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on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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to attack, strive against Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan ( to strife with a man for his life ), Beo. Th. 3889 ; B. 1942. to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand Ðeáh ðú onsóce ðæt ðú sóþ godu lufian wolde though

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

ge-nídan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-nédan, ge-nýdan</b> in Dict., and add Geþreátod and geníded invitus, geníddan invitant (cf. genéded invitatus, Lk. L. R. 14, 8), Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 59, 60. Genéded actus, genédde (printed -nende) acta, 9, 22, 34. Genídedu coacta

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Add: to come, get, local, of completed movement (arrival, traverse) Ecbyrht becuman wolde on Germaniam . . . ac hé ne mihte; ac Wihtbyrht ðyder becom . . . and eft wæs hám hweorfende on Scotland, þanon hé ǽr becom, Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 589, 5-12. Hé lange

a-cægan

(v.)

to name

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to name

a-ceápian

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

To buy

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To buy

ærnian

(v.)

to earn

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to earn

a-steópan

(v.)

to bereave

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to bereave

a-scerpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen

a-séðan

(v.)

to boil

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to boil

be-crafian

(v.)
Grammar
be-crafian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To crave

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To crave

barian

(v.)
Grammar
barian, = byrian

to happen

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to happen

climan

(v.)
Grammar
climan, ðú climst, he climþ; clomm

to climb

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to climb

cwolstan

(v.)

to swallow.

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to swallow

eton

Grammar
eton, should eat, Gen. 3, 4, = eten; subj. of etan

to eat

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to eat

fnésan

(v.)

to sneeze

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to sneeze

Linked entries: fnǽran fnæst

for-cerran

(v.)

to avoid

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to avoid

for-scyppan

(v.)

to transform

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to transform

gafolian

(v.)

to rent

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to rent

Linked entry: gafelian

lǽdan

to excuse

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to excuse

lǽfan

(v.)

to allow

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to allow