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æt-fleón

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A. 63, 280. to escape to () Hé scypum ætfleáh, Chr. 1076; P. 211, 28. Ðá óðre ætflugon Philistéa lande, Hml. S. 25, 321. Þén scip ætfleó hwilcre friðbyrig, Ll. Th. i. 286, I. Cf. oþ-fleón

ge-hagian

(v.)
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Substitute: v. impers. with acc. of person. to be convenient or suitable for a person to have or do (to) something Mid swelcan yrfe swelcan hí ðenne gehagað cum tali pecunia quae tunc competens erit, C.

ge-wild

Grammar
ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Substitute: <b>ge-wild</b> power, control, in the phrase ánum gewildum gedón to get into one's power, subdue, subjugate Æfter þǽm þe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 9.

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a personto marryto share with anotherto communicate

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Lind. 12, 25. to share with another, to communicate Ménsumede participavit, communicavit. Hpt. Gl. 467, 2

un-áberendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áberendlíce, adv.

Unbearablyintolerably

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Unbearably, intolerably Ðæt hé ðæt ryht suíðe and ungemetlíce and unáberendlíce ne bodige ne recta nimie et inordinate proferantur, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 18. Ðæt hí unáberendlíce ne beóden ne plus justo jubeant, 28; Swt. 189, 19.

bere-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, (and? -wíce; f. cf. Lot. berewica)
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Medeshámstede and tá berewícan þa þár héren, and Anláf-estún and þá(m) berewícan þár . . . Undelum and berewícum þár gebyreð, C. D. B. iii. 367, 12-17

hámettan

(v.)
Grammar
hámettan, p. te

To provide with a home, to house

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To provide with a home, to house Denewulf bisceop lýfde Beornulfe his mége ðæt he, móste ða inberðan menn hámettan Ebblesburnan nú hebbe ic hí hámet bishop Denewulf allowed Beornulf his kinsman to house the inborn people at Ebblesburn.

bátian

(v.)
Grammar
bátian, p. ode; pp. od

To BAIT or lay a bait for a fishto bait a hookinescare

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To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish, to bait a hook; inescare,Som

bysmer-specan

(v.)
Grammar
bysmer-specan, ic -spece. ðú -spicst, -spycst, he-speceþ, -spicþ, -spycþ, pl. -specaþ; p. -spæc, pl. -spǽcon; pp. -specen [bismer, bysmer blasphemia, specan loqui]
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To speak blasphemy, to blaspheme; blasphemiam loqui, blasphemare Ðú bysmerspycst blasphemas, Jn. Bos. 10, 36

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

efne-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efne-cuman, v. intrans.

To convene convĕnire

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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45

seonuwealtian

(v.)
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to reel, not to stand firmly Sinewealtigan (wine-, Wrt.) vacillare , Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 48

Linked entry: -wealtian

sumer-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
sumer-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To draw near to summer Wite gé ðæt hit sumorlǽhþ, Homl. Th. i. 614, 5

ge-styntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styntan, p, te
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To make blunt, to check Gestint retundit, i. coercet. Germ. 392, 94. See next word

hof-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hof-lic, adj.
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Pertaining to a court or palace hoflican geseton ad palatinas zetas An. Ox. 2996

harian

(v.)
Grammar
harian, horian; p. ode

To cryclamareclamare

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To cry; clamare ðé ic horige ad te clamabo, Ps. Th. 27, 1, note

Linked entry: horian

ge-hreósan

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Add: to fall from an upright position, fall to the ground; of a structure, to fall in ruins Monige weallas mid seofon and fíftegum torran gehruronand gefeóllan ( conruerunt ), Bd. I. 13 ; Sch. 37, 13.

gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
gerwan, gerwian, gerwigan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To make ready prepare, make, constructpărăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre

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To make ready prepare, make, construct; părăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre Ciricean getimbran, gerwan Godes tempel to build a church, to construct a temple of God, Andr. Kmbl. 3266; An. 1636.

þreápian

(v.)
Grammar
þreápian, p. ode

To rebukereprehend

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To rebuke, reprehend Oft gelimpeþ, ðonne hé suíðe and ðearllíce ðreápian (ðreáwian, ðreátian, Cott.

Linked entry: þrípel

ge-ǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽnan, (?)

to unite oneselfjoin

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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,

Linked entries: ǽnan ge-énan

á-tendan

to light upto expose to severe trialto exciteinflame

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Add: to light up Swá swá seó sunne hine átent (the moon), Lch. iii. 266, 25 note. to expose to severe trial Wé wǽron átende grimlíce swýðe ǽr wé mihton þás geréna áspyrian, Angl. viii. 312, 48. to excite, inflame Fram átendendum his deófle ab accensore