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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

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.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted tocum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujusto bring before or refer to any onereferre ad aliquem

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to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to; cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus Draca hord eft gesceát, dryhtsele dyrne the dragon again

Linked entry: ge-stoten

stefnan

(n.; v.)
Grammar
stefnan, p. de.
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to regulate, direct, fix, institute Hé stefnde Godes cyrican and Godes gesomnunga on ðære byrig eahta and twentig geára he had the direction of God's church and God's congregations in that town eight-and-twenty years, Shrn. 108, 6.

tíran

(v.)
Grammar
tíran, p. de

To run with tears,to water (of the eyes)

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To run with tears, to water (of the eyes) Mé týraþ míne eágan lippio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Zup. 192, 9. Ðǽr biþ wóp and tóða gebitt, for ðan ðe ða eágan týraþ on ðam micclum bryne, and ða téð cwaciaþ on swíðlícum cyle, Homl. Th. i. 132, 26.

Linked entries: teherian týran

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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R. 15, 21. of action, to go about a business, to attend to, see after a person Hé bebeód Maria Josephe gémenne and begeonganne, Mt. L. 1, 18 note. to worship God þone Columbe begangeð, Shrn. 47, 8. Hiá mé begangaþ colunt, Mt. R. 15, 9.

ge-wissian

(v.)
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S. 16, 9. to direct to an end Hé his híwrǽdene ðám ylcan gewissode, Hml. Th. ii. 348, 17.

earfoþ-ríme

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-ríme, adj.

Difficult to be numbered diffĭcĭlis numĕrātu

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Difficult to be numbered; diffĭcĭlis numĕrātu Ða bísgu us sint swíðe earfoþríme the occupations are to us very difficult to be numbered, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7

Linked entry: -ríme

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de

To take food, take a meal a meal food, meat

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To take food, take a meal Ðá hé com to Cantwarbyrig, ðá snǽdde hé ðǽr and his menn, and Dofran gewende Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 31

Linked entry: snǽding

ge-biddan

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S. 7, 224. to pray to an object Andreas gebæd Drihtne, Bl. H. 247, 23. Hí gebǽdon Drihtne, 239, 1. (2 a) reflexive, with acc. (or uncertain) Gebæd ic mé him, Bl. H. 191, 15. Uton gebiddan ús úrum Drihtne, 139, 31.

ge-bígan

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</b> reflex, of a person, to bow in reverence Hé hine eádmódlíce gebígde ádúne his fótum, Hml. S. 10, 128. to incline, turn a person to, bring to accept a faith, practice, object of worship, &amp;c.