ge-reord
Language, speech, tongue, voice
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Language, speech, tongue, voice Hí cunnon eall mennisc gereord nationum linguis loquentes, Nar. 37, 4: Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 2: Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 19: 293, 43. Ðæt ys on úrum gereorde that is in our language, Thw. Hept. 155, 37: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 55. To
á-lútan
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Add: to bend, absolute Se hálga áleát, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 18. Álotenum heáfde. Hml. S. 35, 303. Ðá nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, Hml. Th. i. 276, 5. where direction is given Hé tó ðám cyninge áleát. Lch. iii. 426, 34. Seó cwén áleát tó þæs cyninges fótum
friþian
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Add: (i) to protect a person or institution Hwá is monna on Angelcynne wuniende ꝥ nyte hú hé (Eadgar) Godes ríce, ꝥ is Godes cyricean, fyrþrode and friþode. Lch. iii. 438, 3. to protect, maintain the sanctity of a day Þone heaan dæg ( Sunday ) healdað
ge-drincan
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Add: absolute. to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst Þá hé þone mete bróhte, hé bróhte him eác wín. Þá hé hæfde gedruncn ( quo hausto), Gen. 27, 25. to drink intoxicating liquor convivially or for pleasure Is tó wyrnanne bearn-eácnum wífe
ge-ǽþan
to make oath concerning, confirm by oath ⬩ to administer an oath to, swear
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to make oath concerning, confirm by oath Hé hit mid áðsware geǽðde and geswór, þus cweðende: ' Ic . . . geǽðe and swerige þurh þone lifigendan Godes sunu . . . ꝥ þás word . . . nǽron of nánes mannes handa gehíwode, ' Nap. 27. Wé lǽrað
bregdan
to pluck ⬩ pull ⬩ draw ⬩ drag ⬩ to bind ⬩ knot ⬩ to change ⬩ to change ⬩ to move ⬩ be pulled ⬩ to flash
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Add: trans. with acc. to pluck, pull, draw, drag Sáh hé niðer ealre his mihte benumen, and hine man ðá brǽd intó ðæs kinges búre, Chr. 1053; P. 182, 22. Ealle men hine fram stówe tó stówe brúdon, Hml. S. 23, 653. Ompran ymbdelf, bréd up, Lch. ii. 116
a-cærran
to avert
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to avert;
a-cwucian
to quicken
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to quicken
aliésan
to redeem
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to redeem;
a-reddan
to liberate
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to liberate
be-biddan
to command
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to command
be-díhlian
To hide
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To hide
berian
to taste
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to taste
burgan
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to save
býgþ
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to bow
byrigean
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to bury
climmian
to climb
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to climb
drettan
to consume
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to consume
dyrstigan
To dare
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To dare
feterian
to fetter
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to fetter