syrfe
A service-tree ⬩ sorbus
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A service-tree; sorbus Of caweldene tó ðære syrfan; ðonne of ðære syrfan tó healwícum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 262, 13. Ðonon tó ðan wón stocce; and ðǽr tó wuda; ðonon on ða syrfan, vi. 234, 26. Similar entries v. v. next word
holdigean
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To flay; to em-bowel (?) Man þá hálgan swang and bærnde and swilce ofsticode swín holdode (v. ge-wyrce), Hml. S. 23, 106 : 73. Tó holdigenne, tó befleánne euiscerandum Germ. 393, 109
ofer-flítan
to overcome in a contest, to confute
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to overcome in a contest, to confute Hé ðé æt sunde oferflát, hæfde máre mægen, Beo. Th. 1039; B. 517. Ymb done tíman wæs gegaderad iii. hund biscepa and eahtatiéne hiene tó oferflítanne to confute Arius Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 284, 1
on-bígan
To cause to bend, to subdue
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To cause to bend, to subdue Heó míne sáwle onbígdon incurvaverunt animam meam, Ps. Th. 56, 7. Heora módes heánesse ealle eorþcyningas onbégan mihton their loftiness of soul could make all the kings of the earth to bend, Blickl. Homl. 119, 21
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ge-somnian
To assemble ⬩ collect ⬩ congregare ⬩ colligere
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To assemble, collect; congregare, colligere He us to dæge wolde on ðisse tíde gesomnian he wished to assemble us to-day at this time, Blickl. Homl. 139, 31. Gesomna cúe mesa collect cow's dung, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 5
stíp
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Hé his torn gewræc on gesacum swíðe strengum stiépe, Cd. Th. 4, 27 ; Gen. 60. The passage refers to the expulsion of the angels from heaven. Cf. steóp-, á-stépness orbitatio, á-stýpan in Wulfst. 252, 11 : Wé wǽron ástýpede (bedǽled, MS.
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óþ-standan
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to stop in one's course, to come to a standstill Ðonne óþstandeþ se blódgyte sóna, Lchdm. i. 88, 10. Sóna ðæt blód óþstænt, 180, 3. Ðæt unstille hweól óþstód, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 32.
a-scacan
to shake off ⬩ to shake ⬩ brandish ⬩ excutere
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to shake off, to shake, brandish; excutere, Ps. Th. 67, 10
filgst
stickest to ⬩ sticks to
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stickest to, sticks to; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of felgan
for-miltan
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To cause to melt Formylte liquefactas, An. Ox. 3976: 2, 278
leoþuwǽcan
to assuage ⬩ soften
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To become or to make soft, or pliant, to grow calm, to assuage, soften Liþewǽcaþ brymmas sǽs the surges of the sea become still, Hymn. Lye Liþewǽhte lentesceret, Hpt. Gl. 479, 30. Liþewǽhtan mollescerent, delenirent, 481, 13.
bi-scencan
To give to drink ⬩ ad potionem dare
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[scencan to give drink, scenc drink] To give to drink; ad potionem dare Ge in wræcsíðe longe lifdon, lége biscencte ye [fallen spirits] have long lived in exile, flame being given [you] to drink, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 21; Gú. 596
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stefnian
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To cite, summon (with dat.) Stefnode man God wine eorle and Harolde eorle tó ðon gemóte ... Ðá hí ðider cómon, ðá stefnede heom man tó gemóte, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 3-6. Se cing him steofnode tó Glóweceastre, 1093; Erl. 228, 33
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þiccian
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To thicken (trans. and intrans.), to make or to become thick, of persons, to throng Ic ðiccige denso and denseo, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 8. Þiccaþ densescit, spissat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 94. Ðá þiccodan þider semninga þa Ismahéli, Shrn. 38, 4
ge-healdendlic
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The word glosses custodienda, and its form seems to be due to a confusion of the gerundial tó gehealdenne = custodiendus with an adjective like lufigendlic = amandins ) and þá gelóhgenlican, R. Ben. I. 63, 5
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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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Tod. 9. v. trans. dat. or acc. To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate; lætificare Sum sceal on heápe blissian æt beór bencsittendum one shall in company delight the bench-sitters at beer, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 34; Vy. 78.
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be-dícian
To REDIKE ⬩ to mound ⬩ to fortify with a mound ⬩ aggere munire
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To REDIKE, to mound, to fortify with a mound; aggere munire Bedícodon ða buruh útan they embanked the city without, Chr. 1016; Th. 280, 8, col. 1
forþ-steallian
To come to pass ⬩ posthac lŏcum hăbēre
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To come to pass; posthac lŏcum hăbēre Sceal seó wyrd swá ðeáh forþsteallian that event shall yet come to pass, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 15; Gen. 2390
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stépan
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To cause to take a step, to initiate Gistoepid initiatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 2. Gestéped, gehálgodne initiatum, 45, 70. Cf. stæppan; p. stóp. v. (?) on-stépan
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wíc-weg
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The road to a wíc (q. v.) Tó ðæm midlestan wíc-wege; ondlong ðæs weges eft tó ceastergeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 260, 11. Cf. wíc-herpaþ