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dípan

(v.)
Grammar
dípan, p. te.
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Swilce þú feþere hæb(b)e and dýpe, Tech. ii. 128, 18-22. to baptize Ic eówic dépu ( baptizo) wætere . . . sé eówic dépið (baptizabit ) fýre, Mt. R. 3, 11. Ꝥte wǽre dépid ut baptizaretur, 3, 13. Wérun dépte baptizabantur, 3, 6

Linked entry: dépan

for-grípan

Grammar
for-grípan, fór-grípan (l. for-).

To seizeTo destroy

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Ealle se stranga deáð forgrípeð and nymð, Guth. 78, 15. Genom ł forgráp appraehendit, Lk. L. 5, 26. wæs mid hrædlice deáðe forgripen morte immatura praereptus est, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 472, 5. with dat. To destroy, B. 2353: Gen. 1275 (v. Dict.)

fót-cops

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gesettan hine on ǽnne heardne stocc and his sceancan gefæstnodon on þám fótcopsum, ... ac se fótcops áwende tó dúste, Hml. S. 35, 150. 'Ne binde þé seó racenteág' ... tóbræc þone fótcops (-cosp, v.l.) eamdem compedem solvit, Gr. D. 214, 13.

sneóme

(adv.)
Grammar
sneóme, snióme; adv.

swiftly, rapidlyquickly, immediately, at once velociter, cito, subito, statim citius quickly to hasten

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semninga sneóme forwurdon subito defecerunt Ps. Th. 72, 15: 106, 13. Snióme 74, 7: 103, 33; 123, 2. Swá heó sǽ geseah, hió snióme fleáh 113, 3. Sniómor Cd. Th. 51, 21; Gen. 830

spédlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spédlíce, adv.

Successfullyefficaciouslypowerfullyin a manner which produces a resultprosper

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Ðonne ic him spédlíce tó spræc and lǽrde when I spoke to them with power and taught them, 119, 6

hlís-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-eádig, adj.

Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned

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Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned Biþ hlíseádigra se ðe hit selþ ðonne se ðe hit gaderaþ: eác ða welan beóþ hlíseádigran ðonne ðonne hie mon selþ ðonne hie beón ðonne mon gaderaþ.

á-wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wiltan, p. te.

to rollto harassmolest

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Huá eft ł áwæltes (á-wælte, -wælte,ús ðone stán quis reuoluit nobis lapidem?, Mk. L. 16, 3. Se engel áwylte þæt hlid of ðǽre þrýh, Hml. Th. i. 222, 8. Engel eft áwælte (revolvit) ðone stán, Mt. L. 28, 2.

Linked entries: wiltan á-wyltan

a-lýsendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-lýsendlíc, adj.

Loosingsolutorius

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Loosing; solutorius He nine acsade, hwæðer he ða alýsendlícan rúne cúðe he asked him, whether he knew the loosing runes [literas solutorias], Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 25

ge-séman

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Hié bǽdan Philippus þæt heora ládteów wǽre wið Focenses, and . . . þæt . . . oþþe hié gesémde, oþþe him gefultumade ꝥ hié oferwinnan mehten (vel differri bellum, vel auferri) . . .

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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him tó nimaþ mægeð tó gemæccum, Cd. Th. 76, 17; Gen. 1258. Him fetigean tó sprecan síne, 161, 17; Gen. 2666. hine lǽdde tó ðam hálgan hám, 300, 19; Sat. 567. him tó sende áras síne, 146, 15; Gen. 2422.

Linked entry: -anne

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Nóhwæðere ælmihtig ealra wolde Adam and Euan árna ofteón ðeáh ðe him from swice although he had withdrawn his favour from them (perhaps = hié and swice is plural though they had turned from him, 58, 31; Gen. 954. to desist from (dat. or prep.),

Linked entry: be-swicenness

ge-þeón

(v.)
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þǽr geþéh tó gódon men he there developed into a good man, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 11. Gif beó tó þám gewelegod ꝥ hýred áge ... Gif ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde ( if his property does not exceed half a hide ), Ll. Th. i. 188, 1.

ge-fadian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fadian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To set in orderdisposearrangeregulateordĭnāredispōnĕre

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He gefadode wið ða burhware he arranged with the townsfolk, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 21 : Homl. Th. i. 278, 19. ða gebytlunge gefadedon they arranged the building, ii. 172, 30. Gefadige [gefadie MS.

ge-nesan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nesan, p. -næs, pl. -nǽson; pp. -nesen

To be saved, preserved, escape fromto be savedto get well

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ðurh miltse meotudes genǽson they have been saved through the Lord's mercy, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 12; Cri. 1255. He níða gehwane genesen hæfde he had survived every struggle, Beo. Th. 4786; B. 2397.

Linked entries: nesan ge-næs

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Se geleáfa strengra bið ðǽr ðǽr æltǽwe bið, Hml. Th. i. 250, 20. Hyt is æltǽwe gyf mon hreáwe swylgeþ, Lch. i. 344, 16. Hyra (joy and sorrow) náðer ne mæg beón æltéwe bútan óðrum, Prov. K. 71. Se mon ðe his módgeðanc æltówe byþ, Gr. D. 2, 5.

cirman

(v.)
Grammar
cirman, cyrman;de; ed; v. intrans. [cirm a noise, shout]

CHIRM, cry out, shoutstrepere, clamare, exclamare

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He hlúde stefne ne cirmde he did not cry out with a loud voice, 113a; Th. 432, 20; Rä. 49, 3. Swá wilde deór cirmdon they cried out as wild beasts, 46a; Th. 156, 25; Gú. 880.

Linked entry: cyrman

stéda

(n.)
Grammar
stéda, an; m.
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hleóp on ðæs cyninges stédan ascendens emissarium regis, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 9: Chart. Th. 501, 12. Ne hét Crist him tó lǽdan módigne stédan, Homl. Th. i. 210, 14: Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 97.

Linked entry: stéþa

un-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewuna, an; m.

A bad customevil practice

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Se bið siweníge ðonne his mód and his andgit ðæt gecynd áscirpð and hit ðonne self gescint mid his ungewunan and wóm wilnungum lippus est, cujus sensum natura exacuit, sed conversationis pravitas confundit, Past. 11; Swt. 69, 9.

Linked entry: ge-wuna

wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst, wrǽste, wrást; adj.

delicateelegantsplendidnobleexcellent

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Ðú him his wyrtruman wrǽstne settest, Ps. Th. 79, 8-9. Nolde ic ðíne gewitnesse wrǽste forlǽtan, 118, 157. on his welan spéde wrǽste gelrúwode, 51, 6. ne wiston wrǽstran rǽd they knew not a more excellent way, Cd. Th. 227, 6; Dan. 182

Linked entries: wrǽstan wrást

be-stingan

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Gif heó ꝥ heáfod innan þám men bestincð (-stingð, v. l.), Angl. vii. 28, 259. Bestang se hálga his hand him on múð, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 34. Hire man bestang sweord on ðá hracan, Shrn. 56, 13. bestang þone hláf on þ sealtfæt, Hml. A. 163, 254.