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fram-ateran

(v.)
Grammar
fram-ateran, p. -atær, pl. -atǽron; pp. -atoren

To tear from or asunder ⬩ to tear in pieces ⬩ dirĭpĕre

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To tear from or asunder, to tear in pieces; dirĭpĕre Ic framatere dirĭpio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 64

tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽsan, p. de

To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound

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To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound Ic tótere oððe pluccige oððe tǽse (wulle added in MS. W.) carpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 170, 13. Carpsit, discerpsit, trahit, evellit, vel tǽst, Wülck.

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, <b>; I a.</b>
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Toll and teám sý ágifen intó þám mynstre, bútan hé hit geearnian mæge ( unless he can gain remission ) tó þám ðe þænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 5. Add

byrst

Grammar
byrst, loss.
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Fela byrsta (bersta), 157, 1: 128, 4. failure, v. teám-byrst; cf. berstan, 2. a cash; cf. berstan, Byrstum creporibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 83

belcettan

(v.)
Grammar
belcettan, p. te; pp. ted

To utter ⬩ give forth ⬩ eructare

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To utter, give forth; eructare Nú míne weleras ðé wordum belcettaþ ymnas elne eructabunt labia mea hymnum Ps. Th. 118, 171

Linked entry: belcentan

clæppettan

(v.)
Grammar
clæppettan, tte; ted

To palpitate, have a palpitation ⬩ palpitare

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To palpitate, have a palpitation; palpitare Gif sino clæppette if a sinew have palpitation, L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 8

ofer-geótan

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Zosimus þá eorðan mid teárum ofer-geótende flooding the earth with his tears, Hml. S. 23 b, 363. Add

ge-týme

(n.)
Grammar
ge-týme, es; n.

A team ⬩ yoke ⬩ jŭgum

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A team, yoke; jŭgum Ic bohte án getýme oxena jŭga boum ēmi quinque, Lk. Bos. 14, 19. Fýf hund getýmu oxena quingenta jŭga boum, Job. Thw. 164, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 372, 23

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse. ⬩ to blame a person for what is wrong ⬩ to blame what is wrong in a person ⬩ to speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbite ⬩ to treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse. to blame a person for what is wrong Ne ðreáþ ús nán monn ne furðum áne worde ne tǽlþ ne verbi quidem ab aliquo invectione laceramur, Past. 17; Swt. 117, 22. Télaþ ðegnas accusant (pharisaei) discipulos

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Ic ongite ðætte æltǽwe anweald nis on nánum woruldríce, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 3. Se geleáfa strengra bið ðǽr ðǽr hé æltǽwe bið, Hml. Th. i. 250, 20. Hyt is æltǽwe gyf hí mon hreáwe swylgeþ, Lch. i. 344, 16. Hyra (joy and sorrow) náðer ne mæg beón æltéwe

mamme

(n.)
Grammar
mamme, an; f.

A teat ⬩ breast ⬩ mamma

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A teat, breast (Lat. mamma) An mamman in papillas, Germ. 401, 77

ge-hrespan

(v.)

to tear

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to tear Hý him sylfum gehrespaþ diripiebant sibi, Ps. Th. 43, 12

Linked entry: hrespan

angsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
angsumlíce, adv.
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Painfully Hé egeslíce hweós and angsumlíce siccetunga teáh, Hml. Th. i. 86, 8

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tell ⬩ make known ⬩ announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ nuntiāre ⬩ annuntiāre

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To tell, make known, announce, proclaim; nuntiāre, annuntiāre Se ðæt láþspell æt hám gebodode who made known the sad story at home, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 37: Hy. 10, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 13. Ðæt ðǽr nán to láfe ne wearþ ðæt hit to Róme gebodade so that

hleór-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-dropa, an; m.

A tear

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A tear, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 24; Gú. 1315

ofdúne-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
ofdúne-weardes, adv.
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Downwards Underféng hine seó ýþ and teáh ofdúneweardes, Gr. D. 114, 33

lád-rinc

Grammar
lád-rinc, For 'The word, ... vehicularius' substitute: In attempting to determine the meaning of this word it should be noticed that lád in all its other compounds, lád-mann, -scipe, -teáh, -teów, has the force of leading, guidance. The
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lád-rinc seems to be a guide, and his special character in the passage given above may be inferred from the following passage Si aduenae de aliis regionibus aduenirent, debebant ducatum habere ad aliam regalem uillam quae proxima fuisset in illorum uia

ágnian

(v.)
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Gif hwá ná furðor teám ne cenð ac ágnian wile if any one does not carry the teám further, but declares himself to have been the owner , i. 290, 19. to appropriate to one's self, usurp, arrogate Gif hé ðá gód þe ús God tó gemánan sealde him synderlíce

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.
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a pull, tug Gange him tó mínre byrgene and áteó áne hringan up, and gif seó hringe him folgaþ æt ðam forman tige, ðonne wát hé ðæt ic ðé sende tó him. Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, ðonne ne sceall hé ðínre sage gelýfan. Homl. Skt. i. 21,

Linked entry: tige

á-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rendan, p. de
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To tear off Árend þá rinde of þám wyrttruman, Lch. ii. 270, 4

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