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Anglo-Saxon

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a-screádian

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

To pruneloppræsecare

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To prune, lop; præsecare,Anlct. Gl

a-seárian

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

To become dryto seardry uparescere

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To become dry, to sear, dry up; arescere, Lchdm. iii. 355, 24

a-sindrian

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

To sunderseparate

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To sunder, separate

a-sláwian

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

To be heavydullsluggishtorpescere

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To be heavy, dull, sluggish; torpescere, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

a-torfian

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

To throw forthto throwjactare

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To throw forth, to throw; jactare, Mt. Hat. 12, 24, Lye

an-swarian

(v.)
Grammar
an-swarian, p. ode; pp. od

To answerrespondere

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To answer; respondere Ic answarige ego respondebo, Ps. Spl. 118, 42

be-ceorian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorian, p. ode; pp. od

To complainobmurmurare

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To complain; obmurmurare, R. Ben. 5

barenian

(v.)
Grammar
barenian, p. ode; pp. od

To make baredenudare

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To make bare; denudare Sand barenodon made bare the sand, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 22; Exod. 470, note

Linked entry: berian

basuian

(v.)
Grammar
basuian, p. ode; pp. od

To be clad in purplepurpura vestiri

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To be clad in purple; purpura vestiri

be-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cunnian, p. ode ; pp. od

To assayprovetryexperiri

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To assay, prove, try; experiri

bærstlian

(v.)
Grammar
bærstlian, p. ode; pp. od

To breakburstcrepare

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To break, burst; crepare Bærstlaþ crepuerit, Cot. 39

bæðian

(v.)
Grammar
bæðian, p. ode; pp. od

To bathe

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To bathe,Som. Lye

capian

(v.)
Grammar
capian, he capaþ; p. ode; pp. od
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To turn, incline oneself; vertere, se inclinare Capaþ he up he turns upwards, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 3; Lchdm. iii. 266, 23

cearcian

(v.)
Grammar
cearcian, cearcigan; cearciende; ode; od

To chatter, creak, crash, gnashstrīdēre, strīdĕre, crepitare

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To chatter, creak, crash, gnash; strīdēre, strīdĕre, crepitare Cearciende téþ gnashing the teeth; strīdentes dentes, Som. Ic cearcige oððe gristbítige strīdeo vel strīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 7

Linked entry: cærcian

cyrfel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrfel, es; m. [cyrf a cutting off]

A little stake, a pegpaxillus

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A little stake, a peg; paxillus Cyrfel vel litel stigul [ = sticel?] paxillus, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 46; Wrt. Voc. 26, 45

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþ-líce, cúþe-líce; comp. or; adv.

certainly, manifestly certo, aperte for, indeed, therefore nempe, igiturfamiliarly, courteously, kindlyfamiliariter, civiliter, comiter

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certainly, manifestly; certo, aperte Ic cúþlíce wát scio certissime, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 42: 4, 19; S. 589, 25. Ðæt his líf ðe cúþlícor ascíneþ cujus ut vita clarescat certius, 5, 1; S. 613, 14, note. Acyrred cúþlíce from Cristes ǽ turned manifestly from

Linked entry: cúþe-líce

(int.)
Grammar
eá, eáw oh! alas! commonly eá-lá;
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interjec. q. v

DILEGIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DILEGIAN, dilgian, dielgian; p. ode; pp. od
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To dielgianne hira synna to blot out their sins, Past. 55, 2; Hat. MS

Linked entry: dilgian

féstrian

(v.)
Grammar
féstrian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To fosternourishnutrīre

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To foster, nourish; nutrīre Féstrud beón nutrīri, Scint. 81

Linked entry: fóstrian

for-blindian

(v.)
Grammar
for-blindian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blindobcœcāre

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To blind; obcœcāre. — Wæs forblindad ĕrat obcœcātum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 6, 52