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á-libban

Grammar
á-libban, -lifian, -leofian.
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Add: to live, to have life, not be inanimate Wiðsac ðú þíne godas þe synd stǽnene, and gebide þé þínum Scyppende þe sóðlíce áleofað, Hml.

Linked entry: á-lifian

ranc

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:-- Hé funde fíf mǽdena him wlitige and rance wunigenne mid him, Hml. S. 35, 52.

on-hnígan

(v.)

To bend down, bow, press downTo bend down, bow

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To bend down, bow Hí onhnígaþ mé, Exon. Th. 412, 29; Rä. 31, 7. Ealle eáðmódlíce Criste sylfum onhnigan, Blickl. Homl. 203, 23 ; Cd. Th. 227, 3 ; Dan. 181. Man mæg ðǽm lástum onhnÉgan, and ða cyssan, Blickl. Homl. 127, 10

Linked entry: á-hnígan

agén-gehweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-gehweorfan, p. -gehwearf, pl. -gehwurfon; pp. -gehworfen

To change againto returnredire

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To change again, to return; redire Ðá híg agén-gehwurfon cum redirent. Lk. Bos. 2, 43

circe-wíca

(n.)
Grammar
circe-wíca, an; m.

A church-dwelling, sacristysacrarium

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A church-dwelling, sacristy; sacrarium To ðe circewícan to the sacristy, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 13

be-helman

(v.)
Grammar
be-helman, p. ede; pp. ed

To cover overto covercooperire

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To cover over, to cover; cooperire Heolstre behelmed covered with darkness Salm. Kmbl. 209; Sal. 104

Linked entry: bi-helmian

éd-módian

(v.)
Grammar
éd-módian, -módigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be humble, to obey obēdīre

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To be humble, to obey; obēdīre Hi édmódigaþ him obēdiunt ei. Mk. Lind. War. 1. 27

wiþerweardian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerweardian, p. ode

To opposebe adverse to

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To oppose, be adverse to Ða ðe wiþerweardiaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. 34, 22

Linked entry: wiþerwirdan

wiþerwirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerwirdan, p. de

To opposebe adverse to

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To oppose, be adverse to Ealle ða ðé wiþerwyrdaþ omnes qui tibi aduersantur, Scint. 165, 4

wrang

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wrang, es; n.

Wrong

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Wrong Unrihtdérnan, ðe wendaþ wrang rihte and riht wrange, Wulfst. 203, 26: 298, 20

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dúnig

(adj.)
Grammar
dúnig, (?); adj.
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Down, mountain dúnian mere to the mere on the downs (?), C. D. v. 245, 22

ge-frettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frettan, p. te
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To devour flégendum ðá ðe gefrettað ðá ad volatilia quae comedunt messes, Rtl. 147, 9

slápol

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Ne scealt þú nǽfre beón ne slápol ne sláw, Angl. xii. 516, 33. Add

smeortan

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: to burn smorcenne (smeortenne? Cf. O. H. Ger. smerzan cremare) arsuros, An. Ox. 1431

ge-lǽððe

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Indeum aldre gelǽððe Bartholameus, Ap. 43. In the second edition of Grein's Bibliothek the reading of the MS. is taken to be gelædde.

ge-liþewácian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþewácian, p. ode.
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to render gentle, soften a person Hié wǽron sybbe geliðewácede and gefeohtan ne meahton they were brought to the gentleness of peace and could not fight, Nap. 15, 28. to mitigate, soften the rigour of misery, pain, & c.

Linked entry: leoþuwácian

ge-rówan

(v.)
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to row, sail Hrówundum t mið ðý gehrówun nauigantibus, Lk. L. 8, 23. to reach by rowing (sailing, & c. ), sail to a place Dona gehréwun enauigauerunt, Lk.

Linked entry: rówan

ge-wrixlung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrixlung, e; f.
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gewrixlunge þǽra feówer tíman . . . ꝥ ǽlc heora hæfð þrý mónðas three changes of season, spring to summer, summer to autumn, autumn to winter, occur at intervals of three months, . . . so that each season has three months, Angl. viii. 319, 5

Linked entry: wrixlung

webbian

(v.)
Grammar
webbian, p. ode

To weave, contrive

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To weave, contrive Hé wróht webbade, Andr. Kmbl. 1343; An. 672. Gé inwitþancum wróht webbedon, Elen. Kmbl. 617; El. 309. Ne beó inwit leóf, ne wróhtas webgenne, ne searo to rénigenne, Blickl. Homl. 109, 29.

Linked entries: webbung webgian

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Án steorra sóna setle gangende, Chr. 1097 ; P. 233, 27. to reach, extend Wintres dæg wíde gangeð, Men. 202. to pass to a certain condition, become Þú mé scealt edwitt mín of áwyrpan. þæt mé incan áhwǽr gangeð, Ps.