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feormian

(v.)
Grammar
feormian, part. feormende; p. ode, ade; pp. od; v. a. [feorm food] .

to supply with food ⬩ feed ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ entertain ⬩ receive as a guest ⬩ cherish ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ victum suppĕdĭtāre ⬩ epŭlāre ⬩ suscĭpĕre ⬩ suscĭpĕre hospĭtio ⬩ fŏvēre ⬩ cūrāre ⬩ vălēre ⬩ to feed on ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ vesci ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ to cleanse, FARM or cleanse out ⬩ mundāre ⬩ purgāre ⬩ expiāre

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22 Whel. 318, 25-27. to feed on, devour, consume; vesci, comĕdĕre, consūmĕre Fealo líg feormaþ and Fénix byrneþ the yellow flame consumes and burns up the Phœnix, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 1; Ph. 218. to cleanse, FARM or cleanse out; mundāre, purgāre, expiāre

ge-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefigian, -hefegian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To make heavy or sad ⬩ to load ⬩ burden ⬩ weigh down ⬩ increase the weight of ⬩ aggravate ⬩ gravare ⬩ contristare ⬩ vexare ⬩ deprimere ⬩ aggravare

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To make heavy or sad, to load, burden, weigh down, increase the weight of, aggravate; gravare, contristare, vexare, deprimere, aggravare He handa gehefegaþ he makes the hands heavy, Salm. Kmbl. 319; Sal. 159.

Linked entry: ge-heofegian

facian

(v.)
Grammar
facian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To acquire ⬩ acquīrĕre

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To acquire; acquīrĕre Ðe he him sylfum facade Mæcedonia onweald because he wished to get the government of the Macedonians for himself, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28

Linked entry: fǽcan

ge-bledsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bledsian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bledsian to bless]

To bless ⬩ benedīcĕre

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To bless; benedīcĕre Gebledsod wearþ engla éðel the dwelling of the angels was blessed. Andr. Kmbl. 1048; An. 524: 1079; An. 540: 1873; An. 939: 3434; An. 1721

ge-nacodian

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

To make bare, naked, to strip ⬩ nudare

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he unclothed and stripped himself of worldly things, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 24

Linked entry: nacodian

deópe

(adv.)
Grammar
deópe, diópe; comp. -or; sup.-ost ; adv.

Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestly ⬩ prŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter

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Nis mín bán wið ðé deópe behýded non est [pĕnĭtus] occultātum os meum abs te, Ps. Th. 138, 13. Nú ic ðé halsie deópe now I beseech thee earnestly, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 22; Hö. 108

Linked entry: diópe

ge-bócian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bócian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bócian to give by charter] ,

to give or grant by book or charter ⬩ to charter ⬩ libro vel charta dōnāre ⬩ to furnish with books ⬩ libris instruĕre

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to give or grant by book or charter, to charter; libro vel charta dōnāre Ðis is seó bóc, ðe Æðelstán cing gebócode Friþestáne bisceope this is the charter which king Athelstan chartered to bishop Frithestan, Th. Diplm. A.

acsian

(v.)
Grammar
acsian, acsigan; p. ode; pp. od

To ask ⬩ ask for ⬩ demand ⬩ rogare ⬩ expostulate ⬩ exigere

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To ask, ask for, demand; rogare, expostulate, exigere Mót ic acsian, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 26. Cómon corþrum miclum cuman acsian they came in great multitudes to demand the strangers, Cd. 112; Th. 148, 8; Gen. 2453: Lk. Bos. 20, 40. Híg hine acsodon ðæt

a-dréfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dréfed, = a-drǽfed; pp. of a-drǽfan.

driven

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driven,Chr. 790; Th. 99, 20, col. 2

ǽcen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽcen, eácen; pp. of eácan to increase.

Similar entry: EÁCAN

æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
æðelian, p. ode; pp. od; trans.

To ennoble ⬩ improve ⬩ nobilitare

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To ennoble, improve; nobilitare

a-hefen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hefen, = a-hafen

raised up ⬩ exalted

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raised up, exalted,Lk. Lind. War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;

andgit-fullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
andgit-fullíce, comp. or; sup. ost; adv.

Sensibly ⬩ clearly ⬩ plainly ⬩ distinctly ⬩ intelligibly ⬩ intelligenter

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Sensibly, clearly, plainly, distinctly, intelligibly, intelligenter Swá swá he hit andgitfullícost gereccan mihte as he most clearly might explain it, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 4

a-géton

(v.)
Grammar
a-géton, 3rd per. pl. p. of a-gitan.

destroyed

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[they] destroyed;

a-hofyn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hofyn, = a-hafen

elated

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elated,Ps. Spl. C. 130, 1;

a-froefred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-froefred, = a-fréfred; pp. of a-fréfran.

comforted ⬩ consolatus

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comforted; consolatus,Mt. Rush. Stv. 5, 4

a-suond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-suond, = a-swand

languished

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languished,Cot. 101;

a-þegen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þegen, part. [a, þegen; pp. of þecgan sumere]

Full ⬩ stuffed out ⬩ distentus

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Full, stuffed out; distentus;Cot. 63

be-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-geat, be-geáton p. of be-gytan.

obtained

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obtained Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 6;

bégian

(v.)
Grammar
bégian, p. ode; pp. od [bég a crown]

To crown ⬩ coronare

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To crown; coronare Ðú bégodest us coronasti nos Ps. Spl. C. 5, 15

Linked entry: beágian