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socian

(v.)
Grammar
socian, p. ode

to soakto steep in a liquidto soakto lie in a liquid

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to soak (trans.), to steep in a liquid Socodon coquebant Germ. 399, 378. to soak (intrans.), to lie in a liquid Glædenan rinde lytelra gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt, gedó ðonne ðæs scearpestan wínes .v. sestras, ásete ðonne on háte sunnan . . . ðæt hit

hwistlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwistlian, p. ode

to hisswhistle

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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle Hé hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]

bócian

(v.)
Grammar
bócian, p. ode; pp. od

To give by charter, to charterlibro vel charta dare

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To give by charter, to charter; libro vel charta dare Oswald biscop bócaþ Wihtelme his þegne bishop Oswald charters to Wihthelm his thane, Cod. Dipl. 531; A. D. 966; Kmbl. iii. 6, 9

Linked entry: bócod

un-ágifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ágifen, adj.

Not given upnot repaid

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Not given up, not repaid Nolde Sigelm wigge faran mid nánes mannes scette unágifnum Sigelm would not go to battle with the money owing to any man unpaid, Chart. Th. 201, 24

Linked entry: á-gifan

wiþ-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hogian, p. ode

To be adverse in thoughtpurposeto be disposed to resist

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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to be disposed to resist Abraham . . . nalles Nergendes hǽse wiðhogode (had no thought of disobeying the command), Cd. Th. 173, 20; Gen. 2864. v. next word

Linked entry: wiþer-hycgende

ge-stefnian

(v.)
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to summon, call on a person to act Hié gestefniað him betweónum wið ðám unclǽnum gástum they (the angels) eall on one another to fight against the unclean spirits, Verc. Först. 125, 7

Linked entry: stefnian

nirwan

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Add: to confine On díglum dimnessum nirewiende latibulis carceralibus artandum, An. Ox. 3145. to rebuke Ná neirwð (nirwed ?) hé non arguet, Ps. Rdr. 93, 10. Þú nyrwdest mann corripuisti hominem, 38, 12

ofer-lǽdan

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for 'to oppress' substitute: to cover, draw over; obducere (v. Hml. Th. i. 504, 31 under ofer-hón). to carry across, translate, v. ofer-lád Gewrit oferlǽded Scriptura translata, Mt. p. 2, 13

ge-éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éhtan, p. te.
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Gioehtende am persecutus sum, Rtl. 60, 7. to get by pursuit. of conquest, to gain a country Claudius cóm Brytlande and geeóde mycel dǽl églandes, and eác ꝥ égeland of Orcanie hé geéhte Rómánan anwealde, Chr. 46; P. 7, 29. to purchase Mid wáclicum

dýran

(v.)

to hold dear, love

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to hold dear, love Dýran to hold dear, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257

un-settan

(v.)

to displaceput down

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to displace, put down unsettanne (-setanne, Rush.) ad deponendum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 36

defe

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Of þám þorne þǽre defe; of þǽre defe beorclíge, Cht. Crw. 25, 55

ge-þeódlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódlǽcan, p. ge-þeódlǽhte
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To adhere, cleave to Ðá rihtan geðeódlǽhtun mé recti adheserunt mihi, Ps. L. 24, 21

Linked entry: -þeódlǽcan

grippan

(v.)
Grammar
grippan, p. de
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To seize Sóhton hine grioppanne (gigripanne,R.) querebant eum apprehendere, Jn. L. 7, 30

Linked entry: grípan

for-dilemengan

(v.)
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to dissemble, not to observe Ne fordilemenge man gyltas neque dissimulent peccata, Chrd. 18, 9

heáh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sele, es; m.

A high halla high hall

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A high hall ðæm heáhsele to the high hall, Beo. Th. 1298; B. 647

ge-ágan

(v.)

to possess

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to possess Þæt hí gelýfon geágenne þá écan welan, Hml. Th. i. 64, 19

Linked entry: ágan

of-hagian

(v.)

to be inconvenient

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to be inconvenient Gif his scrifte ofhagie, séce man ðam leódbiscope, Wulfst. 275, 5

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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To endeavour to find, tend to, aspire to, strive, go forward, hasten, intend, desire; nīti, tendĕre, intendĕre, propĕrāre Ic wylle fundian sylf to ðam síþe I will hasten myself to the journey, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 24; Hy. 4, 71: 89 b; Th. 336, 21; Gn

ge-tilian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tilian, -tilgan; p. ode; pp. od.

to strive afterto get by strivingto obtainprocureacquireacquīrĕreto treat a patient;curāre

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to strive after, to get by striving, to obtain, procure, acquire; acquīrĕre Ne ic máran getilige to haldænne nor do I strive to have more, Shrn. 183, 3.

Linked entry: ge-teolod