðú folc geþreátast
be-tíhtlian
To accuse, charge ⬩ accusare, criminari
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To accuse, charge; accusare, criminari Gif he betíhtlod weorþe if he be accused, L. C. S. 31; Th. i. 396, 1. Ðe oft betíhtlede wǽron who have often been accused, L. Ath. i. 7; Th. i. 202, 25. Ǽlc mynetere ðe betíhtlad sí every moneyer who is accused,
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ge-teohhian
To appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ decree ⬩ assign ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ decernĕre ⬩ assignāre
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To appoint, determine, decree, assign; stătuĕre, decernĕre, assignāre Ðá heó Gode ánum geteohode þeówian cum Deo sōli servīre decrēvisset, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 7. Wæs óðer in geteohhod mǽrum Geáte another dwelling had been assigned to the renowned Goth
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ge-strangian
To make strong ⬩ strengthen ⬩ confirm ⬩ establish ⬩ rōbŏrāre ⬩ corrōbŏrāre ⬩ confortāre ⬩ conflrmāre
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To make strong, strengthen, confirm, establish; rōbŏrāre, corrōbŏrāre, confortāre, conflrmāre Ðá wolde he heora geleáfan gestrangian and getrymman then would he strengthen and confirm their belief, Homl. Th. i. 152, 34. Ic gestrangige confirmo, Cod.
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gearwian
To make ready ⬩ prepare ⬩ procure ⬩ supply ⬩ put on ⬩ clothe ⬩ părāre ⬩ præpărāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre
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To make ready, prepare, procure, supply, put on, clothe; părāre, præpărāre, præstāre, induĕre, vestīre Ðú gǽst befóran Drihtnes ansýne, his wegas gearwian præībis ante faciem Dŏmĭni, părāre vias ejus, Lk. Bos. 1, 76 : Exon. 58 b; Th. 210, 21; Ph. 189
Linked entries: a-gearwian gierian gierwan girian girwan ge-gearwian gerwan gyrian gyrwan
ge-staðelian
To found ⬩ establish ⬩ build ⬩ erect ⬩ place ⬩ settle ⬩ strengthen ⬩ confirm ⬩ fortify ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ fundāre ⬩ stăbĭlīre ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ collŏcāre ⬩ lŏcare ⬩ confortāre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ restaurāre
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To found, establish, build, erect, place, settle, strengthen, confirm, fortify, repair, restore; fundāre, stăbĭlīre, ædĭfĭcāre, collŏcāre, lŏcare, confortāre, confirmāre, restaurāre Ðe Eádgár cyng hét Aðelwold gestaðelian which king Edgar commanded Æthelwold
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be-swícian
To go from, evade, escape, be without, be free from ⬩ evadere, carere
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To go from, evade, escape, be without, be free from; evadere, carere Ða ðe ðone deáþ beswícian myhton [myhtan MS.] qui mortem evadere poterant, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 1. Ðæt he ðone écan deáþ beswícode ut ipse mortem evaderet æternam, Bd. 3. 23; S. 555,
bodian
to tell, announce, proclaim, preach ⬩ nuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizare ⬩ to foretell, predict, prophesy, promise ⬩ prædicere, promittere ⬩ to announce
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to tell, announce, proclaim, preach; nuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizare Ongan se Hǽlend bodian cœpit Iesus prædicare, Mt. Bos. 4, 17: Mk. Bos. 1, 45: Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 2; Gú. 1088. He ongan bodigean on Decapolim cœpit
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ge-tácnian
to denote by a sign ⬩ signify ⬩ betoken ⬩ show ⬩ instruct ⬩ signāre ⬩ signĭfĭcāre ⬩ denŏtāre ⬩ insĭnuāre ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ to sign ⬩ mark ⬩ witness ⬩ seal ⬩ signāre ⬩ insignīre ⬩ obsignāre
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to denote by a sign, signify, betoken, show, instruct; signāre, signĭfĭcāre, denŏtāre, insĭnuāre, monstrāre, instruĕre Ic getácnige signĭfĭco, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 36. Wæter getácnaþ on ðyssere stówe mennisc ingehýd water in this place betokens human
ge-stihtian
To dispose ⬩ order ⬩ determine ⬩ dispōnĕre ⬩ appōnĕre
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To dispose, order, determine; dispōnĕre, appōnĕre Sunu unrihtwísnesse ne geýcþ oððe ne gestihteþ derian hine fīlius inīquitātis non appōnet nŏcēre eum, Ps. Lamb. 88, 23. Ic gestihtode dispŏsui, Ps. Vos. 72, 25. Gestihtade he and funde ðæt he wolde land-fyrde
Linked entry: ge-stitian
efne
Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now ⬩ plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem
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Gif ic on helle gedó hwyrft ǽnigne, ðú me æt-byst efne rihte si descendĕro in infernum, părĭter ades, Ps. Th. 138, 6. He hæfde eorþan and up-ródor efne gedǽled he had divided the earth and firmament alike, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 16; Exod. 76.
tácnian
to make a mark upon something, to mark ⬩ to be a token or mark of something, to indicate, mark ⬩ to indicate, point out ⬩ to signify ⬩ to be the figurative expression of, be a figure of something, to symbolize ⬩ to indicate what is future, to portend
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Hé bær him æcse and adesan on handa, tácnode ( signabat ) on ðám, ðæt hé tó gewinne on ðæt mynster eode, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 27.
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ge-timbran
to make of wood ⬩ to build ⬩ to build up ⬩ construct ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ construĕre ⬩ exstruĕre ⬩ to build up the mind ⬩ instruct ⬩ edify ⬩ instruĕre
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to make of wood, to build, to build up, construct; ædĭfĭcāre, construĕre, exstruĕre Ciricean getimbran to build a church, Andr. Kmbl. 3265; An. 1635. He hét getimbrian cyrican of treówe he commanded a church of wood to be built, Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 40
ge-bann
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S. 18, 188. a summons to assemble Bið geban micel and áboden þider eal Adames cnósl omnes homines cogentur adesse, Dóm. L. 128: Wlfst. 137, 24.
blissian
To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry ⬩ lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare ⬩ To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate ⬩ lætificare
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[blis, bliss bliss, joy] v. intrans. To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry; lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare Heora láreówas blissigende hám hwurfon doctores eorum domum rediere lætantes, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 20. Blissigende [blissiende MS. C.] ovans, Ælfc
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á-beódan
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Bið geban micel and áboden þider eal Adames cnósl omnes homines cogentur adesse Dóm. L. 128
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éfestan
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Ætwesan efestaþ tída adesse festinant tempora, Cant. M. ad. fil. 35.