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be-dícian

(v.)
Grammar
be-dícian, p. ode ; pp. od ; v. a.

To REDIKEto moundto fortify with a moundaggere 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

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-steallian, p. ode; pp. od

To come to passposthac 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

Linked entry: steallian

stépan

(v.)
Grammar
stépan, p. te
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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

Linked entry: on-stépan

wíc-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-weg, es; m.
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The road to a wíc (q. v.) ðæm midlestan wíc-wege; ondlong ðæs weges eft ceastergeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 260, 11. Cf. wíc-herpaþ

for-sacan

renounceabandonforsake

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cerneret, ne, si ante cerneret, sentire recusaret, Past. 187, 11. to refuse to do what one is called upon to do Hé hine ful oft ǽr him cleopað, and hé forsæcð ðæt hé him cume quos prius diutius renuentes vocavit, Past. 247, 19.

FÝSAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÝSAN, p. de; pp. ed [fús ready, prompt, quick] .

To hastenfestīnāreTo speed oneselfmake hastetake oneself awayhasten awayse festīnārepropĕrārese abrĭpĕreTo incitestimulateto send forthdrive awaystĭmŭlāreincĭtāreaccĕlĕrāreemittĕre

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To hasten; festīnāre He ongan fýsan to fóre he began to hasten for the way, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 12; Gen. 2860 : Elen. Kmbl. 451; El. 226. v. reflex.

Linked entries: fýsian ge-fýsan

scyndan

(v.)
Grammar
scyndan, scendan; p. de.
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Th. 1840; B. 918. to urge, incite, exhort Se feónd his ( Judas ) heortan ðan lǽrde and scynde, ðæt hé Drihten deáðe belǽwde, Homl. As. 153, 55.

ge-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fillan, p. de.
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Take here passages given under <b>ge-fyllan</b>. to fell, and add: To cause to fall. to fell. to strike down a living creature Feónd gefyldan, . . . anð hí hyne ábroten hæfdon, sibæðelingas, B. 2 706. Gif hé man deáðe gefylle. Ll.

a-sændan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sændan, p. -sænde; pp. -sænd

To send forthto send

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To send forth, to send, Apol. Th. 6, 16: 13, 5

a-torfian

(v.)
Grammar
a-torfian, p. ode; pp. od

To throw forthto throwjactare

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To throw forth, to throw; jactare, Mt. Hat. 12, 24, Lye

cínan

(v.)
Grammar
cínan, cán, cinon;cinen

To gape, to break into chinkshiare, dehiscere

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To gape, to break into chinks; hiare, dehiscere, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-beón

(v.)

to be before or overto presidepræesse

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to be before or over, to preside; præesse. Scint. 32, 58

fyrian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrian, p. ode; pp. od

To make a furrowto ploughtillproscindĕre aratro

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To make a furrow, to plough, till; proscindĕre aratro, Scint. 32

ge-ceolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceolan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To make coldto coolrefrigerare

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To make cold, to cool; refrigerare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 24

ge-cégan

(v.)

to callto call upon

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to call, to call upon, Ps. Spl. 48, 11 : 49, 1

wuldorbeágian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldorbeágian, 'p. ode

To crown

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To crown wuldorbeágienne mid Criste, Homl. Th. i. 84, 32

feallettan

(v.)
Grammar
feallettan, p. te
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To fall to the ground Falletande concidens, Mk. L. 5, 5

Linked entry: falletan

for-flígan

(v.)
Grammar
for-flígan, p. de
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To put to flight Forflýcð aginat, fugat, Hpt. 31, 16, 418

Linked entry: flígan

be-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
be-frinan, l. be-frignan, -frinan; p. -frán, pl. -frúnon, -frinon; pp. -frúnen, -frinen,

to ask a person a question,to askquestion,to ask about somethingto ask a person about somethingto ask for some-thingto ask of a person what one wishes to be told

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Lch. iii. 432, 27. to ask for some-thing Hé befrán his geféran rǽdes, Hml. S. 25, 397. Búton hé his godes rǽdes befrúne, Hml. A. 197, 77. to ask of a person what one wishes to be told Befrán hé æt þám mæssepreóstum ðæs martires naman, Hml.

hróðor

(n.)
Grammar
hróðor, es; m.

Solacecomfortbenefitpleasure

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Solace, comfort, benefit, pleasure Ic ðé Andreas onsende hleó and hróðre I will send Andrew to you to protect and comfort you, Andr. Kmbl. 221; An. 111: 1133; An. 567.