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a-scilian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scilian, p. ede; pp. ed [a from, scel a shell]

To take off the shellto shellenucleare

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To take off the shell, to shell; enucleare, Cot. 171

Linked entry: a-scyled

be-fótian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fótian, fótigan ; p. ode ; pp. od [be, fótian, fót a foot]

To befootto cut off the feetpedes abscindere

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To befoot, to cut off the feet; pedes abscindere Som

Linked entry: -fótian

a-wringan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wringan, p. -wrang, pl. -wrungon; pp. -wrungen

To wring outto squeeze outexpressexprimere

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To wring out, to squeeze out, express; exprimere, Cot. 196

Linked entry: a-wrungen

cǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
cǽlan, p. de; pp. ed
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To make cold or cool, to cool; infrigidare, Cot. 113

Linked entry: ge-cœ́lan

dǽl-niman

(v.)
Grammar
dǽl-niman, p.-nam , pl.-námon ; pp. -numen

To take part, to participate participāre

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To take part, to participate; participāre. v. dǽl-nimend, etc

emn-sárian

(v.)

to be alike sorry, to condole condŏlēre

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to be alike sorry, to condole; condŏlēre, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-standan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand beforeto excelpræstāre

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To stand before, to excel; præstāre Fórestandan præstāre, Cot. 149

ge-hyldan

(v.)

to bendincline

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to bend, incline To gehyldanne declinare, Ps. Lamb. 16, 11

ofer-willan

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add: to cause to boil over, Lch. ii. 24, 22

ge-þingian

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

to determine

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[ge-þing, II.] to make terms with a person for one's self or for another, to be reconciled, to come to an agreement, to reconcile, settle a dispute, intercede, mediate Swá hie geþingian mǽgen wið cyning and his geréfan according to the terms they can

þindan

(v.)
Grammar
þindan, p. þand; pp. þunden.
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Synful yrsaþ, tóþum torn þolaþ, þearle þindeþ (in this and the next passage the Latin verb is tabescere, but tumescere seems in each case to have been read), Ps. Th. 111, 9.

Linked entry: a-þindan

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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VIII. to strengthen a town with troops, garrison :-- Fór Eádweard cyning Mældúne and getimbrede þá burg and gestaðelode ǽr hé þonon fóre (King Edward went as far as Maldon, and rebuilt the town, placing a guard of soldiers in it before he left it,

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

þorn

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Of hafucðorne ðan langan þorne at Ichenilde wege ; ðæt swá ðan þriddan þorne æt wírhangran ; of ðám þorne ðám feórðan þorne on wrangan hylle foreweardre stent; ðæt swá forð dám fíftan þorne; þám ele-beáme, C. D. v. 297, 16-20

há-sæta

(n.)
Grammar
há-sæta, an; m.

A rowera thole-sitter, an oarsman, opposed to the captain or helmsman

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A rower And gerǽdde man ðá ðæt ða scipu gewendan eft ongeán Lundene and sceolde man setton óðre eorlas and óðre hásǽton ðám scipum it was decided that the ships should go back again to London, and other commanders and other rowers were to be appointed

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, p. de; pp. ed [a, fligan]

To drive awayput to flightfugarearcere

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To drive away, put to flight; fugare, arcere Sóna hit ðone fefer afligeþ it will soon put the fever to flight, Herb. 37, 2; Lchdm i. 138, 5. Aflian [MS. B. afligan] to put to flight, 96, 2; Lchdm, i. 208, 20.

Linked entry: a-flian

ge-freólsian

(v.)
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Add: to free. to free from obligation, labour, & c. Gefreólsod feriatus, An. Ox. 1012. to free from (secular) claims, to consecrate Gefreólsod consecratur, An.

hefigian

(v.)

to weary

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To become heavy. to increase in weight Se wǽta ásígð ðǽm lime, ðonne áswilð hit and hefegað, Past. 72, 10. of disease, to grow worse Hefiendre (hefigende, v. l.) þǽre ádle ingravescente molestia, Gr. D. 297, 14. trans.

hangra

(n.)
Grammar
hangra, an; m.

A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,

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Ealle ða hangran betweónan ðam wege and ðam ðe Stánleáge ligþ gebyriaþ ealle Fearnebeorgan all the meadows between the road and that which goes to Stanley all belong to Farnborough, iii. 409, 17

ge-gangan

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L. 9, 43. where the purpose of going (to a place) is indicated by a substantive (with ) denoting or implying an action to be performed rúne gegangan, Jud. 54. Hié húsle gegangen hæfdon, Bl.

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, <b>. I.</b>
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add: to give an example in respect to Heó him bysnode mid gódre gedrohtnunge Godes þeówdóme, Hml. S. 2, 125: Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 28