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ge-spannan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spannan, -sponnan; p. -speón; pp. -spannen

To joinspanclaspfasten

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To join, span, clasp, fasten Gúþweard grímhelm gespeón the leader clasped his helm, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 27; Exod. 174. Ðá héht cásere gesponnan fiówer wildo hors to scride then the emperor ordered to harness four wild horses to a chariot, Shrn. 71, 34

Linked entries: spannan ge-span

be-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-creópan, p. -creáp, pl. -crupon; pp. -cropen

To bring secretlyto creepirrepere

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To bring secretly, to creep; irrepere Ðæt he síe becropen on carcern that he should be secretly led to prison, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 71; Met. 25, 36

bi-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew or cut off, to deprive ofcædendo privare

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To hew or cut off, to deprive of; cædendo privare Iohannes bibeád heáfde biheáwan commanded to cut off John's head, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 10; Jul. 295

spelc

(n.)
Grammar
spelc, spilc

splintfissula,a splinter or narrow strip of woodsplints for binding up broken bones

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a splint Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét his homme ... dó spelc , Lchdm. ii. 68, 7. Wið foredum lime ... dó spilc apply a splint, 66, 23

Linked entries: spilc spilcan

cynning-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cynning-stán, es; m. [cennan

A trying-stonetessera

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to try, prove; stán a stone] A trying-stone;tessera Cynning-stán on tæfle a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board; pyrgus [ = πύργος], turricula,Ælfc.

Linked entry: cenning-stán

Drihten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
Drihten-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt Drihten-líce ; adj.

Belonging to the Lord, Lordly Domĭnĭcus

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He nǽfre mete onféng bútan ðý Drihtenlícan dæge he never took meat except on the Lord's day, 4, 25; S. 599, 30

Linked entry: Dryhten-líc

un-geférlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geférlíc, adj.

That cannot be united or that separates

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That cannot be united or that separates; applied to war in which those, who naturally should be comrades, are opposed, civil, social Wearþ ofer ealle Italia ungeférlíc unsibb sociale bellum tota commovit Italia, Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 232, 31: 5, 10 tit.;

ge-þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þicgan, -þicgean; p. -þah

To takeacceptreceivesumereaccipere

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Hit on mete oððe on drince to geþicganne to take it [poison] in meat or drink, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 16. He ðæt ful geþeah æt Wealþeón he took the cup from Waltheow, Beo. Th. 1261; B. 628: 1241; B. 618: Cd. 42; Th. 54, 30; Gen. 885.

Linked entry: þicgan

ge-endian

(v.)
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Add: trans. where the subject of the verb ceases to do something, to bring to an end, to come to an end of Þá se Hǽlend þás word geendode, Mt. 7, 28. Þá se Hǽlend geendode þás bigspel, 13, 53, Wé móton nú geendian þyses godspelles race, Hml.

a-flian

(v.)

to put to flightfugare

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to put to flight; fugare, Herb. 96, 2; Lchdm, i. 208, 20

a-seárian

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

To become dryto seardry uparescere

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To become dry, to sear, dry up; arescere, Lchdm. iii. 355, 24

be-rǽcan

(v.)

to cause to smoke

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to cause to smoke, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, note 24

be-grornian

(v.)

to lamentto grieve formœrere

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to lament, to grieve for; mœrereCd. 13; Th. 16, 14; Gen. 243

be-strídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strídan, he -strít, pl. -strídaþ; p. -strád, pl. -stridon; pp. -striden

To BESTRIDEascendere

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To BESTRIDE; ascendere Bestrídan hors to bestride a horse; equum ascendere, Lye

Linked entry: strídan

ge-brittan

(v.)

to exhibitgiveto crumblebreak smallexhĭbĕreimpendĕrefriāre

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to exhibit, give, to crumble, break small; exhĭbĕre, impendĕre, friāre.Som. Ben. Lye

witran

(v.)

to make certainto inform

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to make certain (?), to inform Witro veror, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 23

borettan

(v.)
Grammar
borettan, p. te

brandish

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To move to and fro, brandish Borettið, borętit vibrat, Txts. 107, 2147

for-losian

(v.)

to destroy

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to destroy forlosanne hine ad perdendum eum, Mt. L. 2, 13

Linked entry: losian

riht-líf

(n.)
Grammar
riht-líf, es; n.

A right life

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A right life Wýf onfónne rihtlífe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 22

ǽ-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-swícian, p. ode; pp. od

To offendto depart from the lawto dissemblescandalizaredeficere ab aliquo

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To offend, to depart from the law, to dissemble; scandalizare, deficere ab aliquo Gyf ðín swýðre eáge ðé ǽswyície si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Bos. 5, 29