a-cweccan
To move quickly ⬩ to shake ⬩ vibrate ⬩ movere ⬩ quatere ⬩ vibrare
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To move quickly, to shake, vibrate; movere, quatere, vibrare Æsc acwehte he shook the ash, i. e. the lance, Byrht. Th. 140, 59; By. 310
ærnan
To run ⬩ currere
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To run; currere Ærnan to run, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 42: S. 619, 12. Ærnaþ hý they run, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 36
Linked entry: hors-ærnnes
a-fægrian
To make fair or beautiful ⬩ to adorn ⬩ embroider ⬩ depingere ⬩ ornare
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To make fair or beautiful, to adorn, embroider; depingere, ornare Mid missendlícum blóstmum wyrta afægrod variis herbarum floribus depictus. Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 22
Linked entry: a-fæged
and-sacian
To strive against ⬩ to deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ gainsay ⬩ forsake ⬩ abjure ⬩ impugnare ⬩ negare ⬩ recusare ⬩ abjurare
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To strive against, to deny, refuse, gainsay, forsake, abjure; impugnare, negare, recusare, abjurare Ne mæg ic andsacigan I cannot deny, Bt. 10; Fox 26, 24
Linked entry: sacian
a-swengan
To shake out or off ⬩ to cast forth ⬩ excutere
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To shake out or off, to cast forth; excutere He aswengde Pharaon in ðæm reádan sǽ excussit Pharaonem in Mari Rubro, Ps. Surt. 135, 55
a-wændan
To turn from or away ⬩ to translate ⬩ avertere ⬩ transferre
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To turn from or away, to translate; avertere, transferre Ðonne awænt Driht hæftnunge folces his cum averterit Dominus captivitatem plebis suæ, Ps. Spl. 13, 11i
-becc
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used for the name of places, or as a termination to the names of places, denotes the situation to be near a brook or river
fóre-witan
To foreknow ⬩ præscīre
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To foreknow; præscīre He eall fórewát hú hit geweorþan sceal he foreknows all how it shall come to pass, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 27
Linked entry: fór-witan
frohtian
To fear ⬩ to be in danger
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To fear, to be in danger From frohtendum, a periclitantibus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 18. Frohtende timidi, Lind. 8, 26. Frohtade timuit, Rush. 14, 30
in-feccan
to fetch in
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to fetch in Ðá héht hé ðone drý infeccan beforan hine he ordered the sorcerer to be fetched into his presence, Blickl. Homl. 175, 1
Linked entry: feccan
grillan
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To provoke, offend Hie willaþ grillan [griellan, Hat. MS.] óðre men they like to provoke other men, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 292, 19; MS. Cot
Linked entry: gryllan
hámettan
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Substitute: to bring back to a hám. Cf. hám; II 1 b a. Ealle eówre gyltendras gé hámetað omnes debitores uestros repetitis, Chrd. 116, 1
strídan
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to stride -Strídit varicat Txts. 105, 2078. to get by force (?), pillage, rob Strád (streád ? from strúdan) conpilat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 14: 96, 74
þurh-hǽlan
to heal thoroughly ⬩ persanare
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to heal thoroughly; persanare Ealle ða þincg, ðe on ðæs mannes líchoman tó láðe ácennede beóþ, heó ðurhhǽleþ (þur-, MS. O.), Lchdm. i. 124, 22
a-blýsgung
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Substitute: á-blysung, e; f. Reddening with shame, confusion Tó sceame and tó áblysunge hí sint ús nobis rubor confusionis est R. Ben. 133, 11
be-stealcian
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To proceed stealthily so at to surprise (cf. deers*-*talking) Hinguar swá swá wulf on lande bestalcode, and þá leóde slóh, Hml. S. 32, 40
clyccan
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To clitch (v. N. E. D. s. v.), to bend, incurve the fingers Clyce þíne fingras swilc þú blæchorn niman wille, Tech. ii. 128, 19
Linked entry: ge-clyccan
feologan
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to become many (? v. fela) or to become fallow (? v. fealu) Swá benne ne burnon ne burston, ne fundian ne feologan, Lch. ii. 352, 1
ge-hírendlic
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To be heard, audible Tó gehýrendlicere stemne ad audiendam uocem Ælfc. Gr. Z. 152, 6. Gehérendlice ( auditam ) dó mé mildheortnesse ðíne, Ps. L. 142, 8
Linked entries: ge-híredlic -hírendlic
ge-cwealmbǽran
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to torture to death, kill Gecwylmbǽred (gecwelmbǽred, Hpt. Gl. 470, 45) extorqueretur, i. cruciaretur, An. Ox. 2740. Wé synt gecwylmbérode mortificamur, Ps. L. 43, 22
Linked entry: ge-cwelmbǽran