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bi-þringan

(v.)

to surround

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to surround, Exon. 60 b; Th. 221, 27; Ph. 341

bi-weaxan

(v.)

to overgrow

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to overgrow, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 21; Ph. 310

bi-wyrcan

(v.)

to make

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to make, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 3; Jul. 575

ge-hnégan

(v.)

to humblecast down

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to humble, cast down, Ps. Th. 139, 10 : 146, 6

ofer-helmian

(v.)

to overshadow

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to overshadow Wudu wæter oferhelmaþ, Beo. Th. 2733; B. 1364

hleów-lora weorþan

(v.)

to become unprotected

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to become unprotected, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 14; Gen. 1953

weorold-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceamu, e; f.
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P. 12 ; Th. ii. 320, 22. Gif wíf be óðrum were forlicge, and hit open weorðe, geweorðe heó woruldsceame hire sylfre, L. C. S. 54; Th. i. 406, 7. woroldscame, Wulfst. 168, 14

of-unnan

(v.)

to begrudge a person (dat. ) anything (gen.), wish to deprive a person of anythingto refuse to grantinvidia, livor

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Th. 107, 10; Gú. 56: 265, 7; Jul. 377. to refuse to grant: — Ðám ðe gé forgifenysse ofunnon him biþ oftogen seó forgyfenys to whom ye refuse forgiveness, from them shall forgiveness be withheld, Homl. Th. i. 370, 8

a-weódian

(v.)
Grammar
a-weódian, -weódigan; v. a.

To weedroot or rake upto destroysarculare

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To weed, root or rake up, to destroy; sarculare Ðæt man aweódige unriht that one should root up injustice, L. C. S. 1 ; Th. i. 376, 7

Linked entry: a-wódian

leóht-leás

(adj.)
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leóht-leás, adj.
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Without light Hé sǽde ðæt hé wǽre gelǽd leóhtleásre stówe he said that he was conducted to a place without light, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 29

medu-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
medu-stíg, e; f.

Path to the mead-hall

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Path to the mead-hall Cyning of brýdbúre treddode ... and his cwén mid him medostíg gemæt ... Hróðgár healle geóng, Beo. Th. 1845-1855; B. 920-925

geofian

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

To give, to endowdare, donare

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To give, to endow; dare, donare He mæg me geofian mid góda gehwilcum he can endow me with every good, Cd. 26; Th. 34, 31; Gen. 546

un-gereccan

(v.)

to repel a charge fromto clear

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to repel a charge from, to clear Gif hit man him on gerecce, and hé hine ungereccan ne mæge, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i, 222, 4

Linked entry: ge-reccan

sóft-ness

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Gif wé lufiað þá sceortan sóftnysse and þá hwílwendlican lustas ðan swíðe þæt hí ús gebringan ðám écan pínungum, Hml. Th. i. 164, 10. Add

heard-neb

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-neb, -nebb; adj.

Having a hard beak

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Having a hard beak [epithet of the raven] Ðá cwæþ se hálga ðám heardnebbum then said the saint to the ravens, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 15

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Wé sind ásende gecígenne mancynn fram deáðe lífe, ná scúfenne fram lífe deáðe, Hml.

ge-sibbian

(v.)
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ánum' (v.

néþan

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D. 18, 10. with preposition Ic swíðe unmeodum geneahhe néðde Dryhtnes líchoman and his ðám deórwyrþan blóde I ventured far too frequently to go to the Lord's Supper, Angl. xi. 99, 70. with clause Hwæt is þesceorlisca wer þe néþeþ (gedyrstlǽceð

Linked entry: nóþ

linnan

(v.)
Grammar
linnan, p. lann, pl. lunnon

To ceaseleave offdesistlose

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Lunnon sáwlum they parted from their souls i.e. they died, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 9; Exod. 496. Ealdre linnan to die, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 21; Vy. 54: An. 2277; An. 1139: Beo. Th. 2960; B. 1478. Ealdres linnan, 4878; B. 2443

ge-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfan, -hwerfan, -hwirfan, -hwierfan; p. de; pp. ed

To changeturnconvertmutareconvertere

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Manige Israhela bearna he gehwyrfþ to heora drihtne many of the children of Israel he shall turn to their Lord, 165, 13.