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ciégan

(v.)

to call, call upon, invoke

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to call, call upon, invoke, Ps. Th. 52, 5: 74, 1

cyrman

(v.)

to cry out, shout

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to cry out, shout, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 3; Exod. 461

pínness

(n.)
Grammar
pínness, e ; f.
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Torment, pain Tó ðare helware stíðe pínnesse, Chart. Th. 369. 34

be-týhtlian

(v.)

to accuse

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to accuse, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 8, 16

bi-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To say ⬩ dicere

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To say; dicere,Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 32; Gú. 331

bi-grafan

(v.)

to bury ⬩ sepelire

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to bury; sepelire,Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 33; Cri. 1466

bi-helian

(v.)

to hide, conceal

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to hide, conceal, Exon. 52 b; Th. 183, 14; Gú. 1327

stealdan

(v.)
Grammar
stealdan, p. steóld
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To possess Ic staðolǽhtum steóld, Exon. Th. 353, 33; Reim. 22

weard-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
weard-wíte, es; n.

A fine for neglecting to keep guard,

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A fine for neglecting to keep guard, Chart. Th. 411, 31

búwian

(v.)
Grammar
búwian, p. ode; pp. od

To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare

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To inhabit; inhabitare Búwa eorþan inhabita terram, Ps. Th. 36, 3

be-eástan-norþan

(adv.)

to the north-east of,

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to the north-east of, Ors. 1, 1; Th. 246, 16

for-gíman

to neglect ⬩ to neglect ⬩ to disregard

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Oferhogie hé oððe forgýme ðá ðing tó begánne and tó bewitanne ðe tó scepene belimpað, Angl. ix. 260, 3. to disregard evil Forgéman praetergredi (iniqua ), Kent. Gl. 685

a-snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-snǽsan, -snásan ; p. de ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to hit or strike against ⬩ to stake oneself upon anything ⬩ impingere ⬩ to wrest anything from another ⬩ extorquere

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to hit or strike against, to stake oneself upon anything; impingere Gif befóran eágum asnáse [MS. H. asnǽse] if he stake himself before his eyes, L. Alf. pol. 36 ; Th. i. 84, 14. to wrest anything from another? extorquere, L. Noel, Lye

dýdan

(v.)
Grammar
dýdan, p. dýdde, pl. dýddon; pp. dýded, dyýdd, dýd; v. a. [deád dead]

To put to death, kill ⬩ morti trādĕre, occīdĕre

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To put to death, kill; morti trādĕre, occīdĕre Nedýde man ǽfre on Sunnan dæges freólse ǽnigne forwyrhtne man let not a man ever put any condemned man to death on the festival of Sunday, L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 9

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ge-húslian

(v.)
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Add: to administer the eucharist to a person (acc. ) Basilius gehúslode þone cnapan, Hml. S. 3, 459. Þæne hí beóþ gehús-lude dum communicantur Angl. xiii, 425, 860. Þá cild man here tó mæssan, ꝥ hyg beón gehúslode, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 13

ofer-hón

(v.)
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to hang with something so as to cover an object Þæs muntes cnoll mid þeósterlicum genipum eal oferhangen wæs, Hml. Th. i. 504, 31. To him geneélǽhton sume ælþeódige men . . . oferhangene mid tóslitenum cláðum (scissis vestibus, pannis obsiti ), Gr.

Linked entry: hón

ge-drífan

To drive, ⬩ to force a living creature to move ⬩ to impel matter by physical force, to carry along (of wind or water) ⬩ to force matter into something, cram. ⬩ to carry out, effect, drive a bargain

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And þéh hit gedriuen beó, and hit ætfleó tó hwilcre friðbyrig . . . habban þá men frið, Ll. Th. i. 286, l. to force matter into something, cram. v. full-gedrifen. to carry out, effect, drive a bargain Hé hreówlíce his ceáp gedrifan hæfde, Hml.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)

To think ⬩ to meditate, ⬩ cogitate, ⬩ consider ⬩ to think, ⬩ have in the mind ⬩ to think, ⬩ suppose ⬩ hold as an opinion or belief ⬩ to think of ⬩ consider, ⬩ employ the mind on a subject ⬩ to think about, of, on a subject ⬩ to direct the thoughts to an object, ⬩ to look to with attention, ⬩ turn the thoughts to ⬩ to look to with trust, ⬩ expectation ⬩ expect of. ⬩ to turn the thoughts to action, ⬩ to be bent upon something, ⬩ have an intention to do something ⬩ to determine, ⬩ devise ⬩ mean, ⬩ purpose ⬩ intend, ⬩ to think of doing something, ⬩ intend to do ⬩ to desire, ⬩ seek ⬩ to think, ⬩ call to mind, ⬩ originate in the mind

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Gl. 775. to direct the thoughts to an object, to look to with attention, turn the thoughts to Þenc nú swíðe geornlíce tó ðam ðe ic ǽr sáde turn your thoughts very carefully to what I said before, Shrn. 177, 35.

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to lay ⬩ place ⬩ put ⬩ lay ⬩ to slay

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To cause to lie. to lay, place, put, lay [a dead body in the grave.] Syððan hé ðanne grundweall legþ postea quam posuerit fundamentum, Lk. Skt. 14, 29.

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p.de

To cause to rise, to rear, raise. ⬩ to lift up, move from a lower to a higher position ⬩ to raise (a building) ⬩ to set up, establish (a law, institution, etc.) ⬩ to raise, offer (a prayer) ⬩ to raise, begin, give rise to, excite (ill feeling) ⬩ to rouse, excite ⬩ to raise, elevate, exalt, promote

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To cause to rise, to rear, raise. to lift up, move from a lower to a higher position Hé ús tó roderum up hlǽdre rǽrde, Exon. Th. 437, 11; Rä. 56, 6. Hí tó heofenum up hlǽdræ rǽrdon, Cd. Th. 101, 1; Gen. 1675.

Linked entry: hebban