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tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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To unloose, undo, dissolve; solvere, dissolvere, exsolvere, resolvere. to undo that which is bound, release from a bond, literal Ðæt wíf tólýsde hire feax, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 16. figurative, to release from captivity, difficulty, etc. Drihten tólýseþ

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

tó-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sǽlan, p. de; impers. vb.

To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to somethingto be lack of something for a person

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To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to something (gen.), to be lack of something for a person Ne tósǽleþ him gúþgemótes siþþan ic þurh hylles hróf gerǽce he (the dog) will not want for fighting, when I (the badger) reach through the hill's

tó-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sendan, p. de.

to send in different directionssend away,disperse,scatterto destroy

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to send in different directions, send away, disperse, scatter Áttru hit tósend venena diffundet, Scint. 105, 9. Hé tósende his geféran swilce for huntoðes intingan, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 104. Hé tósende hí geond ealne middangeard. Homl. Th. i. 232, 5 :

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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To overthrow, upset, subvert, overturn Hé tówende evertit, Hpt. Gl. 459, 52. Tówendum erutis, subversis, 433, 44. with reference to material objects, where the object is not of great extent, to overthrow, demolish Ðá tówende se hálga wer ðæt deófolgild

sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
sprǽdan, de

To spread, expand.dispergerepandere, expandere, diffundere

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To spread, expand

Linked entry: a-spreádan

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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To cause to spring. to scatter Ðú gaderast ðǽr ðú ne sprengdest ( sparsisti ), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 24. His eágan wǽron spearcan sprengende, Homl. Th. i. 466, 26. to sprinkle, an object with something Ðú spren[g]st Aaron and his reáf, Ex. 29, 21. Hé nam ðæt

Linked entry: sprængan

á-stǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stǽgan, p. de

To ascendmount up

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To ascend, mount up Ástǽgdun on scip ascendentes in naui, Mk. R. 6, 32

Linked entry: stǽgan

á-swǽman

Grammar
á-swǽman, p. de.

to be grievedconfounded to wander away

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Substitute; to be grieved, confounded Ic ne áswǽme non erubescam, Ps. L. 24, 20. Ic áswǽmde tabescebam; I was grieved (A.V.), 118, 158 : 138, 21. Ic ne sý áswǽmed non erubescam, 24, 2. Sé þe sceal áswǽman (or under II.?)sárigferð, wát his sincgiefan

á-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wénan, p. de

To consider

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To consider Áhwénende existimantes, R. Ben. I. 4, 12

Linked entry: wénan

be-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brǽdan, p. de.

To be-spreadcover with

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To be-spread, cover with Se weg wæs bebrǽded mid hwítum ryftum, Shrn. 65, 23

be-cídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cídan, p. de

To complain of

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To complain of Ðá bóceras becíddon þæt Críst mid þám synfullum mannum hine gereordode, Hml. Th. ii. 470, 6

be-clæmed

(v.)
Grammar
be-clæmed, Substitute: be-clǽman; p. de

To beplasterplaster overpoultice

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To beplaster, plaster over, poultice Gemeng wið ǽges ꝥ hwíte, beclǽm ꝥ lim mid, Lch. ii. 74, 26. Bewreóh ꝥ wíf wel, and lǽt beón swá beclǽmed lange tíde, 330, 22

be-dífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dífan, p. de

To plungeimmerse

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To plunge(trans.), immerse Heó wearð gelǽdd tó sumre eá and on wætere bedýfed (in aquam mersa), Gr. D. 73, 24

be-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fégan, p. de

To join

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To join Hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 425

be-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fylgan, be-fyligan; p. de

To follow uppersevere with

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To follow up, persevere with Gif þú him (a medicine) ǽnige hwíle befylgest, þú ongitst ꝥ hé ys frymful tó begánne, Lch. iii. 60, 2. Gif mon þisum lǽcedóme befyligð, þonne biþ se man hál, ii. 88, 12

Linked entry: be-filgan

a-brégan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brégan, p. de; pp. ed

To alarmfrightenterrere

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To alarm, frighten; terrere Mec mæg gríma abrégan a phantom may frighten me, Exon, 110b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17. Abregde, p. Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 12 : Ps. Spl. T. 79, 14

a-célan

(v.)
Grammar
a-célan, p. de; v. intrans.

To be or become coldalgerefrigescere

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To be or become cold; algere, frigescere Ðæs þearfan ne biþ þurst acéled the thirst of this desire is not become cold, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 34; Met. 7, 17

Linked entry: æ-céled

a-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drǽfan, -dréfan; p. de; pp. ed

To drive awayexpellere

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To drive away; expellere Ðá wearþ adrǽfed deórmód hæleþ then was driven away the beloved hero, Chr. 975; Th. i. 228, 22; Edg. 44. He adrǽfed wæs ejectus est, Gen. 3, 24. Osrǽd wæs of ríce adréfed Osred was banished from his kingdom, Chr. 790; Th. 99,

Linked entry: a-dréfed

a-drigan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drigan, -drygan, -drygean, -drugian, -druwian; p. de, ode; pp. ed, od

To drydry uprub drywitherabstergeresiccareexsiccare

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To dry, dry up, rub dry, wither; abstergere, siccare, exsiccare Hlúde streámas on Æthane ealle ðú adrigdest tu exsiccasti fluvios Ethan, Ps. Th. 73, 15

æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
æfnan, p. de; pp. ed

To performexecutelabourshowpatrarefacerelaborarepræstare

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To perform, execute, labour, show; patrare, facere, laborare, præstare His dómas æfnaþ they fulfil his judgments, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 29; Cri. 1680. Gif hý woldun his bebodu æfnan if they would execute his judgments, 54 a ; Th. 152, 29; Gú. 816. Wile

Linked entry: æfdon